Massage to Improve Insomnia
Many people suffer from insomnia due to mental and physical reasons, and most of them do not want to improve it through medication. Therefore, you can try to improve insomnia through massage.
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Massage 5 areas to help improve insomnia
Massage the Earlobe
Hold the earlobes on both sides with the thumb and index fingers respectively, gently twist and knead them, causing a tingling and painful sensation, and knead for about 2 minutes.
Rub Yongquan Acupoint
Lie on your back before going to bed every day, bend your legs slightly, press your feet tightly against the bed, and rub up and down 30 times a day.
Press and Knead Shenmen Acupoint
Shenmen acupoint is located at the ulnar side of the wrist transverse muscle and the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. Before going to bed every day, use the spiral surface of the thumb tip to press and knead the Shenmen acupoint of the other hand, and feel a tingling and swelling sensation. Repeat this process 30 times with both hands.
Press the Pericardium Meridian
Press and rub along the midline of the inner side of the upper arm from top to bottom, and press the tender points more heavily. Do this 1-2 times a day.
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Dietary Therapy Methods to Improve Insomnia
Lily and Lotus Seed Porridge
Take 30g dried lily, lotus seeds (soaked in water), and rock sugar, and 100g rice. Put dried lily, rice, and lotus seeds in a pot and cook. Add rock sugar when it is almost cooked. This porridge clears heat, nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, and calms the mind. It is suitable for people with insomnia, vivid dreams, and excessive heart fire, anxiety, and restlessness.
Licorice Wheat Jujube Lotus Root Soup
250g lotus root, 75g wheat, 12g licorice, 5 red dates, 3g salt. Wash the wheat and soak it in water for 1 hour; soak the red dates until soft and remove the pits. Boil the wheat, licorice, and red dates with water, then add lotus root and cook until soft, and finally add salt to taste. This soup nourishes qi, nourishes blood, calms the mind, and is especially suitable for people with poor complexion and insomnia.
Mulberry Juice
Boil 60g fresh mulberries in water and simmer for 10 minutes, and take it 1 hour before bedtime every night. Mulberries taste sweet and have a cold nature. They have the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, calming the mind, nourishing blood and yin, quenching thirst, moistening the intestines, improving eyesight and hearing, and making hair black. They are especially suitable for people with insomnia accompanied by constipation, anemia, hair loss, premature gray hair, and tinnitus.
Chestnut Red Date Stewed Black Chicken
Take 1 black chicken, wash it, cut it into pieces, and put it in a casserole with 20 peeled chestnuts and 20 red dates. Add water and simmer over low heat until the chicken is tender. This recipe has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, nourishing the kidneys and filling essence, and is suitable for insomnia and vivid dreams caused by weak spleen and stomach, inadequate qi and blood, loss of appetite, weakness in the limbs, lumbago, and irregular menstruation in women.
Sour Jujube Kernel Porridge
Take 15g sour jujube kernel powder and 100g glutinous rice. Cook the glutinous rice first, then add the sour jujube kernel powder and cook for 5 minutes. This porridge has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the mind, and stopping sweating. It is suitable for people with insomnia, vivid dreams, palpitations, irritability, and sweating due to deficiency.
