How to cure insomnia

Insomnia is a very troublesome thing. You want to sleep but can't fall asleep, and you can't work well during the day. This vicious cycle will make you collapse. You must find a way to adjust this state and develop good sleeping habits. At the same time, you should also pay attention to relaxing your mood, don't think about unhappy things, and think more about the blue sky and white clouds when you go to bed. Here are some tips for curing insomnia:

1. Soy milk hypnosis

Drinking a bowl of fresh soy milk (with just a small amount of sugar) before going to bed can help you sleep till dawn.

2. Soak your feet in ginger vinegar water to treat insomnia

Every night before going to bed, add 3 large slices of ginger to half a basin of water, boil it, add 1 spoon of vinegar, wait until the water temperature is suitable, soak your feet for 30 minutes (you can add hot water to keep warm during this time). Insomnia can be cured after soaking your feet continuously for half a month.

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3. Lotus seed porridge for a peaceful and soothing mind

Lotus seeds are fragrant and delicious, good for the heart and kidneys, and help with sleep. Lotus seeds also have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind. People who often suffer from restless sleep can eat lotus seed porridge for dinner.

4. Bananas can induce sleep

People with insomnia can fall asleep easily if they eat bananas before going to bed, because bananas are high in sugar and carbohydrates can increase the activity of the chemical component serotonin in the brain, which can help people fall asleep.

5. Longan helps people calm down and fall asleep

Longan can stimulate appetite, benefit the spleen, replenish deficiency and increase wisdom. It has a good effect on patients with neurasthenia, palpitations, dizziness and insomnia. Every night, use 15 grams of longan pulp and 10 grams of Chinese jujube kernel to make a cup of boiling water and drink it as tea before going to bed. A course of treatment is 7 days. After taking it, people can calm down and fall asleep, panic attacks disappear, spirits improve, and memory is also enhanced.

6. Honey and wolfberry for insomnia

Take plump and fresh wolfberries, wash them and soak them in honey. After a week, take them once a day in the morning, noon and evening, about 15 wolfberries each time, and take honey at the same time. The effect can be seen after more than a month.

7. Millet porridge cures insomnia

Foods high in tryptophan have a hypnotic effect, and among many foods, millet should be recommended first.

Millet is slightly cold in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and promoting sleep. Cook millet porridge into a thick consistency and eat a moderate amount half an hour before bedtime, which can make people feel sleepy and fall asleep quickly.

8. Walking helps you sleep

Taking a quiet walk for half an hour before going to bed can restore the blood circulation in the body to normal. When you lie down to sleep, the skin can also be nourished by the blood, allowing you to maintain a healthy state.

9 Indoor ventilation can help you fall asleep

The indoor air should be kept fresh at all times, especially before going to bed to ensure the air quality. It is best to keep the good habit of opening windows for ventilation before going to bed. At the same time, it is also important to remind you not to sleep with your head covered with a quilt.

10 Combing your hair can help you fall asleep

Since there are many acupoints on the head, combing your hair before going to bed can massage these acupoints, dredge blood flow in the head, eliminate brain fatigue, and help fall asleep earlier. Over time, it can improve the brain's thinking and memory abilities.

11. Eating bread can help you fall asleep

When people eat bread, the pancreas will secrete insulin to metabolize the amino acids contained in the bread. Among them, there is an amino acid metabolite of serotonin that can calm the nerves.

12. Drinking milk can cure insomnia

Milk contains tryptophan, a biochemical substance that makes people feel tired. People who suffer from insomnia can often fall asleep quickly by drinking a glass of hot milk before going to bed. The hypnotic effect of milk gradually increases, often making you sleep more soundly in the second half of the night.

13. Cotton can cure insomnia

Make small cotton balls and stuff them into your ears half an hour before going to bed. This can have a calming effect and promote sleep.

14 Choice of medication

Compared with Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine has more advantages in treating insomnia. Insomnia is one of the diseases that can be effectively treated by traditional Chinese medicine. There are many Chinese patent medicines on the market that claim to treat insomnia. Friends who suffer from insomnia may wish to choose Liansheng Compound Gastrodia Tablets, which has become popular in recent years. The Gastrodia elata, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis contained in it are all commonly used tonic medicines, which can improve insomnia and are relatively safe.