Xu yingying

2022.3.7

Chinese medicine suggests that the kidney is the foundation of congenital, and the kidney should be raised first for health preservation!

Huangdi Neijing says: "Kidney is the foundation of congenital." It refers to the kidney storing innate essence, which is the foundation of viscera and yin and yang and the source of life. The function of kidney is the basis of determining the strength of human innate endowment, the delay of growth and development, and the rise and fall of viscera function. Therefore, nourishing the kidney is also the basis of health preservation. Share some tips for kidney health here:

1. Moderate exercise and reasonable work and rest.

Life lies in exercise. Sitting for a long time will stagnate the blood vessels, block the meridians of qi and blood, slow down human metabolism and cause kidney damage. The way of exercise varies from person to person. Young people can choose to run, swim, climb mountains and play ball. Old people can try walking slowly, square dancing, Tai Ji Chuan and Taiji Sword. Staying up late will also harm the body's essence, qi and spirit, lead to imbalance between yin and yang, and damage the function of viscera. It is very important to maintain a good work and rest.

2. Keep a good attitude

Neijing believes that emotional overuse or out of control is an important factor of disease. "Fear of hurting the kidney", fear, anxiety, depression and sadness will all hurt the health of the kidney. We should face life positively, maintain an optimistic attitude and eliminate negative emotions in time.

3. It's better to take medicine than food.

Drink plenty of water: Drinking water can promote metabolism and reduce the incidence of kidney calculi or urinary tract infection. Drink water regularly every day 1.5-2 liters, and boiled water is better. If you don't like boiled water, you can also add a little tea. Drinking too much water can cause edema.

Suitable food: Chinese medicine believes that black is the main color of kidney, black food can tonify kidney, and you can eat black beans, black sesame seeds and black rice in moderation. In addition, gouqi tea, pig kidney porridge, Eucommia ulmoides pork bone soup, stewed duck with walnuts and other medicinal diets also have the function of tonifying kidney and solidifying essence.

Dietary taboos: salty hurts the kidney, and excessive salty diet increases the burden on the kidney; The harmful substances contained in tobacco and alcohol have obvious nephrotoxicity, especially for people who already have kidney diseases, the above foods will hurt the kidneys.

4. Yishen acupoint

Massage the following acupoints with both hands, which can benefit the kidney.

Shenshu point:

Positioning: It is located at the waist and under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, and it is open 1.5 inch (about four fingers upward at the intersection of belt and lumbar vertebra).

Methods: First, rub the palms of both hands to make them hot, then quickly stick the palms on Shenshu point, and quickly rub the longitudinal axis of palms perpendicular to the spine from both sides of the spine to the hip for 3-5 minutes.

Indications: enuresis, nocturnal emission, impotence, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, edema, tinnitus, deafness and low back pain.

Yongquan point:

Positioning: It is located at the bottom of the foot, where the front part of the foot is depressed when the foot is curled up, and it is about the intersection of the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 of the line connecting the head ends of the 2nd and 3rd toe seams of the sole with the heel.

Methods: Hold your toes with one hand and rub the soles of your feet with the other hand for several hundred times until the soles of your feet are hot.

Indications: insomnia, soreness of waist and knees, fatigue in walking, hypertension, sexual dysfunction and low immunity.

Guanyuan point:

Positioning: abdomen, front midline of the body, 3 inches in the middle and lower umbilicus.

Methods: Rubbing hands, overlapping them on Guanyuan point, applying a little pressure, and pushing hands up and down quickly and slightly, making some parts feel sore.

Indications: Irregular menstruation, constipation, puffiness, anemia, cancer prevention, female infertility due to palace cold.

Mingmen point:

Location: on the posterior median line, in the depression under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Massage method: first rub the palms of your hands, and quickly wipe the life door with your palms to feel hot. Then, cover the two Shenshu with your palms, and concentrate on the life gate (exercise every morning, noon and evening 10 minutes).

Indications: lumbago, kidney disease, crying at night, hypodynamia, fatigue, senile plaque, acne, etc.

In addition, Chinese medicine, massage and acupuncture can also regulate the body and tonify and protect the kidney.