1, how to self-check kidney deficiency
(1) Kidney deficiency with tongue.
The shape, size and color of tongue can reflect the function of kidney.
You can tell the kidney by the tongue in your mouth.
1. Normal tongue has moderate body fat and flexible rotation; The tongue is ruddy; The tongue coating is thin and white, with uniform particles and moderate humidity. Spread it thinly on the tongue surface and it won't rub off.
2. The tongue body of kidney deficiency is thinner than the normal tongue body, the tongue body is redder than the normal tongue body, and the tongue surface is crimson, which is the manifestation of kidney yin deficiency. The tongue body is fatter than the normal tongue, and the tongue quality is lighter and more delicate than the normal tongue. Tooth marks on the edge of the tongue and whitish tongue coating are manifestations of kidney-yang deficiency.
3. The tongue is cracked
There are many cracks with different shades and obvious shapes on the surface of the tongue, which is called "cracked tongue", and most of them are manifestations of kidney yin deficiency.
4. No coating on tongue surface
There is no tongue coating on the tongue surface, and the tongue surface is smooth as a mirror, which is called "stripping the tongue", which is a serious manifestation of kidney yin deficiency.
5. Tongue root without coating
Tongue root belongs to kidney, so the change of tongue root reflects the situation of kidney. For example, there is fur in other parts of the tongue, but there is no fur at the root of the tongue, which is the performance of kidney yin deficiency.
6. Black tongue coating
First, the tongue is red, the tongue coating is black and dry, even chapped, or tingling, which is a manifestation of extreme heat toxicity and kidney yin failure, and is a critical syndrome; Second, the tongue is pale and the tongue coating is black and slippery, which is a manifestation of kidney-yang deficiency and a critical syndrome.
(2) Treating teeth with kidney deficiency
1. the relationship between teeth and kidneys
In traditional Chinese medicine, "teeth are bones" means that extra bones grow into teeth. The essence of teeth is bone. This is a sign of kidney quality. Whether the essence of kidney is sufficient or not is related to the health of teeth. Only when kidney qi is strong and kidney essence is sufficient can bone marrow be continuously transformed to provide sufficient nutrition for bones and teeth, and human bones will be strong and teeth will be healthy. Unhealthy teeth are the external manifestation of deficiency of kidney-qi. From ancient times to the present, health care advocates "taking care of your life in everything, not repairing your teeth first."
2. Tooth manifestations of kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency is a hot phenomenon, and kidney yin is exhausted, so it is naturally impossible to control bone and produce sperm. There will be symptoms such as dry teeth, falling off, loosening, etc., accompanied by backache, dizziness, tinnitus, hair loss, pulse rate, etc., generally belonging to kidney yin deficiency, toothache is mostly at night. You can strengthen your teeth by nourishing yin and tonifying kidney.
3. Tooth manifestations of kidney-yang deficiency
Kidney-yang deficiency can lead to thinning of teeth and exposure of roots. Many men will find that with the growth of age, the teeth become longer, in fact, it is not the teeth that become longer, but the roots are exposed because of kidney-yang deficiency.
4. Tooth manifestations of kidney-qi deficiency
When the teeth are loose, sparse, brown and dull, accompanied by weakness in chewing, shortness of breath, laziness and weak pulse, it is considered to be kidney-qi deficiency, and the teeth can be fixed by tonifying kidney and benefiting qi.
5. Tooth manifestations of kidney essence deficiency
Deficiency of kidney essence can lead to weak teeth.
Tooth weakness is a toothache caused by tooth wear, enamel damage, external mechanical or chemical stimulation, oral diseases and so on.
Long-term tooth weakness may be caused by deficiency of kidney qi. Kidney governs bone marrow, which can nourish bone. Therefore, sufficient kidney essence can nourish bones, and teeth are the hardest bones in the human body. If the kidney essence is insufficient, it will cause tooth weakness and other phenomena.
2. Symptoms of kidney is not good.
1. No energy.
When the renal function is poor, it is difficult to excrete a lot of waste from the urine, and there will be a feeling of listlessness, fatigue and weakness. When kidney disease occurs, protein and other nutrients leak from the kidney and are excreted through urine, so there will be no strength. Some patients will think that they are overworked, or for other reasons, and ignore the kidney problems.
Don't want to eat
Unwilling to eat, anorexia and even nausea and vomiting are also common symptoms of kidney disease. Some patients always go to the gastroenterology or hepatology department first to see if they have stomach trouble or liver disease. When they saw that they didn't have stomach or liver diseases, they left it alone and forgot to see a nephrologist, thus delaying their illness.
3. There is foam in the urine
There are many reasons for foam in urine. Among them, if protein leaks into urine from the kidney, there will be a lot of foam in urine.
4. Low back pain
The kidneys are located on both sides of the lumbar spine, so you will feel low back pain when the kidneys are sick.
5. More urine and less urine
Healthy people urinate about 4-6 times a day, and the urine volume is about 800-2000 ml. If the number of urination and the amount of urine are too much or too little, you should pay attention.
6. Edema
Drink too much water, or sleep too long, too fat, etc. , may cause slight edema of eyelids, face, legs and other parts, or transient edema. If not, it is necessary to wonder if there is something wrong with the kidney.
7. Urine protein and urine occult blood
Protein or occult blood in urine is an important indication of kidney disease. Check the urine routine to find out. But sometimes doctors who are not nephrologists will ignore this point, and it is recommended to consult a professional nephrologist.
8. Anemia
Anemia patients often go to the hematology department to see anemia. In fact, in addition to excreting waste, the kidney also has endocrine function and secretes hematopoietic hormones. When renal function is impaired, anemia can also be caused.
9. Diabetes
Diabetes can lead to kidney disease. Its name is diabetic nephropathy, which is a complication of diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is divided into five stages, and the early treatment effect is good. Once advanced, it is difficult to treat and will develop into uremia. Therefore, diabetic patients must pay attention to the examination of kidney diseases.
10. Hypertension
Hypertension can cause hypertensive nephropathy, also known as hypertensive renal damage, so patients with hypertension should be paid more attention to. Of course, kidney disease can also cause high blood pressure. If your blood pressure is high, be careful whether you have kidney disease.
1 1. gout, hyperuricemia
Gout and hyperuricemia are both caused by excessive uric acid in the blood. People with high blood uric acid will deposit uric acid in the kidney and damage renal function.
12. Urinary tract infection
People with frequent urinary tract infections may cause renal insufficiency after a long time. I have contacted many patients with urinary tract infection, because early treatment is not timely and thorough, and I don't know that it will lead to poor renal function. As a result, the best treatment opportunity was missed when it was discovered.
Some signs of kidney disease appear in the early stage, and some are already in the late stage. Therefore, it is not enough to judge whether your kidneys are healthy only by symptoms. "We must pay attention to physical examination, especially the elderly and high-risk groups with diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and abnormal blood uric acid."
3. Meat suitable for men to tonify kidney
Kidney-tonifying food 1. mutton
Mutton is the most common meat in our daily life, especially in the cold winter, it has become a favorite food, such as mutton soup and mutton hotpot. The rich and melancholy fragrance really increases people's appetite.
Mutton itself is a warm food, which enters the spleen and kidney. Moreover, Li Shizhen, an ancient famous doctor, once said in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Mutton can warm the middle warmer, tonify the middle warmer, stimulate appetite, strengthen the body, tonify the kidney, invigorate qi, benefit the gallbladder and improve eyesight, and treat fatigue, cold and seven injuries". In other words, mutton is a kind of meat with the effects of warming and strengthening the body, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang.
Although mutton is good, it can also tonify kidney and strengthen yang, but it also needs to pay attention to some taboos when eating. For example, mutton can't be eaten with vinegar and tea, which will cause constipation and reduce the effect of strengthening yang and tonifying kidney. In addition, if you don't have problems such as high blood pressure, staying up late, fever and infection, and excessive heat, you can enjoy mutton. Here, I recommend a very good mutton diet-carrot stewed mutton.
Bushen food II. loach
Can eating loach often really achieve the purpose of tonifying kidney? Regular consumption of loach can really nourish and strengthen the body, and loach has less fat content. For people with high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high blood index, loach is nothing but the healthiest choice.
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is sweet and flat; Has the effects of invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, promoting diuresis and detoxicating; As a medicine, it can be used for children's night sweats, edema, dysuria and impotence. However, when eating loach, we also need to know its taboos. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus can't be eaten with dog meat, and those with yin deficiency and fire are forbidden to eat. In addition, if you eat, you must choose fresh loach to cook, and the effect will be better.
Kidney-tonifying food III. dog meat
When it comes to eating dog meat, many people think it is a cruel thing, but now the whole society is calling for not hunting dogs, but some people still want to taste it and see it fresh, so there is a bloody and cruel scene in the dog slaughterhouse. Here, Phoenix Chinese Medicine reminds everyone to refuse dog meat and start with me!
Chinese medicine believes that dog meat has the function of warming and tonifying kidney yang, and is effective for patients with kidney yang deficiency, impotence and premature ejaculation. Dog meat is good, but as a human being, anyone with a little morality and compassion should reject it and never eat it.
Kidney-tonifying food IV. Pigeon meat
There is a folk saying that "three chickens are not as good as one pigeon", so pigeon meat not only has higher nutritional value than chickens, ducks and geese, but also has unique nourishing effect. Pigeon meat and pigeon eggs are rich in nutrients such as protein, chondroitin, vitamins, iron and zinc. Steaming pigeon meat, pigeon eggs and Lycium barbarum together or cooking soup can make penis erection more powerful.
Pigeon meat is salty and light, and has the effects of nourishing kidney, benefiting qi, expelling wind and detoxifying. It is often used for the elderly who are weak, thirsty, short of breath and weak in qi and blood. According to the "Resting Diet Spectrum", pigeons have the functions of "clearing away heat and toxic materials, healing sores and quenching thirst, and calming wind". Ben Feng Jingyuan believes that "those who eat for a long time will benefit from eating"; Continuation of Materia Medica: Pigeons can cure liver fire and nourish kidney and yin.