Now is the era when "female men" are popular. From the moment they are born, girls are trained according to the model of improving their overall competitive strength. In order for children to grow up, nutrition is absolutely guaranteed. All the nutritious things you can eat as long as you want. In addition, I have heard from experts that the smaller the animal, the better the protein. Therefore, parents feed them prawns, quail eggs, quails, squabs... In short, they eat whatever is high in protein. It is said that this is all lean meat, so it is not afraid of affecting the figure. But is such a supplement really beneficial to girls? Clinically, it has been found that in addition to the increasing number of chubby girls, many little girls are also prone to precocious puberty. Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that this is related to improper diet. Below, let’s talk about the views on women’s health from the three stages of childhood girls, adult women, and elderly women. Chief physician Chai Songyan, a well-known TCM gynecologist and “famous teacher of traditional Chinese medicine in the capital”.
The rise and fall of kidney qi is the root cause of women
In the ancient Chinese medicine book "Suwen·Ancient Innocence" it is said: "When a woman is seven years old, her kidney qi is strong and her teeth become longer; Seven when Tiangui arrives, the Ren channel is open, the Taichong channel is strong, the menstrual period is at this time, so you have children; Sanqi, the kidney qi is average, so the real teeth are born and long; Fourth seven, the muscles and bones are strong, the hair is long, and the body is full. Strong; 57, the Yangming pulse is weak, the face becomes scorched, and the hair begins to fall; 67, the three yang pulses weaken above, the face is all scorched, and the hair begins to turn white; 77, the Ren pulse is weak, the Taichong pulse is weak, and Tiangui Exhausted, the tunnel is blocked, so the shape is bad and there are no children.”
This passage reminds us that women will have obvious changes every 7 years, and the health problems that need to be paid attention to will also be different. Moreover, the abundance and decline of kidney qi are the basis of birth, growth, strength, old age, and aging. Because women have special physiological phenomena of menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation, the degree of abundance and decline of kidney qi at different ages varies. It will directly affect women’s menstrual physiology and the functioning of other organs in the body.
Chai Songyan believes that from the perspective of physiological laws, the laws of kidney qi prosperity and decline are different in women of different ages, and he put forward the view of "the four kidneys".
Kidneys are born first: Kidneys are the innate foundation and are endowed with the essence of parents. It exists before the embryo is formed. After birth, it is nourished by the essence of acquired water and grain before it gradually matures.
Kidney qi is the latest: Kidney qi is derived from the essence of the parents, but the functions of kidney qi (such as reproduction) do not show up for a period of time after the child is born. This is compared to the heart and liver. The viscera, spleen, lungs, kidneys and other internal organs are already performing normal physiological functions, but they are really "late". Until the "Twenty-seventh" Tiangui arrives, the uterine and intrauterine meridians are unobstructed, and the kidney qi stirs up the abundant Taichong meridians, then the physiological phenomenon of "menstrual events take place at the moment" will appear. This is "slow kidney foot".
Kidney failure is the earliest: a woman goes through the menstrual, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation stages or suffers from repeated diseases, resulting in physical weakness and depletion of kidney qi. After the age of 40, the kidney qi gradually weakens, and the face, hair, and skin are damaged. The signs of kidney qi deficiency are clearly visible. When kidney qi declines around the age of 50, other organs of the human body are still performing their respective functions.
The kidneys need the most protection: From the phenomena and patterns of "kidney birth first", "kidney deficiency late" and "kidney failure early", looking at the entire physiological process of women, the pattern of kidney qi prosperity and decline is due to time. , dynamically changing according to place and living conditions. Doctors who want to treat gynecomastia (diseases related to female physiology) need to understand and master the laws of the rise and fall of kidney qi in women. They must always pay attention to maintaining kidney qi, replenishing kidney qi, maintaining the balance of qi, blood, yin and yang, so as to maintain menstrual physiology and reproduction. The function is normal. Therefore, for women, "kidneys need to be protected" compared to the functions of other organs such as the heart, liver, spleen, and lungs.
Be careful when warming and replenishing Yang.
Under the support of the "Four Kidneys" theory, Chai Songyan proposed that women at different ages should have different diets and therapeutic medications.
17: The childhood stage, the early stage of growth and development. The development process is a process of gradual maturity and balance. At this time, the girl's kidney qi has not yet been enriched and is easily disturbed by other factors. At this stage, diet and medication should protect kidney qi, nourish Chongren, and avoid stimulating yang to avoid promoting precocious puberty.
In clinical practice, I have encountered that in order to supplement calcium for her granddaughter, an old woman often adds dried shrimps to her children's meals. As everyone knows, food such as shrimp skin, poultry, dried shrimps, and mutton are warm in nature and have the disadvantage of promoting Yang. In this way, girls should eat less mutton skewers, stewed squab, quail eggs, etc. (Editor's note: The same goes for boys.)
Children are bound to get sick. Some parents think that traditional Chinese medicine has few side effects, so they will be very casual about it. For example, Bupleurum, a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, "its Qi is spring in season and wood in the Five Elements" (Zhang Xichun's "Medicine Zhongshen Xilu"). Because it has the property of raising Yang, it can activate the kidney Yang to cause the phase fire to move and be restless. Therefore, Chai Songyan advocates that Bupleurum and related preparations should be used with caution at this age.
Because children have immature yin and immature yang bodies, the kidney yin is not yet full, the kidney qi is stimulated and filled prematurely, and the kidney yin is relatively insufficient and unable to control it, so the phase fire will be excessive.
It can be said that premature activation of kidney yang violates the normal physiological state, which will lead to premature sexual development in children, thus affecting the normal development of their bones, body and mind.
February 7th to May 7th: Gradually enter the physiological and reproductive period. During this period, women often overwork, sweat profusely, stare for long periods of time, stay up late, or overwork in the house, which will damage the kidney yin. This should be considered from a renal perspective and adjusted accordingly.
At this stage, attention should be paid to maintaining yin blood, protecting kidney qi, replenishing kidney yin, and regulating Chong and Ren. In daily diet, you should pay attention to eating more foods rich in high-quality protein, trace elements (iron, copper, etc.), folic acid, vitamin B12 and other nutrients, such as appropriate consumption of animal liver, kidney, sea cucumber, fish, shrimp, eggs, soy products, Foods such as black fungus, black sesame, red dates, peanuts, fresh vegetables and fruits nourish yin and nourish blood.
For lactating women, it is also not advisable to eat pigeons, quails, shrimps and other exciting things. Young and middle-aged women should eat liver-nourishing and liver-softening products, such as hawthorn, schisandra chinensis, black plum, etc., which can relieve excessive stress in life.
During this stage, gynecological diseases will slowly increase. For example, those with breast disease, excluding tumors, nodules, and fibroids, as well as those with unexplained lactation or bloody or transparent secretions, should not eat pigeons, as it will aggravate the disease.
After Qiqi: At this stage, women's "kidney qi is weak, Tiangui is exhausted...the shape is bad and they have no children." In terms of maintenance, more attention should be paid to protecting the kidney qi. After menopause, women's sexual function will also decline due to Tiangui exhaustion. At this time, do not use food or medicine to stimulate kidney yang and activate kidney essence just to restore sexual function. This will only accelerate aging. It is not suitable for some people to take tonics containing gecko after menopause. Although geckos can replenish lung qi, they have a strong ability to stimulate yang, which may affect the overall balance of yin and yang. In short, eat less of the warm and stimulating foods mentioned above.
In addition to insufficient kidney yin, pathological changes of heart and kidney disharmony will also occur at this stage. Some women have trouble with heat, insomnia and dreaminess. At this time, in addition to nourishing the kidney and blood, the treatment should also consider communicating with the heart. Kidney, clears and purges deficiency fire. Commonly used drugs include Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta lucidum, lotus seed heart, floating wheat, etc. It is necessary to avoid damaging kidney qi and yin blood, and do not use blood-breaking, tonic and pungent products indiscriminately. Avoid spicy food, alcohol, and Yang-supporting products, such as mutton, beef, dog meat, and various supplements.