Insomnia

On July 4th, the first batch of entries for the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Science Popularization Standard Knowledge Base, organized by the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was released at the Xinhua Media Creative Workshop in Beijing. Guo Rongjuan, Deputy Party Secretary of Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, interpreted the entry on "Insomnia" during the event. Deputy Party Secretary Guo Rongjuan of Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine What constitutes good sleep? According to Guo Rongjuan, good sleep involves falling asleep quickly, deep and restful sleep with deep and long breathing, no nighttime awakenings, quick awakening in the morning, and abundant energy. How long should one sleep? The amount of sleep that ensures a person wakes up feeling refreshed and energetic is the most suitable for them. It is recommended that normal adults sleep for 6-8 hours per night, while children and adolescents should sleep for no less than 9 hours. Guo Rongjuan noted that good sleep should restore a healthy sleep structure for patients, which is an advantage of TCM treatment. For example, while sleeping pills may enable someone to sleep for 6-7 hours, this kind of sleep disrupts the natural sleep structure, leaving one…

"Anmo therapy can effectively treat insomnia, relieve headaches and cervical spondylosis, making it suitable for people living at a fast pace." Dr. Wu Binjiang, president of the Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Canada, is well-known locally for his head anmo therapy. Patients not only include local compatriots but also those who have heard of him and come seeking treatment. Currently, TCM culture has spread widely around the world. In interviews with overseas Chinese medicine practitioners via telephone by China News Service, they noted that as TCM continues to gain popularity abroad, more and more foreign citizens are actively seeking acupuncture, anmo therapy, and other treatments as important means of health management and disease prevention. According to Dr. Wu Binjiang, to satisfy the interest of various ethnic groups in TCM knowledge, the college regularly holds related lectures online and offline, providing translations in multiple languages. "Lecturers explain in simple and understandable ways how acupuncture precisely stimulates acupoints and promotes the circulation of qi and blood, helping the audience understand the mysteries of meridian diagnosis," he said. "Since its establishment, our school has trained hundreds of 'foreign TCM practitioners' for the local community," Dr. Wu Binjiang mentioned. Many young people…