The seven habits of women that are most harmful to their kidneys

From ancient times to the present, kidney deficiency seems to be a problem only for men. However, as the pace of life quickens and work pressure increases, more and more women are beginning to experience symptoms such as frequent urination at night, insomnia, weak waist and legs, chills, premature ovarian failure, loss of libido, and early menopause. Ladies, what do you think is the cause of this? It’s all due to kidney deficiency! There is an old saying in Chinese medicine: "Men are afraid of damaging their livers, and women are afraid of damaging their kidneys." Traditional medicine revealed the importance of kidney nourishment for women thousands of years ago. In modern times, research on the nature of the "kidney" combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine has confirmed that kidney deficiency leads to female neuroendocrine dysfunction, abnormal female ovarian gonadal secretion, and premature ovarian failure. In turn, premature ovarian failure aggravates women's kidney deficiency. This is the most direct reason for women's physical aging.

In recent years, as the concept of health and wellness has become more popular, more and more modern women have paid attention to the maintenance of their kidneys, but the methods they use are relatively simple, mostly using various drugs. But they don’t know that the various bad eating and living habits formed in life are constantly harming your kidneys, and if the medication is used improperly, it will aggravate the kidney deficiency and cause other symptoms. So to protect your kidneys, you must start by changing your bad eating and lifestyle habits.

Don't like drinking water

The waste products from metabolism in the body are mainly processed by the liver and kidneys. The most important function of the kidneys is to regulate the balance of water and electrolytes in the body. The waste products produced by metabolic physiological activities are excreted in the urine. However, when performing these functions, they need sufficient water to assist them.

Solution: Developing the habit of drinking plenty of water can dilute urine and allow it to be excreted quickly. It can not only prevent stones, but also help to dilute urine when you consume too much salt, thereby protecting your kidneys.

Love beer

If you already have kidney disease and continue to drink large amounts of beer without restriction, uric acid deposition will cause blockage of the renal tubules and lead to kidney failure.

Solution: If kidney problems are found during blood tests, kidney function may have been seriously damaged. Instead of waiting for blood tests to understand the kidneys, it is better to perform urine tests regularly, because urine tests are the easiest and quickest way to understand the kidneys.

Most people don't like the blandness of boiled water. In comparison, carbonated drinks such as soda and cola or drinks such as coffee have naturally become the best substitutes for boiled water. However, the ingredients contained in these drinks often affect women's qi and blood, and insufficient qi and blood is one of the most important signs of kidney deficiency in women.

Solution: Try to avoid drinking too many beverages, replace them with boiled water, and drink 8 large glasses of water every day to promote the timely excretion of toxins in the body.

Tip: Kidney deficiency can occur in all stages of a woman's life. Kidney deficiency in early childhood can cause developmental delay; in adolescence, kidney deficiency can cause delayed menarche and infrequent menstruation; in adulthood, it can cause infertility, loss of libido, and premature menopause; and in menopause, it can cause osteoporosis and heart disease.

Neglecting to take care of the ovaries

As mentioned earlier, kidney deficiency can cause premature ovarian failure in women. In turn, premature ovarian failure aggravates women's kidney deficiency. Many women have had this experience: they were diagnosed with kidney deficiency and received treatment according to the treatment methods for kidney deficiency, but after a long time, the symptoms still did not disappear. In fact, this is because they only grasp the superficial phenomenon: kidney deficiency, but ignore the real internal cause: ovarian aging.

Solution: As long as the ovaries are kept healthy and no longer age, or even restored to a youthful state, the symptoms caused by kidney deficiency will naturally disappear. There are currently two main internationally recognized methods for solving premature ovarian failure: one is to supplement estrogen through diet or direct oral administration, but the effect is slow; the other is to make external capsules with natural herbal essences that have the effect of repairing and maintaining the ovaries and directly insert them into the female private parts, which will take effect directly on the core part of the ovaries. This method takes effect faster, and the pure natural ingredients are easier for the human body to absorb and will not cause side effects to the body. It is becoming more and more popular and respected by medical experts and patients.

Eating too much meat

The American Food Association has recommended that humans consume 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram per day. That is to say, a person weighing 50 kilograms can only consume 40 grams of protein per day. Therefore, you cannot eat more than 300 grams of meat a day to avoid damage to the kidneys.

Solution: The intake of meat and soy products at each meal should be controlled to the size of the palm, about 0.5 cm thick. If you have chronic nephritis, this amount should be further reduced.

Eating too much salt

Salt is a major culprit that increases the burden on the kidneys. 95% of the salt in the diet is metabolized by the kidneys. If you consume too much, the burden on the kidneys will be increased. In addition, the sodium in the salt makes it difficult for the body to excrete water, which further increases the burden on the kidneys and causes kidney dysfunction.

Solution: The scientific daily salt intake should be controlled within 6 grams, and 3 grams of it can be obtained directly from daily food. Therefore, the seasoning of food should be kept within 3~5 grams. It is worth noting that instant noodles contain a lot of salt, so people who eat them frequently are advised to reduce the amount they consume.

Substance abuse

In modern society, people have become pampered. If they have a little headache or fever, they will go to the hospital to get a lot of medicine. Little do people know that “all medicines are poisonous”. In fact, many medicines contain ingredients that can damage the kidneys. Not only can they cause great harm to the kidneys, some can even cause harm to the entire body.

Solution: Pay attention to medication safety to reduce the harm of drugs to the body. Even if you need to use medicine to nourish the kidneys, the milder traditional Chinese medicine is recommended. Such as angelica, saffron, myrrh, Chuanxiong, safflower, cooked rehmannia, peach kernel, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus, Polygonum multiflorum, wolfberry, yam, donkey-hide gelatin, Salvia miltiorrhiza, rose, etc. Using these Chinese medicines to make medicinal foods all has very good effects. In addition, Chinese patent medicines or external health products made from these Chinese medicines also have the function of nourishing the kidneys.