Let me first analyze the problem of being unable to sleep at night from the perspective of Chinese medicine: we all know that there are 24 hours in a day, and it is very important for us to divide every two hours into one hour. Let me first talk about what kind of harm will it do to the human body if you don't sleep and rest at midnight 1 1 until 5 am?
1. Night (1 1 o'clock to 1 o'clock) is the time for gallbladder to be on duty. If you don't rest at this time, it will do great harm to your gallbladder. Physiological functions of bile: first, storing and excreting bile; The second is the main decision. Bile storage and excretion are related to the digestion and absorption function of small intestine. If we don't rest at this time, our bile organs will not be smooth, and the function of storing and excreting bile will not be normal. At this time, the skin metabolism is the most vigorous. If you don't sleep, your skin won't be repaired. After a long time, your face will become dull, and gray spots and crow's feet will appear in your eyes.
2. The evening (1:00-3:00) is an ugly time and an important time for the human body to detoxify. The liver is an organ with metabolic function in the body, which plays the role of deoxygenation, glycogen storage, synthesis of secreted proteins and so on. The liver also makes bile in the digestive system. The liver is the largest digestive gland in the human digestive system, and it can also promote the improvement of some toxic substances. If you don't rest at this time, the liver can't excrete toxins. Doing this for a long time will cause pigmentation on the face and liver spots (chloasma) will grow on the face. In addition, the liver belongs to wood, the spleen and stomach belong to soil, and the bad spleen and stomach is the phenomenon of wood and soil. Simply put, a bad liver will affect the digestion and absorption function of the stomach. In addition, a bad liver can also affect the eyes. Traditional Chinese medicine theory: the liver governs the eyes, and all problems related to the eyes are directly related to the liver.
The evening (3: 00 to 5: 00) is Yin Shi, which is also an important time. Not resting at this time directly affects cardiopulmonary function. At this time, the lungs will distribute the filtered fresh blood to all organs of the whole body. If you don't sleep at this time, the lungs will basically not be able to complete the work well. What do you think will happen to people if the blood of each organ is not matched? Causing congestion all over the body. This will cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the long run.
In addition, if sleeping during the day consumes the mind, the lack of qi in the human body will not promote the operation of blood, which will easily lead to poor blood circulation and qi deficiency. After a long time, it is easy to lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain, and symptoms such as palpitation and dizziness appear.
So be sure to adjust your sleep time, try to go to bed on time before 10: 30, and adjust your sleep time, because after 1 1: 00 in the evening, the yang will start to rise, and people will become more and more energetic and it will become more and more difficult to fall asleep.
If you really can't sleep, you can use sleeping AIDS: pearl powder hot milk, millet porridge, honey with lemon, apple and orange, a small amount of red wine, lotus seeds and lily syrup, which you usually eat one and a half hours before going to bed, and soak your feet with water of about 60 degrees for fifteen minutes every day. Don't watch too nervous movies or books before going to bed, and don't eat food.
In order to keep the body in a state of balance between yin and yang, you can usually cook some soups: 1, (moistening lung, clearing heat and resolving phlegm: Sydney, tremella, North and South apricot and pig bone soup) 2, (nourishing stomach, invigorating qi and enriching blood, invigorating spleen and removing dampness: yam, red dates, coix seed, solid fruit and lily boiled bone) 3.
I think spring is coming, and some fruits with yellow-green skins are more suitable, because yellow belongs to soil and green belongs to wood, which is helpful for stomach fire and liver fire, such as apples, lemons, tomatoes, oranges, raisins and mangosteen. Eat less other hot and humid fruits: watermelon, citrus, mango, banana, pineapple, durian and so on.
Food conditioning methods for people who often stay up late:
1, those with backache and limb weakness after staying up late should take pig waist/Eucommia ulmoides: Eucommia ulmoides 25g, and pig kidney 1 (to remove fascia).
2. People who have dry cough, insomnia, upset and palpitation after staying up late should take lotus seeds and lilies to cook lean meat: it has the effects of clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, benefiting qi and calming the nerves.
3, after staying up late, dry mouth and throat, swollen gums, hot hands and feet should be eaten. : Radix Rehmanniae/Duck Egg: It has the effects of nourishing yin and clearing away heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
4. People with muscle aches and neck pains after staying up late take it: Radix Puerariae sashimi soup.
5, clearing the liver and reducing fire: Prunella vulgaris stewed lean meat.