Many people have a misconception that kidney tonifying is only needed in autumn and winter. In fact, it is not. Summer is the best time for kidney tonifying. Doctors of all ages have attached great importance to "nourishing winter diseases in summer". As early as in the Yellow Emperor's Canon of internal medicine, Yang Qi in spring and summer is sufficient, and the circulation of Qi and blood is vigorous. At this time, warming and Tonifying Kidney Yang, dispersing cold and expelling pathogenic factors can accelerate the elimination of yin and cold diseases in the body, restore the body's Yang Qi, enhance the body's immunity, and reserve body energy for autumn and winter, which is the best time to seek the root cause of disease.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney is the foundation of the five zang organs and six Fu organs. The Yang of all Zang organs depends on the kidney yang, which is the base of Yang Qi. If the kidney yang is not enough, there will be fatigue, listlessness, fear of cold, limbs cold, waist and knee soreness, memory loss and other symptoms, we can through the following aspects to warm kidney yang.
1. Don't be greedy for food and daily life
It is hot in summer. At this time, people tend to eat a lot of cold food. In addition, the temperature of the air conditioner is too low, which is very unfavorable to the rise of Yang Qi. For a long time, it will lead to the weakness of Yang Qi in the body, and then appear various symptoms of Yang deficiency and discomfort. Usually when cooking food, you can add more ginger. Ginger is the same source of medicine and food. Whether used for cooking food or as medicine, it is a treasure at home. According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is pungent in taste and warm in nature. It can disperse cold and relieve exterior and warm spleen and kidney. It should be noted that if there are dry mouth throat, dizziness tinnitus, insomnia night sweat, dry stool and other symptoms of yin deficiency fire, it is not appropriate to take ginger, in order to avoid adding oil to the fire.
2. Get in the sun
It mainly basks on the back and warms the meridians with the help of natural Yang Qi. Traditional Chinese medicine says "back is Yang". Most of the acupoints in the bladder meridian of foot Taiyang, which is closely related to the kidney meridian, are distributed on the whole back, which is the small sun in the body.
3. Proper exercise
According to personal hobbies and physical strength, you can choose aerobic exercise, such as yoga, walking, jogging, Taijiquan, Baduanjin, rhythmic exercise, etc.
4. Massage waist
Rub the palms of both hands together, and it is appropriate to have a slight fever. Then put both hands on the waist and rub the waist up and down until the waist feels hot. Rubbing the waist is actually self massage of the waist points such as Mingmen, Shenshu, qihaishu and Dachangshu. Most of these acupoints are related to the kidney. When rubbing to fever, it can dredge meridians, promote qi and blood circulation, warm kidney and strengthen waist.
5. Massage Yongquan point
Yongquan acupoint is an important acupoint, Huangdi Neijing said: "kidney from Yongquan, Yongquan people foot heart." The Qi of the kidney meridian is just like the water from the source. It comes from under the feet and irrigates all the limbs. Regular massage of Yongquan point can stimulate the kidney meridian qi, consolidate the source and nourish the yuan, and harmonize qi and blood.
6. Defecation should be smooth
If the stool is not smooth, the stool will stop accumulating, and the turbid Qi will attack. It will not only make people upset and irritable, chest tightness and shortness of breath, but also damage the kidney, causing backache, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Therefore, keeping the stool unobstructed is also the method of nourishing the kidney.
When defecation is difficult to solve, the back of both hands can be used to stick the back of both hands to press and knead vigorously, which can stimulate kidney qi and accelerate defecation.
7. Nourishing kidney by drinking water
Water is the source of life. Water shortage may cause retention of Turbid Toxin and increase the burden of kidney. Drinking water regularly every day is a very important method of nourishing the kidney.
8. Don't bear to have urine
When the urine stored in the bladder reaches a certain degree, it will stimulate nerves and produce micturition reflex. At this time, we must go to the toilet in time and discharge urine. Otherwise, the accumulated urine will become turbid water and damage the kidney. When there is urine, it should be discharged in time, which is also one of the methods of nourishing the kidney.
9. Sleep nourishing kidney
Adequate sleep plays an important role in the biochemistry of Qi and blood and the maintenance of kidney essence. Don't stay up too late, develop good work and rest habits, go to bed early and get up early, which is conducive to the maintenance of kidney essence.
10. Diet protects kidney
There are many foods that can nourish the kidney. In addition to black sesame, black fungus, black rice, black beans and other black food can nourish the kidney, walnuts, leeks, shrimp, sheep waist, etc. can also play a role in nourishing the kidney.
Diet therapy for tonifying kidney in summer
1. Red dates and black rice porridge
Red dates and black rice porridge is very delicious. Porridge can be hot as a staple food, can be cold as a dessert to drink, very beautiful, black rice has appetizer Yizhong, Jianpi warm liver, Mingmu Huoxue, slippery astringency and tonifying essence, has a good tonic effect on kidney deficiency. Jujube contains vitamins A, C, e, P, biotin, carotene, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and other minerals, folic acid, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, etc. It can improve immunity and prevent osteoporosis and poverty.
2. Black soybean milk
Soymilk made from black beans. The method is very simple. People with kidney deficiency can dispel wind and heat, regulate the middle and lower Qi, detoxify and diuresis, and effectively relieve the symptoms of frequent urination, low back acid, abnormal leucorrhea and cold lower abdomen.
3. Black sesame paste
Black sesame paste is generally referred to as sesame paste. It is a paste made of black sesame and is a traditional Chinese food. After grinding the black sesame into powder shape, wash it with warm or boiling water, and then you can eat it. Black sesame has the effect of black hair. It is said that eating black sesame paste can make white hair black. Many shampoo products are also made of black sesame seeds.
