1, the reason why you are prone to spring sleep
Experts explained that because of the long winter, the brain gradually got used to working in an oxygen-enriched state. In spring, the sun shines, the temperature rises, the skin blood vessels gradually expand, the blood flow greatly increases, and the sweat glands and pores also open. However, the total amount of blood in the human body has not increased, resulting in a relative decrease in blood supply to the brain and insufficient energy supply to the brain. Coupled with the warm climate and high humidity in spring, it has a good calming and hypnotic effect on people's cerebral cortex, which will naturally make people sleepy and sleepy. Therefore, people will feel sleepy and want to sleep.
At the same time, "spring sleep" is also related to the disharmony of weather, work and rest, diet, sleep and exercise. Among them, eating hot food and turning on the air conditioner are two "culprits". Eat hot food, such as spicy, fried food, dog meat, mutton, wine, hot pot and so on. It is easy to cause stomach fire to rise, yin and yang to flourish, red eyes and swollen face, and even red hearts to rise in severe cases. Internal fire is easy to damage human qi and yin, leading to the decline of human physique and immunity, thus affecting people's mental state and work mood, resulting in fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, dizziness, inattention at work and other problems. Long-term exposure to air-conditioned environment with high content of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide in the air will also aggravate the symptoms of "spring sleep".
2. A therapeutic formula for preventing spring sleepiness
(1) Qijingzao Decoction
Astragalus membranaceus 15g, Polygonatum sibiricum 10g, jujube 6g, decocted in water once a day.
(2) Two meters of red jujube porridge
Glutinous rice 100g, coix seed 500g and red dates 50g. Mash glutinous rice, wash coix seed, remove the core of red dates, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, add brown sugar when the porridge is cooked until it is thick, and cook for a while.
(3) Walnut Danshen Drink
5 walnuts, 6g bergamot slices and 0/0g salvia miltiorrhiza. Decocting Saviae Miltiorrhizae Radix and Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis, mashing Semen Juglandis and white sugar, adding into the above soup, mixing well, decocting with low fire for 10 min, and cooling to drink.
(4) Chinese yam walnut porridge
Fresh yam 100g, lentils 50g, walnuts 50g and japonica rice 60g. Wash and slice the yam, put it into the pot with lentils, walnuts and japonica rice, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, and add seasoning to eat after porridge is cooked.
3. Tips for keeping in good health in spring
First, the focus is on zinc.
Trace element zinc is an active component of systemic enzymes, which helps to regulate the immune system and is an extremely important factor for normal growth. But men tend to ignore zinc. According to the survey, only less than 1/3 men meet the standard of zinc. Zinc can be obtained from seafood, lean meat, coarse grains and leguminous plants.
Second, you can relax on the iron.
The number of men with iron deficiency is less than1%; Most men don't have to worry about the iron content in food; Men are less able to bear iron overload; Male iron supplementation may mask the signal that internal bleeding leads to iron deficiency.
Third, treat protein correctly.
Many men want to exercise their muscles and eat more protein food. In fact, most men don't need to supplement protein. Adding low-fat dairy products to meat, poultry, fish or leguminous plants will be very beneficial.
Fourth, increase the intake of antioxidants.
Antioxidants, especially vitamin E, can prevent free radicals from damaging blood vessel walls, thus preventing cholesterol blockage, thus helping to fight heart disease and stroke. Almost all coarse grain nuts and vegetable oils contain vitamin E. In order to obtain more vitamin E than daily rations, it is necessary to supplement it. Eating fruits and vegetables can also get the benefits of other antioxidants.
5. Add vitamin B6 and folic acid.
These two difficult-to-obtain B vitamins help to decompose homocysteine. Excessive amino acids are a risk factor for heart disease. Vitamin B6 exists in chickens, fish, coarse grains and leguminous plants. Folic acid is rich in green leafy vegetables, orange juice, beans and fortified grains.
3. Ways to fight against spring sleepiness
Eat: This is a balanced diet. Oily food can make people feel sour and sleepy, so you should eat more alkaline fruits and vegetables, such as potatoes, mushrooms, onions, eggplant, radish, cauliflower, sweet pepper, lotus root, lily, pumpkin, banana, apple, pear, etc., which can neutralize acidic substances in the body and effectively alleviate "spring sleepiness". In addition, spicy things such as onion, ginger and garlic can be eaten properly, which can replenish people's yang and relieve "spring sleep".
Exercise: Another cause of spring sleepiness is lack of exercise, so proper exercise is needed to effectively solve spring sleepiness. Don't let yourself doze off when you are sleepy. Get up to exercise your joints and get your brain excited. When people are active, your body's circulation speeds up, so more blood will be sent to your brain, and your brain will be more awake. Usually take time to do some aerobic exercise, such as jogging, swimming, yoga and so on.
Sleep: every feeling that spring sleep gives people is sleep, so many people think that unless they sleep as much as possible, they will not be sleepy. This idea is wrong. Sleeping more can't solve spring sleep, but it will lead to irregular biological clock and affect health. We should keep a regular habit of falling asleep, falling asleep before 1 1 every day and getting up at 7: 00 in the morning, even on weekends. In the warm noon, you can also take a nap for 20 minutes to replenish your sleep and make your body full of vitality in the afternoon.