The spring weather is mild and refreshing, making it the season people most feel drowsy. It feels like they can never wake up enough, especially feeling sleepy and yawning during work hours, lacking energy and feeling groggy all day. Despite getting enough sleep last night, today's drowsiness still keeps rolling in like waves. How can the working population cope with the low efficiency caused by spring drowsiness?
Why does spring drowsiness happen?
During the long winter, the brain has become accustomed to working in an oxygen-rich state. However, as the season transitions from winter to spring, the temperature rises, skin blood vessels gradually dilate, blood flow increases significantly, and sweat glands and pores open up. However, the total amount of blood in the human body does not increase, leading to a relative decrease in blood supply to the brain. This results in insufficient energy supply to the brain. Coupled with the warm climate and high humidity of spring, which have a calming and hypnotic effect on the cerebral cortex, it's natural to feel heavy-headed and drowsy.
Spring drowsiness is closely related to weather, work, diet, sleep, and exercise. For instance, consuming too many "heaty" foods can easily damage the body's vital energy and yin, leading to a decline in physical constitution and immunity. This, in turn, affects a person's mental state and work mood, causing issues like fatigue, lethargy, insomnia, dizziness, and difficulty concentrating at work.
Additionally, long-term exposure to air-conditioned environments with high levels of harmful gases like carbon dioxide can worsen the symptoms of "spring drowsiness." Furthermore, dust such as tree fluff and pollen in the spring environment can cause people with allergies to be more prone to "spring drowsiness."
Recommended Teas to Fight Spring Drowsiness
Jasmine Honey Tea
So, what foods can help us stay away from spring drowsiness? When it comes to tea for spring drowsiness, these nine types are recommended, not only for refreshing the mind but also for detoxifying and reducing internal heat.
Jasmine Tea
Jasmine tea is praised as "among Chinese flower teas, it carries the scent of spring." Drinking jasmine in spring can refresh the mind and has the effect of "dispelling cold pathogens and assisting with depression." It is a top choice for spring tea brewing. It is recommended to use a transparent glass cup with a lid. Take 3 grams of the scented tea, place it in the cup, and brew with freshly boiled water that has cooled to about 90°C. Immediately cover the cup to prevent the aroma from escaping.
American Ginseng Tea
During the spring drowsiness season, symptoms like staying in bed in the morning, feeling sleepy during the day, and frequent yawning are common. At this time, drinking tea made from American ginseng can help people drive away the spring lethargy. Each time, take 3-5 grams of American ginseng, steep it with about 300ml of boiling water, cover it for 5 minutes, and drink it frequently like tea. After re-brewing until the flavor is gone, chew the American ginseng to achieve a refreshing effect.
Rose, Buddha's Hand, and Astragalus Tea
Don't underestimate this "three-flower" combination; they are an excellent team when put together. The reason is that rose has the effect of soothing the liver and regulating qi, Buddha's hand has the effect of harmonizing the stomach and regulating qi, and both are used to promote the flow of qi. Astragalus has the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. The combination of the three can nourish and promote qi, achieving the goal of protecting the liver. The method is also very simple: take 6 grams of astragalus, 3 grams of rose, and 3 grams of Buddha's hand, and brew and drink.
Goji Berry and Red Date Tea
For spring drowsiness, you can also drink some medicinal teas as an auxiliary to promote physical recovery. The first is the traditional goji berry and red date tea. Use 10 grams of goji berries and 3 red dates, add an appropriate amount of cold water, and bring to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes. Drink it as a substitute for tea.
Rose Tea
Rose is slightly warm in nature and rich in vitamins. It has effects on promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, soothing the liver and regulating qi, and balancing endocrine. It is beneficial for the liver and stomach, can eliminate fatigue, and improve physical constitution, making it suitable for spring health preservation. Normally, take 6 to 10 dried rose petals, place them in a teacup, pour in hot water, and it's ready to drink. You can also add two red dates.
Goji Berry Tea
Goji berry tea can nourish the kidneys, nourish the liver, moisten the lungs, improve eyesight, strengthen bones, and relieve fatigue. It is especially suitable for office workers who spend long hours in front of a computer. It not only combats spring drowsiness but also relieves eye fatigue.
Honey Lemon Tea
Lemon Tea
Lemon tea can regulate qi, resolve phlegm, eliminate fatigue, and relieve headaches. Its preparation is also very simple: cut 2-3 fresh lemon slices, add 1 gram of salt, and steep with hot boiling water. This tea should be consumed while it's hot, as it will become bitter when cold. It can be drunk before or after meals without harming the stomach.
Mint and Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum has the effect of nourishing and calming the liver, and clearing the liver to improve eyesight, making it especially suitable for spring drinking. At the same time, it can also detoxify, promote fitness, expel evil, reduce fire, soothe wind and clear heat, and relieve sore throat and swelling. It has the ability to resist and eliminate harmful chemical or radioactive substances accumulated in the body. Brewing chrysanthemum with mint, which has a refreshing effect, can enhance its benefits.
Lavender Lemon Tea
The scent of lavender is widely loved by women and has been used since ancient times for nourishing, relieving stress, and eliminating fatigue. Lemon has the effects of promoting urination, aiding digestion and blood circulation, and relieving headaches. Its light fragrance can also refresh the mind.
In addition to drinking more of the above-mentioned refreshing health teas, in the days to come, you should eat more light, alkaline foods such as vegetables and fruits to effectively relieve "spring drowsiness." Examples include tofu, potatoes, mushrooms, rapeseed, onions, eggplant, pumpkin, radish, milk, apples, pears, bananas, cherries, and more.
Jasmine honey tea
Honey lemon tea