If you want to maintain optimal brain health, you should reconsider grabbing your phone first thing in the morning
Looking at your phone as soon as you wake up predisposes you to be more distracted for the rest of the day. Image: Shutterstock
Many of us have an automatic reflex to grab our cell phone first thing in the morning upon waking. We scroll through social media feeds and reply to messages left over from the previous night. However, if you want to maintain optimal brain health, it's a habit that should be reconsidered.