What are the dietotherapy methods for severe insomnia?
The food therapy for insomnia is as follows: 1. Avoid overeating. Chinese medicine says that "stomach disharmony leads to restlessness". Under the condition of poor digestive system function and heavy gastrointestinal burden, sleep can be affected to some extent, and it is easy to have more dreams, difficulty in falling asleep and early awakening. It is suggested to eat digestible porridge for dinner to reduce the burden of gastrointestinal tract; 2. Avoid eating spicy, stimulating, fat, sweet and greasy food, and abstain from drinking alcohol, so as not to help wet and turbid qi affect digestive function, which is extremely unfavorable for insomnia patients; 3, proper consumption of longan pulp, lily, poria cocos and other Chinese medicines with the same origin of medicine and food plays a role in nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. In addition, moderate exercise before going to bed can help insomniacs fall asleep faster.