Recipes to relieve insomnia and sleeplessness for the elderly

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deep sleep can “remain within the body without being disturbed by the outside world, recuperate the spirit, and restore the internal organs” ("Book of Elderly Care"). The so-called "can eat, sleep, and live longer" may be the truth. However, in daily life, we often see some people who suffer from poor health, weak physical strength, listlessness, and memory loss due to insomnia and other reasons. To be sure, if it is elderly , then aging will be accelerated more obviously.

　　Everyone knows that insomnia is distressing, and the reasons are multifaceted, such as psychology, environment, drugs, disease Etc., the most common and influential one is psychological factors, which are mainly due to high-level nerve Caused by system dysfunction (nervous dysfunction can lead to insomnia, and insomnia can affect people’s mental state), resulting in psychological healthy The damage far exceeds the damage to physical health, which makes people lack energy, emotional instability, nervousness and irritability, and reduces people's memory, attention, understanding, alertness, flexibility of thinking, slow reaction, and reduced perception ability. Therefore, those who suffer from insomnia and insomnia must find the cause of the disease with the help of a psychologist in a timely manner, and then take corresponding psychological treatment, drug conditioning, dietary therapy, instrument adjustment, etc. based on the cause. Here, the author uses dietary therapy alone to treat insomnia and insomnia. The introduction is as follows:

　　Millet porridge: Millet is slightly cold in nature and has the effects of strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and inducing sleep. The tryptophan content in millet ranks first among all cereals. After eating, it can promote the secretion of insulin and increase the amount of tryptophan entering the brain, which can play a good role in promoting sleep.

　　Warm milk: The sleeping effect is comparable to sleeping pills. The protein in milk contains tryptophan, which is necessary for the human body. It can prompt the brain nerve cells to secrete a kind of serotonin (serotonin) that makes people feel sleepy, temporarily inhibiting the brain's thinking activities and causing drowsiness (drink it one hour before going to bed).

　　Braised pig heart with cypress kernel: one pig heart, 10 grams of cypress kernel. Wash the blood from the pig's heart, then put the cypress kernels into the pig's heart, simmer it in water and consume it. It has a good sleeping effect.

　　Jujube: Sweet in taste and neutral in nature, it nourishes the stomach, strengthens the spleen, nourishes the blood and strengthens the mind. It is a good medicine for calming the middle and replenishing qi, and is used to treat fatigue, fatigue and insomnia. Fry the jujube, break it up and soak it in water for tea; or steam it and chew it as you like. Fried jujube cores and soaked in water instead of tea can also help you sleep.

　　Longan meat: also known as longan. It is an excellent fruit for nourishing the blood and benefiting the heart, and is a divine product among fruits. Its sweet taste is similar to that of jujube, and its ability to enter the spleen meridian is better than that of jujube. It does not have the disadvantages of jujube in blocking qi. It can replenish qi and blood at the same time. It is most suitable to treat forgetfulness, insomnia, and panic caused by excessive thinking (steam it in a pot and eat it as you like).

　　Lotus seed and Gorgon meat soup: 50 grams of lotus seed meat, 50 grams of Gorgon meat, and 200 grams of pork. Wash the pork and cut it into pieces, simmer it with lotus seed meat and gordon meat, and season with salt before eating.

　　Fruit: If you have insomnia caused by excessive fatigue, you can eat citrus, oranges, apples, bananas, pears and other alkaline foods before going to bed. They are rich in vitamins and have anti-muscle fatigue effects. You can also put the remaining peel next to the pillow and smell its aroma while lying on the bed, which can also tempt you to fall asleep.

　　Kuding cinnamon tea bag: Grind 5 grams of Kuding tea, 2 grams of cinnamon, and 3 grams of Nocturnal vine together into a coarse powder, put it into a tea bag, brew it with boiling water, and drink it instead of tea until the taste is light.

　　Stewed chicken with black ginseng: Remove the internal organs from the chicken, soak 100 grams of black ginseng in warm water for 4 to 8 hours, wash and slice into chicken belly, then put it into a casserole, add condiments and water and stew. When cooked, add a little salt and eat. This meal is milky white in color and has a strong mushroom aroma. After taking it, it can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen, nourish the heart and calm the mind. It is very effective for people with insomnia.