Lotus Porridge

Do you know that lotus porridge can prevent and treat insomnia? Let's learn about it together.

Lotus Porridge

Introduction to Lotus Porridge

In modern society, many women are prone to insomnia. In order to keep pace with society in the fierce social competition, lack of sleep has almost become a norm for young professional women. After having a family, they have to balance work and family. They are like burning candles at both ends, so insomnia is a matter of course. Finally made it to middle age, can I relax now? No, menopause is coming again, "harassing" sleep. After entering old age, insomnia is a more common problem. The medical community has long had such a saying about female insomnia: "Young women need it, middle-aged women desire it, and old women can't get it." "According to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation of the United States, 3 out of 4 women aged 30-60 sleep less than 8 hours a day. Insomnia can be regarded as an epidemic. For women, long-term insomnia is not only accompanied by dark circles and eye bags, but also prone to fatigue, depression, irritability, and scattered thinking. This requires the use of a ventilator to satisfy the lack of sleep. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "it is better to know how to sleep than to eat, and it is better to sleep at five o'clock in the morning than to eat ginseng."

Insomnia is most common in summer. Why? Traditional Chinese medicine says that the heart stores the spirit and governs the mind. If the mind is stable, the sleep will be more peaceful, and if the mind is restless, the sleep will be difficult. And "summer governs the heart", the heart is active in summer. Summer is the hottest season of the year. Under the cover of the scorching heat, "fire flows through the heart", which can easily lead to excessive heart fire, and the heat disturbing the mind will cause various sleep disorders. In addition, in summer, all pores are open, and sweat is excreted more vigorously, but "sweat is the fluid of the heart" and "sweat and blood have the same origin". Excessive sweating can lead to insufficient heart blood and cause insomnia.

There is a saying among ancient health preservationists: "If you don't sleep for one day, you won't wake up for ten days." That is to say, if you don't sleep well for one night, you can't make up for it even if you sleep for 10 nights. Good sleep can not only make people energetic, but also enhance the body's immunity. Therefore, the ancients also said: "Don't look for immortal prescriptions, look for sleeping prescriptions." Since summer insomnia is caused by excessive heart fire, then the treatment and prevention of insomnia should start with removing heart fire. How to remove heart fire? As the saying goes, "Medicine is not as good as food", and it is a good way to regulate your diet through drinking and eating. In terms of diet, the first thing that everyone may think of is lotus seeds, because lotus seeds have the effect of removing heart fire, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, so lotus seed porridge and lotus seed soup have become the first choice for insomnia. In fact, when the lotus pond is fragrant in summer, the enchanting lotus is also a good helper to eliminate heart fire and fight insomnia. People with severe insomnia should pay attention to sleep apnea at night. You might as well make a lotus porridge for yourself to clear the heart fire. Go to the lotus pond and pick a few large-petaled lotus flowers. Remove the petals and lotus stamens, dry them together, grind them into fine powder, then add millet and cook them into porridge and eat them while hot. You can take it 1-2 times a day. Why can small petals and stamens help us regain the lost sleepiness? Chinese medicine believes that lotus is a treasure. Lotus seeds, lotus stamens, lotus leaves, lotus roots, etc. can be used as medicine. Petals enter the heart and liver meridians, which can clear the heart and cool the blood, while lotus stamens belong to the heart and kidney meridians, which can clear the heart and kidney, clear heat and relieve summer heat. The combination of the two has a good effect on preventing and treating insomnia. In addition, lotus also has the effect of maintaining the face, which can make women's skin glow brightly in their sleep. It really kills two birds with one stone.

In the lotus family, in addition to lotus and lotus seeds, lotus leaves are also a great expert in treating insomnia. Using lotus leaves to treat insomnia is not limited to lotus leaf porridge, lotus leaf soup, etc. It can also be made into lotus leaf pillows. Pick 1000 grams of fresh lotus petals and lotus leaves, wash them clean and put them in a dry and ventilated place to dry in the shade, avoid exposure to the sun, so as to prevent the loss of medicinal effects. After completely drying, grind the dry lotus petals and lotus leaves into coarse powder, mix them well, wrap them with cloth, sew them, and put them into the pillow core, and the lotus leaf medicine pillow is ready. If you don't have the conditions to pick fresh lotus and lotus leaves, you can go to the Chinese medicine store to buy some dried products, and then make a medicine pillow according to the above method. If you want to sleep well, go to the ventilator mall to buy a cheap ventilator. A comfortable pillow is of course indispensable. With the company of the lotus leaf pillow, surrounded by the fragrance of lotus and lotus leaves, sweet dreams are also open to you.

The ancients said, "First calm your mind, then sleep." This means that you should keep your emotions calm and relax your body and mind before you can fall asleep peacefully. "Sleeping the mind" means calming the mind. Buddhists say, "When the mind is calm, it will naturally be cool." Similarly, when the mind is calm, it will naturally be peaceful. So people who like to think about problems in bed should never let the troubles of work and life affect their sleep. Have a good sleep first!

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