What causes waking up at night?

Sleeping at night is a state of rest and recharging after a busy day. Being awakened all the time during sleep is also a common phenomenon. This may be due to physical illness, or problems with organs or liver. You can adjust your diet, adjust your regular rest time, pay more attention to protein intake, and eat more light food.

What is the reason for waking up suddenly at night?

If you always have difficulty falling asleep in your daily life and wake up easily, then this may mean that there is a problem with your health. If you always wake up during these two time periods when you sleep at night, it may be that there is a problem with your liver. You must pay attention to it at this time.

If you always wake up in these two "time periods" when you fall asleep at night, it may be a problem with your liver.

1. 1 a.m.

I believe that most people go to bed early at night, but are particularly prone to waking up at 1 a.m. If this happens, it may cause problems with our liver or kidney function. Because the circulation of qi and blood is very fast around 1 a.m., qi and blood will flow to the liver at this time. If the liver fire in the body is very strong, it will have a great impact on the circulation of qi and blood, causing people to wake up during this time period. If such a problem occurs, you must go to the hospital for examination in time.

2. 3 a.m.

If you wake up easily at 3 a.m., then there is a high possibility that there is a problem with your liver. Since the liver needs to detoxify during this period of time, if you wake up during this period of time, it indirectly means that the liver has been damaged and the ability to detoxify has gradually declined. If you always wake up during this period of time, it means that there are more and more toxins and garbage in the liver.

The following aspects should be done mainly:

① A light diet rich in protein and vitamins is recommended.

② Participate in exercises that emphasize mental training, such as Qigong and Tai Chi, to improve the regulatory ability of the nerves.

③ Live a regular life, go to bed on time, do not eat too much for dinner, and do not drink stimulating drinks such as tea and coffee before going to bed.

④ Health foods such as menatonin and lecithin have a good effect in regulating nerve function and help improve sleep.

Insomnia refers to insufficient sleep time, or shallow or unclear sleep, which can be divided into the following three types:

(1) Initial insomnia: It is difficult to fall asleep and it is not until the second half of the night that one can fall asleep.

(2) Intermittent insomnia: restless sleep, easy awakening, and frequent nightmares. This is common among middle-aged people with indigestion.

(3) Terminal insomnia: It is not difficult to fall asleep, but the sleep duration is short. The patient cannot fall asleep again after waking up in the second half of the night. This type of insomnia is common in the elderly with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and depression.

Insomnia increases the excitability of the brain, causing difficulty falling asleep, shallow sleep, easy awakening, and early awakening due to frequent dreams. Due to lack of sleep at night, patients suffer from daytime fatigue, lack of concentration and poor appetite. Some people also have symptoms such as tinnitus, amnesia, hand tremors, dizziness and heaviness in the head, and irritability. Insomnia can also cause psychological disturbances, and patients feel a heavy physical and mental burden. Traditional Chinese medicine calls "insomnia" "insomnia" and believes that it has many causes, including "sleeping restlessly due to stomach disharmony" and "insomnia due to fatigue and restlessness". It is related to malfunction of the heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys and insufficient yin and blood. This symptom is more common in people with neurasthenia.

Self-treatment precautions

(1) Self-treatment of insomnia cannot rely on medication. Instead, attention should be paid to eliminating the causes of insomnia, striving for psychological balance, and combining physical therapy to improve physical fitness. The effect will be better.

(2) Maintain a balance between work and rest and change bad living habits. Quit smoking, drinking, and spicy foods such as coffee and strong tea. Don't eat too much at dinner.

(3) Eat appropriate amounts of foods that help with nerve function. Such as river fish, sea fish, oysters, shrimps, loaches, pork liver, pork kidneys, walnuts, peanuts, apples, mushrooms, peas, broad beans, milk, etc.

(4) Stop using your brain half an hour before going to bed and listen to soft and beautiful music in a quiet environment. People who have trouble falling asleep can also do some relaxing activities such as going out for a walk.