Xu Yingying

2022.3.7

Chinese medicine suggests that the kidney is the foundation of congenital, and health care should first raise the kidney!

Huangdi Neijing said: "Kidney is the foundation of congenital." Refers to the kidney storing innate essence, which is the foundation of viscera and yin and yang and the source of life. The function of kidney is the basis of determining the strength of human innate endowment, the delay of growth and development, and the rise and fall of viscera function. Therefore, nourishing the kidney is also the foundation of health preservation. Share some tips on kidney health here:

1. Exercise moderately and work and rest reasonably.

Life lies in exercise. Sedentary will cause blood vessels to stagnate, qi and blood meridians to be blocked, and human metabolism will slow down, resulting in kidney damage. Exercise methods vary from person to person. Young people can choose to run, swim, climb mountains and play ball. Old people can try walking slowly, square dancing, Tai Ji Chuan and Taijijian. Staying up late will also harm the essence and spirit of the body, lead to imbalance between yin and yang, and damage the function of viscera. It is important to keep a good work and rest.

2. Keep a good attitude

Neijing holds that emotional overuse or out of control is an important factor of disease. "Fear of hurting the kidney", fear, anxiety, depression and sadness will all hurt the health of the kidney. We should face life positively, maintain an optimistic attitude and eliminate negative emotions in time.

Taking medicine is better than eating.

Drink plenty of water: Drinking water can promote metabolism and reduce the incidence of kidney calculi or urinary tract infection. Drink 1.5-2 liters of water regularly every day, preferably boiled water. If you don't like boiled water, you can also add a little tea. Drinking too much water can cause edema.

Suitable food: Chinese medicine believes that black is the main color of kidney, black food can tonify kidney, and you can eat black beans, black sesame seeds and black rice in moderation. In addition, gouqi tea, pig kidney porridge, Eucommia ulmoides pork bone soup, stewed duck with walnuts and other medicated diets also have the function of tonifying kidney and solidifying essence.

Dietary taboos: salty hurts the kidney, and excessive salty food aggravates the burden on the kidney; Harmful substances contained in tobacco and alcohol have obvious nephrotoxicity, especially for people who already have kidney diseases, the above foods will hurt the kidneys.

4. Yishen point

Massage the following acupoints with both hands, which can benefit the kidney.

Shenshu point:

Orientation: It is located at the waist, under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, and it opens sideways 1.5 inch (about four fingers upward at the intersection of the belt and the lumbar vertebra).

Methods: First, warm the palms of both hands, then quickly stick the palms on Shenshu point, and quickly rub the palms perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the spine from both sides of the spine to the buttocks for 3-5 minutes.

Indications: enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, edema, tinnitus, deafness and low back pain.

Yongquan point:

Positioning: It is located at the bottom of the foot, where the front of the foot is depressed when the foot is curled up, which is about the intersection of the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 connecting the toe ends of the second and third toes of the sole with the heel line.

Methods: Hold your toes with one hand and rub the soles of your feet with the other hand for hundreds of times until the soles of your feet are hot.

Indications: insomnia, soreness of waist and knees, walking fatigue, hypertension, sexual dysfunction and low immunity.

Guanyuan point:

Positioning: abdomen, front midline of the body, 3 inches below the umbilicus.

Methods: Rub your hands, overlap them on Guanyuan point, apply a little pressure, and push your hands up and down quickly and slightly to make some parts feel sore.

Indications: Irregular menstruation, constipation, puffiness, anemia, cancer prevention, infertility due to palace cold.

Mingmen point:

Location: On the posterior median line, at the depression under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Massage method: first rub with the palm of your hand, and quickly wipe the life gate with your palm to feel burning. Then put your palms on your two Shenshu, and concentrate on the door of life (exercise every morning, noon and evening 10 minutes).

Indications: lumbago, nephropathy, night crying, fatigue, senile plaque, acne, etc.

In addition, Chinese medicine, massage and acupuncture can also regulate the body, tonify and protect the kidney.