Three Steps for a Calmer Morning Routine, Including CBD

It’s no secret we at Farmulated are advocates of incorporating CBD into our daily routines, but that got us wondering: How many people maintain a routine to begin with? Which steps are most common and how does each component make people feel?

According to a 2021 study, the majority of Americans follow a set morning schedule, with 88 percent of respondents weighing in as pro repetitive mornings, so long as they can incorporate a few critical first steps.¹ What’s the leading component of the average person’s wake-up call? Although a glass of water, a cup of coffee and a shower took the second, third and fourth spots, respectively, the very first thing most of us do upon waking up may be an easy guess amid a fast-paced, rapidly evolving digital age: Check our cell phones,¹ which could have accumulated hundreds of updates while we slept, many of which will be instantly reviewed regardless of urgency or importance.

Beyond the initial world-wide check-in, estimates show the average person continues to log into their phone between 100-150 times per day,² or roughly 7-8 times per waking hour. The impact this has on our mental and physical wellbeing is startling. According to Psychotherapist Victoria Strohmeyer, each notification, text or Google search delivers a quick shot of adrenaline to our nervous systems, making us more anxious, sleep-deprived and chronically ill than our cell phone-less predecessors.² Unsurprisingly, for those who keep morning schedules, about 20 percent of instant cell phone checkers report high levels of stress upon awakening.¹

As cell phones evolve into more seamless extensions of people, how can we reimagine our morning routines to be a little lighter on the notifications and less taxing on our overall wellbeing? Before the commencement of your next busy morning, consider a few easy, one-step changes you can make for a healthier, less inflamed body: 

1. Drink water before coffee. 

Although the first groggy moments of the morning have most of us reaching for a warm mug of caffeine, deferring your dehydrating cup of Joe for a glass of water is the ideal way to immediately improve your cognitive abilities, power up your cardiovascular system and provide instant energy.³ Give it a try and see for yourself!

2. Take a dose of body-balancing CBD.

Think of it as your anti-inflammatory superhero. All the things that so easily creep into our days – stress, poor diet, sedentary work – cause a hyper-inflammatory response in our bodies that eventually makes us sick. CBD reduces oxidative stress and inflammation via the endocannabinoid system,⁴ bringing us back to a more balanced state. Allow a few weeks for cannabinoids to adjust to your personal chemistry for best results.  

3. Make a to-do list, then do.

Instead of instantly reaching for your phone, perhaps first document what needs to be accomplished on it. “Check e-mail” gives your brain a specific task instead of an endless abyss of notifications to attend to. Lists also give those with excess stress a sense of mind-calming organization. The day ahead doesn’t seem as daunting when broken down into fragments!