The ancients believed that "sleeping and eating are important tasks of health preservation." Good sleep can replenish the body's energy, restore energy, and have the effect of "nourishing yin and nourishing yuan"
Therefore, high-quality sleep is also a health care means that cannot be ignored in winter. So, how can we have a good sleep quality?
Massage the following four acupoints regularly to help you sleep.
Tang Yin pt.
Tang Yin acupoint is located on the forehead of human body, often rubbed in the center of eyebrows, which has the functions of improving eyesight, clearing nose, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Clinically, it is mainly used to treat insomnia, headache, sinusitis and other diseases.
Tang Yin point is in the center of the eyebrows, and you can push Tang Yin point with your thumb for 2~3 minutes before going to bed.
Zusanli point
Zusanli point is a big healthy point. By the way, rubbing your feet after soaking can replenish the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and blood, and prolong life.
This acupoint is located three inches below the external knee, between the two tendons. Press the Zusanli point of the left and right legs with your left and right fingers for 3~5 minutes.
Sanyinjiao point
Sanyinjiao is located at the intersection of spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin, kidney meridian of Foot Shaoyin and liver meridian of Foot Jueyin. This point has a wide range of uses, besides invigorating spleen and enriching blood, it can also regulate liver and kidney; There is also a calming effect, which can help sleep.
This acupoint is located three inches above the medial malleolus and at the posterior edge of the tibia. Press and knead the Sanyinjiao point of the right foot with the left thumb, and then press and knead the Sanyinjiao point of the left foot with the right thumb for 3 minutes each.
Yongquan point
Yongquan point is one of the commonly used acupoints of the kidney meridian of foot shaoyin, which is located at the foot bottom, that is, the place where the forefoot is depressed when the foot is rolled up, and it is about the intersection of the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 of the line connecting the head ends of the second and third metatarsal toes of the sole with the heel.
Daily health care, you can massage the left and right Yongquan points with your left and right hands 100 times.
This article was written by China Journal of Family Doctors &; Produced jointly by Popular Science China.