China is a long-lived nation. The ancestors summarized six things. Although it seems cumbersome, it can make you healthy and completely relax. At the same time, it can also improve your sleep quality and make you work full of energy. What are these six things?
1. What to do—— Walking
walking calmly for 10-20 minutes will make the blood circulate to the body surface, and the skin can be maintained “alive” after falling asleep. After lying down, do not read books and newspapers, do not consider problems, reduce brain activity and enter sleep faster.
2. What to drink—— Drink a cup of milk with honey
an ancient folk saying goes: “salt soup in the morning, honey in the evening.” That is to say, drink light salt boiled water in the morning and honey water in the evening. According to the research of foreign medical experts, milk contains L-tryptophan to promote sleep. Drinking a cup of honey milk one hour before going to bed can help sleep. Honey helps to maintain blood sugar balance all night, so as to avoid waking up early, especially for the elderly who often have insomnia.
3. How to keep healthy—— Washing (rubbing) feet
the folk proverb says: “scalding your feet before going to bed is better than taking sleeping pills”, “washing your feet before going to bed is better than taking tonics”, “raising trees and roots, raising people and feet” and so on. Foreign medical experts call the foot “the second heart of the human body” and “the pump of the heart”, and highly praise the health care function of the foot. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that more than 60 acupoints on the feet are closely related to the five Zang and six Fu organs. If you can develop the habit of washing your feet with warm water (40-50 ℃) and massaging the soles of your feet and toes before going to bed every day, it can promote the movement of Qi and blood, relax muscles and activate collaterals, and restore the balance of yin and Yang. For the elderly, it has the effect of disease elimination and fitness.
4. What are the requirements for the living room—— Open the window for ventilation
keep the air in the bedroom fresh. When it is windy or cold, you can open it for a while and close it before going to bed, which helps to sleep soundly. But be careful not to cover your head with a quilt when you sleep.
5. What are you going to do—— Brushing your teeth, face and body
brushing your teeth before going to bed is more important than in the morning. It can not only remove oral deposits, but also help protect your teeth and sleep safely; After watching TV, wash your face and wipe your body to protect your skin and make your sleep comfortable and relaxed.
6. How to comb your hair
ancient doctors have proved that there are many acupoints on the head. Combing can play the role of massage and stimulation, calm the liver, quench the wind, open the orifices and guard the mind, relieve pain and brighten the eyes, etc. Sooner or later, comb the scalp with both hands to get red and hot, which can dredge the blood flow of the head, improve the brain’s thinking and memory ability, promote hair root nutrition, reduce hair loss, eliminate brain fatigue and go to sleep early.
“longevity” has become a topic that more and more people pay special attention to. If we pay careful attention to these daily small things in our daily life, we believe it will be of great benefit to our health, and we can also “live a long life”.