The weather is getting colder and colder, but it is also the best tonic time of the year. Next year's health depends on laying a good foundation during this period.

It is most important to tonify the kidney in autumn and winter, 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?

Health Soup: Tonifying Kidney and Nourishing Five Organs

How to tonify kidney? Chen Yunbin, an expert in TCM health care, recommended a bowl of nourishing health care soup, which is very simple and convenient to use.

food

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.

working methods

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.

efficacy

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. A new study by the American Society of Reproductive Biology shows that eating a handful of walnuts every day can improve the quality of * * *.

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.