What should middle-aged and elderly women do if they have trouble sleeping?

Many friends often toss and turn in bed at night, feeling dizzy and uncomfortable, but always unable to fall asleep. This may be caused by neurasthenia. After neurasthenia occurs, they will feel weak all over, their work efficiency will be significantly reduced, etc. In daily life, you can eat some foods that can help sleep and relieve nervous stress, and use some historical methods to relieve it.

Neurasthenia diet therapy:

1. Celery and jujube kernel soup: 90 grams of fresh celery, 8 grams of sour jujube kernel, add appropriate amount of water and cook into soup, discard the celery and sour jujube kernel residue and drink the soup. This is the daily dose, divided into two doses, after lunch and before going to bed at night. This medicinal food has the effects of calming the liver and clearing away heat, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as insomnia due to deficiency and restlessness, insomnia and forgetfulness caused by neurasthenia, and dizziness caused by high blood pressure.

2. Wheat, black bean and Polygonum multiflorum soup: Put 45 grams of wheat, 30 grams of black beans and 10 grams of Polygonum multiflorum in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil into soup, discard the wheat, black bean and Polygonum multiflorum residues and drink the soup. This is the daily dose, taken in two doses. This medicinal food has the effect of nourishing the heart and kidneys and calming the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as insomnia and irritability caused by disharmony between the heart and kidneys.

3. Lily, Red Dates and Turtle Soup: 50 grams of turtle meat, 15 grams of lily, 10 red dates, and appropriate seasoning. Cut the turtle meat into pieces, remove the core of the jujube, cook them together with the lily, add seasonings, and cook until the turtle meat is cooked through. Drink the soup and eat the meat. This is the daily amount, to be taken in two doses. This medicinal food has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, tonifying the heart and benefiting the kidneys. It is suitable for insomnia, irritability, palpitations and other symptoms caused by heart and kidney yin deficiency.

4. Fresh flower leaf soup: 15 grams of fresh flower leaves, 30 grams of red beans, and two tablespoons of honey. Wash the peanut leaves and red beans, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil them into soup. Discard the peanut leaves, add honey, drink the soup and eat the beans. This is the daily dose, taken in two doses. This medicinal food has the effect of nourishing blood and calming the mind. It is suitable for neurasthenia, insomnia, etc.

For friends who have trouble sleeping, it is best to find some relaxation methods that suit them and try not to put too much psychological pressure on themselves. Before going to bed at night, try not to do overly complicated work that requires a lot of brainpower. You can also do some appropriate exercise to consume excess energy in your body.