What are the methods for women to nourish the kidneys?

Generally speaking, when people talk about kidney deficiency and the need for kidney supplementation, they think of men. But in fact, women may also develop some diseases due to kidney deficiency. In this case, women also need kidney-tonifying treatment. This will allow the disease to be treated better. Therefore, it is also very important for women to nourish the kidneys. So how should women nourish their kidneys? Let’s talk about it below.

Black Rice

Black rice, a treasure among rices, is also known as "black pearl". It is rich in protein, amino acids, and trace elements such as iron, calcium, manganese, and zinc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that black rice has significant medicinal value. Ancient agricultural and medical books record that black rice has the effects of "nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, strengthening the body and warming the stomach, improving eyesight and activating blood circulation", "clearing the liver and moistening the intestines", "lubricating moisture and benefiting the essence, tonifying the lungs and relaxing the muscles"; it can be used as medicine and food, and is especially effective for dizziness, anemia, gray hair, weakness in the waist and knees, night blindness and tinnitus.

Regular consumption of black rice is beneficial for preventing and treating dizziness, vertigo, anemia, gray hair, eye diseases, weak waist and knees, dry cough, constipation, difficulty urinating, kidney deficiency edema, loss of appetite, and weak spleen and stomach.

Black Beans

Beans were praised by the ancients as the valley of kidneys. Black beans are sweet and flat in nature. Not only are they shaped like kidneys, they also have the effects of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the body, promoting blood circulation and diuresis, detoxifying and moisturizing the skin. They are especially suitable for patients with kidney deficiency. Black dates, known as the "nutrition warehouse", are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They have the functions of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the kidneys, nourishing the stomach and replenishing blood.

Black beans basically contain no cholesterol, only plant sterols, which are not absorbed and utilized by the human body. They can inhibit the body's absorption of cholesterol and reduce the cholesterol content in the blood. Therefore, eating black beans regularly can soften blood vessels, moisturize the skin and delay aging. It is especially beneficial for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.

Black sesame

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that black sesame has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, moisturizing the five internal organs, strengthening qi and strength, growing muscles, and filling the brain marrow. It can be used to treat dizziness, premature graying of hair, hair loss, weakness in the waist and knees, fatigue in the limbs, difficulty walking, deficiency of the five internal organs, dry skin and hair, dry intestines and constipation caused by insufficient essence and blood of the liver and kidneys. It is even more famous for its effect in blackening hair and nourishing the skin.

Walnut

Walnuts have the effects of nourishing the kidney and strengthening essence, promoting diuresis and eliminating stones, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, warming the lungs and relieving asthma. They are often used to treat symptoms such as kidney deficiency and low back pain, urinary tract stones, etc. Cooking these five foods together into porridge is a rare kidney-nourishing product.

Because of their special physiological characteristics, women are more likely to suffer from kidney deficiency. In addition to using medication and other methods to replenish the kidneys, you should also pay more attention to maintenance in daily life. This will keep the kidneys healthier and prevent kidney deficiency and other conditions. When replenishing the kidneys, you must do so according to your actual situation and body needs.