Post Date December, 03 2023
Whether a person is healthy or not is related to the strength of their kidneys. When cold winter comes, the human body needs sufficient energy and heat to defend itself. If it is weak and weak, it will experience dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, weakness in the waist and knees, fatigue, urinary incontinence, or urination due to "insufficient firepower." This is called kidney yang deficiency. Some people suffer from a lack of body fluid in their bodies, resulting in a decrease in the effects of moisture and nourishment. The clinical manifestations include weight loss, sore waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, dry mouth and throat, hot flashes, red cheekbones, night sweats, and short yellow urine. This is called kidney yin deficiency.
There are many ways to nourish the kidney and correct deficiency. For example, exposure to the sun, eating foods with high calorie content and warm kidney yang, and taking drugs to tonify the kidney, among other things. However, starting from the basic theory of "life lies in exercise", nourishing the kidney and correcting deficiency through exercise is a positive measure worth advocating. Here, the reader is introduced to several simple and easy to learn exercise methods that are helpful for nourishing the kidney and correcting deficiency
Waist Massage Exercise
There are two approaches.
1、 Rub the palms of both hands together until the palms of the hands are warm, then place them on the waist, palm them towards the skin, and massage the waist up and down until they feel warm. It can be done twice in the morning and evening, about 200 times each time. This exercise can tonify the kidney and absorb qi.
2、 Grip your fists with both hands, then use the protruding part of the palmar joint of your two thumbs to massage the waist and eye naturally. Rotate the massage inward in a circular motion, gradually applying force until you feel sore. Continue to massage for about 10 minutes, once in the morning, once in the middle, and once in the evening. The waist is the home of the kidney, and regular waist and eye massage can prevent and treat chronic muscle strain, low back pain, and other symptoms caused by kidney deficiency in middle-aged and elderly people.
Foot massage
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Yongquan acupoint directly connects to the kidney meridian, and the foot spring acupoint method in the heart of the foot is the place where the turbid qi drops. Frequent massage of Yongquan acupoint can benefit the essence and kidney, strengthen health, prevent premature aging, relieve liver and eyesight, promote sleep, and have a certain therapeutic effect on dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, hemoptysis, nasal congestion, headache, etc. caused by kidney deficiency. The method of foot massage is to soak your feet with warm water before going to bed every day, and then rub your hands against each other. After that, massage the right foot with your left heart, and massage the left foot with your right heart for more than 100 times each time. It is advisable to rub your feet hot. This method has the effect of strengthening the kidney, nourishing yin, and reducing fire. It has a very good effect on the common deficiency heat syndrome in middle-aged and elderly people.
(Intern Editor: Xie Yunsheng)
