Sleep well and lose weight like a god! Liver cleansing and soothing tea helps you sleep well

If you want to lose weight more efficiently, sleeping well and getting enough sleep is the key to losing weight! Lack of sleep will not only make people feel tired and unable to concentrate, but in the long run, it will also affect the body's secretion of leptin, causing a surge in appetite and a decrease in metabolic rate, thereby increasing the possibility of obesity and diabetes! Experts say that if you want to get enough sleep and sleep well, in addition to adjusting your lifestyle, drinking Chinese herbal tea that has a calming and stress-relieving effect is also a good choice to help improve sleep quality!

Is not getting enough sleep bad for your health? Study: Not getting enough sleep for 6 hours may lead to obesity and diabetes

According to a sleep study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in 2013, Professor Derk-Jan Dijk of the Sleep Research Center at the University of Surrey in the UK conducted on 22 healthy subjects. Under strict experimental control, the test subjects maintained a daily sleep duration of 5.7 hours for one week, and a daily sleep duration of 8.5 hours for one week as a control; and after the test, RNA was collected from the subjects' blood and liver cells for testing.

The results showed that when the subjects slept less than 6 hours a week, there were significant changes in the disease-fighting and anti-inflammatory RNA cells in the subjects, and even abnormalities in the endocrine system; this may increase the risk of the subjects suffering from obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Office workers have too many worries and can’t sleep at night? Drink 2 sleep-inducing Chinese herbal teas to sleep soundly

Although we know that poor sleep or insufficient sleep is harmful to our health, for busy modern people, it is difficult to fall asleep successfully and have a good night's sleep under various pressures and chores. What should we do if we want to improve poor sleep quality?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of poor sleep quality such as difficulty falling asleep or shallow sleep and easy awakening are mostly related to the patient's poor liver qi and excessive liver and gallbladder fire; and this type of patient often has the problem of excessive sympathetic nerve excitement.

In this regard, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Junru and nutritionist Jiang Miaoyun co-authored "Weight Loss Prescription: Can't Lose Weight? It Turns Out That There's Something Wrong with Your Immune System!" ” mentioned that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the reasons for poor sleep quality such as difficulty falling asleep, shallow sleep and easy awakening are mostly related to the patient’s liver qi stagnation and excessive liver and gallbladder fire; and this type of patients often have the problem of excessive sympathetic nerve excitement.

Therefore, in conditioning, people often choose Chinese herbal medicines that can help soothe the liver and regulate qi, relax stiff muscles and brain nerves, and have a calming effect. For example, the "Qinggan Shuxin Tea" and "Guipi Yin" which combine natural herbal ingredients are Chinese herbal teas that busy office workers can use for daily conditioning:

The ingredients of "Liver Cleansing and Mind Soothing Tea" include 3 grams of rose, 5 to 10 fresh mint leaves, 3 grams of lemon verbena, 3 grams of sour jujube kernels, 3 grams of lily, 3 grams of tangerine peel, and 3 to 5 slices of ginger. (Photo provided by McHouse Publishing)

★ Liver cleansing and soothing tea

Indications: People who often feel stiff shoulders and necks, cannot relax before going to bed, and think too much.

Recipe: 3 grams of rose, 5-10 fresh mint leaves, 3 grams of lemon verbena, 3 grams of sour jujube kernel, 3 grams of lily, 3 grams of tangerine peel, and 3-5 slices of ginger.

Method: Brew it into tea with 1000cc of hot water. It can be consumed after dinner and 1 hour before bedtime for better effect.

The ingredients of "Guipi Drink" include 1-2 slices of ginseng, 5 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 5 grams of Poria cocos, 3 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of longan pulp, 3 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 3 slices of ginger, and 5-10 red dates. (Photo provided by McHouse Publishing)

★Gui Pi Yin

Indications: People with pale complexion, lack of energy during daytime work, shallow and restless sleep at night.

Recipe: 1-2 slices of ginseng, 5 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 5 grams of Poria cocos, 3 grams of Angelica sinensis, 10 grams of longan pulp, 3 grams of Cyperus rotundus, 3 slices of ginger, and 5-10 red dates.

Preparation: Boil 1000cc of water, add the ingredients and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes to make tea for drinking.

There are other tricks to help you sleep well! Use a round comb to loosen up your stiff muscles

In addition, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Junru said that if people have poor sleep quality problems such as long-term shallow sleep, easy awakening, and difficulty falling asleep, in addition to drinking the above two Chinese herbal sleeping teas in moderation. Before going to bed, you may want to use a round-headed comb with a pointed tip to comb your hair from your scalp, repeatedly applying moderate pressure to comb your hair. This will stimulate the Du Meridian, Bladder Meridian, Gallbladder Meridian, Triple Burner Meridian, Large and Small Intestine Meridians, and Stomach Meridian located on the top of your head, to help activate qi and blood circulation and relax stiff muscles in the head and shoulders. This is a good way to relieve stress and negative emotions and effectively help you sleep!