Relax and sleep better naturally with Lotus seeds tonic soup

Getting a good night's rest is critical to your wellbeing, but it isn't always easy to go to bed or sleep through the night. Lack of sleep can lead to higher levels of stress, frustration, depression and anxiety. Anxiety and depression can interfere with the ability to fall asleep, as well as quality and duration. 

Lotus seeds calm your heart, promotes good night sleep, prevents memory loss. Your nerves relax better to get better sleep. It also helps alleviate depression and anxiety. 

The key ingredients-

Euryale seed, also called fox nuts, tastes sweet, astringent and neutral, and is associated with the spleen and kidney meridians. Its main functions are to tonify the spleen to strengthen the kidneys and control the "jing" our inherited vitality; and to dispel dampness (sluggish digestion, bloating, gas and edema).

Goji nourishes kidney, protects your eyes , prevent hair loss, Improves depression, anxiety, and sleep.

Fuling (aka poria mushroom) has been used for loss of memory (amnesia), anxiety, restlessness, fatigue, tension, nervousness, dizziness, fluid retention, insomnia.

Dried Longan fruit helps neutralizing free radicals—destructive molecules that can lead to cell aging and DNA damage. It also promotes quality sleep and improves memory and digestions, alleviate nerve pain.

This herbal soup tonic helps restore your energy balance and enhance your "Chi" from the root. Helps digestion, supports vitality, detoxifies the body, improves weight loss, and mental clarity.

How to cook it?

Make it savory in your soup--Add the herbal packet along with your soup or chicken soup and cook for 1-2 hours or until the seeds and roots are soft. You can consume the broth and the ingredients when soft. 

Make it sweet desert -- you might cook it alone or add a cubed pear and rock sugar to taste (optional) to make it a desert.