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"You really wouldn't guess, I recently changed my pillow, which is made from dried orange peel by myself!" Aunt Li said excitedly to her neighbor Aunt Sun in the small supermarket in the community.
The 61-year-old Aunt Li is a typical community enthusiast who either attends this fitness class or goes to that health lecture every day. However, in recent months, Aunt Li has been complaining about poor sleep quality, often waking up in the middle of the night, and the next day she is listless.
One day, she heard at a lecture that using orange peels can improve sleep, supposedly because certain ingredients in orange peels can help relax the nerves and thus promote sleep. Although she was skeptical at first, Aunt Li decided to give it a try. She spent months collecting enough orange peels, then drying them, grinding them into a powder, and filling them into a small pillow.
In the six months since using this orange peel pillow, Aunt Li has noticed that her sleep quality has improved significantly, and she feels that her overall mental state has also improved. It turned out that the back pain that often bothered her seemed to have been relieved. She began to recommend this "magic pillow" to her friends around her.
Tangerine peels are indeed rich in natural aroma compounds that can help relieve stress and improve sleep. For example, naringenin and enone in orange peel are powerful antioxidants.
They are able to improve sleep quality by reducing oxidative stress within the body. These compounds can also promote better sleep by regulating levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, such as increasing the secretion of serotonin.
At the same time, the vitamin C in orange peel is also beneficial to the body, vitamin C is a powerful immune system booster, and potassium can help regulate heart rhythm and muscle function, which can help improve the body's recovery after sleep.
Seeing this change, Aunt Li's family doctor was also very surprised. It turned out that Aunt Li had often come to consult for sleep problems before, and the doctor had repeatedly suggested that she try different methods to improve her sleep, including using drugs and changing her lifestyle habits, but the effect was not particularly obvious.
The doctor was curious about the changes after using the orange peel pillow, so he asked her in detail about the process and feelings of using it. The doctor learned that the orange peel not only improved Aunt Li's sleep, but may even help her relieve her chronic pain symptoms.
The ingredients contained in orange peel may not only act directly on pain perception by improving sleep quality, but may also help indirectly through their anti-inflammatory properties.
With this discovery, after Auntie Lee's story spread in the community, more and more people began to experiment with orange peel pillows. Doctors are also beginning to pay attention to the possible health benefits of this natural remedy, and are placing greater emphasis on exploring the link between patients' lifestyle habits and health in their daily diagnosis and treatment.
However, doctors still caution that no natural treatment should be overly relied upon, especially for patients with chronic diseases, and must be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor. Although the benefits of orange peel may seem promising, people need to be cautious and not all natural remedies are suitable for everyone.
A new neighbor asked Aunt Li a question: "Auntie, I also want to try this orange peel pillow, but I have pollen allergies, I wonder if this will have any effect?"
Aunt Lee's doctor replied, "Orange peel pillows do have the potential to help improve sleep, but for people with pollen allergies, care should be taken before using any botanicals. Although sun-dried orange peels may reduce direct allergens, the safest thing to do is to test them on a small area first to see if there is an allergic reaction. In short, safety first, don't blindly follow the trend. ”
In this way, Auntie Li and her doctors not only help the community understand the potential value of naturopathy, but also remind everyone that they should pay attention to a scientific attitude and personal health in practical applications.
What do you think about orange peel as a pillow?