4. Use Acupressure Points for Sleepiness, Drowsiness
When you feel sleepy and need to become alert, you may also take help of acupressure along with right breathing. This stimulates your nervous system and makes you alert almost instantly.
Press GV 26 Acupressure point
It is situated at philtrum- the vertical groove between the base of your nose and the border of the upper lip.
- Press the center of this point with your index finger firmly
- While holding the point, inhale deeply, hold for a couple of seconds and exhale slowly.
- Repeat this three times.
Press GB 20 Acupressure point
It is situated underneath the base of your skull, at the back of your head.
- Bring your thumbs underneath your skull bones at both ends
- Tilt your head back while inhaling deeply
- Again inhale deeply and tilt your head back, some more
- Do this third time, taking the head a little more backwards
- This makes three repetitions with head tilting a little more each time while you inhale thrice.
- Relax
- Scratch these points for a couple of minutes using your nails. Keep inhaling deeply while scratching
Rub B 23 and B 47 Acupressure points
These points are situated at lower back.
- Take your hands to your lower back.
- Now briskly rub the points at your lower back with your thumbs, up and down
- Do this for a minute
Press and Rub St 36 Acupressure points
It is located four finger widths down from the bottom of the knee cap, along the outer boundary of your shin bone in the leg. This is also called the energy point and rejuvenates you.
- Hold the point with both your hands and press firmly.
- Using your knuckles, briskly rub up and down.
- You can do either of the above.
You need not stimulate all the acupressure points discussed above. Do any one or two, or all, whatever makes you alert and fights your drowsiness. You can do them in any order.
5. There’s nothing wrong in a cup of coffee or tea
Caffeine is bad but only when taken in excessive amounts. If you feel drowsy after lunch, there’s no harm in having a half a cup of coffee or black tea. However, some people report problems in falling asleep at night due to tea or coffee taken in the afternoon. So, check by taking only a little amount for a day or two. If you can’t sleep properly due to this caffeine intake, discontinue having it in the afternoon. You may also have a cup in the morning but not in the evening or late evening as it might hamper your sleep at night.
The best thing would be to have a cup of green tea instead of coffee or black tea. Green tea too boosts energy for hours and help you fight drowsiness.
6. Don’t skip breakfast
This is the most common reason of feeling drowsiness due to low energy levels. You don’t eat for almost 10-12 hours after your dinner and if you skip breakfast in the morning, how’s your body going to get its fuel! However, don’t just overload yourself with heavy foods.
Have a balanced breakfast consisting of fruits, cereals, lean protein and some really energetic foods such as nuts. All this will help you get the required energy to survive the day without sleepiness!
7. Avoid having heavy lunch to fight drowsiness
Always have healthy and balanced diet
Junk food, spicy and fatty foods make you feel sleepy. They are also harmful for your health. Have healthy foods always. Include more fruits and vegetables in your diet. Cut back on simple carbohydrates like refined flour and white rice. Instead of these, have complex carbohydrates like whole grains and brown rice and that too in limited amounts.
Your snacks should also be healthy. Have nuts, fruits, peanuts, dry fruits, salads, sprouts and other such healthy foods as snacks. Make it a point not to have a heavy lunch. This will help you in a major way to avoid drowsiness.
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