Dr. Juna Bobby shares three science-backed ways to prime your brain: a 5-second inhale/exhale breathing pattern for one minute, any movement to release brain-supporting hormones, and practicing gratitude to lower resistance to healthy habits.
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Here are 3 things you can do to set your brain up for success for the rest of your day. Hi, I'm Dr. Juna Bobby MD. I'm a double board certified physician and a resilience specialist. Number 1, count to 5 when you inhale and count to 5 on your exhale. This will get your breathing down to 5 in 1 minute, and that will actually elicit your relaxation response. Number 2, move your body. It doesn't matter if it's aerobics or strength training, whatever it is, how many minutes you want to do it, 5 minutes, 10, 30, doesn't matter. Just get moving. It'll those hormones into your brain that helps it grow and be healthy. Finally, number 3, corny but practice gratitude all day long, because as a doctor I can tell you we are lucky that we can take a deep breath. We are so lucky that we can exercise. So if you do those things, the resistance to doing healthy will get lower. Go and do those things and comment below on how it went for you. Follow me for more science-backed tips and ask me questions.