This popular household item could be why you're waking up groggy even after enough sleep — here's how to get morning energy in 5 seconds

A woman with long brown hair opens the curtains in her bedroom to let in natural light straight after waking up.

Blackout curtains can create an environment proven to help you fall asleep fast, but science warns they could also be the reason why you're waking up tired. However, the good news is that a simple habit could help give you a morning energy boost, and it only takes seconds.

While blackout curtains are commonly used for blocking sleep disrupting light, with 270 million blackout curtains installed in the US in 2023, physician Dr. Fábio Luiz Vieira, founder of My Brazilian Doctor, warns they may disrupt our circadian rhythm and cause morning fatigue