Hello everyone, I am Professor Gao Jie of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I have been treating insomnia for nearly 30 years, and have received more than 10,000+ insomnia patients, among which the mild manifestations are difficulty falling asleep, or the sleep is very shallow, as if sleeping is not asleep, or it is difficult to fall asleep after waking up, and the severe ones even have difficulty sleeping all night.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that insomnia is mainly related to external evils, internal injuries, lack of endowment, long-term illness or old age, and the main pathogenesis is the imbalance of yin and yang, the imbalance of qi and blood, and the dysfunction of the internal organs, so that the gods are disturbed and the spirits are restless. TCM treatment of insomnia is mainly based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, combined with acupuncture, acupressure and other non-drug therapies and health guidance.
I know that getting a good night's sleep is the dream of every insomnia sufferer, so today I summarize the following five recuperation methods, which I can do by myself and write down by friends in need!
01. Regulate your mood before going to bed and don't look at electronic devices
Don't look at your phone and TV before going to bed, if you are in a bad mood, we can listen to some soft music, such as Chinese classical music, to relieve tension and bad mood, calm your mind and pranayama, calm your mind, and gradually fall asleep.
Traditional Chinese medicine music therapy uses five tones to respond to the five elements to achieve the purpose of balancing yin and yang and regulating the function of viscera, such as "Spring Breeze Triumphant", "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace", "Purple Bamboo Tune", "Little River Flowing Water", etc., the volume is recommended to be adjusted to 35~40 decibels.
But don't choose to take sleep aids, because sleep quality is more important than sleep duration, don't get anxious because of too little sleep!
02. Try not to stay up late
In addition, we must do a good job, develop a regular routine, and put down what we are doing and go to bed before 11 o'clock every night.
For women, women take the liver as their congenital, and traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver meridian is from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. every day, and entering deep sleep during this time period is helpful to nourish the liver and protect the liver and ensure the quality of sleep.
03. Eat modestly Develop a good diet Xi habits
It is recommended that you don't eat too much at dinner, it is best to eat before seven o'clock, Chinese medicine says that the stomach is not in harmony and restless, and the diet is not controlled, especially if the dinner is too full or eat before going to bed, it is easy to increase the burden of the stomach and intestines, and the stomach is in harmony with the stomach, which affects sleep, and after eating dinner before 7 o'clock, the spleen and stomach rise and fall harmoniously conducive to sleep, in addition, do not drink tea or caffeinated drinks in the afternoon and evening.
04. Acupressure
(1) Shenmen acupoint.
【Location】At the horizontal stripe of the wrist, extending down from the little finger to the depression at the end of the base of the palm.
【Kneading method】Close your eyes and rub your hands alternately to press the Shenmen acupoint.
【Main Effects】Calm the mind and calm the nerves, benefit the heart and channels.
(2) Laogong acupoint, Yongquan acupoint.
【Location】Lao Gong acupoint is located in the depression where the middle finger and ring finger extend downward, and the Yongquan acupoint is located at the bottom of the foot of Yongquan acupoint, and the front of the foot is concave when the foot is curled.
【Method】 Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath combined with Lao Gong to shoot Yongquan.
【Main Effects】Warm the meridians, make the phase fire dive, the kidney water bears, the heart and kidney intersect, achieve peace of mind and soothe the nerves, and improve sleep.
05. Soak your feet before going to bed and massage the acupuncture points on the soles of your feet
Every night before going to bed, you can decoction with 20g of Sichuan pepper and water, and soak your feet when it is warm for about 20 minutes.
Or you can mix it into powder and water to soak your feet, and the depth of the water should be one inch above the three yin points, so that you can relax your feelings, pass through the meridians, reconcile qi and blood, and yin and yang, calm the mind and mind, and help sleep.
(Note: Soak your feet after taking a bath, if you sweat after soaking your feet, just dry them with a towel, and you can't take a bath again, otherwise your gut will be vented, which will easily cause kidney qi leakage and damp evil invasion!)
Before and after soaking the feet, you can rub the acupuncture points, such as Sanyinjiao, Zhaohai, Taixi, and you can also rub the tendons.
Rubbing the tendons: It is to step on the soles of the feet, the toes, and then rub them back and forth.
I hope the above methods can help you relieve insomnia, but these methods can only help you temporarily relieve, if you have long-term insomnia, it is recommended that you go to the hospital and find a professional doctor for conditioning!#Headline Creation Challenge##Health True Detective Agency##Rumor Zero Zero Project##Insomnia##中医#