Biohacking expert named morning life hacks to reduce stress levels

Biohacking expert Maria Molostvova told on Tuesday, July 15, how to reduce the negative effects of the morning stress hormone cortisol and make your awakening calm.

During the first 30 minutes after waking up, cortisol levels reach a maximum — the adrenal glands produce it 50% more than usual. This biological feature is designed to help a person wake up, but if you get up early or don't get enough sleep, stress only worsens.

According to the expert, classic loud alarm bells provoke a sharp jump in anxiety — the brain perceives them as a danger signal. Therefore, instead of a standard alarm clock, you can try using the sounds of nature: birdsong, rain, or the rustle of leaves. This method will help the body wake up gently and stress-free.

There are also light alarm clocks that mimic the natural dawn, gradually filling the room with soft light, and sometimes complementing it with pleasant sounds of nature. For the body, this is a wake-up call according to biological rhythms, which allows you to wake up refreshed and in a good mood.

"A light alarm clock is one of the best solutions for those who want to wake up without feeling tired. Our brain reacts very sensitively to changes in illumination, because it is light that triggers the production of hormones of wakefulness," the expert emphasized in an interview with RuNews24.ru .

In addition, modern technologies offer the use of smart alarms that track sleep phases and select the optimal moment to wake up. Popular solutions include mobile applications such as Sleep Cycle or stationary smart alarm clocks such as aXbo. The principle of their operation is based on the analysis of movements and heart rate during sleep.

Fitness tracker bracelets, for example, Xiaomi Mi Band 2, with additional applications, can gently wake up with vibration in the light phase of sleep, which reduces stress levels and makes you feel more alert.

Molostvova stressed that waking up in the light phase is much more comfortable.

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Earlier that day, Irina Lyalina, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the State University of Education, told Izvestia that caffeine stimulates the production of cortisol and dopamine.

On July 9, Anna Marchenko, MD, endocrinologist, Chief Physician of the Dr. ANNA Family Clinic, expressed the opinion that healthy sleep helps maintain optimal weight.

She clarified that sleep affects the figure through the process of regulating hormones that control appetite and metabolism. First of all, it is leptin, which is responsible for suppressing appetite, ghrelin, which stimulates hunger, and cortisol, which increases the accumulation of adipose tissue.

On July 3, neuropsychologist Svetlana Kolobova told Moscow 24 that forgetfulness can be caused by various factors, both innate features and external circumstances.

The specialist pointed out such a phenomenon as "stress dementia", which can occur in people of any age. Excessive amounts of cortisol produced during stress damage the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for memory. 360.ru .

In turn, the chief freelance specialist, a psychiatrist and narcologist from the Moscow region, Vitaly Holdin, told the Moscow city news agency that smoking does not calm down, but on the contrary increases the level of cortisol— the stress hormone.