Some people say that sleeping is "the first supplement in the world", and if you can sleep well every night, it is better than taking any supplement.
But for some people, getting a good night's sleep is harder than climbing to the sky. How many people toss and turn at night, wake up in the middle of the night, and even open their eyes until dawn.
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There are many reasons for poor sleep quality. Some are stressed, some are chaotic, and some are affected by illness.
But what many people don't expect is that some foods can also be the culprit of "stealing" sleep......
Eat these 5 kinds of dinner
No wonder you don't sleep well and love to dream
1. Greasy, indigestible dinner
Representatives: fried chicken, skewers, pork belly, fried rice, zongzi.
Nowadays, many young people like to eat fried chicken, barbecue for dinner, and sometimes have a skewer for supper.
However, as the saying goes, "if the stomach is not in harmony, you will be restless." If you eat too much oily and indigestible things, you may still feel uncomfortable accumulating food at night, how can you sleep peacefully? Over time, stomach problems, three highs, and fatty liver are also easy to find.
Also, many foods made of glutinous rice are also difficult to digest, such as glutinous rice balls, zongzi, rice cakes, etc., and it is not recommended to eat too much at night.
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2. Too many gas-producing foods
Representatives: potatoes, beans, cabbage, leeks, cauliflower, white radish, corn.
Some people don't eat much for dinner, but after eating, they always feel bloated, fart, heartburn, and can't sleep well at night.
In this case, it may be because eating too much food that makes the stomach "angry", they will produce more gas in the gastrointestinal tract, which can lead to bloating and heartburn.
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Of course, it's not that you can't eat these foods for dinner, but in moderation.
Also, gas-producing drinks such as carbonated soda and beer should not be drunk too much at night.
Tips: If you want to avoid flatulence, you should also develop good eating habits, such as not eating too fast, talking less during meals, etc.
3. Spicy dinner
Representatives: Malatang, red oil hot pot, crayfish.
Many people are "not happy without spicy", but they still have to eat spicy food in moderation, especially at night. Because eating too much spicy food will irritate the stomach and intestines, resulting in flatulence and acid reflux.
Not only that, a study in International Psychophysiology also showed that adding spicy condiments such as chili pepper and mustard to dinner would cause 6/10 of the subjects to have worse sleep quality.
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4. Serve with dessert
Representatives: cakes, Cantonese sugar syrup.
Studies have shown that 7 in 7 adults who eat sweets before bed have nightmares.
So, if you really like sweets, you should stay in the daytime and control the amount. It is recommended that adults do not consume more than 25 grams of added sugars per day.
Tips: Yogurt, juice, bread, biscuits, candied fruit and other foods contain a lot of "invisible sugar", be careful not to eat too much.
5. Pair it with caffeinated beverages
Representatives: strong tea, milk tea, coffee.
Some people like to have a cup of tea with or after a meal, but everyone knows that caffeine causes the brain to get excited and makes it difficult to sleep.
Moreover, caffeine also has a diuretic effect, which will increase the frequency of your wake-up at night, and a good night's sleep may be interrupted because of this.
Therefore, it is best to drink less of these drinks at night, especially within 2 hours before bedtime.
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Tips: In addition to tea and coffee, there are many foods that are "natural diuretics", such as celery, winter melon, watermelon, etc., and it is best to eat less before going to bed.
Of course, some people who sleep well may be able to fall asleep after eating, but friends who are prone to sleep badly, let's keep our mouths shut~
After talking about the foods that destroy sleep, let's talk about what to eat to help you sleep.
1 tea, 1 porridge, 1 soup, after drinking the pillow, you can sleep
1 tea: longan hawthorn red date tea
Ingredients: 15 grams of hawthorn, 15 grams of longan meat, 3 red dates (pitted).
Method:
Wash the ingredients, put them in a teapot, soak them in boiling water for 10 minutes, and bake them for 10 minutes.
Function: Hawthorn can eliminate food and strengthen the stomach, with longan meat that nourishes the heart and spleen, nourishes blood and calms the nerves, red dates that nourish qi and nourish blood, and the three things become tea, which can calm the nerves and help sleep, nourish the liver and blood.
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1 porridge: lotus seed, yam and millet porridge
Ingredients: 50 grams of lotus seeds, 100 grams of millet, half a yam, appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Method:
Soak the lotus seeds two hours in advance, remove the core, wash the millet, peel and cut the yam into pieces for later use;
Add water to the pot, add millet, lotus seeds, and yam and boil until the yam is soft and rotten, and the millet is soft and glutinous, and then add a small amount of brown sugar to taste.
Function: Millet has the effect of calming the nerves, yam can strengthen the spleen, with lotus seeds to clear the heart and calm the nerves, suitable for dinner.
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1 soup: stewed pork heart with cypress kernels
Ingredients: 1 pork heart, 15 grams of cypress kernels, appropriate amount of seasoning.
Method:
Wash and slice the pork heart, put it into the pot with the cypress kernel, add an appropriate amount of water to boil, add the green onion, ginger, pepper, salt, monosodium glutamate, lard, etc., and cook until the pig heart is cooked.
Function: Calm the nerves and help sleep, suitable for excessive thinking, lack of energy, insomnia, dreams, palpitations and forgetfulness.
3 unreliable sleep aids, don't step on thunder
People who don't sleep well, who have never had hope, tried a few legendary home remedies. However, some so-called sleep aids are not only ineffective, but may also be counterproductive.
1. Drink milk
Many people have heard that drinking milk before going to bed can help them sleep, so a glass of milk before going to bed will result in a full stomach, and they will always run to the toilet at night, and sleep even worse.
From the perspective of modern medicine, milk does not have a special sleep aid effect, but more of a psychological comforting effect. If you want to drink milk to help you sleep, don't drink too much.
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2. Count the sheep
The method of counting sheep is widely spread. However, in the opinion of many experts at home and abroad, counting sheep requires a high degree of concentration, which will make the brain more excited, more nervous, and less likely to fall asleep.
Especially for insomnia caused by mental factors, such as depression and anxiety, counting sheep "adds fuel to the fire".
3. Exercise before bed
For some people, it's really easier to fall asleep after exercise. But be careful, don't do sports at night, especially strenuous exercise, otherwise you will be more excited and have a harder time falling asleep.
(Health Daily Push)