Mornings can feel chaotic, especially when your brain doesn’t always follow a predictable path. But what if a simple routine ...

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Starting with brushing his teeth before 4 a.m., fitness influencer Ashton Hall says he also swims, meditates, journals, rubs his skin with banana peel, lifts weights, submerges his face in ice water ...

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