Tonifying the kidney in winter is the most important thing, and sufficient essence in the kidney can ensure good health. Winter belongs to water corresponding to kidney, and the physiological function of kidney is "storing sperm". "If you don't store sperm in winter, you will suffer from plague in spring". On the other hand, why worry about your health when you have a good kidney?
Six symptoms, beware of kidney deficiency
As the saying goes, "Ten people are nine deficiency", it is said that kidney deficiency is very common! As for whether you have kidney deficiency, you might as well take a quiz first.
hair
Judging kidney deficiency depends first on the hair! Kidney qi is blooming, kidney deficiency depends on hair, the head looks good, it is dull and forked. If it is premature, hair loss and dry hair are all manifestations of kidney deficiency.
oedema
Kidney governs water, kidney deficiency, abnormal water and salt metabolism, edema, such as puffiness, dark circles and swollen feet.
deficiency of vital energy
Chronic cough and asthma will occur when the kidney governs qi, and many patients with respiratory failure will also have renal damage due to insufficient qi.
pyuria
Kidney governs the second defecation, so constipation and frequent urination at night in many elderly people are actually related to kidney deficiency.
have a pain in the back
The waist is the house of the kidney, and patients with kidney deficiency will feel sore and swollen. However, backache does not mean kidney deficiency. Many people feel backache, which may be caused by improper living habits. After changing bad lifestyle and strengthening exercise, fatigue will disappear.
dysmenorrhea
Kidney governs reproduction, and kidney deficiency can lead to menstrual disorder and infertility in women.
In addition, memory loss and osteoporosis are also related to kidney deficiency. Women with kidney deficiency will also have dark complexion and dark circles, and they look tired and can't sleep. They always feel cold inexplicably, and they always yawn when they don't lack sleep, so women who love beauty must pay attention.
Health Soup: Tonifying Kidney and Nourishing Five Organs
How to tonify kidney? Chen Yunbin, an expert in TCM health care, recommends a bowl of nourishing health care soup to you. The method is simple and the materials are convenient.
6 raw chestnuts, 6 raw walnuts, 6 lotus seeds, Lycium barbarum 1 piece, raisin 1 piece, dried tangerine peel 1/4 to half, that is 1 serving, and the amount of ingredients can be increased or decreased according to the number of people.
1, pour water into the pot to boil;
2. Add 6 chestnuts and 6 walnuts, 12 lotus seeds, 1 medlar, 1 raisin in turn, and finally add dried tangerine peel;
3, after the pot, cover the lid, and wait for the pot to cook for about ten minutes, then you can eat herbs and drink soup.
Chestnuts nourish kidney meridian. In addition, chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and osteoporosis. It is a nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life.
Walnut tonifies kidney yang. According to a new study by the American Society for Reproductive Biology, men can improve sperm quality by eating a handful of walnuts every day.
Raisins help dehydrate the kidneys. Compendium of Materia Medica says: "It is possible to tonify kidney with grapes in the north and remove acne with grapes in the south." Since ancient times, northerners have the habit of eating raisins to tonify the kidney, while southerners will eat raisins to reduce the probability of acne due to unstable kidney qi. So the ancients wanted to tonify the kidney. Compared with tonic, there is a lovely little way to eat a handful of raisins every day.
Lotus seed is a good material for nourishing the heart, and it can be used to make soup in winter.
Dried tangerine peel can strengthen the spleen and stomach, help digestion, and clear the way for greasy food, which will be better transported.
Reminder:
When cooking this soup, you don't need to remove the endothelium of chestnuts, just use it directly, because only the soup with endothelium can digest chestnuts (of course, don't eat the endothelium when eating. After all, it tastes bad).
Don't remove the endothelium (that is, the thin brown skin) of walnuts. If its endothelium is removed, it will also have an impact on its effect. Some friends think eating walnuts will produce phlegm. That's why you have to remove the endothelium, so you have to leave the skin in the soup.
Bushen dietotherapy
Diet conditioning is very important for tonifying kidney and preventing colds. In winter, mutton should be chosen as a food with high heat production and isothermal kidney-tonifying and yang-strengthening, which is especially beneficial to those with deficiency cold.
Chinese chives
Leek has the effects of warming the middle warmer, lowering qi and tonifying kidney and Yiyang. While enhancing energy, it has an excellent therapeutic effect on male erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, so it is called "Vegetable Viagra". For men, fried shrimps with leeks or scrambled eggs with leeks are simple and easy to make "aphrodisiac dishes" and should be eaten more.
taro
Chinese medicine believes that taro is flat, sweet and pungent, and has the effects of invigorating qi and tonifying kidney, regulating spleen and stomach, breaking blood and resolving hard mass, and can treat anorexia, emaciation, chronic dysentery, bloody stool, thirst and constipation caused by spleen and kidney yin deficiency.
broad bean
Beans such as broad beans look like human kidneys, and they can really help maintain kidney function. Broad bean has the functions of invigorating stomach, eliminating dampness, benefiting viscera, "invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, astringing essence and consolidating intestine" and so on. Vitamin C in broad bean can delay arteriosclerosis, and dietary fiber in broad bean skin can reduce cholesterol and promote intestinal peristalsis.
onion
Because onion has many functions, such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, diuretic, antidiarrheal, hypoglycemic, lipid-lowering, cholesterol-lowering and blood pressure-lowering, and it is the only known plant containing prostaglandin, which can protect prostate. Because it not only enjoys the reputation of "vegetable queen", but also is a good product for tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, so men can't live without onions for three meals a day.
semen sesami nigrum
Black sesame contains a variety of essential amino acids, which can accelerate human metabolism under the action of vitamins. Eating more black sesame seeds can prevent anemia and activate brain cells. Black sesame can also treat dizziness and limb weakness caused by liver and kidney weakness.
Move and nourish the kidney.
Rub navel and abdomen.
Umbilical cord is the source of vitality, which is closely related to viscera, meridians and limbs. People with functional impotence and nocturnal emission can lie in bed every morning and evening and rub their navel with their palms for 5 minutes. After 2 months, they can get obvious results.
In addition, you can also massage Guanyuan point, which is located 3 inches below the navel. This point has the function of strengthening kidney yang. You can use acupressure to stimulate this point, or you can alternately massage around the navel with your left and right hands.
massage
The waist is the house of kidney. Stimulating Mingmen and Shenshu points at the waist is helpful to increase kidney qi. Mingmen point is located under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, flush with the navel; Shenshu point is located at 1.5 inch on both sides of Mingmen point.
First, press Mingmen point with acupressure, then rub the palm until it is hot, put it on Shenshu point respectively, and massage the waist up and down until it feels hot. Morning and evening 1 time, about 200 times each time, can replenish qi, kidney and qi.
Rub your feet
Yongquan point on the sole of the foot is located at 1/3 in front of the palm, which is the place where turbidity drops. Regular massage can benefit the kidney, strengthen the body, prevent premature senility, soothe the liver, improve eyesight, promote sleep, stimulate appetite, and has a certain curative effect on dizziness, insomnia and tinnitus caused by kidney deficiency. After rubbing the palm with both hands, the left hand rubs the center of the right foot and the right hand rubs the center of the left foot, 1 time in the morning and evening, 300 times each time.
Nourishing kidney is nourishing life. Now is the prime time to tonify the kidney. There will be no pain in the coming year. Don't miss it.