The benefits of staying in bed in winter
Inside the bed and outside the bed are two worlds. When people think of the cold outside, they naturally want to hide in a warm bed instead of getting up.
Experts say: When you get up early in winter, staying in bed for five minutes is good for your muscles and brain. It is cold in winter, and staying in bed for 5 minutes can not only give the muscles that are still in a relaxed state a buffer time, but also restore them to a natural state of tension, so that the blood that is "resting" gradually "wakes up" and slowly flows back to the normal flow rate. You can also adjust your mental state and let your brain gradually wake up from sleep.
If you get up after waking up, your muscles will suddenly catch cold and easily cause soreness. At this time, the blood flow is still slow, and oxygen cannot be delivered to the brain at once. If the blood pressure doesn't come up, it will cause dizziness and other discomfort. Especially the elderly, after all, their legs and feet are inflexible and their bones are fragile, so they should move slowly when they get up, giving the body a process of awakening and adapting.
It should also be pointed out that the ancients had the habit of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset". Getting up in the sun in winter can protect the yang in the body. For the elderly and children with weak constitution, it can enhance their ability to keep out the cold and prevent discomfort symptoms such as general weakness, palpitation and shortness of breath.
2. Reasons for staying in bed
1. disgusting and sleepy
The ancients said, "Sleeping and eating are both important for health." This shows the importance of sleep. Adequate and high-quality sleep can eliminate fatigue and make people refreshed. But people find themselves sleeping too long and feel sleepy after waking up, as if they have never slept. Why?
Li Yan, director of the psychological sleep department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, explained that from the perspective of western medicine, obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome, heart disease, chronic liver disease, anemia, diabetes and so on. They are all in poor spirits during the day and want to sleep very much. This is usually related to deficiency of qi and blood, endogenous phlegm-dampness, old age and infirmity, and poor sleep habits. Usually, these people with these characteristics often feel tired, so they are even more reluctant to move, hoping to relieve fatigue by extending their time in bed or sleeping.
Su Wenxuan's Five Qi articles in Huangdi Neijing mentioned that "prolonged sight hurts blood, prolonged lying hurts qi, prolonged sitting hurts meat, prolonged standing hurts bones, and prolonged walking hurts tendons, which is called five strains". Chinese medicine believes that lying for a long time, like lying or lying for many times, will lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis, while Shui Gu's subtle body will not be able to convey all the five internal organs and bones, making him weak and tired, which is the so-called ". Qi deficiency can lead to weakness of limbs, low voice and fear of qi.
2. Lung, spleen, heart and kidney qi are damaged after a long sleep.
Lying down for a long time hurts lung, spleen, heart and kidney qi. The importance of "Qi" to human body is self-evident. If people lie still in bed for a long time, the movement of qi will become slow, and the metabolic rate in the body will also slow down accordingly, which may lead to the deficiency of lung qi, temper, heart qi and kidney qi, thus resulting in a series of sub-health and even disease States.
From this point of view, lying for a long time hurts the qi, and the lung, spleen, heart and kidney are qi-deficient, which leads to the generation and transport of essence, qi, blood and body fluid. If you can't give it to your heart and brain to nourish your spirit, your spirit will not prosper or decline. I can't support my limbs, but I am tired and weak, and I don't talk much; In addition, the abnormal metabolism of water and liquid, phlegm and dampness blind the mind, make people sleepy, stay in the limbs, and make the limbs sleepy. In short, the more you sleep, the more sleepy you get, or the yin is too heavy, so that the yin is strong and the yang is weak, and your spirit is not good.
3. according to the weather health.
In view of this, in order to prevent us from getting more and more sleepy, it is more important to actively find out the reasons for getting more and more sleepy. Li Yan said that it is particularly important for doctors to judge their physical characteristics, work nature, sleep habits and whether they have other physical diseases. It is particularly important to develop good sleep habits, improve physical fitness, exercise properly, find the most suitable sleep time and sleep maintenance time, and not to take excessive rest, which corresponds to the weather. Wake up in the morning when the sun is shining, exercise properly, and sleep peacefully at night when the sun is fading, so that sleep can fundamentally relieve fatigue and give full play to self-energy and physical strength.
Under the guidance of a doctor, Li Yan suggested that if qi and blood are insufficient, you can add some hens, astragalus, yam, jujube, longan and so on. Based on the theory that exercise generates yang, you should exercise properly and don't be too greedy for bed; For people with yang deficiency, it is recommended to eat some warm foods in winter, such as beef, mutton and leeks. Those with phlegm-dampness constitution should eat more Poria cocos, Coix seed and wax gourd. Transport spleen to eliminate dampness and improve fatigue; People with blood deficiency can take medicated diets such as peanuts, spinach, pumpkin, sesame and donkey-hide gelatin. It is the best policy for women to strengthen their diet and do a good job in health care during menstruation.
Moderate bed rest in winter has certain benefits, which can give people a buffer. There are several reasons for staying in bed. In life, some people simply feel that they don't want to get up and will stay in bed for a long time. This is actually harmful to health. If the human body sleeps for too long, it will lead to a worse mental state. It's ok to lie down for a while and get up in winter!