When ancient saints observed the natural phenomena produced by the change of seasons, they organized the rules of "spring, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage", and Chinese medicine theory also believed that "the kidney...
When ancient saints observed the natural phenomena produced by the change of seasons, they organized the rules of "spring, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage", and Chinese medicine theory also believed that "the kidney is the basis of the veins and the essence". Therefore, winter is the most suitable season for the kidney to be "sealed" with the characteristic of nourishing the kidney. Before understanding how to nourish the kidney in winter, let us first understand what the "bone" refers to in Chinese medicine is.
What does the "bone" in
mean?The commonly heard "Kidney" refers to an organ that is long behind the two sides of the waist and is responsible for filtering blood dysfunction in the urinary system. At the same time, it also has functions such as affecting blood flow, electrolytic balance, blood pressure adjustment, and bone development. The "bryo" referred to in Chinese medicine refers to the collection of functions such as "water (regulating the body's water retention)", "two stools (regulating the body's urination)", and "the foundation of stools (regulating the body's essence)" and "the body's essence and matter)" and is not completely equivalent to the physiological function of "Kidney". On the other hand, Chinese medicine also believes that "it is in the hair and it fills the bones." The health status of the "breast" can be briefly understood from the situation of hair and bones. If the hair is shining, the texture is deteriorated, or the strength of the bones is deteriorated, it more or less implies that the health status of the "breast" may not be as good as ideal.
Want to nourish your kidneys, what should I do?
The "Difficult" states: "Those who suck their kidneys will benefit their essence." The kidneys are stored by the essence of the five organs and six organs. If the spirit and physical strength are excessively consumed, and the sleep and nutrition are not supplemented enough, the internal organs will be impermeable and the kidneys will have no essence. Not only the quality of the hair and bones may deteriorate, but it may even affect the functions of moisture relieving, urination and defecation. If you want to repair the damaged kidneys after a whole year of stasis in winter, replenishing the essence is our main guiding principle.
As for how we should replenish our energy, in "Huangdi Neijing", we can see the following daily suggestions: "In March of winter, this is the silence, the water is frozen and the ground is covered with ice, and it is almost sunny. When you get up early and late, you must wait for the sun to be sunny, so that your ambitions are as if you have personal intentions, and if you have gains, you will be so warm when you get away from the cold. , no skin drains and makes the air feel so strong. This is the way to hide and nourish the air in winter. The opposite will hurt the kidneys. In this passage, we can see that in winter we should rest more, reduce physical energy consumption, maintain a stable mood, increase sleep time, and pay attention to keeping warm are specific methods to help storing energy in winter.
Fruits and seeds are good ingredients for kidney-tonifyingIn addition to daily adjustment, dietary supplementation is also one of the good ways to nourish the kidney in winter. "Huangdi Nei" mentioned that "if you are inadequate, fill it with air; if you are inadequate, fill it with taste." Many fruits and seed ingredients with thick taste are easy to obtain kidney-tonifying ingredients, such as:
1. Black sesame - can blacken hair, replenish blood, nourish the kidneys, increase sperm activity, and contain fatty acids, vitamin E, and calcium, which can help reduce calcium, Anti-hypertensiveness
2. Black beans - can nourish blood and improve eyesight, nourish hair, contain anthocyanins, can antioxidant and prevent the production of erectile sterols
3. Purple rice - can prevent iron deficiency blood and prevent fatigue, contains trace elements such as iron, lactic, selenium, dies, phosphorus, and vitamin B groups, which can maintain bones and teeth health
4. Chestnuts - can improve immunity, contain fatty acids, vitamin C, and vitamin E, which can protect cardiovascular and antioxidant, but it is recommended that you do not overheat if you have less than 6 per day!
Appropriately apply and massage the kidney acupoints
After adjusting the routine and replenishing nutrition, massage the kidney acupoints appropriately can promote the circulation of the kidney and blood circulation, making our kidney acupoints more comprehensive. As long as we rub the palms of our hands and heat them up or place them in warm-warming bags and apply them to the pressure on both sides of our back waist and spine, we can massage the acupoints such as "Sanjiao Shu", "Liang Shu", "Qihai Shu", "Longmen", and "Zhishi" in one breath. This is a very simple and efficient way of nourishing. When taking a bath, use hot water to wash it, or use the warm wind of the blower to warm the back, which can also stimulate the circulation of the air and blood in these acupoints, so that our baby's brain can fully prepare the energy that can continue to fight in the cold winter!
