Health Tips: Eat Right, Sleep Well

Para matapos ang sleep disorder dulot ng stressful work o study, maliban sa pagbabago ng lifestyle, pagpapahinga, at exercise, ang tamang pagpili ng mga pagkain na nakakatulong sa calmness at sleep ay isang magandang paraan.
Eat Right, Sleep Well. Ang best rice is large grain, uniform, white color, with rice aroma, and free of impurities. Store in a dry place.
How to use: Cook glutinous rice into porridge, eat before sleeping to help fall asleep. If you add lotus or lily, it helps even more. But glutinous rice is hard to digest, so don’t eat too much at once; people with poor digestion should avoid eating too much.
Lily: Best when thick, even petals. Can be stored in a rice bin to extend shelf life.
How to use: Boil until soft, add sugar, make lily soup for calming effect. Can also be cooked with glutinous rice, lotus seeds, jujube into eight treasure porridge. Fresh lily has a natural bitterness; peel off the outer layer to reduce bitterness.
Lotus Seeds: Best when large, uniform, plump, and white. Store in sealed, dry place.
How to use: Boil until soft, add sugar, make lotus seed soup; or cook with jujube into lotus seed jujube soup, both have calming and sleep-promoting effects. The core of lotus seed is very bitter; many people throw it away. But the core has blood pressure-lowering effect, so it’s a pity to discard.
Sour Jujube Seed: Usually bought from herbal stores. Best when large, full, deep red skin, without shell.
How to use: Boil with water to make sour jujube tea, effective for insomnia. But avoid if having diarrhea.
Jujube: Best when thick flesh, small seed, red color, sweet taste. Store in dry place.
How to use: Boil with water to make jujube tea; or add to porridge to make jujube porridge, both help promote sleep.