Which direction is best for sleeping in autumn and winter

This poem with the theme of sleep was written by Wang Anshi, a famous politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. It illustrates the importance of sleep to people: good sleep is more effective than a magic prescription. The following is a brief introduction on how to sleep well and scientifically in autumn.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "when yang enters yin, one falls asleep, and when yang comes out of yin, one wakes up." Sleeping refers to falling asleep, and waking up refers to waking up. Sleep can help the human body regulate yin and yang, and only when yin and yang are in harmony can one have a good sleep. It is just the beginning of autumn now, the yang energy is gradually declining and the yin energy is gradually increasing. We need to adapt to the autumn season and adjust our sleeping habits. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: "The third month of autumn is called Rongping... Go to bed early and get up early, and wake up with the cocks; calm the mind to ease the punishment of autumn; restrain the spirit to make the autumn air peaceful."

First of all, autumn is full of solemn atmosphere, which can easily lead to depression. At this time, you should stay calm and peaceful, look at the people and things around you with a normal mind, and reduce the impact of bad emotions on sleep quality. In addition, as the Yang energy gradually declines in autumn, you should go to bed early and get up early, just like the activity pattern of chickens. Get up and move around at dawn and go home to rest early at night. This also reminds people who love sports to try to exercise in the morning. In addition, regarding sleeping direction, Sun Simiao said in "Qianjin Yaofang": "Ordinary people sleep facing east in spring and summer, and west in autumn and winter." In autumn and winter, you should try to sleep with your head facing west and your feet facing east. This is in line with the rule of "nourishing yin in autumn and winter."

In addition to the above three points, there are many other things to pay attention to when sleeping in autumn. The weather is dry in autumn, which can easily lead to insufficient lung yin and heart yin, causing insomnia. You can drink some rock sugar lily and lotus seed soup, asparagus and ophiopogon tea, etc. to protect yin. The weather in autumn is cool in the mornings and evenings. It is recommended not to be exposed to direct wind and not to open the windows fully when sleeping to avoid catching a cold. In addition, autumn is the season for collecting yang energy and protecting yin essence, so it is recommended to be restrained in sexual life and not as spontaneous as in spring and summer.