What is the best way to nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence?

The weather is cold in the middle of winter. Our bodies will undergo some changes during this time. The air outside is also a test for us, especially for many middle-aged and elderly friends with weak constitutions. They often feel cold hands and feet and often catch colds due to the cold wind. If you want to protect your body well, you must nourish your kidneys and strengthen your essence. So how to nourish your kidneys and strengthen your essence is effective?

In the depths of winter, the weather is freezing, the grass and trees wither, and humans and all living things are subject to the test of nature. Winter is the time when metabolism is at its lowest. Some elderly and weak people tend to feel cold hands and feet, and are afraid of cold and prefer warmth. People often call this "lack of fire power". Traditional Chinese medicine calls this "fire power" "yang energy". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yang energy originates from the kidneys, because the kidneys are responsible for reproductive functions and are the source of life.

Kidney-nourishing exercises

The so-called "kidneys store essence" means that the kidneys are the body's nutrient provider. In this sense, the kidneys are the foundation of life.

Whether a person is healthy or not is related to the strength of the kidneys. When winter comes, the human body needs enough energy and heat to keep out the cold. If the kidney function is weak, it will naturally be "insufficient in heat", and even cause symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, soreness of waist and knees, fatigue, urinary incontinence or urinary retention.

The above is about kidney yang deficiency. Some people are unable to control yang due to the deficiency of yin fluids such as body fluids, essence and blood in the body, so the functions of moistening and nourishing are reduced. The clinical manifestations are weight loss, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth and throat, hot flashes, red cheeks, burning sensation in the five hearts, sweating, short and yellow urine, etc. This is kidney yin deficiency.

There are many ways to nourish the kidneys and eliminate deficiency, but based on the basic theory of health preservation that "life lies in exercise", nourishing the kidneys and eliminating deficiency through exercise is even more worthy of promotion. Here, we will introduce you to a kind of kidney nourishing exercise.

1. Sit upright, with your legs naturally apart, shoulder-width apart, bend your elbows and raise your hands to the side, with your fingers extended upwards, level with your ears. Then, raise your hands until you feel a pull in your ribs, and then return to the original position. You can do this 3-5 times in a row, and you can do it 3-5 times a day as appropriate. Before doing the movement, relax your whole body. Inhale when you raise your hands, and exhale when you return to the original position. The force should not be too great or too strong. This movement can activate the muscles and bones, open up the meridians, and at the same time, return the qi to the dantian, which can relieve the shortness of breath and difficulty breathing of the elderly and the weak.

2. Sit upright, bend your left arm and place it on your legs, bend your right arm and place your palm upward, and do the parabolic movement 3-5 times. When doing the parabolic movement, throw your hands upward into the air, and the movement can be slightly faster. Inhale when throwing your hands upward, and exhale when recovering. The effect of this movement is the same as the first movement.

3. Sit upright, let your legs hang naturally, and slowly turn your body left and right 3 to 5 times. Then, swing your feet forward more than 10 times. You can increase or decrease the number of times according to your physical strength. When doing the parabolic movement, relax your whole body, and the movement should be natural and slow. When turning your body, keep your trunk straight and do not bend forward or backward. This movement can move your waist and knees, benefit your kidneys and strengthen your waist. Practicing this movement often can exercise your waist and knees, which is beneficial to your kidneys.

Kidney nourishment is a course that we must take in our lifetime. During this course, we must learn how to maintain health correctly and how to regulate the kidneys. We all say that life lies in exercise. Only when we move will it help to maintain the kidneys. In addition, we must pay attention to eating more dog meat, mutton and other foods. These foods are beneficial to the recovery of the kidneys and can improve the kidney's qi.