What to do when menopause suffers from insomnia?

October 18 is World Menopause Care Day
.
According to the latest European survey data, up to 94% of European women suffer from one or more menopausal symptoms, and nearly two-thirds of menopausal women's symptoms will seriously affect their pace and quality
of life.
In China, the incidence of menopausal symptoms in women is also as high as 60%-80%.

Menopausal symptoms such as menstrual disorders, hot flashes and sweating, mood swings (irritability, anxiety or depression), and memory loss are numerous
.
Lu Xiao, director of the menopausal health care department of the Guangdong Maternal and Child Health Hospital, pointed out that insomnia is also a big problem
that plagues menopausal women.
After entering menopause, many women will have different degrees of difficulty falling asleep, restless sleep, light sleep, easy to wake up and other problems, for a long time, the accompanying tiredness, depression, irritability and other bad emotions also follow
.

So, what to do when menopause suffers from insomnia? Lu Xiao especially recommends that menopausal women can prevent insomnia
from the following four aspects.

1.
Chinese medicine foot bath

Foot bath, also known as foot bath, is a commonly used external treatment
.
Our feet have many acupuncture points and reflex areas, which have a close relationship with the meridians, qi and blood of the whole body, and when Chinese medicine foot bath, these acupuncture points and reflex areas can be stimulated, promote human blood circulation, regulate the endocrine system, and finally achieve the effect
of disease prevention and treatment.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that menopausal women are mostly in the liver and kidney yin deficiency, false fire in the stage of blazing fire, yin and yang hyper, virtual yang floating more and more hot flashes, insomnia, irritability and other discomfort, Qiju Dihuang pills contain Zhu Shen, ripe rehmannia, goji berries, yams, cassia seeds, yuanzhi, jujube kernels, night vines and other medicinal materials, with the effect of tonifying the kidney and liver, nourishing the yin and calming the nerves, adding these drugs in the process of foot bath to stimulate the foot acupuncture points, can play a role in adjusting yin and yang, improving blood circulation in the body, calming the mind and helping sleep
.
However, because there are individual differences, the situation of menopausal insomnia is not exactly the same, so it is best to use
it under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.

2.
Eat healthy

Daily diet should pay attention to eating more calcium-rich foods, such as milk, soy products, etc.
, supplementing high-quality protein, such as lean meat, eggs, fish, etc.
, eating more fresh vegetables and fruits rich in fiber, and minimizing the intake
of high-fat foods.

Do not drink coffee and strong tea within 4-6 hours before going to bed, it is recommended to drink lily date kernel tea, take dried lily, sour jujube kernel, cinnamon, goji berries, wheat and poria about 30 grams each, put it in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water to boil and drink tea, it has the effect
of constant sedation, improving sleeplessness and palpitations, nourishing and tonifying, replenishing kidney qi, and calming the mind and mind.

3.
Acupressure

Before going to bed, you can tap the following acupuncture points:

(1) Inner Gate: The Divine Gate and the Inner Gate are matched, which can calm the mind
.

(2) God's Gate: The heart is the main god, and the heart hides the god
.
Looking at the name, you can know that the acupuncture point of the gate of God is good at curing the disease
of "God".

(3) Baihui: On the top of the head, the front hairline is straight up 5 inches
in the middle.
Baihui will have the effect of lifting yang qi and awakening the mind, and can treat all kinds of dizziness and headaches caused by insufficient qi and blood, strong liver fire, and wind and evil invasion, and we often use it clinically as the first choice acupuncture point
for the treatment of head pain.

(4) If you have difficulty falling asleep and have insomnia, you can massage these three special acupuncture points: insomnia, Zusanli, and three yin.

4.
Flirtation

After entering menopause, women's mood swings are easily affected, so you can cultivate more hobbies, make more friends, increase the interest of life, and keep your mood comfortable and calm
.
You can do some sports every day: such as yoga, tai chi, walking, cycling, etc.
, to get joy in appropriate exercise and forget your troubles
.
In addition, due to hormonal disorders in the body, in the face of a series of symptoms of menopausal women, family members should also give understanding and support, more care, more encouragement, and more communication to help them pass menopause smoothly
.