Entry overview: The kidney is a major organ of the human body and is a part of the urinary system. It is responsible for filtering impurities in the blood, maintaining the balance of body fluids and electrolytes, and finally producing urine that is excreted through subsequent pipes. Kidney deficiency is divided into kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. Most of the kidney deficiency is caused by bad living and eating habits, so in addition to insisting on taking medicine, changing the bad living habits is the cure for the root cause, otherwise it is just a soup to stop the boil. Do not eat cold, spicy food in your diet. Usually pay attention to keep warm, especially do not stay up late, abstain from masturbation, and moderate sexual life.
Basic Information
Chinese name: tonifying kidney, strengthening yang
Classification: Kidney-Yang Deficiency and Kidney-Yin Deficiency
Diet: Do not eat cold, spicy food
Habits: Don't stay up late, quit masturbation
basic introduction
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney has the functions of storing essence, controlling growth, development, reproduction, and controlling the metabolism of water and fluid, and is called the "innate foundation". Kidney insufficiency is one of the important factors that cause dysfunction of viscera and disease. Therefore, many health practitioners regard nourishing the kidneys as an important measure for anti-aging and anti-aging. Nurturing the kidneys can start from the following aspects:
Nourishes the essence and protects the kidneys. The aging and longevity of the human body are largely determined by the strength of the kidney qi. "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" points out: "Essence is the root of life", and "Shou Shi Bao Yuan" says: "Essence is the main body of the kidneys, and to maintain health in winter, you should properly control your sexual life, and you should not show your lust and hurt your kidney essence." The above health practitioners remind us that essence is the basic substance that constitutes the human body, and whether the essence is filled or not is also the key to determining people's longevity. Excessive loss of essence will hinder the "destiny". Winter belongs to water, its qi is cold, and it is the main storage. Therefore, in winter, it is advisable to raise the essence and qi first, and control the sexual life to benefit longevity.
Food and medicine porridge warms the kidney and fills the marrow. The essence and qi in the kidneys depend on the nourishment of the water and grains, so that they can be constantly filled and matured. In winter, the temperature is low, and the kidneys like to be warm. People with kidney deficiency can get better results through diet. There are many kinds of nourishing food. In winter, warm foods such as walnuts, wolfberry, dog meat, mutton, black sesame, and longan meat can generally be used. Kidney deficiency can be divided into yin deficiency and yang deficiency. only when supplementing with food can achieve significant results. For kidney yang deficiency, you can choose to take mutton porridge, deer kidney porridge, leek porridge and other things that warm the kidney and aphrodisiac.
Appropriate exercise, kidney and body. Physical activity. Including the movement of joints, tendons and other tissues, it is dominated by the liver and kidney, so it is said that the liver and kidney are homologous. Those who are good at health care should pay more attention to exercising in winter to achieve the effects of nourishing tendons and bones, relaxing tendons, smoothing blood vessels, and enhancing their own resistance. When exercising, the amount of exercise should be appropriate. Walking, jogging, doing fitness, and playing Taijiquan are all good ways of exercise.
nourishing the kidneys in spring
Spring is a good time for patients with poor renal function to nourish and regulate the kidneys. According to the clinical experience of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, it is found that taking the strong kidney formula and the herbal diet for strengthening the kidney at this time has curative effect on the initial deterioration of renal function and patients with end-stage renal disease. At the same time, patients with renal disease In the spring, we should pay attention to the conditioning of life, diet, and hygiene.
diet
Eat more foods that have a kidney-protecting and diuretic effect, such as animal liver, lean meat, carrots, wax gourd, tomatoes, citrus, persimmons, and dried fruits. The above foods are rich in protein, vitamins, zinc and other trace elements, which are beneficial to improve the body's immunity; at the same time, pay attention to regulating the acidity and alkalinity of food. In life, the elderly should consciously eat more alkaline foods, such as milk, soy products, konjac, radish, potatoes, lettuce, pumpkin, watermelon, banana, apple, persimmon, etc. Eat more foods with high water content, such as fruits and vegetables, which play an important role in preventing urinary tract infections. Keep the daily water intake of not less than 1500 to 2000 ml and urine output of not less than 1500 ml, which is conducive to reducing bacteria The chance of reproduction to achieve the purpose of flushing the urinary tract.
Living and nursing
Actively exercise your body, enhance your physique and enhance your immunity. Work and rest on time, avoid overwork, and defecate on time to facilitate detoxification. The elderly or those who have suffered from kidney disease should avoid going to public places to avoid contracting diseases such as flu, which can aggravate the disease.
life conditioning
Kidney patients should also not ignore the life conditioning in spring, such as getting up early to breathe fresh air, doing calisthenics, and especially pay attention to keeping warm to avoid catching a cold; in addition, in terms of diet, do not eat too spicy and greasy food, so as not to damage the liver and kidneys, Therefore, it is recommended to eat light vegetables and fruits, such as mangosteen, lotus root, barley, cucumber and cantaloupe. As for ordinary people who want to protect the liver, strengthen the spleen and strengthen the kidney at this time, 4 medicated meals are provided for reference. They are "spleen and liver porridge" based on yam, ginkgo and Gorgon; white fungus, wolfberry and pig Liver-based "Spring Yanggan Decoction" and "Spring Yanggan Gushen Decoction" mainly composed of white fungus, lotus seeds and wolfberry, and rock sugar barley tea.
Hygiene conditioning
Due to the relaxation of bladder and urethral muscles and the thinning of mucous membranes in the elderly, the ability to resist diseases is very low. Therefore, before going to bed every night, use warm water to clean and rinse the external genitalia and around the anus. Thereby, the bacteria deposited in the external genitalia can be prevented from extending up the urethra and spreading to the kidneys. Especially for chronic patients with weak constitution, such as diabetes, heart disease, tumor patients, it is best to insist on cleaning the external genitalia and around the anus before going to bed every day, drying them, and then replacing them with clean underwear, which is to prevent urinary It is an important measure to prevent tract infection and protect the kidneys. [1]
Nourish the kidneys in winter
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the innate foundation, the source of life, and has the function of storing essence, controlling water, and controlling bone and marrow. Therefore, when the kidney qi is full, the energy is full, the muscles and bones are strong, the walking is brisk, the mind is agile, and the kidney qi is deficient. Weak yang, weak waist and knees, susceptible to wind-cold, diseases, etc. The normal function of the kidneys in winter can adjust the body to adapt to the changes in the harsh winter, otherwise, the metabolism will be out of balance and cause diseases. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to the maintenance of the kidneys in winter.
Kidney deficiency can be divided into yin deficiency and yang deficiency. It is called kidney yin that nourishes and moisturises various viscera of the human body; it is called kidney yang that warms and promotes the activities of various viscera. Invigorating the kidney should be carried out according to the difference of kidney yin and kidney yang deficiency, and adopt the corresponding method of symptomatic treatment. People with kidney yin deficiency often have symptoms such as lung heat, dry throat, weak waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, and red tongue coating. Sea cucumber, wolfberry, soft-shelled turtle, white fungus, etc. can be used for nourishing. Symptoms such as lethargy, backache, tinnitus, pale tongue, and body fat should be supplemented with mutton, velvet antler, psoralen, cistanche, cinnamon, and Yizhiren.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the functional activities of the limbs, including the movement of joints, muscles and bones, are all dominated by the liver and kidney. Therefore, there is a saying that "kidney dominates bone, and bone is more than kidney". Adhere to physical exercise, in order to obtain the effect of nourishing the tendons and strengthening the kidneys, relaxing the tendons and activating the collaterals, smoothing the air circulation, and enhancing the self-resistance, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening the kidneys and the body. Walking, jogging, playing ball, doing exercises, practicing boxing and swordsmanship are all suitable for winter exercise. When exercising in winter, you should also pay attention to keeping warm, especially the elderly and infirm. When exercising and sweating and stopping exercising, you must put on clothes in time, and those who have the conditions change to sweaty underwear to prevent colds.
kidney nourishing food
Chinese yam: has the effect of strengthening the spleen and the lungs, strengthening the essence and strengthening the kidney. Decoction to take or prepare yam porridge can nourish the kidney and nourish essence, solidify astringency and stop constipation. Regular consumption can prevent Yang
Lotus seeds: have the effect of invigorating the spleen and astringent intestines, nourishing the new and strengthening the kidney. Modern medical research shows that lotus seeds contain lotusine, lotus seed sugar and other ingredients, and the content of calcium, phosphorus and iron is also quite rich.
Lycium barbarum: It is a medicinal, edible and nourishing item that strengthens essence and kidney, strengthens the body and cultivates the original, and anti-aging. According to modern medical research, wolfberry contains a variety of essential amino acids, which can make the body strong. Take it orally to nourish essence and strengthen Yang Dao.
Sparrow meat and sparrow eggs: Sparrow meat and sparrow meat have the effect of aphrodisiac and essence. Can cure kidney deficiency, low back pain, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility and other diseases.
Clams: It can promote the activation of gonadal and thyroid functions, nourish the essence and strengthen the kidney, strengthen the liver, prevent aging, and strengthen the sexual function.
Venison: Venison is mild in nature and has the effects of invigorating the spleen and qi, warming the kidneys and strengthening yang. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deer is a pure yang thing that nourishes the kidney and is the first of all meats.
Eat more foods that have a kidney-protecting and diuretic effect, such as animal liver, lean meat, carrots, wax gourd, tomatoes, citrus, persimmons, dried fruits, etc. These foods are rich in protein, vitamins, zinc and other trace elements, which are beneficial to improve the body's immunity; at the same time, pay attention to regulating the acidity and alkalinity of food.
In life, consciously eat more alkaline foods, such as milk, soy products, konjac, radish, potatoes, lettuce, pumpkin, watermelon, banana, apple, persimmon, etc.
In addition, eating more water-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, plays an important role in preventing urinary tract infections. Keeping the daily water intake not less than 1500 to 2000 ml and urine output not less than 1500 ml is beneficial to Reduce the chance of bacterial reproduction and achieve the purpose of flushing the urinary tract.
Ways to nourish the kidneys
Whether a person is healthy or not is related to the strength of the kidneys. When the weather is cold, the human body needs to have enough energy and heat to defend. It is kidney yang deficiency.
In some people, due to the lack of body fluid in the body, the functions of moisturizing and nourishing are diminished, and the clinical manifestations are weight loss, soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth and throat, hot flashes, red cheeks, night sweats, short and yellow urine, etc. Kidney yin deficiency.
There are many ways to nourish the kidney and correct deficiency. For example, get more sun exposure, eat more foods that are high in calories and warm the kidney-yang, choose medicines for kidney-invigorating, and so on. However, starting from the basic theory of "life lies in exercise", nourishing the kidney and correcting deficiency through exercise is a positive measure worthy of advocacy. Here, the readers are introduced to several simple and easy-to-learn exercise methods that are helpful for nourishing the kidney and correcting deficiency.
Waist massage exercises:
1. Rub both palms against each other until the palms are hot, place them on the waist respectively, with the palms facing the skin, massage the waist up and down until it feels hot. It can be repeated in the morning and evening, about 200 times each time. This exercise can nourish the kidneys and qi.
2. Make fists with both hands, use the protruding parts of the metacarpal joints of the two thumbs to massage the waist and eyes naturally, and do circular rotation massage inward, gradually exerting force until the feeling of soreness is better, continue to massage for about 10 minutes, morning, noon, and evening. once.
The waist is the home of the kidneys, and frequent waist and eye massage can prevent and treat chronic muscle strain, back pain and other symptoms caused by kidney deficiency in middle-aged and elderly people.
The principle of nourishing the kidney
(1) The principle of "beforehand" and timely supplementation: the kidney is the source of a man's "essence". Therefore, on weekdays, men must pay attention to the nourishment of the kidneys, invigorate the kidneys and generate essence, so that the essence and qi in the kidneys are prosperous and the source of essence is strong, so as to prepare for "timely needs".
(2) The principle of "in the middle" of strength: on the premise of sufficient sperm, supplemented with aphrodisiac drugs, so as to ensure that men are at critical times
Immediately, the power is sufficient.
(3) The principle of re-recovery "after the event": After consuming a lot of physical strength and essence, men must replenish the kidney in time, so that the essence and vitality in the kidney can be repaired and replenished in time for later use, so as to avoid "drinking poison to quench thirst" ", "Oil out of the lamp dry" misunderstanding.
Precautions
While nourishing your kidneys, keep the following points in mind:
1. Maintain good work and rest habits and try to avoid staying up late.
2, eat less spicy or spicy food.
3. Actively participate in outdoor sports and relax.
4. Arrange the number of sexual life reasonably and avoid excessive indulgence.
5. Don't put too much pressure on yourself, learn to decompress reasonably.
