Many people have the experience of going to bed at 9 p.m. and waking up in the morning with no clear mind and very tired! I felt like I had slept in a false sleep.
Especially on weekends, there is a whole day of leisure and entertainment arrangements, but it is often delayed because you can't get out of bed, which is a pity~
These bad habits make you more and more tired the more you sleep
. Eat a full meal before bedtime
If you eat too much before going to bed, your stomach and intestines will be digested tightly, and the stomach full of food will constantly stimulate the brain, and if the brain is excited, you will not be able to sleep peacefully. As Chinese medicine says: if the stomach is not in harmony, you will be restless.
From a physiological point of view, the height of the pillow should be 8~12 cm.
Too low is easy to cause stiff neck; If it is too high, it will affect breathing.
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Sleep with your hands on your pillow
Sleeping with both hands under the head, in addition to affecting blood circulation, causing numbness and soreness in the upper limbs, it is also easy to increase the pressure in the abdomen, which will produce reflux esophagitis over time.
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Sleep with your head covered
Sleeping with a masked face can easily cause breathing difficulties, and for a long time, it will lead to a lack of oxygen to the brain, poor sleep, and easy nightmares. After waking up, you will feel dizzy, tired, and listless.
human body cannot store sleep, and sleeping for a few more hours in order to stay up late is not of much help to the human body. Sleeping too much not only makes you unable to sleep, but also does not benefit your health and beauty.
Some people like to stay up late before catching up on sleep, but the adverse consequences caused by the disturbance of the biological clock are unavoidable.
This can lead to drowsiness and lack of concentration during the day; Insomnia at night, unable to fall asleep. When I look in the mirror, I seem to be several years older.
How to get a good night's sleep?
Here are some easy TCM sleep aids to help you improve your difficulty falling asleep.
. Ten finger carding method
With a finger comb, the fingertips are pressed on the scalp and both hands are pushed together in a fan-like pattern starting from the forehead.
The technique is mainly kneading, and you will feel relaxed and comfortable on your head for about 1 minute. It improves blood circulation in the head and relieves fatigue in the head, which makes you feel good and helps you sleep.
The insomnia point is also known as the "hundred knock point", and the insomnia point is at the intersection of the heel, the midline of the plantar and the line of the inner and outer malleolus. You can use your fists to hammer about 100 times during the massage to help you fall asleep.
Insomnia acupoint belongs to the extrameridian acupoint, and doctors have found that it has miraculous effects on insomnia in the process of clinical use. Since the skin is very thick on the heel, it must be massaged vigorously, and it is easier to tap with a round-toed chopstick.
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Umbilical cord filling therapy
Take 30 grams of sour jujube kernels, grind them into fine powder, put them in the navel, fix them with adhesive tape or damp pain-relieving ointment, change them once a day, and use them with caution for people with sensitive skin.
15 grams of Evodia powder, add an appropriate amount of white vinegar and mix thoroughly, put it on gauze, soak the feet and apply it to the spring point in the center of the foot, once a night.
Use 30 grams of mugwort leaves, 10 grams of safflower, 15 grams of chrysanthemums, 15 grams of nightshade, fry in water and pour into the bathtub, soak your feet while hot for 15-30 minutes, 1 time per night.
