One action before going to bed can actually empty toxins and prolong life

Studies have shown that sleep is directly related to life expectancy. 80% of people who sleep less than 4 hours per night have a short life span. In addition, the National Sleep Disorders Association of the United States believes that among people over 65 years old, sleep disorders mainly caused by insomnia account for more than half.

If you want to sleep well and live a good life, you must pay special attention to making some preparations before going to bed. Do a few small movements every day before going to bed to excrete toxins from your body, clean out the garbage in your body, help you sleep soundly, sleep well, and live longer! Let's learn it together~

1. Combing your hair before going to bed: regulating the meridians of the whole body

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the head is the home of the brain, the body's "house of intelligence," and connects the meridians throughout the body. Proper stimulation of the acupuncture points on the head is beneficial to improving brain function, regulating the meridians throughout the body, and achieving the purpose of disease prevention and health preservation.

Patients with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and neurasthenia should insist on combing their hair. By stimulating the acupoints on the head with a comb, it can calm the liver and wind, open the orifices and calm the mind, and play an auxiliary therapeutic role in the disease.

How to comb your hair?

You can use a comb to comb your hair, or you can use your fingers instead of a comb. When using five fingers to form a comb, use the ten fingers of both hands to comb the hair from the hairline on the forehead from front to back to the hairline at the back of the neck, rubbing the scalp while combing. Do it slowly and gently, for about 10 minutes each time.

2. Stretch before going to bed: Your tendons grow an inch longer, and your life will be extended by ten years

Stretching is the simplest and most practical health-preserving exercise. There is a folk saying that goes, "Stretching often is an ancient saying that can relieve fatigue, nourish the blood and nourish the heart."

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the saying goes "If the tendons grow an inch longer, your life will be extended by ten years." Proper stretching of the body, such as stretching, can help unclog the meridians, promote the circulation of qi and blood, and adjust the yin and yang balance of the internal organs. It is a good way of self-care.

How to stretch?

When stretching, stretch your body as much as possible, straighten your limbs, and use all the muscles in your body. When stretching, try to inhale as much as possible; when relaxing, relax all the muscles in your body and exhale as much as possible, so that the exercise effect will be better.

3. Abdominal massage before bed: stimulate appetite, strengthen spleen, nourish kidney and heart

The abdominal pushing method uses simple techniques to clear the garbage in the meridians, thereby achieving the purpose of soothing the liver and regulating qi, stimulating the appetite and strengthening the spleen, and nourishing the kidneys and nourishing the heart. This is very useful for the effect of weight gain caused by emotional disorders.

Pushing the abdomen before going to bed can reduce abdominal and lower body fat, because it can bring fresh blood to the abdomen and lower body, which can unblock the meridians and achieve the effect of lowering fat and losing weight.

How to push the abdomen?

It is best to lie on the bed, first make fists with both hands (you can also use the heels of your palms), and push from the center of the chest to below the belly button. There is only one direction, do not push in the opposite direction.

During the pushing process, the force should be moderate, and at the same time, feel the abdomen for any abnormality. Do this 10-20 times. If there are lumps, push them carefully as there is likely to be internal fat being squeezed.

4. Tap the gallbladder meridian before going to bed: activate blood circulation, detoxify, and remove waste

Massaging and tapping the gallbladder meridian can relax the meridians, promote blood circulation and detoxify. With faster blood circulation, the body will have enough energy to eliminate waste, and edema and toxins in the body will naturally be eliminated.

How to tap the gallbladder meridian?

The gallbladder meridian runs along the midline of the thigh and the outer side of the lower limb to between the little toe and the second toe. There is a mark that is very easy to find, which is along the line in the middle of the pants to the side of the knee. The main acupoints are Huantiao, Fengshi, Zhongdu and Xiyangguan.

If you go to bed too late (after 11pm), don't knock. Because the liver and gallbladder are internal and external organs, tapping the gallbladder meridian after 11 o'clock in the evening can easily cause liver inflammation.