5 tips to help you get rid of summer sleepiness easily

　　“Two major reasons for taking a nap in summer

　　1. In summer, due to the weakening of the human body’s digestive function, it is easy to cause spleen deficiency and even fatigue.

　　The summer heat will weaken people's appetite and the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract, thus affecting the body's intake of nutrients. If the nutritional intake is low, people will naturally feel lack of energy and fatigue easily. The main symptoms are fatigue, drowsiness, heavy head, dizziness, and some may even cause nausea and loss of appetite. Generally, the tongue coating is thick and greasy, the tongue texture is light, and teeth marks can be seen. Spleen deficiency cannot transport and transform water and dampness, and water and dampness will in turn aggravate the symptoms of spleen deficiency. Exogenous dampness plus internal dampness, internal and external dampness, will aggravate the symptoms of summer sleepiness.

　　2. Massive loss of potassium, calcium and other trace elements in summer

　　Because the temperature is very high in summer, our body sweats more, and trace elements such as calcium, potassium, and sodium in the body are lost with sweat.

　　This causes the human body to be deficient in these elements, which is also the main reason for mental fatigue and "summer nap" in summer. For example, if there is too much calcium loss, hypocalcemia will easily occur, and people will often feel soreness in the back and legs; if there is too much potassium loss in the body, it will cause hypokalemia, which will cause symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, headache, and loss of appetite.

　　How to get rid of “summer nap””

　　1. Tap your fingertips to drive away fatigue

　　(1) When you feel dizzy, tapping (knocking) your head gently with the tips of your fingers is a good way to refresh yourself. First tap the top of the head, then divide the back of the head into two areas, the left and right, and tap gently and carefully. The focus should be gentle, otherwise you will become dizzy the more you knock.

　　(2 Use your fingers to tap the golden triangle thymus from the bottom of the neck to the nipple to relieve chest tightness and stagnation.

　　2. Fist pressing to release fatigue

　　Clench your fists, then place them diagonally behind your ears on your skull, slightly closer to the center of your neck. Then close your eyes and tilt your head back to release fatigue.

　　3. Dry brush the body to refresh and maintain health

　　Dry brush your body with your hands from the ends of your limbs toward your heart about ten times. Pay attention to turning the arms and brushing the entire arms; the legs are divided into two areas from ankles to knees and thighs to buttocks. The method is the same as above, brushing each area ten times.

　　4. Soak your feet with coarse salt to restore your energy.

　　When you get home, you can put 2-3 tablespoons of sea salt or rock salt and 3-4 drops of essential oil into warm water and mix thoroughly before soaking your feet. It is recommended to use lemon or lemongrass essential oil in summer.

　　5. Smell the essential oil and feel refreshed

　　When the dull air makes people feel dizzy and confused, smell the essential oils of leaves or the cool-smelling camphor and rosemary essential oils. lemon, verbena, tangerine, Grape Smells such as grapefruit also have a strong energizing effect.

　　What should I do if I feel sleepy at work?

　　1. Take a good nap

　　The daily sleep time in summer should be controlled at 7-8 hours.

　　Everyone can determine the best sleep time based on their own circumstances. After the end of the heat, you should especially take a good "midday nap", that is, you should fall asleep at midnight (11 pm to 1 am) and noon (11 pm to 1 pm) every day.

　　For office workers, falling asleep at midnight should not be difficult. But at noon sleep , but it is too extravagant a wish. In addition, although the lunch break is a nap, it should not be too casual. Do not sleep sitting or lying on the table. This will affect the blood supply to the head and make people feel dizzy, dizzy, and weak after waking up. The lunch break position should be to lie down comfortably, on your back or on your side, preferably with your head high and feet low, on your right side.

　　2. Give some visual stimulation

　　Go outside, go to the suburbs, lakeside, spring side, seaside, mountain top, and look up. If you stay indoors for a long time, you can also add some colorful and vibrant decorations and flowers indoors to give people a pleasing feeling; good visual stimulation will help eliminate autumn sleepiness.

　　3. Give some stimulation to the sense of touch

　　When you feel sleepy, brush your teeth and rinse your mouth with aromatic toothpaste, and wash your face with cold water to improve your body's health. nerve system excitement, thereby achieving the purpose of dispelling autumn sleepiness.

　　4. Give some stimulation to the sense of smell

　　When you are sleepy, you can smell wind oil, cooling oil, toilet water and lit hygienic fragrance to get rid of sleepiness and cheer up. If you can adapt to local conditions, planting some fragrant and refreshing seasonal flowers and plants in your home, balcony or courtyard will also be beneficial to relieving sleepiness.