Sleep is an important part of nourishing and protecting the kidney.
One third of a person's life is spent in sleep. The ancients said that "sleeping and eating are the key to health" and "those who can sleep and eat can live forever". Sleep can make the body eliminate fatigue, restore physical strength, maintain sufficient kidney essence, and make the body and mind have a full rest. Animal experiments show that animals can recover from starvation for 25 days, but not sleeping for 5 days may lead to death. Therefore, in a sense, sleep is more important than diet.
Master Zhang Daning said that Chinese medicine believes that sleep is a process of balance between Yin and Yang, with Yang entering Yin and insomnia, while Yang leaving Yin and insomnia. "The Theory of Ling Shu Da Confusion" says that "Yang exhaustion leads to lying down, while Yin exhaustion leads to fainting"; "Lingshu Kouwen" records: "It is sunny in the daytime and cloudy in the middle of the night. Yin governs the night and lies at night. Yang governs, Yin governs, Yang exhausts, Yin exhausts, Yang exhausts. " Here, yang refers to the activity and excitement during the day, which is a function; Yin refers to the process of rest, rest and recovery, which belongs to matter.
There used to be an accepted saying that when people get old, their sleep time decreases, and five or six hours a day is enough. Old people sleep late, wake up early, sleep lightly, and wake up more often at night, which affects their sleep at night, so it seems that old people should sleep less. However, in recent years, a large number of studies have confirmed that the elderly must ensure 7-8 hours of sleep every day in order to achieve the purpose of "filling kidney essence and nourishing kidney qi". Another study shows that the death rate of people who sleep less than 4 hours a day is twice that of the former, so ensuring sleep is an important part of nourishing the kidney.
Pay attention to "meridian sleep" in health preservation
Master Zhang Daning said that the "harmony between man and nature" in traditional Chinese medicine is also called "harmony between man and nature", which means that "man and nature are a unified whole, and the natural environment affects people's physiology, pathology, treatment and health care. And people should always adapt to and cooperate with this changing natural environment. Only in this way can we achieve "harmony between man and nature" and "harmony between man and nature". So is sleep.
At noon (noon refers to 1 1 point), external yang is the most abundant, "sleeping at noon can nourish kidney yang"; Midnight (midnight refers to 1 1 point), the vulva is the most abundant, "siesta can nourish kidney yin", "siesta hurts its (kidney) yang, and siesta consumes its (kidney) yin; Those who hurt their yang are sleepy, and those who consume their yin are insomnia. In other words, if you don't take a nap at noon, it will hurt kidney yang, and it is easy to get sleepy in the afternoon; Not sleeping in the middle of the night will hurt the kidney yin, and it is difficult to fall asleep after midnight 1 p.m. Therefore, sleeping "meridian sense" is an important method to nourish kidney yin and get kidney yang. In addition, it is particularly important to try to "wake up naturally".
Because of work, Master Zhang Daning has been on a business trip for many years. He found that many big cities in the south, especially the first-tier cities with fast pace of work and life, generally have the habit of not taking a nap. He called a nap a lie-in. He never rested at noon and slept late at night. In any case, most of them stay up late into the night, even around 1, or get up later in the morning, most of them get up before 7 o'clock, and only sleep five or six times a day on average. In recent years, with the improvement of health awareness and the communication between North and South, southerners have gradually realized the benefits of taking a nap, and the number of people taking a nap and going to bed early every night has gradually increased, which is undoubtedly beneficial to nourishing and protecting the kidneys.
Create a good sleeping and fitness environment.
The way and environment of sleep are also related to tonifying kidney. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, thought that mortals should lie down, facing east in spring and summer, facing west in autumn and winter, and their heads should not lie north, and their beds should not be located north of the wall. Anyone who wants to sleep, don't sing and don't get up. Take off your left and right sides before going to bed, but don't give up when you lie down. Don't leave candles when you lie down, which makes your soul and six gods uneasy and full of sadness and resentment. Yan 'an furnace near the head causes long-term fire, heavy eyes and dry nose. Don't have holes in your ears when you lie down at night, which means you are deaf when you blow, and you don't have to lie naked in summer, which means you are thick-skinned, addicted or blow your face. Don't cover your head in winter night, and live long. "
In Song Dynasty, Cai proposed in Sleeping Technique that "you should bend when you sleep, stretch when you feel, be upright in the morning and evening, sleep first, sleep first, and then sleep". Because of the position of the heart, it is generally more appropriate to sleep on the right side.
In a word, sleep has a vital relationship with nourishing kidney. Ensuring sleep time and paying attention to sleep methods are undoubtedly crucial to human health.
Brief introduction of Zhang Daning, a master of traditional Chinese medicine
Founder of kidney disease in traditional Chinese medicine
Librarian of Central Museum of Literature and History
Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences
Member of the Policy Expert Advisory Committee of the National Health and Wellness Commission.
Member of state administration of traditional chinese medicine Expert Advisory Committee on Reform and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
National expert on kidney disease of traditional Chinese medicine
President of China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research
Vice President of Chinese Medicine Association
Chairman of the National Society of Nephropathy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Honorary President and Chief Expert of Tianjin Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
President of Tianjin Traditional Chinese Medicine Association
The Namer of "Zhang Daning Star"