walk
Walking calmly for 10-20 minutes will make blood circulate to the body surface, and the skin will "live" after sleeping. After lying down, you don't read books or newspapers, you don't think about problems, your brain activity decreases, and you fall asleep faster.
Brush your teeth, wash your face and wipe your body.
Brushing your teeth before going to bed is more important than brushing your teeth in the morning. It can not only remove oral deposits, but also help protect your teeth and sleep peacefully. After watching TV, wash your face and wipe your body to protect your skin and make your sleep comfortable and relaxed.
Comb hair
Ancient doctors proved that there were many acupoints on the head. By combing, it can play the role of massage stimulation, calming the liver and calming the wind, inducing resuscitation and relieving pain, and improving eyesight. Combing the scalp with fingers in the morning and evening until it is red and hot can dredge the blood flow in the head, improve the thinking and memory ability of the brain, promote hair root nutrition, reduce hair loss, eliminate brain fatigue and fall asleep early.
Open the window 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 to help you sleep soundly. But be careful not to sleep with your head covered.
Wash feet (rub feet)
There is a folk saying, "It is better to take sleeping pills than to iron your feet before going to bed", "It is better to take tonics than to wash your feet before going to bed", "Leave trees to protect your roots and people to protect your feet" and so on. Foreign doctors 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 internal organs. If we can get into the habit of washing feet and massaging feet and toes with warm water (40-50℃) before going to bed every day, we can promote blood circulation, relax muscles and tendons, and restore the balance of Yin and Yang. For the elderly, it has the effect of getting rid of diseases and strengthening the body.
6. drink a cup of milk with honey
In ancient times, there was a folk proverb: "Salt soup in the morning, honey in the evening." In other words, drink light salt water early and honey water late. According to the research of foreign medical experts, milk contains l- tryptophan, which can promote sleep. Drinking a glass of milk with honey before going to bed 1 hour is helpful to sleep. Honey helps to keep blood sugar balance all night, thus avoiding waking up early, especially for the elderly who often suffer from insomnia.