In this season of blooming flowers, we often feel sleepy. How can we deal with it? The arrival of spring makes people feel drowsy and exhausted. Whether it's work or study, we can't seem to find the energy. This is a common problem we all face in spring. However, instead of relying on coffee, we can use dietary therapy to fight spring fatigue. Not only is it effective, but it also doesn't harm the body. Using dietary therapy can not only solve the problem but also provide the body with the necessary nutrients. Let's take a look at the dietary therapy for combating spring fatigue in spring below!
Experts have summarized the following common causes of spring fatigue and tiredness
1. Sleeping too much: If you sleep 8-10 hours every night but still feel tired and fatigued after waking up.
2. Lack of exercise leading to weak muscles.
3. Taking cold medicine, painkillers, antidepressants, or anti-anxiety medication can cause drowsiness.
4. Inadequate water intake: Every organ in the body depends on water to function properly. If the body lacks water, the metabolic rate slows down, leading to a strong feeling of fatigue.
Dietary therapy methods to combat spring fatigue
1. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Astragalus and jujube soup: 15g Astragalus, 10g Huangjing, 6 jujubes. Boil in water and take 1 dose daily. Walnut, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Buddha's hand drink: 5 walnuts, 6g Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10g Salvia miltiorrhiza. Boil Salvia miltiorrhiza and Buddha's hand in water until boiling, remove the residue and take the juice. Mix the crushed walnuts into the juice and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes. When the temperature is suitable, drink it.
2. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Chinese yam, longan, and soft-shelled turtle stew: 35g Chinese yam, 15g longan, 1 soft-shelled turtle, cooking wine, salt, scallion, ginger, chicken broth as needed. Scald the soft-shelled turtle with hot water, cut it open, remove the internal organs, wash it, and put it in a casserole with Chinese yam, longan, cooking wine, salt, scallion, and ginger. Stew until the soft-shelled turtle is cooked and tender, then it can be eaten.
3. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Pigeon, ginseng, and astragalus soup: 1 white pigeon, 20g Codonopsis pilosula, 30g Astragalus, 30g Chinese yam, salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger, scallion, and pepper as needed. Cut the white pigeon into pieces, put it in a casserole with Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus, Chinese yam, and enough water, simmer until the pigeon is cooked, then add salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger, scallion, and pepper to season. Drink the soup and eat the meat once every other day.
4. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Red jujube and millet porridge: 100g glutinous rice, 500g Job's tears, 50g red dates, appropriate amount of brown sugar. Smash the glutinous rice, wash the Job's tears, remove the pits from the red dates, put them all in a casserole, add enough water to cook the porridge. When the porridge is thick, add brown sugar and cook for a while, then serve as a meal.
5. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Chinese yam and walnut porridge: 100g fresh Chinese yam, 50g mung beans, 50g walnuts, 60g polished rice, appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger, scallion. Wash and slice the Chinese yam, put it in a casserole with mung beans, walnuts, and polished rice, add enough water to cook the porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add salt, monosodium glutamate, ginger, and scallion to season, then serve as a meal.
6. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Drink chicken soup to dispel cold: The temperature difference in spring is large, and it is easy to catch a cold if you are not careful. In such changeable weather, not only is it easy to feel drowsy, but it is also easy to catch a cold. Therefore, to prevent spring fatigue, it is important to strengthen your resistance, and chicken soup is a very effective tonic. Chicken soup mixed with goji berries has a good effect. If you catch a cold in spring, you can try it for nourishment.
7. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Jasmine tea: Spring is the season of flowers and also the season for drinking flower tea. Jasmine tea is commonly used in spring to relieve spring fatigue. The refreshing aroma of jasmine can invigorate the mind and promote the eruption of yang energy in the body, making people refreshed and naturally eliminating spring fatigue. There is also a technique to brewing flower tea. It should be brewed in a transparent glass cup, using slightly cooled boiling water, and the cup should be covered in a timely manner to prevent the loss of fragrance.
8. Spring fatigue dietary therapy - Dandelion tea: Dry and store dandelion, take an appropriate amount daily and brew it with hot water to make tea. Dandelion has a bitter taste and a cold nature. It can clear heat and detoxify, promote liver and kidney function, and improve digestion, making people energetic.
Tips to prevent spring fatigue
Do scalp exercises
Naturally bend and close your fingers, use your fingertips to massage the entire hairline from front to back, from the middle to the sides, vigorously rubbing 10 times; then use your fingertips to press firmly and gently in the same order 3 times; then use your fingertips in the same order to do short-distance back and forth scratching 3 times, scratching 5 times in each area; use your fingertips to gently massage in the same order 5 times.
Do this exercise once in the morning and once before bedtime to eliminate fatigue.
Ensure sleep
To combat spring fatigue, it is important to have a regular lifestyle and ensure high-quality sleep at night. Avoid staying up late. Adults should ensure 6 to 8 hours of sufficient sleep every day. If conditions permit, take a short nap for half an hour after lunch and wash your face with cold water after waking up.
Exercise more
Engage in sports activities that are suitable for you, such as walking, jogging, or practicing Tai Chi, to promote blood circulation and increase the supply of oxygen to the brain.
Breathe fresh air
Keep your living and working spaces well-ventilated and breathe in fresh air to improve cortical function in the brain.
