What to eat for mental fatigue

In daily life and work, if you are under a relatively high workload, it is often easy to cause excessive mental fatigue, memory deterioration, and some forgetfulness. When mental fatigue occurs, you must first focus on good conditioning, pay attention to getting enough rest, and pay attention to diet. Sometimes you can eat some wolfberries, eat more nuts, and eat more foods that help relieve fatigue.

1. Eat more wolfberries

Office workers stare at the computer or densely arranged reports in front of them all day long, and their eyes will feel sore and uncomfortable. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Goji berries can nourish the kidneys and produce essence, nourish the liver and improve eyesight." Eating goji berries can reduce ultraviolet stimulation and protect the optic nerve from damage. If you want to maximize the eye-protecting effect of wolfberry, the best and simplest way is to chew it and eat it. It is suitable for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of wolfberry per day. If you chew wolfberries dry, you should halve the amount you eat, otherwise you may over-nourish yourself.

2. Eat more nuts

Office workers have a heavy workload, and their brains are always running at high speed from morning to night. Many people report that they suffer from splitting headaches and become dazed when it is time to get off work. In addition to getting up and walking around every hour during work to relax your brain nerves, you can eat a handful of nuts such as walnuts, pistachios, and almonds around 10 a.m. or 3 p.m. They are rich in lecithin, vitamins and trace elements, and have a good effect on repairing brain power.

3. Eat more millet

Office workers have a lot of social engagements, and drinking, smoking, overeating, and irregular meal times can all hurt the stomach. Millet has the effect of nourishing the stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that millet has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and warming the middle. Millet tastes sweet and salty, and has the effects of clearing away heat and thirst, strengthening the stomach and removing dampness, harmonizing the stomach and promoting sleep. It is more suitable for people with internal heat and weak spleen and stomach. Some people have a poor appetite. Eating millet can stimulate the appetite and nourish the stomach. It has the effect of strengthening the stomach and digestion, and preventing nausea and vomiting.

4. Eat more bananas

Many people have to travel frequently on business, running around all day long, which puts a lot of strain on their legs. After running all day, my legs often feel sore and swollen. Eat some bananas. Firstly, bananas are rich in potassium, which can effectively relieve our body’s fatigue; secondly, potassium can eliminate excess salt in the body, making swollen legs become thinner.

5. Eat more red beans

Office workers are overwhelmed by various meetings and social events, and have to worry about things one after another, which can easily make them feel exhausted. It is recommended to eat some red beans when you are physically and mentally exhausted in winter. Li Shizhen called red beans "valley of the heart", which shows the heart-nourishing effect of red beans. From a clinical point of view, red beans can both clear heart fire and replenish heart blood. It is rich in crude fiber, which clinically helps lower blood lipids, blood pressure, and improve heart function. It is also rich in iron, which can promote qi and replenish blood, making it very suitable for women with insufficient heart blood.