What are some good ways to nourish the kidneys?

The kidneys are very important to the human body. Generally, Chinese medicine believes that kidney deficiency can be divided into yang deficiency and yin deficiency. Kidney tonification needs to be based on different symptoms of kidney deficiency in order to achieve better results. You can improve your kidney function by eating some kidney-tonifying foods. Whether men or women, after reaching a certain age, they will show symptoms of kidney deficiency. So, what are some good ways to nourish the kidneys?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney deficiency is divided into kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency, and different diagnosis and treatment should be done according to different symptoms. Kidney deficiency is mostly a long-term accumulation of diseases. Do not use tonic medicine or kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac drugs with unknown ingredients in a hurry to achieve results. It should be adjusted slowly.

Symptoms of Yang deficiency: soreness of waist and knees, or cold pain in the waist and back, fear of cold and cold limbs, especially in the lower limbs; dizziness, listlessness, pale or dark complexion; pale, fat tongue with white coating, and weak pulse; men are prone to impotence and premature ejaculation, and women are prone to uterine cold and infertility; or prolonged loose stools, undigested food, and diarrhea at early morning; or edema, with the area below the waist sunken when pressed, and even abdominal distension and pain, palpitations, cough and asthma.

Symptoms of Yin deficiency: sore waist and knees, weak legs, dizziness and tinnitus, hair loss and loose teeth, night sweats and insomnia, talking in sleep and grinding teeth, dry mouth, yellow urine, dry stool, strong erection or impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea in men, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea in women, weight loss, hot flashes and night sweats, fever in the five parts of the body, dry throat and red cheeks, yellow urine and dry stool, red tongue with little fluid, and thin and rapid pulse. The kidneys are the foundation of one's innate constitution, and the Yin essence in the kidneys is the total source of Yin fluid in the body. Deficiency of Yin essence can cause various diseases, such as dizziness, tinnitus, weakness in the waist and knees, bone steaming and hot flashes, and polydipsia (diabetes).

To nourish the kidneys, you must first supplement various nutrients that are good for the kidneys, such as protein, and zinc and other essential minerals for the human body, all of which need to be ingested through eating food.

Usually eat more pork, pork ribs, pork kidneys, beef kidneys and other foods. The best eggs are quail eggs, and fish mainly include sea bass, etc.

Vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower are cheap and effective foods. You should make an effort to eat more of them. They are good for protecting and strengthening the kidneys.

Mulberry, commonly known as mulberry fruit. It is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of nourishing the liver, benefiting the kidneys, and nourishing yin. For example, it is said in "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Mulberries benefit the kidneys and consolidate the essence. Long-term consumption can make the hair black and the eyes bright." Wang Mengying of the Qing Dynasty also said: "Mulberries nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish the blood, and strengthen walking." Therefore, it is most suitable for people with kidney deficiency, especially those with insufficient kidney yin.

Walnuts are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They can nourish the lungs and stop asthma, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence, and also moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is suitable for people suffering from kidney deficiency, asthma, cough, spermatorrhea, impotence, low back pain and weak legs, frequent urination and dry stool. As stated in the Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine, "Walnuts are an essential medicine for nourishing the liver and kidneys and strengthening the tendons and bones, so they are good for treating back pain, leg pain, and all kinds of tendon and bone pain. Because they can nourish the kidneys, they can strengthen teeth, blacken hair, and treat asthma and cough due to fatigue, qi not returning to the source, coldness in the lower part of the body, frequent urination, and metrorrhagia in women."

There are also various small exercise methods, such as lying on the bed at night, putting the back of your hands close to your waist, waiting until they are warm, and hitting them all over the body from time to time.

If the kidney deficiency is severe, it is best to consult a doctor and take some Chinese medicine. For your own health, please take care of your kidneys.

Kidney deficiency should be actively prevented, because kidney disease is mostly related to unbridled sexual desire, so everyone should be pure-hearted, quit masturbation, and have a restrained sex life, not too frequent. Don't overwork, make sure to get enough rest and nutrition. Also, don't take any tonic medicine just because you are in a hurry to achieve results. Kidney deficiency needs to be treated slowly. In addition, fear can damage the kidneys.