What are the taboos before going to bed during menopause?

　    Don’t eat before going to bed

　　After a person enters sleep, the activity rhythm of some parts of the body begins to slow down and enters a resting state. If you eat before going to bed, the gastrointestinal, liver, spleen and other organs will be busy again, which not only increases their burden, but also prevents other organs from getting adequate rest. The functional area of ​​the cerebral cortex in charge of the digestive (food digestion) system will also be excited, often causing nausea after falling asleep. Dream。

　　If you eat too early in time for dinner, sleep If you feel hungry before, you can eat less snacks or fruits (such as bananas, apples, etc.), but after eating, you must rest for at least half an hour before going to bed.

　　2. Avoid using your brain before going to bed

　　If you have the habit of working and studying at night, do the more mentally demanding things first and then the easier things so that you can relax your mind and fall asleep easily. Otherwise, if the brain is in an excited state, it will be difficult to fall asleep even if you lie in bed. Over time, it is easy to develop insomnia.

　　Three taboos: avoid getting excited before going to bed

　　People's emotions, anger, sorrow, and joy can easily cause nerve The excitement or disorder of the central nervous system makes it difficult to fall asleep or even causes insomnia. Therefore, it is better to avoid being overjoyed, angry, worried or angry before going to bed, and to keep the mood stable. If you have difficulty falling asleep due to nervousness or excitement, please lie on your back, place your hands under your navel, lick your lower jaw with your tongue, relax your whole body, and when your mouth is producing fluid, keep swallowing it, and you will fall asleep in a few minutes.

　　Four taboos: talking before going to bed

　　As the saying goes: Eat without talking, sleep without talking. Because when people talk, it is easy for the brain to be excited and the mind to be active, thus affecting sleep. therefore, elderly It is not advisable to talk too much before going to bed.

　　Five taboos: sleeping on your back

　　The best sleeping position is to lie on the right side, so that the bones and muscles of the whole body are in a naturally relaxed state, making it easier to fall asleep and eliminate fatigue. Lying on your back will put the bones and muscles of the whole body in a state of tension, which is not conducive to eliminating fatigue, and can easily cause nightmares due to the hand on the chest affecting breathing, thus affecting the quality of sleep.

　　Six taboos: Sleeping with your mouth open

　　Sun Simiao said: Lie down at night and keep your mouth shut. This is the best way to maintain your vitality. Sleeping with your mouth open makes you vulnerable to viruses and bacteria in the air. Not only does the disease enter through the mouth, but it also makes the lungs and stomach easily irritated by cold air and dust, thus causing disease。

　　Seven taboos: sleeping with your head covered

　　The elderly are afraid of the cold, especially after winter arrives, and they always like to sleep with their heads covered. In this way, you will inhale a large amount of carbon dioxide that you exhale and lack necessary oxygen, which is harmful to the body. healthy Extremely disadvantageous.

　　Eight taboos: sleeping in the wind

　　Never let the wind coming in from doors and windows hit your head and body while sleeping. Because after a person is asleep, the body's ability to adapt to the external environment is reduced. If you sleep in the wind, the cold air will flow from the person over time. skin Invasion of capillaries on the body may cause in mild cases cold , in severe cases, the mouth and eyes are crooked.

　　9. Avoid sleeping in front of the lamp

　　When people are asleep, Eye Although it is closed, you can still feel the light. If you sleep with the light on, the light will disturb the natural balance in the human body, causing the body temperature, heartbeat, and blood pressure to become uncoordinated, making people feel uneasy and difficult to fall asleep. Even if they fall asleep, they are easily awakened.

　　Ten taboos: sleeping in front of the stove

　　Doing so can overheat the human body and easily cause sores and other diseases. When you get up at night to defecate, you can easily catch a cold and catch a cold. It is worth mentioning that if you use a briquette stove for heating, you should pay attention to ventilation to avoid gas poisoning.