Yes, there is no doubt that spring health preservation focuses on nourishing the liver.
In addition, it is rainy in spring, and the human body is easily trapped by moisture, resulting in poor circulation of qi and blood and impassability of meridians. Therefore, eliminating dampness is also a major point of spring health care!
So, is there a one-step method to nourish the liver and eliminate dampness?
Forget it, yes, and it's very simple, just sleep!
Sleep-the simplest way to nourish the liver
Before talking about sleeping and nourishing the liver, let me popularize a concept:
The "liver" in TCM theory not only includes the solid organ of liver, but also emphasizes its overall function.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is a small switch for regulating human qi and blood, and it has two major systemic functions-"the liver governs the discharge" and "the liver stores blood".
Among them, storing blood in the liver means that the liver has the function of storing blood and regulating the whole body blood volume.
The classic of traditional Chinese medicine, Huangdi Neijing, says that "blood returns to the liver when lying down".
In other words, when people lie down and rest quietly, blood can be hidden in the liver and get a full rest.
There is also an old saying in Chinese medicine, "When people move, the blood is transported to the meridians, while when they are still, the blood returns to the liver".
Simply put, when the human body is active (during the day), the blood volume of various tissues in the body increases, and the consumption of qi and blood is also large;
When the human body is at rest (at night), the demand for blood in various tissues of the body decreases, and part of the blood is stored in the liver.
Therefore, a good sleep and repose will help the liver to store blood normally and avoid excessive consumption of liver blood. So, isn't this just silently nourishing the liver? !
Of course, if you want to raise your liver while sleeping, you can't sleep casually. If you want to nourish the liver and eliminate dampness in one step, you should pay more attention when you sleep.
Specifically, you should sleep like this.
Sleep like this, and the liver will be quietly raised.
Moisture is pouring out.
Chinese medicine believes that sleeping on the side is more conducive to nourishing the liver and eliminating dampness.
This is because the liver meridian of Foot Jueyin is distributed on both sides of human trunk, sleeping on one side, and blood is more likely to belong to the liver meridian and hide in the liver.
At the same time, there are several important acupoints along the liver meridian of Zujueyin, such as Guo Li, Xiguan, Ququan and Yin Bao.
Sleeping on the side can slowly stimulate them and let their dampness-removing effect play out.
Tips: If you can massage the liver meridian for 3 to 5 minutes before going to bed, the effect of eliminating dampness will be more obvious, which can soothe the liver and regulate qi and improve sleep to some extent.
On the other hand, although lying on one side is helpful to nourish the liver and eliminate dampness, it is generally considered that the right position is the best because:
① The heart is in the left position in the chest cavity. When lying on the right side, the heart is above, which not only causes less pressure on the heart, but also has sufficient blood supply, and can sleep more stably.
② The openings from stomach to duodenum and from small intestine to large intestine all open to the right. When lying on the right side, the contents of the stomach easily flow into the duodenum and small intestine, which is beneficial to the operation, digestion and absorption of food in the gastrointestinal tract and ensures the normal operation of the gastrointestinal tract.
③ For the elderly who love snoring, lying on the right side can avoid the aggravation of snoring symptoms and the occurrence of apnea to a certain extent.
Therefore, people with heart discomfort, gastritis, indigestion, gastroptosis and snoring are especially suitable for lying on the right side.
In addition, patients with otitis media lie on the right side, which is convenient for pus discharge; People with low back pain lie on the right side, which can relax muscles and relieve pain; Patients with cholecystitis and gallstones lie on the right side, which is beneficial to bile excretion and prevents stones from being incarcerated.
In short, lying on the right side is not only beneficial to nourishing the liver and eliminating dampness, but also beneficial to nourishing the heart and protecting the stomach and maintaining the whole body.
Tip: When lying on the right side, you can put a pillow or cushion between your knees to fully relax your back.
However, it should be reminded that lying on the right side is good, but not everyone is suitable.
Right lung lesion
The right lung is larger than the left lung, and lying on the right side will affect the respiratory movement of the lung.
Pregnant women in the third trimester (7~ 10 month)
In the first and second trimester, lying on the side of pregnant women can make pregnant women feel more comfortable and avoid the oppression symptoms caused by other sleeping positions.
However, in the third trimester, it is recommended to lie on the left side.
Because the left lateral position can reduce the compression of pelvic artery and vein caused by uterus enlargement, improve the right rotation of uterus and increase the blood supply and circulation of uterus and placenta, which is more conducive to the growth and development of fetus.
Of course, generally speaking, sleeping position is a very casual thing. It's hard to keep us still all night.
Therefore, for healthy people, it is recommended that you lie on the right side, and you can turn over naturally for comfort.
But for people who are not so healthy, if lying on your side is good for you, you must do what you can; If it is useless or even harmful, it should be avoided as much as possible.
In fact, in addition to sleeping posture, there are two points to pay attention to about nourishing the liver and eliminating dampness during sleep ~
Don't sleep with these two things
Otherwise, it will hurt the liver and get wet.
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Don't sleep with "qi"
Modern people are too difficult! Bad thoughts encountered during the day often fall asleep at night, and the tone is still in my heart, which is difficult to swallow.
However, I must remind you that it is really not advisable to sleep with "qi"!
There are some sayings, such as "Anger leads to qi", "Anger leads to liver injury" and "All diseases are caused by qi".
Chinese medicine believes that being angry or angry will make the qi of the human body rush upward, damage the liver, lead to stagnation of liver qi and form "depression".
In this way, chest tightness, holding breath, hypochondriac pain, depression, insomnia, dreaminess, panic, loss of appetite, indigestion, loose stool and other symptoms will follow.
Even more frightening, some studies have found that sleeping may make you angry for a longer time than waking up, forming a vicious circle.
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Don't sleep with "wet"
In life, many people will fall asleep with wet hair. Some people think that long and thick hair is hard to dry, some people are afraid that hair dryers will damage their hair, and some people are simply lazy.
In short, no matter what the reason, if you fall asleep "wet", the water trapped on your head will take away the heat during evaporation, which will lead to the drop of scalp temperature, which will lead to the contraction of capillaries in the upper respiratory tract and the decrease of resistance.
At this time, the human body is not only easy to catch a cold, but also easy to let viruses or bacteria take advantage of it, leading to upper respiratory tract infections, colds, headaches and other discomfort.
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, the weak yang at night and the wet water on the head will also let the wet evil seep into the body quietly.