The Checkup: What You Should Be Doing Before You Get Out of Bed in the Morning 

And more healthy reads for your Thursday.

• If the first thing you do when you wake up is roll over, check your email then shed a tiny tear at the thought of leaving bed before you head to the bathroom to wash your face, we say you need a new routine. Try this morning yoga routine — all of which can be done in bed — designed to shake sleep off and prep you for the day ahead. [Well + Good]

• Have you ever thought about how city noise affects your physical health? One researcher is looking into in the noisiest of noisy cities: New York. [The Atlantic]

• Here, all the weird ways hanging out in space for a year can affect your physical health. (And yes, space legs are a thing.) [CBS News]

• Getting a bad case of the munchies … from sleep deprivation? According to a new study, it happens. [Huffington Post]

• If you are anything like me, you’ve been sick 1,829 times so far this winter. So you could probably use these brothy, warming, make-you-feel-like-you’re-in-your-mom’s-kichen chicken soup recipes. [BuzzFeed]

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