(1) In the dietotherapy, patients should pay special attention to eat more following nutritive foods which are good for brain:
Lipid-rich foods: such as liver, fish, egg yolk, butter, soybean, corn, sheep brain, pig brain, sesame oil, peanut, walnut, etc.
Protein-rich foods: such as lean pork, mutton, beef, milk, chicken, duck, fish, egg, bean products, etc.
Sugar-rich foods: such as white sugar, brown sugar, honey, sugar cane, radish, rice, flour, sweet potato, date, sugar beet, fruit, etc.
Vitamin B, vitamin PP (niacin and niacinamide) and vitamin E-rich foods: such as yeast, liver, cabbage, seaweed, etc.
Vitamin C-rich foods: ordinary fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C. Continue to read TCM Treatment Evaluation for Neurasthenia.
(2) Learn self-regulation to strengthen our self-cultivation, and express own inner unhappiness and depression in an appropriate way to relieve repression and mental tension. Family and people around the patient should make effort to create a harmonious environment to make patient live a relaxed and enjoyable life to reduce mental burden, which are beneficial to heal early.
(3) Improve the psychological diathesis, enhance the body's self-defense ability, maintain a good mood, develop a wide range of interests, pay attention to sleep hygiene and develop good sleep habits, alternate work with rest.
(4) Cold bath: The stimulating of cold water can strong nervous systems, enhance physique. Therefore, patients with neurasthenia are suitable to take cold bath after getting up in the morning.
