How can we have a good sleep?

As we all know, adequate sleep can protect the brain and enhance immunity, while lack of sleep can affect health. Nowadays, competition is fierce and work pressure is high, and more and more people are suffering from insomnia. Friends who suffer from insomnia for a long time will become irritable, often listless, look haggard, have more wrinkles, and their memory will gradually decline. How can we have a good sleep? Below I will teach you how to do it.

Tips for a good sleep

1. The bedroom environment should be clean and quiet

The room should be clean, well-ventilated, with appropriate room temperature and quiet surroundings. Bedding should be suitable, quilts should be soft, light and comfortable, and should be dried frequently and washed frequently. The height of the pillow should be selected appropriately. Generally, 5-8 cm is appropriate for an adult pillow. Buckwheat husk or rice husk, which have high air permeability and good fluidity, are ideal pillow cores.

2. Keep your emotions stable

Avoid worrying and getting angry, and be calm and peaceful, with a calm mind. Don't read books, watch movies, or watch TV thrillers or detective stories before going to bed.

3. Don’t eat before going to bed

Eating before going to bed increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and makes people feel bloated and full, which not only affects sleep but also easily leads to obesity. In addition, avoid strong tea, coffee and alcohol at night. Drinking a cup of hot milk or listening to music before going to bed can help the body relax and fall asleep easily.

4. A bowl of soup before bed

This basin of soup refers to soaking your feet in hot water before going to bed. It can guide the blood downward and calm the mind.

5. Don’t cover your head when sleeping

Covering your head and face will make it difficult to breathe, and you will easily inhale a large amount of carbon dioxide exhaled by yourself and harmful substances evaporated from your body, which is not good for your health.

6. Sleeping posture should be scientific

When sleeping on your back, your body muscles are not easy to relax, and your hands are easy to rest on your chest, causing nightmares; sleeping on your stomach compresses the chest, affecting your breathing and heartbeat. Lying on the right side is the most scientific position. It protects the heart from being compressed, allows for easy breathing, and is also beneficial for gastric emptying.

7. Don’t sleep with the light on

Although people close their eyes when they sleep, the light can still be sensed by the human body.

The above are some good ways to help you sleep. Long-term lack of sleep will affect your health and even your lifespan, so we cannot ignore its harm. Good sleeping habits are the guarantee of good health. As long as you sleep well, your work state will be good and your mood will be comfortable. In addition to the methods introduced above, the editor recommends exercising before going to bed so that you can sleep better.