Knowledge of sleep

Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

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"I don't find XianFang find sleep." Through the ages, people have attached great importance to sleep regimen. Ancient Chinese medical scientist said "sleep is the priority of preserve one's health", the modern medical sleep known as "natural rehabilitation agent". Shakespeare compared sleep is the "feast of tonic life" is very appropriate.

The progress of modern medicine, sleep more confirmed that traditional Chinese health preservation is scientific. Studies suggest that sleep is not only a resting state of nervous system, sports system, or the many system actively work process. Human metabolism, synthesis of decomposition than during the day, give priority to with dissipation, synthesis is greater than the decomposition at night, give priority to with a shaped. Synthesis is at night to the energy reserve for use during the day. Metabolism at the same time, also will be the day of residual waste processing, compensatory supply to the brain cortex cells, make the limbs skeleton, the muscle to relax, eliminate fatigue, immune system, recovery system in a large number of positive adjustment and repair. After flutters, get enough sleep, people will feel refreshed, physical strength. Some pain, also will not medicine and healing.

Insist for a long time to sleep, can produce magic effects. Ray from the five dynasties period, the bodhi old zu sleep keeping in good health for a long time, meditation resting to restore energy, ShouLu multiplication, it was not until the Ming dynasty hongwu years died, longevity life of all the sun. Sleep health, of course, not only can live, but also in the different period of life to you with great power, makes you study result is excellent, make your job, happy, harmonious interpersonal relationship.

Sleep health a lot of knowledge, people have to understand. First to form the good habit of sleeping time and show up on time, the bedroom environment is quiet, the temperature is appropriate, the air is fresh, indoor light shoulds not be too strong, had better close your lamp to sleep. Appropriate to bedding, bedding to soft light and comfortable, often air is basked in, often unpick and wash. Mood to smooth, avoid worry, to do serene quiescence, the mind settle. Pay attention to diet before sleeping, don't eat dinner too late too full, otherwise difficult to fall asleep after go to bed, even to go to sleep is not deep. Before sleeping, should not drink strong tea, coffee, lest cause brain euphoria and affect sleep. Before bed to avoid violent activities such as running, playing, it can make sympathetic nervous excitement, viscera caused by metabolic rate increase is not easy to fall asleep. Before sleeping with hot bubble foot, massage and foot "yongquan", has liver bright eye, sleeping fitness effect. Sleep when had better take the right side, it can relax the whole body skeletal muscle can be fully, and can make the various organs of overworked one day get good rest, also can avoid the right lung and mediastinum to the oppression of the heart. Avoid mouth sleep, lungs are susceptible to the stimulation of cold air and dust, detrimental to health. Have sleep didn't sleep well, and affect the gas exchange, inevitably which feature the next day, this is not a good habit, should be corrected. Bed with the head facing east, is good for health. Due to the rotation axis of the earth for the north-south, east-west, sleep head facing east with earth's rotation direction is consistent, the body relaxes and can make people feel comfortable and enough sleep. (Yang Jisheng)