Women have a trick to fight insomnia

Introduction: Napping during the day may lead to sleep deprivation at night. Daytime sleep time should be strictly controlled within 1 hour, and you cannot sleep after 3 pm. So how do you fight insomnia specifically? Here, the editor will introduce to you some tips for women to fight insomnia. Let’s learn about it together!

Women have a trick to fight insomnia

Stick to a regular sleep schedule and don't stay up too late on weekends.

If you go to bed late on Saturday and get up late on Sunday, you may suffer from insomnia on Sunday night.

Don’t eat or drink too much before going to bed

Eat a small dinner about two hours before going to bed, and don't drink too much water, because constant going to the toilet at night will affect the quality of sleep; don't eat spicy and oily foods at night, because these foods will also affect sleep.

Avoid coffee and nicotine before bed

It is recommended that you avoid drinking coffee eight hours before going to bed.

Choose a time to exercise

The best time to exercise is in the afternoon to help you fall asleep, and regular physical activity can improve the quality of your sleep at night.

Keep the room temperature slightly cool

Keeping your bedroom cooler can help you sleep better.

Comfortable bed

A comfortable bed provides you with a good sleeping space. Also, you need to make sure that the bed is spacious enough.

Take a bath before bed

A hot bath before bed can help relax your muscles and help you sleep better.

Sleep well at night

Napping during the day may lead to sleep deprivation at night. Daytime sleep time should be strictly controlled within 1 hour, and you cannot sleep after 3 pm.

Keep quiet

Turn off the TV and radio, as quietness is very beneficial for improving sleep quality.

Women's Foods to Fight Insomnia

Honey

It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, calming the five internal organs, harmonizing hundreds of medicines, and detoxifying hundreds of poisons. It has significant effect on patients with insomnia. Take 50 grams of Ji'antang acacia flower honey before going to bed every night, and mix it with 1 cup of warm milk to drink. Milk is an ideal tonic for women and the elderly. Drinking a cup of yogurt and honey before going to bed can help people fall asleep and is especially suitable for the elderly.

Millet

It is slightly cold in nature and has the effects of "strengthening the stomach, harmonizing the spleen, and promoting sleep". Studies have found that millet is rich in tryptophan, which is the highest content among all grains. Tryptophan can promote the brain's nerve cells to secrete serotonin, which makes people sleepy. This temporarily inhibits the brain's thinking activities and makes people feel sleepy.

In addition, millet is rich in starch, which makes people feel warm and full after eating, can promote the secretion of insulin, and increase the amount of tryptophan entering the brain. Boiling millet into porridge and eating it before going to bed can help people fall asleep peacefully.

Longan

It tastes sweet and is warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the heart and brain, nourishing blood and calming the mind. Drinking longan tea or adding longan to sugar to make a decoction before going to bed can help improve sleep (sleep food).

apple

Fruits (fruit foods) contain fructose, malic acid (apple foods) and rich aroma, which can induce a series of reactions in the body and produce serotonin, which helps to fall asleep.

Lotus seeds

Lotus seeds are astringent and neutral in nature, while lotus cores are bitter and cold in nature. Both have the effects of nourishing health and calming the mind. The "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine" states that it can cure "frequent dreams at night." Studies have shown that lotus seeds contain ingredients such as nelumboside and rutin, which have a sedative effect, can promote the pancreas to secrete insulin, and help people fall asleep. Before going to bed, you can boil lotus seeds in water and add a little salt to drink; or you can cook the lotus seeds and add sugar to drink.

red dates

It is warm in nature, sweet in taste, red in color, and moist in flesh. It has the effects of nourishing the five internal organs, benefiting the spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and calming the mind. It has significant therapeutic effects on dreaminess, insomnia, and mental confusion caused by weak Qi and blood. Take red dates, remove the core, add water and boil until soft. Add rock sugar and donkey-hide gelatin and simmer until it becomes a paste. Eat 1 to 2 tablespoons before going to bed.

Mulberry

It tastes sweet and is cold in nature. It can nourish blood, nourish yin, and replenish the liver and kidneys. It is stated in Sui Xi Ju Diet that “mulberries improve hearing, brighten eyesight, soothe the soul and calm the spirit.” It is often used to treat dizziness and insomnia caused by Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity. Boil mulberries in water to extract the juice, put it into a ceramic pot and boil it into a paste, add an appropriate amount of honey (honey food) and mix well for storage. Take 1 to 2 spoons each time and drink with warm water.

Sunflower seeds

It contains a variety of amino acids (amino acid foods) and vitamins (vitamin foods), which can regulate the metabolism of brain cells and improve the inhibitory function of brain cells. Eating some sunflower seeds before going to bed can promote the secretion of digestive juice (to digest food), which is beneficial for digestion, relieving stagnation, calming the mind and promoting sleep.

Walnut

It tastes sweet and warm in nature. It is a very good nourishing food that can treat neurasthenia, forgetfulness, insomnia and nightmares. Take polished rice, walnut kernels and black sesame seeds, simmer them over low heat to make a thin porridge for consumption. You can add sugar to adjust the taste and eat it before going to bed.