Post Date December, 03 2023
First, nourish the qi of the five internal organs
Nourishing the kidney is the first priority in winter
In winter, when the weather is cold, eating more warm and nourishing foods can increase physical fitness and even nourish the kidneys to prevent cold. However, due to the frequent changes in the dietary tastes of Taiwanese people, eating the wrong food can also damage kidney qi.
The temperature has dropped again, and many people are planning to eat mutton stoves tonight? Or nine tailed chicken? Or Ginger Duck? Lin Zongyue, a Chinese physician at Jingsong Modern Chinese Medicine Clinic, said that in fact, during the winter when the temperature suddenly drops, the focus of health preservation is not on taking supplements, but on nourishing the kidneys. If one blindly believes that taking supplements every day can lead to health, but does not take good care of the kidneys, health will also turn on the red light.
Why must we nourish our kidneys in winter? According to the five element theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the year is divided into five seasons: spring, summer, long summer, autumn, and winter, which correspond to the liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney meridians, respectively. The kidney is the beginning of life, and winter is the season when the kidney qi is abundant. Therefore, it is necessary to nourish the kidney. Since ancient times, it has been believed that "four seasons of the year, spring produces a long summer, and autumn harvests a 'winter store', which is also what people should do." That is, the body's yang qi should be stored internally in winter, and the 'yin meridians should be kept internally' to accumulate energy. Among the five zang organs, the kidney governs the storage of essence, which is the foundation of innate ability and the root of life. Kidney qi determines the strength of a person's innate endowment, and is related to the rise and fall of positive qi. It is also due to congenital formation. Although dietary supplements can help, it is difficult to repair after depletion. However, many people often neglect bad living habits, which can deplete kidney qi.
What behaviors can easily damage kidney qi?
● Going to bed too late
"Modern people have a bad habit of staying up late and going to bed late and getting up late in winter, which is very harmful to kidney qi, because it is mentioned in the records of the Emperor's Internal Classic that in the third month of winter, this is called closed storage, the water ice is cracked, and there is no disturbance to the sun. When they lie down early and rise up late, they must wait for the sun, so that their aspirations can be concealed. If they have selfish intentions, if they have obtained them, they can warm up the cold without releasing the skin, and seize the vital energy. This is the answer to winter, and the way to nourish the internal organs is also true. If they go against it, they can damage the kidney. In spring, they will wither and faint, and there are few people who serve
● Stay up late
Staying up late in the body can make the kidney yang hyperactive to strengthen the spirit, and overwork can also lead to hyperactivity of liver fire. In winter, it is already necessary to store energy by hiding yang qi, and excessive loss of yang qi can be very harmful. However, hyperactivity of kidney yang and hyperactivity of liver fire can cause depletion of kidney water and damage of kidney yin, while kidney belongs to water, liver belongs to wood, liver fire hyperactivity, and kidney water can also be reduced in disguised form.
● Getting up too early
In addition to young people who like to stay up late and stay up late, even elderly people who attach importance to health preservation are also prone to neglect and damage kidney qi. Most elderly people have developed the habit of going to bed early and exercising early. In summer and normal times, going to bed early and exercising early is of course very helpful for their health. However, in winter, when the sun rises late, going out too early and exercising can suffer from cold winds, which can deplete their innate energy and is also very unsafe. Therefore, it is recommended to wait until the sun rises before going out for winter sports.
