Tips on health care ~ nourishing the kidneys vs. nourishing the liver

Common knowledge of life

1. The kidneys should be nourished in a poor way, while the liver should be nourished in a rich way.

Kidneys should be kept poor: eat less salt and meat. Big fish and meat may lead to excessive intake of nutrients such as protein, which will put a burden on the kidneys. Some foods with a lot of salt can also cause severe kidney damage. Therefore, the kidneys must be nourished and high-sugar, high-salt, and high-protein foods should not be eaten indiscriminately. Maintenance points: Drinking water regularly can protect the kidneys. Take a good nap at noon. Sleeping at noon can nourish kidney yang, and sleeping at midnight can nourish kidney yin.

2. The liver must be nourished: actively inject vaccines.

Liver cancer is a malignant tumor with a high mortality rate. One of the conditions for its development is infection with hepatitis B virus, which then continues to worsen. Not paying attention to hepatitis B prevention, not taking hepatitis B vaccine, not understanding the spread of hepatitis B virus, and not paying attention to hygiene will increase the incidence of hepatitis. Maintenance points: Resolutely avoid eating contaminated or moldy food. If you have unexplained nausea, vomiting or abnormal bowel movements, you must go to the hospital for treatment. To prevent hepatitis B, normal people who have not been infected with hepatitis B virus need to be vaccinated with a full course of hepatitis B vaccine.

3. The heart should be nourished in poverty and the lungs should be nourished in wealth.

Be poor: eat less processed food. A major killer of the heart is trans fatty acids, especially artificial fried foods and all kinds of "crisp" foods. You should eat less of them. Maintenance points: Eat less artificial foods and more natural foods. Be alert when words like oxidized, refined, artificial, etc. appear in the ingredient list. It may be trans fat. Maintain your waistline and your risk of cardiovascular disease will decrease.

4. Lungs should be nourished: ensure a clean living environment.

Healthy lungs are inseparable from a clean and hygienic living environment. In addition to staying away from tobacco, you should also try to avoid cooking fumes in the kitchen, otherwise you will inhale a large amount of carcinogens. Maintenance points: Change the cooking method, steam, stew and boil more, fry, stir-fry and deep-fry less. You can also use the "water stir-fry" method and add some water to the pot halfway through the stir-fry. Chefs may wish to develop the habit of wearing masks to reduce the inhalation of oil fumes.