Quick Reference Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Beauty and Beauty

Chapter 27 Anti-aging——Nourishing Yin and Tonifying Kidney, the Magic Weapon for Eternal Youth (1)
The ups and downs of the essence in the kidney determine the life, growth, strength, and old age of a person. When the kidney essence is full, when the kidney qi is strong, the qi and blood will be strong, and the appearance will not fade; when the kidney qi is weak, the person will become dull. The temples are grizzled, the teeth are shaking and falling out, the face is full of wrinkles, and it is prematurely aging.Although, the decline of renal function is a phenomenon that will inevitably appear with age, and it is a natural law.But through careful maintenance, the arrival of aging can be postponed and delayed. Therefore, women who love beauty should pay attention to maintaining their kidneys, which is the most basic guarantee of health and youth.Only women who know how to nourish their kidneys can exude natural beauty from the inside out.

(Section [-]) Kidney failure and human failure: as good as the kidneys, a person is as young as he is

Damage to the kidneys, such as birth damage, liver protection, pregnancy loss, poverty, injury, small deficiency should be afraid of meridians, and men have polarity. Yuanquan TCM theory believes that "kidney stores essence" is the "innate foundation", which affects the growth and development of the human body, reproductive fluid metabolism, immunity, brain development, blood circulation and other physiological activities. That is to say, the body From exuberance to recession, the growth of the skin is related to the essence of the kidney, and the rise and fall of the essence of the kidney directly affects the skin.

When a woman’s kidney essence is full and her kidney qi is strong, her five internal organs will function normally, her qi and blood will be strong, and her appearance will not fade. She will look worse than her kidney function. If her kidney qi is weak, then her face will be dark and dark. Eyelid edema, dark circles aggravated, gray temples, teeth shaking, wrinkles, premature aging, early menopause.

Kidney failure is the main culprit of premature aging
Before 2000, the "Huangdi Neijing" put forward the reasons for people's premature aging, and Sun Simiao was deeply touched by this, so in "Qian Jin Fang Yang Xing", he discussed the problems of irregular daily life, eating, drinking, and fatigue. The reason why the status causes people to "decline at half a hundred" is emphasized, and I hope people will take it as a warning.However, the living habits of modern people have intensified, so these bad habits have pushed us step by step into the abyss of aging.

The first is long-term exertion, whether it is physical or mental, mental or physical, excessive emotional agitation will damage the kidneys, so everything should not be excessive; the second is drinking a lot of coffee, spirits, smoking, and eating big fish and meat. A diet that is too salty will damage the kidneys; the third is to eat health care products indiscriminately, because the heavy metals and harmful substances in the health care products are seriously exceeded, which is easy to damage the kidneys.

Strengthening the kidney and protecting the foundation is the magic weapon of eternal youth

Taking good care of your kidneys is the key to your health and beauty throughout your life.For you who love beauty, you should first pay attention to two points to protect your kidneys and strengthen your foundation:
One is to prevent kidney deficiency and take more rest.If you are in a fast-paced life and work state for a long time, the metabolic balance of your body will be broken unconsciously, which will quietly open the door for kidney deficiency, making your beauty look pale and your appearance unreliable.Therefore, work should pay attention to work and rest.Those with renal insufficiency should pay special attention to rest, because excessive fatigue and infection can aggravate kidney damage.If it is wrong to think that not working and not doing housework is rest, you must know that indulging in recreational activities day and night, this so-called form of rest is more tiring than those jobs.
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It is to avoid excessive intercourse.Some experts believe that premature aging is mostly due to the depletion of kidney essence, and preventing indulgence and protecting kidney essence is the most important thing in delaying aging.In fact, to nourish the kidney is to nourish the essence, and to nourish the essence requires abstinence.When sexual intercourse is excessive and the essence leaks out, it will damage the body.Therefore, you who love beauty, keep sexual intercourse in moderation to protect your kidneys and nourish your essence, anti-aging and prolong your life.

Rub your hands until they become hot, and place them on your waist, which can promote blood circulation in your waist.

Kidney failure - causing endocrine disorders in women

Studies have found that kidney deficiency is one of the root causes of female endocrine disorders.Whether it is kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency, it will have a certain impact on whether the ovaries can normally secrete estrogen and progesterone.Women must not underestimate the hormones secreted by the ovaries. In fact, these hormones determine the aging degree of the human body to some extent.If the amount of hormones secreted by the ovaries is sufficient, women will be young and energetic.If the kidney is deficient, the ovaries are affected, and hormones cannot be secreted normally. In this way, women will experience symptoms such as fatigue, menstrual disorders, and incessant menstruation, and even accelerate the arrival of menopause.Tonifying the kidney can make Qi and blood more smooth.The smooth circulation of qi and blood can also make the essence and blood effectively nourish the whole body, so that the function of the ovaries can be effectively improved.

The human endocrine system is an extremely complex system.It is necessary to balance the Qi and blood of women and restore the endocrine system to normal operation.In general, start with regulating the functions of various organs, and regulate endocrine by dispelling stasis and resolving stagnation, replenishing energy and function, so as to eliminate stasis in the body, and promote the secretion of estrogen and progesterone to be in a balanced state, so as to achieve a healthy and fit body. Purpose.

According to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine,
For those with obvious hyperfunction, more attention should be paid to the treatment of nourishing yin; for those with hypofunction, treatment such as nourishing blood, nourishing qi, and tonifying kidney should be given to gradually improve the condition.

To regulate endocrine, we must ensure a regular life and good living habits.In order to enhance physical fitness, take part in more sports.Also, don't stay up late often, so as not to cause hormonal imbalance or even deficiency.Usually pay attention to rest, so that the body does not overwork.In addition, stay away from unscientific fashion practices, such as indiscriminate weight loss, casual abortion, and indiscriminate use of contraceptives.

Ensure emotional stability. "Emotion" directly affects endocrine.Emotional quality will directly affect the secretion of human estrogen and so on.In particular, women are more susceptible to the influence of the external environment, and often have negative emotions such as anxiety, anger, and depression. Therefore, you who are smart must learn to actively regulate your emotions to reduce skin changes before and after special menstrual cycles and maintain good health. state of mind.

Develop good eating habits.You who love beauty, you must develop good eating habits, adjust your diet first, and follow the principle of a balanced diet.Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat more high-protein foods, add more water needed by the body to regulate endocrine, and the proportion should be reasonable.No partial eclipse, no picky eaters, eat less fast food, greasy and irritating food.Cooking oil is mainly vegetable oil, supplemented by animal oil, in order to obtain more unsaturated fatty acids.

Usually do more aerobic exercise to improve body energy, but at least 3 times a week, 30 minutes each time, so as to help health.You must not underestimate the amount of exercise in just 30 minutes. You must know that in addition to helping to consume calories and lose weight, it can also bring oxygen to all parts of the body, increase metabolic rate, and effectively burn fat. The effect will last for several days. hours long.

Maintain the ovary - let the endocrine return to normal

Women can radiate youthful vitality, and the role of the nest is indispensable.Poor nest function will not only affect women's skin quality and color, make women enter the aging period earlier, but also affect women's sexual function and body shape.It is precisely because the condition of the ovaries is related to the appearance of women and the "sexual" happiness of women, so many women are seeking ways to maintain the health of the ovaries.

To maintain a good ovary, I believe that many women can name a bunch of methods in one breath, but among the many methods, there is one method that is more effective, that is, to achieve the goal of ovary maintenance through nourishing the kidney.

"Kidneys correspond to winter qi", traditional Chinese medicine believes that when everything is closed in winter, human yang qi should also be hidden inside.At this time, the most important point of health preservation is "nourishing the kidneys and preventing cold".In addition, you who love beauty should follow the principle of "eat less salty food and eat more bitter food".Because winter is the time when the kidney meridian is strong, and the kidney governs saltiness and the heart governs bitterness, so you should eat more bitter foods to help the heart yang.

People with kidney deficiency can take care of themselves through diet.There are many kinds of kidney-tonifying foods in winter. Warm foods such as walnuts, wolfberry, dog meat, and mutton can be used. For those with kidney yin deficiency, sea cucumber porridge, rehmannia glutinosa, and wolfberry porridge should be taken to nourish the kidney essence. Choose mutton porridge, deer kidney porridge, leek porridge, etc. to warm the kidney.

In addition to maintaining the ovaries by nourishing the kidney, women should also pay attention to clearing the heart and relieving depression.This is because the heart-kidney intersects, and the water and fire are in harmony to ensure the balance of yin and yang in the kidney.As the predecessors said: "Quietness can produce water." Those who want to nourish the kidney should first calm the mind.Therefore, women can properly eat lotus seed heart, acacia skin, fried Sairen and other products that calm the mind and calm the nerves.

In addition, if women want to maintain their ovaries, they should also develop a good lifestyle.This sounds simple, but it is not easy to do well.A healthy lifestyle includes: having a good attitude in the face of pressure from work, society, and life, and being able to self-regulate things that don’t go your way; working and resting time should be reasonable, and avoid bad living habits such as staying up late; Pay attention to the balance of nutritional intake, the combination of meat, vegetables, and fruits; exercise more, and strengthen your physical fitness.In addition, prolonged sitting should be avoided.As the saying goes, "sedentary sitting hurts the kidneys". For office workers, getting up and exercising properly is very necessary.Stand up and walk around every hour, often stretching, turning the waist and buttocks can relieve the body's internal organs, move the limbs, and promote blood circulation.

actually!There are signs of premature ovarian failure, which can be cured and prevented, and prevention is more important than cure.Maintaining ovarian function is actually to slow down the speed of ovarian function decline.If the ovary is well maintained, it can make the facial skin delicate and smooth, rosy, and can also promote reproduction and body health, regulate estrogen secretion, improve the quality of life of both sexes, make the face plump, firm, round, and reflect women everywhere. Charm.

(Session [-]) The more you eat, the younger you will be, eat more seed food for anti-aging and nourishing kidney

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the foundation of innateness. By nourishing the kidney with "black", it can achieve the functions of strengthening the body, nourishing the brain and essence, preventing aging and anti-aging, and beautifying the skin.Modern medical research has found that black food is generally rich in trace elements and vitamins. Regular consumption of black food can regulate the physiological functions of the human body and stimulate the endocrine system, which is an indispensable nutrient for nourishing the kidneys.Most black foods are seed foods. Therefore, to invigorate the kidney, you might as well eat more seed foods.

Chestnut - the most nourishing kidney among the five fruits
Chestnut, that is, chestnut, also known as big chestnut and chestnut.Since ancient times in our country, there has been a saying of "pictographic" nourishment, that is to say, supplement form with form.Chestnut is the most kidney-like food among the five fruits, and it has a good kidney-tonifying effect.

[Meridian distribution of property and flavor] Sweet in taste, warm in nature and return to the kidney, spleen, and stomach meridians.

[Efficacy] Tonify kidney qi, strengthen muscles and bones.

[Records of Traditional Chinese Medicine] "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Chestnut treats kidney deficiency, weakness of the waist and legs, can clear the kidneys and replenish qi, and thicken the stomach." fail."

【Modern Research】Chestnut is a kind of dry fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can supply more heat energy to the human body, and can help fat metabolism.The rich unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals contained in chestnuts can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases, and are good nourishing products for anti-aging and prolonging life.

Do it yourself

Barley and Chestnut Soup

[Materials] 300 grams of chestnut meat, 150 grams of pork kidney flower, 40 grams each of Polygonatum odoratum and barley, appropriate amount of salt and monosodium glutamate.

[Production] Shell the raw chestnuts and cut them in half; wash Polygonatum odoratum and barley; put the chestnuts in the soup for a while, remove the clothes and wash them; wash the kidney flowers and put them in the soup for a while before washing.Boil an appropriate amount of water, put all the ingredients into a boil, then turn to a slow fire and simmer for about 2 hours, and finally add salt and monosodium glutamate to taste.

efficacy
Chestnuts invigorate the spleen and kidneys, barley has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, diuresis, and clearing the lungs. Cooking soup with pig kidneys that can invigorate the kidneys can treat weakness of the waist and legs caused by general kidney deficiency.

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It is not advisable to eat too much at one time.It is best to treat chestnuts as a snack between meals, or eat them in meals, rather than eating a lot after meals, so as to avoid excessive calorie intake, which is not conducive to weight control.In addition, fresh chestnuts are prone to mildew and deterioration, and eating moldy chestnuts will cause poisoning, so spoiled chestnuts should not be eaten.

Soybean - the most nourishing kidney among the five grains
The "Huangdi Neijing" mentioned "kidney grain beans", which said that the kidneys in the five internal organs have a special relationship with the beans in the five grains, and beans have a protective effect on the kidneys.People always think of kidneys when they see soybeans, because soybeans look so much like kidneys.

【Meridians of Sex and Flavor】Sweet in taste, flat in nature, spleen,

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