If you can’t sleep well at night, you need to regulate your spleen and stomach.

　　I believe many people are now facing the problem of not sleeping well at night. But I still struggled to find the reason for my poor sleep. Poor sleep manifests itself in different aspects, such as difficulty falling asleep, restlessness, and easy awakening. Traditional Chinese medicine here reminds everyone to distinguish the symptoms and treat them effectively.

　　1. Difficulty falling asleep, smooth liver qi

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is a strong organ that stores blood and corresponds to the soul among the "five gods". After nightfall, the soul enters the liver and people enter normal sleep. If the liver fire is too strong due to reasons such as excessive stress, eating disorders, etc., it will be easy to feel restless, lose the soul, and find it difficult to fall asleep. Therefore, many people with insomnia have empty minds during the day, but they think about many things at night and cannot fall asleep due to tossing and turning.

　　What needs to be done at this time is to let the liver qi flow smoothly. In order to regulate liver qi, on the one hand, we should pay attention to changing bad living habits and avoid drinking alcohol at night. coffee , alcohol and other irritating drinks, and do not smoke before going to bed; on the other hand, you should pay attention to keeping a calm mind and learn to control your anger to avoid getting angry. In addition, you can make tea with chrysanthemum, Ophiopogon japonicus and Prunella vulgaris during the day. Long-term drinking can soothe the liver, clear away heat, nourish yin and promote fluid production.

　　2. Not sleeping well, regulating the spleen and stomach

　　Some people always have trouble sleeping at night, wake up several times a night, and find it difficult to fall asleep again after waking up. This situation is mostly related to the function of the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen controls thinking and is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Weak spleen and stomach function and lack of qi and blood will lead to malnutrition of the mind and heart and difficulty in falling asleep.

　　If you eat too much at night, or eat food that is too hot, too cold, or too salty, it may cause bloating and stomach pain. This can also cause people to toss and turn and wake up from time to time. Therefore, to have a solid sleep, on the one hand, do not overthink to avoid hurting the heart and spleen; on the other hand, pay attention to your diet and eat more easily digestible, non-irritating food at night.

　　female What's wrong with sleeping?

　　1. Banana

　　Banana is a kind of fruit. It contains substances that can stabilize serotonin and melatonin. It also contains magnesium that can relax muscles, which can help us enter the body to a certain extent. Dream Rural.

　　2. Honey

　　Honey Add a small amount of honey to your warm milk or vanilla tea, some Grape Sugar can cause your brain to stop producing orophores, a recently discovered hormone linked to staying awake. nerve transmitter.

　　3. Milk

　　This refers to warm milk, which can promote sleep. Contains some tryptophan (an amino acid with a calming effect) and calcium, which helps the brain make full use of tryptophan. And it can give people the feeling of returning to their childhood. baby For example, a warm bottle means "relax and everything is fine."

　　4. Whole wheat bread

　　Eating a piece of whole wheat bread while drinking tea and honey water will help promote the secretion of insulin. Insulin is converted into serotonin in the brain, which helps tryptophan have an impact on the brain and promotes sleep.

　　5. Jujube

　　Jujube is warm in nature and sweet in taste, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, and is good for both medicine and food. It has the effects of nourishing the body and replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind. The flavonoid di-glucoside A contained in jujube has sedative, hypnotic and antihypertensive effects. Taking jujube with water decoction after dinner can help improve sleep quality!

　　6. Turkey

　　Turkey is the best-known source of tryptophan, and by adding a slice or two of turkey to your afternoon meal of whole-grain bread, you'll have the best food-induced sleep you've ever had.

　　Recommended nutritious porridge: red dates and millet porridge

　　Tryptophan is metabolized in the human body to form 5-hydroxytryptamine, which can inhibit the excitability of the central nervous system and produce a certain sense of drowsiness. At the same time, 5-hydroxytryptamine can be further converted into melatonin in the human body. Melatonin has been proven to have definite sedative and sleep-inducing effects. Therefore, foods containing tryptophan can help the body balance hormones to control human emotions and improve sleep quality.

　　Millet is the richest in tryptophan of all grains, so adding some millet to your dinner staples might be a good idea. In addition, the tryptophan content in vegetables such as pumpkin seeds, yuba, tofu skin, dried shrimps, seaweed, and black sesame is also very high.

　　[How to make red dates and millet porridge]

　　Ingredients: 50g red dates, 100g millet, 500ml water, appropriate amount of rock sugar.

　　practice:

　　1. Prepare all the materials: millet, red dates, brown sugar and nuts. The nuts can be added whole or chopped;

　　2. Wash the millet, put it into a soup pot and soak it in water for about 30 minutes. Wash the red dates, remove the core, and chop the red date meat and set aside;

　　3. Take a soup pot, pour an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add millet, turn to low heat and simmer slowly. When the millet grains bloom, add chopped red dates. Stir evenly and continue to cook. When the red dates are soft and rotten, add brown sugar and chopped peanuts, mix well, and cook for a few minutes before turning off the heat.