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In ayurvedic medicine, your morning routine offers a way to rid your body of toxins and restore your health to its fullest. To begin the day most beautifully, revive your morning regimen with products that are naturally revitalizing. GoSMILE Morning Rush Toothpaste, for instance, provides a “a welcome wake-up call sparked by lively essential oils of lemon, lime, orange and mandarin, cleverly infused with uplifting peppermint for a splash of morning excitement,” according to beautyhatchery. What’s more, part of the proceeds go toward helping to “create a bright future without breast cancer.”

To completely clear your mouth of that unlovely bacteria that builds up in the night, use a tongue scraper such as Dr. Tung’s Tongue Cleaner. Here, fitsugar explains how to tidy up your tongue:

“Just hold on to the 2 ends with your hands. Place the curved metal part as far back as you can (you don’t want to make yourself gag), and gently press the metal into your tongue as you slide it forward towards the tip. You’ll be amazed at what you find scrapes off. Rinse you tongue and the scraper too. Repeat a couple more times if you feel the need.”

Before hopping in the shower, rev up your circulation and lymphatic system by scrubbing head to toe with a Tampico Dry Skin Brush. Perfect for removing dead skin cells, a dry-brush treatment is even more energizing when you follow up with an aromatherapy rubdown that combines a carrier oil such as jojoba with stimulating essential oils like cedarwood and lime.

Once in the shower, wash up with the Naikid lemongrass + neem handmade soap recommended by mkn31. As mkn31 points out, the soap is “made with natural ingredients [like] vegetable oils and shea butter,” as well as neem and lemongrass. Dubbed “the village pharmacy” in India, the ayurvedic herb neem is incredibly healing to your skin (both moisturizing and antibacterial), while the crushed lemongrass has invigorating properties ideal for the early morn’. The herb is also likely responsible for that “very fresh” scent that mkn31 adores, while fennel seed powder helps calm mildly irritated skin.

Many nutritionists suggest starting your day with a whopping dose of protein, such as the 17 grams found in Fage USA’s yogurt selected most recently by Debe Gray. Although Debe identifies herself as a member of “the ‘eat yoghurt because it’s good for you’ class of yoghurt eaters,” she’s discovered Fage’s flavor to be quite fabulous. “This yoghurt, and the Trader Joe’s version, is completely different, at least to my tastebuds,” she says. “It’s more like creme fraiche than the yoghurt Americans traditionally eat. It’s less tangy and it’s thicker.”

And as you’re spooning up that yumtastic yogurt, sip on some Green Tea Energy from Yogi Tea. A new find for Leta Joy, the tea features Siberian ginseng, an adaptogenic herb that helps your body face all manner of stress to get you through the most hectic of days with super stress-fighting power.

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