Tips for nourishing kidneys in winter

Many people feel cold in winter because their kidneys are not healthy. This is because the kidneys secrete hormones that can make the body more excited and help resist the cold from the outside world. Nourishing the kidneys can help resist the cold. If you know how to use some foods to regulate your body in winter, it will have a kidney-nourishing effect, which will also have a certain resistance to the cold.

In winter, everyone likes to eat hot pot. When eating hot pot, everyone likes to eat mutton. Mutton has a tonic effect on the human kidneys, so it is very helpful for the kidneys. If your kidneys are strong, you don’t have to worry about the problem of cold.

1. Lamb. Mutton has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, warming and replenishing qi and blood, and stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen. Therefore, eating mutton in winter can not only resist the cold, but also nourish the body. Lamb is more tender than pork and rich in protein and vitamins. Mutton has higher calories than other animal meats. Eating mutton regularly in the cold winter can replenish qi and nourish deficiency, promote blood circulation, and enhance the ability to resist cold. Lamb can also increase digestive enzymes, protect the stomach wall, and is easy to digest. Therefore, eating more mutton can improve the body's immunity. There is a saying among the people that "If you want to live a long life, eat mutton often." It is best to stew mutton because it will become more cooked, tender and easy to digest after stewing. It can be stewed with hawthorn, white radish, yam, carrot, etc.

2. Wolfberry. Wolfberry is an excellent tonic, containing various nutrients necessary for the human body, including about 20% protein, about 10% fat, about 40% sugar, and the remaining 30% or so inorganic salts and various vitamins. It is mainly used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, low back and knee pain, poor eyesight and diabetes. In winter, it is advisable to cook porridge with wolfberry, and it can be paired with various porridges. You can also chew wolfberries in the morning and evening. The benefit of chewing is that the nutrients in wolfberries can be more fully absorbed. When chewing wolfberries, be careful to halve the amount you eat, otherwise you may over-nourish yourself. Generally speaking, it is appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of wolfberry per day. Women in menopause should eat more.

3. Sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins, and more than 10 trace elements such as potassium, magnesium, copper, selenium, and calcium. In addition, sweet potatoes are rich in potassium, which can effectively prevent high blood pressure and prevent stroke. Boiling sweet potatoes and rice into porridge has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and fighting cancer. Steaming sweet potatoes not only reduces the loss of nutrients, but also reduces the harmful substances generated by baking.

4. White radish. In our country, it is known as "little ginseng" among the people, and there is also a saying "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". Radish is rich in carbohydrates and various vitamins, and its vitamin C content is 8 to 10 times higher than that of pears. Radish does not contain oxalic acid, so it will not combine with calcium in food. On the contrary, it is more conducive to calcium absorption. The upper part of the radish, close to the leaves, tastes sweeter, less spicy, and has the most water, so it should be eaten raw, preferably in salads or cold dishes. The middle part of the root has equal levels of spiciness and sweetness, and is most suitable for boiling, steaming, or stewing. The end piece is the most fiber-rich and has a very strong spicy taste, making it suitable for stir-frying or frying. In winter, people tend to eat more meat to resist the cold, but eating meat can easily cause phlegm and get angry. Paired with cool radish, it can clear away heat, detoxify and reduce fire.

The above article introduces some tips on nourishing the kidneys in winter. I hope it will be of some help to everyone. It is indeed troublesome when winter comes. If you don’t know how to regulate your body with food, your body will feel colder. Therefore, some friends who are afraid of cold can use the above methods to help resist the cold.