The Habit That Is Ruining Your Beauty Sleep Ayurvedic beauty rule No. 1: Get out of bed with the sun. Ripping the covers off at the crack of dawn may seem bad for a fresh-faced glow, but according to Ayurvedic principles, to look and feel great all day, our routine must be in sync with nature. To that end, bedtime should be no later than 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., says Rai.
Because sleep is a time when the body repairs itself and digestion shuts down, make lunch your biggest meal of the day. "If you eat a big meal before sleeping, your body doesn't digest it properly," says Rai.
The not-so-pretty result: a buildup of toxins in the body. "What we call ama," says Rai. Ama shows up as dull skin and a white coating on the tongue, which Rai says you should remove daily with a tongue scraper.
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