How can middle-aged women nourish their kidneys effectively?

In daily life, don’t think that kidney deficiency in men is very harmful. In fact, women can also suffer from kidney deficiency. Women need to nourish their kidneys and eat some foods that are good for nourishing the kidneys. They should also pay more attention in life. So how can middle-aged women maintain good health and how can they treat kidney deficiency to help the body?

Female Kidney Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the kidney is the foundation of the innate constitution" and its main physiological functions are "storing essence, absorbing qi, and controlling water". It is the root of the yin and yang of the whole body. The kidney in the scope of traditional Chinese medicine is far larger than the kidney referred to in modern medicine, and is more inclined to the overall reproductive growth function.

Nowadays, when we talk about kidneys, we mostly refer to men, and for men, we mostly talk about kidney yang deficiency and less about kidney yin deficiency. In fact, kidneys are particularly important to women, as they accompany them throughout their lives.

Childhood: At the age of seven, “kidney qi is strong, teeth start to grow longer”. If one is born with deficiency and the kidney qi is not sufficient, then development will be delayed.

Youth: At the age of 27, "the menstrual period arrives, the Ren meridian is unblocked, the Taichong meridian is strong, and the menstruation comes on time, so you can have children." Tiangui is a subtle substance similar to hormones secreted by the kidneys. If the kidney qi is insufficient and Tiangui does not arrive, menstruation will not come, and conception will not occur normally. This is also the basic theoretical basis for TCM to treat infertility by focusing on the kidneys.

Until middle age, kidney qi always plays the role of regulating reproductive growth function. When the woman reaches the 49th day of pregnancy, "the menstrual period has dried up, the uterine passages are blocked, so the body is damaged and there is no child." As hormone secretion naturally decreases, menstruation stops, amenorrhea occurs, and fertility is no longer possible.

It can be seen that the kidney is one of the important organs of women, whether from the perspective of regulating yin and yang through kidney qi, or from the perspective of controlling women's growth and development, endocrine regulation, and fertility through Tiangui. Women's menstruation, menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth are all related to it. Delayed menarche and infrequent menstruation in women; infertility, loss of sexual desire, and premature menopause in adults; and the susceptibility to osteoporosis and heart disease during menopause are all directly related to the kidneys.

Women will inevitably have problems with renal insufficiency after reaching middle age. First of all, this is because middle age is the menopause period for women. At this time, the uterus and ovaries will decline and the kidneys will also be affected. Therefore, it is recommended that you should drink more nourishing soups in winter and eat more foods that help regulate the body.