Why can't I sleep at night

Modern young people are under great pressure in work, study and life, and most young people often work overtime and stay up all night for work and study. As a result, being in this environment for a long time not only leads to sleep problems, but also affects their physical health. In fact, if you want to alleviate the symptoms of insomnia, it is best to develop good living habits and relieve stress yourself frequently.

Causes of Insomnia:

1. Environmental factors:

Noise or light interferes with sleep, high temperature or severe cold affects sleep, and uncomfortable bedding such as being too hard or the quilt is too thick or too thin can all affect sleep. Changing sleeping environments, such as being hospitalized or staying in a hotel, can also cause insomnia. Sleeping partners, especially those who snore loudly, can also affect sleep.

2. Physiological factors:

Traveling across several time zones at high speed (jet lag) and switching from day shift to night shift can also cause insomnia because the body clock has not yet adapted to the new circadian rhythm.

3. Psychosocial factors:

Stress and various life events can cause insomnia. Anxiety about your own or your loved ones' illness, fear of surgery, death of a loved one, worry about exams or accepting important work are all common causes of temporary insomnia.

4. Physical illness:

Various painful diseases, such as heart and lung diseases, arthritis, advanced cancer, nocturia, gastrointestinal diseases, renal failure, hyperthyroidism, Parkinson's disease, etc. often cause insomnia.

Home remedies for insomnia

1. Pig Heart and Jujube Seed Soup

1 pig heart, 15g each of Chinese jujube kernel and Poria cocos, 5g of Polygala tenuifolia. Cut the pig heart into two halves, wash it, put it into a clean pot, then put the washed Chinese jujube kernel, Poria cocos, and Polygala tenuifolia into it, add appropriate amount of water and put it on the fire, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then simmer over low heat until the pig heart is cooked through. Take 1 dose daily, eat the heart and drink the soup. This soup has the functions of nourishing blood, nourishing the heart, benefiting the liver and calming the mind. It can cure symptoms such as palpitations, insomnia, and memory loss caused by blood deficiency in the heart and liver.

2. Longan Rock Sugar Tea

25 grams of longan pulp and 10 grams of rock sugar. Wash the longan flesh, put it into a teacup with rock sugar, add boiling water, cover it and simmer for a while, then you can drink it. Take one dose daily, drink as soon as it is prepared, add boiled water as you drink, and eat longan flesh at the end. This tea has the functions of nourishing the heart and spleen, calming the mind and improving intelligence. It can cure excessive thinking, lack of energy, insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations and forgetfulness.

3. Fresh Salvia miltiorrhiza and fresh Chinese jujube root. Decoction in water, mainly used to treat insomnia, forgetfulness, and strange dreams at night.

4. 2 eggs, wolfberry, and 10 red dates. First boil the wolfberries and red dates in water for 30 minutes, then add the eggs and cook until cooked. Mainly used to treat insomnia and forgetfulness.

5. Hawthorn kernel. Fry until charcoal is formed, crush it, boil it in water, add appropriate amount of sugar, and take one dose every night before going to bed. Mainly used to treat palpitations and insomnia. (Do not use if you have excessive stomach acid)

6. Boil coptis root, donkey-hide gelatin, raw oyster, tortoise shell, cypress seed, raw rehmannia root and spiny jujube seed in water and drink.

7. Gastrodia elata mixed rice

Take 5 grams of Gastrodia elata, 100 grams of polished rice, 25 grams of chicken, 50 grams each of bamboo shoots and carrots, 1 each of shiitake mushrooms and taro, and appropriate amounts of soy sauce, cooking wine and sugar. Soak the Gastrodia elata for about an hour to make it soft, then chop the chicken into small pieces, cut the bamboo shoots and washed carrots into small slices; peel the taro, wash it with the soaked shiitake mushrooms, and cut it into thin strips. Wash the japonica rice and put it into a pot. Add chopped chopped garlic, sugar and other seasonings. Cook over low heat until it becomes thick rice. Eat it once a day for lunch or dinner. This meal has the effect of strengthening the brain and body, calming and promoting sleep. It can cure dizziness, insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness and other symptoms.