Insomnia will not only affect the energy, memory and cognitive function during the day, but also make the human body in a state of disorder for a long time, causing some diseases related to endocrine diseases, such as blood sugar and blood lipid problems.
? It is said that 300 million people in China suffer from insomnia.
? My good friend Zhou Jin is a post-80s working mother. Due to long-term insomnia, she felt that her face was getting worse every year and she began to grow acne.
Personality is becoming more and more violent. Now, she is determined to start fighting insomnia.
Bought sleeping earplugs; Changed to a more expensive pillow; Only force the phone to be brushed for half an hour before going to bed; I sprayed the "sleep spray" recommended by my friend on the pillow and ate 2 pieces of melatonin.
But that night, she lost sleep again!
"I am tired and want to sleep, but my mind is clear."
"I've been changing my sleeping posture, but none of them are comfortable."
"I am finally a little sleepy, and it will dawn in an hour or two."
"During the day, my head is groggy and my nerves are jumping."
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According to a survey conducted by People's Daily Online, the incidence of insomnia among adults is as high as 38.2%, and there are 1 insomniacs in every three people. Among them, Ma Bao, the elderly, white-collar workers and students have the largest number!
Can I suffer from insomnia occasionally?
When it comes to insomnia, many people always have this cognition.
"Don't care too much about occasional insomnia?"
"If you can't sleep well, just make up your sleep the next day."
? "Can I take some sleeping pills occasionally?"
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The terrible thing about insomnia is that it will happen again as long as it happens once.
According to statistics, the probability of recurrence is 5.4 times that of ordinary people.
Night is the peak of new cell production. If you consume/kloc-0.0 million cells during the day and only replenish 500,000 cells in one night, your body will be in a state of exhaustion.
? There are more than 700 gene changes within one week after sleep deprivation, and the immunity is greatly reduced.
Long-term insomnia is recognized as the cause of hypertension, cerebral infarction and angina pectoris.
Some netizens suffered from insomnia for 2 years, and myocarditis was detected at the age of 20.
Dad is 63 years old and has insomnia 10 years. In this 10 year, he stayed up all night and his blood pressure fluctuated. The doctor said that sleep has a great influence on blood pressure, and the consequences of poor sleep are very serious!
Many netizens in Weibo have exposed photos of insomnia and staying up late. After a long-term lack of sleep, he became a "middle-aged uncle" with a shiny head, reduced hair, fat body and greasy face.
Adequate sleep is the key to health.
Many treasure mothers have poor skin and are prone to depression after giving birth to their babies-lack of sleep.
The skin is slack and dark yellow, the dark circles are deep, the bags under the eyes are bulging, and they look older than their peers 10 years old!
Four strokes of treating insomnia with traditional Chinese medicine
The small method of treating insomnia: pinching Laogong point.
Open your hand, bend your middle finger naturally and point to your palm. This position is Laogong point. Pinch the Laogong point with the thumb of the other hand and feel obvious pain.
But this action only temporarily relieves insomnia, and experts will teach you more targeted and effective methods to treat insomnia.
? There are four common causes of insomnia: insomnia caused by thinking, insomnia caused by qi, insomnia caused by returning, and insomnia caused by old age. Four kinds of insomnia not only have different reasons, but also often have different times. Among them, the first two kinds of insomnia are more common, and the latter two kinds of insomnia are often ignored by us.
1, insomnia due to "thinking"
The ancients said that when the yang enters the yin, you will feel sleepy, and when the yang goes out of the yin, you will lose sleep. If you want to sleep at night, your body's yang will sink into yin. Yang represents bright, warm, positive and energetic things, while Yin is relatively quiet and calm. You must suppress that active state to fall asleep.
Chinese medicine believes that if you think too much every day, always thinking about one thing or one person, you will easily be too strong-minded, and "yang will not enter the yin", which will lead to insomnia or poor sleep quality. This kind of insomnia is often manifested as difficulty in falling asleep, easy to wake up during sleep, and dreaming more.
? In view of this kind of insomnia, you can acupuncture at Zhongchong point, which has the effect of clearing away the heart and calming the nerves. Zhongchong point is in the middle of the fingertip of the middle finger, 0. 1 inch away from the nail.
Severe insomnia can be acupuncture once a day, both left and right hands can; Those with mild insomnia can be pricked once every other day for two weeks, which will improve insomnia caused by excessive thinking.
? The acupuncture tool can be a needle-shaped blood collection needle for measuring blood sugar. After discharging two or three drops of blood, immediately press with an alcohol cotton ball.
Experts remind that rubbing the sputum is less irritating and the effect of regulating insomnia is not strong. If you don't want to bleed, you can stab it with a toothpick. Be careful not to prick the epidermis with a toothpick.
2. Insomnia caused by qi
Experts tell us that being emotional when you are angry can easily affect the insomnia of the day, but it is more boring. Slowly stagnate the heat, if the liver qi is uncomfortable, it will be hot as soon as you meet. After the liver fire is strong, it will naturally lead to heart fire and anxiety.
Therefore, this kind of insomnia is similar to insomnia caused by qi, which is often manifested as difficulty in falling asleep, easy to wake up and dreaminess. In view of this kind of insomnia, experts suggest that you can acupuncture Guanchong point.
Guanchong point is located on the ring finger, near the nail root angle on the side of the little finger, and has the functions of clearing liver-fire and relieving depression. You can also pinch Guanchong point with a toothpick or hand, keep it still 15 seconds, and turn your left and right hands.
3. Insomnia after "Return"
If you eat more sour food before going to bed, it is easy to get sour, produce stomach gas, stimulate the cardia, cause nervous excitement, make your heart unstable and have sleep problems.
But some people still have insomnia after eating too much. This is because they may have hidden acid reflux. Although they are not diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux, they often burp, burp and are positive for Helicobacter pylori.
Insomnia in this situation is often manifested as easy to fall asleep, but easy to wake up early, often waking up between 3 am and 5 am, which is also the time when bile begins to secrete and gastrointestinal tract is active. At this time, it is often accompanied by hunger, oral odor, periodontal disease and so on.
Experts suggest that this type of insomnia should be dealt with by inhibiting the secretion of gastric acid and reducing the excessive activity of gallbladder.
Small ways to reduce acid and help sleep
Do a simple clap action 65438+ pat Chize point 0 to 2 hours before going to bed.
Methods: Roll up your clothes, expose your arms, bend your elbows slightly, relax naturally, put your fingers together, and put them in the elbow socket until they turn red and come out slightly. Conventional strength is about 50 times.
4. "Old" insomnia
When people reach a certain age, they will find that their sleep time is gradually shortening.
This is because after entering the old age, it is prone to liver and kidney deficiency, vaginal fluid deficiency, imbalance between yin and yang, gradual decrease of yin, relative exuberance of yang, inability of yin to suppress yang and weakening, and easy to be disturbed by the outside world, resulting in sleep problems. Often manifested as waking up early. Unlike insomnia when I come back, I often wake up before three in the morning.
For this type of sleep, experts introduced that there is a point for nourishing yin, clearing away heat and calming the nerves-Zhao Hai point. Generally, in the afternoon, you can get an extra 2 hours' sleep by sticking an intraepithelial needle for 4-6 hours.
Older friends, if they have symptoms of waking up early, can look at their inner ankles to see if there are any tiny floating collaterals (blood stasis, little red silk and small swollen veins).
If there is this kind of floating collateral in the picture, you can try the intradermal needle recommended by experts. If you don't want acupuncture, you can also gently massage the left and right acupoints for three minutes after soaking your feet at night.
Insomnia can also be tonic, treat both the symptoms and the root causes, and fellow practitioners from the inside out can get rid of insomnia!
1, Ziziphus jujuba seed
Ziziphus jujuba seed is not the remaining stone of our common jujube. Small and round, with longitudinal stripes, slightly flat nucleus, smooth and shiny. It has many therapeutic effects such as calming the nerves, nourishing the stomach, nourishing and calming the nerves. It is an essential medicine for insomnia people!
Only cooked Ziziphus jujuba seeds can be used for insomnia, polydipsia and hyperhidrosis. Therefore, it must be processed. Only by frying can the curative effect be enhanced and the effective ingredients can be fried.
2. Lily
Lily is cold and sweet, and has the functions of clearing heart, calming nerves, moistening lung and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Generally used for physical weakness, palpitation, insomnia, dreaminess, trance, yin deficiency and dry cough.
Fresh lily is a vegetable, and dried lily is a tonic. Its main functions are invigorating qi and nourishing yin, moistening lung and relieving cough, calming the heart and calming the nerves.
"Materia Medica" said: "The power of lily can not only benefit qi and nourish yin, but also strengthen the body and eliminate evil spirits." It is the best choice for insomnia and dreams!
3. Poria cocos
Compendium of Materia Medica: Poria cocos is light and penetrating in taste, with upward sexual orientation, promoting fluid production and phlegm, nourishing water and descending, and facilitating urination. Therefore, Zhang Jiegu said that it belongs to Yang, floating and rising, and its nature is also; Dong Yuan called it Yin in the Yang, and when he came down, he said it was a success.
For office workers, stress is everywhere, and they often can't sleep at night and get up in the morning because of anxiety. In the long run, not only will the skin become slack and dull, but memory will also decline.
Poria cocos has the functions of nourishing the body, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, benefiting the heart and spleen, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and helping sleep.
4. roses
Roses are warm, sweet and slightly bitter, and enter the liver and spleen meridians. They are good medicines for treating gynecological diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, traumatic injuries and mental diseases. Rosebud has been used as medicine for hundreds of years.
"Materia Medica Justice" says: "Roses have the strongest fragrance, which is clear but not turbid, harmonious but not strong, which softens the liver and wakes up the stomach, regulates qi and promotes blood circulation, and disperses to unblock stagnation, without the disadvantages of pungent, warm and dry. Among the drugs, the most effective and obedient one is incense.
5. Chinese yam
Yam, whose roots can be used as medicine, is sweet, warm, flat and non-toxic. Indications: injury, tonifying deficiency, dispelling cold and heat, invigorating middle warmer, benefiting qi, promoting granulation and strengthening yin. Long-term use, eyes and ears are smart, and the body is not hungry.
Scientifically mixing and interacting these ingredients can not only really achieve the functions of calming the nerves, nourishing the heart and helping sleep, but also benefit the whole body, strengthen the body and achieve twice the result with half the effort!
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