"The best way to provide for the elderly is to save money, enjoy good taste, nourish the body, benefit the diaphragm, and ease digestion." - Congee Manual by Huang Yunhu in Qing Dynasty
The ancients summarized the foods that nourish the kidneys very clearly for us. The ancients believed that the essence between heaven and earth is the seed of plants, and the seed is the essence of plants in all things in the world. Because the seed breeds, and it has experienced spring, summer, autumn and winter, spring sowing, summer growing, autumn harvesting, and winter storage.
After four seasons, its four qi and five elements are complete, and it also contains the essence of plant life. So ancient people formulated the dietary principle of "five grains as nourishment" for us, and our diet should mainly consist of five grains and miscellaneous grains.
Grains are used to nourish the spleen and stomach, making the qi of the spleen and stomach strong and essence sufficient. So, which foods in the diet can help kidney essence recover faster? The answer is seeds, especially black foods like the black sesame mentioned earlier. Secondly, plants such as walnut kernels, chestnuts, pine nuts, and yams have good kidney tonifying effects.
Black sesame is black in color and has strong anti radiation and anti-aging abilities. Eating black sesame seeds regularly is also good for hair. Why is the hair good? Because the kidney essence was replenished, the hair turned black. Black food is very helpful for the kidneys to a large extent. And if it is helpful for the kidneys, it is also helpful for some cancers. That's why the "Neijing" records that "black color enters the kidneys", and some diseases can be cured by eating black food. This is the corresponding principle of the Five Elements.
Walnut kernels are also a great tonic. As we all know, walnut kernels nourish the brain, which is the nucleus of the marrow. The brain and kidneys are connected, and by supplementing the brain, the kidneys are also replenished accordingly.
Chestnuts are fruits that belong to the kidney and also belong to the water category among the five fruits. After eating chestnuts, they can nourish the digestive system, resist fatigue, and nourish kidney qi.
Not to mention pine nuts, they are a good food for nourishing the kidneys. It has a relatively high content of vitamins and phospholipids, which are very helpful for the brain. So among nuts, pine nuts have a strong ability to replenish the body.
Speaking of yams, yams are used to nourish lung qi. The body's qi is regulated by the lungs, and in order for the essence qi to accumulate in the kidneys, the normal function of lung qi is required. Moreover, yam has excellent effects in beauty and fatigue relief.
In addition to these five types, there is another food that has a very good effect on nourishing the kidneys. We can treat nocturnal emissions by eating it, and that is water chestnut. Euryale fruit is called "chicken head rice" in the south. It can be used to make porridge with the food on it to treat the problem of spermatorrhea. If you don't like the trouble of cooking porridge, you can also grind it into powder and mix it with boiling water. There are ready-made roasted nuts on the market now, which have been ground and can be taken back and mixed with boiling water before consumption.
In daily life, people who have injured their sperm are also prone to diarrhea, leading to weak spleen and stomach. Such people can use lotus seeds to recuperate their bodies. The specific way is to put lotus seeds in Congee and cook Congee together. Lotus seeds have the function of nourishing the qi of the spleen and stomach, so they are very beneficial for spleen and stomach weakness.
The above methods are all aimed at regulating the body through dietary supplements. So, nourishing the kidneys doesn't necessarily have to buy expensive tonics, it can be achieved through daily diet to nourish the body.
I once met a patient who suffered from sperm damage in clinic. His condition was serious and he was very weak. Eating too much medicine was also bad for his health. So I gave him a "Congee prescription", which is to use these kidney tonifying snacks mentioned above, black sesame, walnut kernel, chestnut, pine nut, and yam, to cook porridge and drink.
The "Congee prescription" I gave him seemed unconvinced at that time, but he was too embarrassed to mention it. So he reluctantly said, "Okay, I'll go back and have my lover boil it for me to drink and see
As a result, three months later, his body confirmed the efficacy of my "Congee prescription". When I came to the clinic again, his complexion had changed significantly. His complexion was much better than before, and he spoke with clear confidence. By checking his pulse, I found that his qi and blood were much more abundant than before, and his symptoms of sperm damage had also improved.
"This Congee recipe is really a wonderful recipe!" This time, he finally believed my words.
In ancient times, people believed that medicine and food were of the same origin. Medicine is food, and food is medicine. In ancient times, these two were inseparable. So, understanding the efficacy of food and applying it in daily life can have a good nourishing effect, without the need to specifically take some medication. If eating has the effect of nourishing the body in our daily diet, wouldn't it be a great joy in life?
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