Aunt Xu thought that her retirement life would be very comfortable and exciting, but the truth is not.
When she was young, she often stayed up late, but she rarely stayed up after she was 40 years old. Now she has retired. She has not survived the night and slept early every day. But I couldn't sleep in bed. Even if I fell asleep, I often dreamed. The sleep every day was only about 4 hours.
In addition, she often gets short of breath, and she also feels that her memory has also declined, because she often forgot to bring her keys after going out several times, and once she forgot to pick up her grandson after school. She even worried that she would have Alzheimer's .
Frequent insomnia and dreams, and memory loss. Do you have these symptoms? Or do you have any family members? Today, this article will tell you about this issue. What does traditional Chinese medicine say? How can I adjust it? Get to know earlier.
Middle-aged and elderly people have insomnia, dreams and memory loss. What is going on in traditional Chinese medicine?
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes yin and yang and qi and blood. These two points have a great impact on physical health, and many problems are related to the two. If the body is , the Yin fluid is consumed in excessively, it is easy to cause deficiency, causing both qi and blood deficiency.
Insufficient yin and blood, deficiency of qi and blood , which is more likely to affect sleep and cause insomnia and dreams. In addition, it is also easy to forgetfulness, panic, dry mouth , fatigue, tongue coating generally has less, and the tongue is lighter than .
So, where is the blood deficiency in the body? For example, liver blood deficiency and liver yin deficiency are more common. If the liver blood is deficient and the liver and soul cannot be nourished, it will easily cause you to sleep poorly and often dream.
It can not only detoxify, but also throttling blood. Some problems found by many people in Western medicine are actually related to the liver in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to insufficient liver blood, there are also strong liver fire and discomfort in liver qi.
So, what causes insufficient yin blood in the body?
This has a lot to do with the bad habits of many people, such as the following, see if you have them?
Stay up late
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the night is yin, and the blood in the human body is yin. At night, you should nourish blood and replenish yin , rest in time, and make sure to rest at sunrise and sunset. But now many people have the habit of staying up late, and feel that this time of the day truly belongs to them and are willing to stay up late. It doesn’t have much impact on one or two days, but if you are used to this, the impact on your health in the long run cannot be ignored, which can easily lead to insufficient yin blood.
Long-term emotional absent
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that emotions and the health of the internal organs are closely related. For example, is often angry and think too much . The liver qi in the body is prone to depression. Over time, it is easy to disturb the mind , and restlessness can easily affect sleep. In addition, the heart and spleen can also be damaged, qi and blood are deficient, easily forgetful, and physical fatigue.
Excessive brain
Now compared with the past, people's physical labor is gradually decreasing, while there is more mental labor. However, excessive use of the brain for a long time will also consume qi and blood in the body . Over time, it will cause both qi and blood loss. Moderate use of the brain is beneficial to brain health and delays its aging, but too much is worse than too much.
Exercise too late at night
Many people don’t have time during the day and are used to exercising at night. However, the yang energy should be restrained at night. If it is still exercising too late, it will cause loss, and it is also easy for to consume yin blood . Especially if you exercise excessively and perform high-intensity exercise, you often sweat profusely and stop when you are very tired. This will easily damage your qi and blood, and will also accelerate the loss of yang energy . If you have these habits, if you have one, it is recommended to change them as soon as possible.
So how can you regulate discomforts such as insomnia and dreams caused by insufficient yin and blood deficiency in the body, such as insomnia and memory loss?
Suggestion 1: Learn to nourish the liver.
Although abnormal health of multiple internal organs may easily affect sleep, it may be more closely related to the liver. If the liver and soul are not nourished, they will dream if they are not stable. It is recommended that you try to avoid getting angry if you can avoid getting angry , and don’t sulk. Only when you are in a good mood will your liver qi be smoother, which will help promote qi and promote blood circulation. You can use black wolfberry 7 to soak in water.
suggestion 2, protect the kidney.
Traditional Chinese medicine says Henic fluid , and yin is water . To nourish the kidneys well, it will help nourish yin and promote fluid. When the yin fluid is sufficient, the discomfort will be relieved. It is autumn and winter now, it is suitable for nourishing yin. It is recommended that you soak your feet in hot water at night, press Yongquan acupoint to protect the kidneys and help improve the quality of sleep.
Whether it is to nourish the liver or protect the kidney, you can use Chinese medicine to regulate it to improve discomfort. However, the specific situation of each person is different and the prescription is different, so it is hard to just say which Chinese medicine you use, which varies from person to person. If you want to use this method, I would like to remind you to first dialectical , determine your own situation, and then take Chinese medicine under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine.
If you drink Chinese medicine on your own, it is not the right thing to do, it may not only not relieve the discomfort, but it may also aggravate it, and may even affect the health of the liver and kidneys, because Chinese medicine is not toxic at all, and you cannot take it randomly and replenish it yourself.
To sum up, middle-aged and elderly people often suffer from insomnia and dreams, and their memory loss may be related to deficiency of qi and blood in the body and insufficient yin fluid. As you get older, you are prone to deficiency of qi and blood. If you have the above bad habits in your life, the chances of appearing are greater. If you want to relieve discomfort, you must adjust it in time. First change your bad habits, and then learn to nourish your liver and kidneys. The suggestions in the article may be referred to. If they have a great impact on life, it is recommended to use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate it scientifically and reasonably under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, or other traditional Chinese medicine methods, such as pressing and rubbing acupoints.
