Nourishing the kidney does not mean strengthening yang

It is the autumn and winter tonic season again, and all kinds of kidney-tonifying advertisements have begun to flood the newspapers. Advertisements such as "Men, cheer up" and "Holy Kidney Tonic" make men, who have increased work pressure and a faster pace of life, always feel "weak".

It seems that the kidneys are the most important organ affecting sexual function, and kidney deficiency means poor sexual function. Taking kidney-tonifying medicine can replenish the kidneys and strengthen sexual function. So we often see such scenes: in front of the health product counter in the hospital, there are always men who are eager to replenish their kidneys. They don’t ask whether the product is suitable for their symptoms. As long as the word "kidney replenishing" is on the instructions, they will pay for it and leave.

Tonifying the kidney requires distinguishing between yin and yang

There is a misunderstanding that tonifying the kidney means strengthening yang. Both men and women have kidney function. Kidney deficiency not only manifests itself in changes in sexual function, but also includes a series of changes throughout the body. Therefore, regulating and replenishing the kidneys does play an important role in human life activities.

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the kidney is the foundation of human nature, the source of reproductive development, and the driving force behind the functional activities of internal organs.

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the kidney is not just a tangible organ, but a general term for the kidney and a series of functional activities related to it. For example, pathological changes in a person's spirit, bones, hair, teeth, etc. may be closely related to the kidney. Its scope is wider than that of Western medicine.

The kidney's essence can be divided into two aspects: kidney yin and kidney yang. Kidney yin and kidney yang are interdependent and restrictive to maintain the dynamic balance of the human body. When this balance is disrupted, pathological changes such as the decline or excess of kidney yin and kidney yang will occur.

The importance of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang and diet - there is an important interdependence between food and human sexual function. Both traditional and modern medicine believe that certain dietary choices can achieve the effects of strengthening sperm, strengthening yang and tonifying the kidneys, which can have a positive impact on sexual desire, sexual response and sexual behavior.

In fact, blood tonic should be kidney tonic - both modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine have proved that the direct cause of various diseases in women is deficiency of Qi and blood, because "women are based on blood", and whether the blood is full is directly related to whether the female body is healthy, but women lose a lot of blood every month due to menstruation.

In clinical practice, Yin deficiency is more common than Yang deficiency.

The symptoms of kidney yang deficiency are pale or dark complexion, soreness and coldness of the waist and knees, cold limbs, mental fatigue, and general weakness; impotence and premature ejaculation in men, infertility in women, and decreased libido; unformed stools or frequent, clear and long urination, frequent urination at night, pale tongue with white coating, and diarrhea at dawn, etc.

The symptoms of kidney yin deficiency are red complexion, soreness and pain in the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, loose teeth and hair loss; spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation in men, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea in women; insomnia and forgetfulness, dry mouth and throat, irritability, sweating when moving, red cheeks in the afternoon, weight loss, yellow urine and less amount of coating, and red tongue with little or no coating.

Beware of misleading advertisements

As modern people have improved living standards, they have cars to drive when they go out, but they sit more and move less at work, so they are prone to organ dysfunction, and kidney deficiency is one of them. Kidney deficiency in the elderly is an irresistible physiological process caused by aging, which is called physiological kidney deficiency; kidney deficiency symptoms in middle-aged people are a kind of premature aging, which is called pathological kidney deficiency. It is said that if a person's feet age before they do before they get old, it is a manifestation of kidney deficiency.

In order to prevent premature aging, modern people should strengthen physical exercise, take timely nourishment, and improve the symptoms of kidney deficiency and aging. If you are not an extremely weak person, kidney tonification should be mainly gentle, and it should vary according to time, person and place. Different kidney tonification methods should be chosen according to different seasons, physical conditions and climates. It is best to do it under the guidance of a doctor.

Men should be cautious when nourishing their kidneys. Currently, a wide variety of kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac drugs are flooding the media, and more kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac drugs are on the counters of pharmacies, and many middle-aged and elderly people are flocking to them. Experts believe that men should be cautious when replenishing their kidneys, as the kidneys are only an important organ in the urinary system and have no direct connection with the strength of sexual function.

Beware of deceptive advertising!

There is an advertisement calling it a holy product for kidney tonic, and its main ingredient is wolfberry. It also quotes the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" which records: Lycium barbarum nourishes the liver and kidneys, improves sperm quality and improves eyesight. To show authority. In fact, although wolfberry has the function of nourishing the kidneys, it is not its main function. The most important function of wolfberry is to nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys.

However, ordinary people do not pay attention to the tricks and are still misled by advertisements and buy it as a panacea for kidney tonic. In addition, many products do not display the main ingredients at all, but only use suggestive language such as "restore men's virility" to promote their efficacy, which is also misleading. A truly good medicine is not afraid to list its ingredients.

Whether kidney function is good or bad depends on several criteria

People with good kidney function are in good spirits, have brisk steps, sleep well, and have sharp hearing and eyesight. On the contrary, people with poor kidney function have frequent urination at night, often feel dizzy, have back pain and weak legs, dark circles under the eyes, and are prone to hair loss.

In addition, to judge the quality of your kidney function, you should also pay attention to your daily urine volume. Generally speaking, a normal person's daily urine volume should be around 1000-2000 ml (equivalent to 2-4 mineral water bottles). More than 2500 ml or less than 800 ml may indicate kidney problems.

The key to protecting kidneys lies in daily life

Everyone should pay attention to the maintenance of kidney yin water. In addition to proper medication, daily maintenance is more critical.

★Sexual life should be moderate, not forced or indulgent.

★Diet: When you feel weak and tired, eat more foods containing iron and protein, such as black fungus, jujube, black chicken, etc.; those with indigestion should drink more yogurt and eat hawthorn; to protect your kidneys on a daily basis, eat more leeks, sea cucumbers, ginseng, black chicken, domestic pigeons, etc.

★Perform waist exercises regularly. These exercises can strengthen the life gate, replenish the kidneys and absorb qi. You can also do more massage to stimulate the soles of your feet. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Yongquan point on the soles of your feet is where turbid air descends. Regularly massaging the Yongquan point can replenish your essence and kidneys, strengthen your body, prevent premature aging, and it can also soothe the liver and improve eyesight, clear the throat and calm the mind, promote sleep, and increase appetite.

★Adequate sleep is also an important guarantee for restoring energy and spirit. No matter how stressful your work is or how many worries you have at home, you must rest on time when it is time to go to bed.