1. The human body is metabolizing all the time. The body constantly absorbs various nutrients, producing a series of wastes and harmful substances that the human body does not need. Kidney excretes these harmful substances through urine, thus regulating water, electrolyte and acid-base balance and maintaining normal life activities. Therefore, in order to keep healthy and delay aging, it is necessary to protect renal function, which is especially important for middle-aged and elderly friends.
2. Drinking plenty of water in daily life can help the human body to excrete waste produced by metabolism, reduce the concentration of toxic substances in the kidney and avoid kidney damage. When people get sick and have a fever, the production of waste and toxic substances will also increase due to the increase of metabolism. At this time, it is especially necessary to drink more water to help excrete.
3. Prevention of urinary tract infection The incidence of urinary tract infection increases with age, especially in the elderly. This may be related to insufficient renal blood flow and decreased renal resistance in the elderly. Male prostatic hyperplasia and female pelvic diseases are easy to cause urinary tract infection, which should be found in time and treated actively. Frequent catheterization or indwelling catheter is also easy to cause infection in clinic and should be avoided as far as possible.
Beware of drugs that damage the kidneys. There are many drugs that damage the kidney, such as sulfonamides, kanamycin and streptomycin. These drugs should be used with caution. If you need to use it if you are sick, you should choose a drug with little damage to the kidney under the guidance of a doctor, and you should also pay attention to drinking plenty of water during medication.
5. Controlling blood pressure The renal artery of the elderly often has intimal thickening. Hypertension can accelerate the occurrence and development of these lesions, so medication should be taken on time to control the increase of blood pressure.
6. Pay attention to keep your waist warm. Don't be greedy for cold in hot weather, especially don't sleep on boards and slates with bare arms. In the severe cold season, we should pay attention to keeping the waist warm, so as to avoid the invasion of wind and cold, damage the kidney, and affect or reduce the function of the kidney.
How do men protect their kidneys?
1, drink more water. Simple, 65438+ 0.5-2.0 liters of water per day is a necessary prerequisite.
2. Eat less salt. Don't be so salty, eat more "Cantonese cuisine" and less "Shandong cuisine". It is advisable to take less than 6 grams a day.
3. The intake of protein is related to its own weight, and it is appropriate to take 1. 1g per kilogram of body weight every day.
4. Use drugs with caution. Especially sulfonamides, diuretics, kanamycin, streptomycin, polymyxin and painkillers.
Preventing prostate hyperplasia is also a way to protect your kidney.
6, regular life, adequate sleep, not overworked, cold and warm.
7. Once two or more symptoms such as eyelid edema, low back pain, backache, urgency of urination, dysuria, frequent urination and fever of unknown origin occur at the same time, correct diagnosis and treatment are good manifestations of caring for kidneys.
How to protect men's kidneys?
Teach you a few tricks:
1 wiping the scalp and hair can dredge the meridians and tonify the kidney and waist. You can rub your scalp alternately with your left and right hands/kloc-0 times in the morning, at noon and at night, which can prevent senile vertigo, premature gray hair and alopecia.
2 Knocking and fixing teeth method Kidney qi is closely related to teeth. The kidney is full of qi and the teeth are firm. Frequently beating the upper and lower teeth is beneficial to smooth blood flow at the root of the teeth and delay tooth loss.
3 Swallowing saliva can be combined with chewing teeth or practicing Qigong, and the number and time of each day are not limited. The more, the better.
4. Ear-bulging method is to press the external auditory canal with two palms, and then alternately hit the back of the head with the middle finger and forefinger, twice a day, more than 30 times each time, which is beneficial to the transmission of kidney qi to the brain and ears, can strengthen the brain and ears, and prevent deafness and tinnitus.
5 Massage Yongquan method Soak your feet with hot water before going to bed, then rub your hands with each other, and massage your feet with your palms for more than 100 times each time, which has the effect of tonifying kidney, nourishing yin and reducing fire, and has a good effect on the common deficiency-heat syndrome of middle-aged and elderly people.
How to protect the renal function of the elderly
Kidney is an important organ of human urinary system, which not only has the function of excretion, but also has the function of regulating water, electrolyte and acid-base balance. Therefore, in order to maintain a healthy body and delay aging, the elderly should protect their renal function.
First, we should drink a certain amount of boiled water in our daily life to help the human body excrete the waste produced in metabolism, reduce the concentration of toxic substances in the kidneys and avoid kidney damage.
Second, the food should not be too salty. If you eat too salty, the concentration of sodium ion in the blood will be too high, which will increase the burden of renal function and damage the kidney.
Third, in hot summer, don't be too sleepy outside; In the cold winter, we should pay attention to the warmth and wind protection of the waist to protect the blood circulation of kidney tissue.
Four, drugs harmful to the kidney, such as kanamycin, gentamycin, etc., should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.
Six kinds of kidney-protecting foods:
Yam: It has the effects of invigorating spleen and lung, benefiting essence and strengthening kidney. Decoct or concocting yam porridge can tonify kidney, replenish essence, and stop spermatorrhea. Regular consumption can prevent impotence, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emission and leg weakness.
Lotus seed: it has the effects of nourishing face, astringent intestines, nourishing new life and strengthening kidney. Modern medical research shows that lotus seeds contain lotus seed alkaloids, lotus seed sugar and other components, and the contents of calcium, phosphorus and iron are also quite rich. It is a healthy food with strong astringency, and can cure chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency if eaten regularly.
Lycium barbarum L.: It is a dual-purpose tonic for medicine and food, which can strengthen essence, strengthen kidney, strengthen roots, nourish essence and resist aging. According to modern medical research, Lycium barbarum contains a variety of essential amino acids, which can strengthen the body. Oral administration can replenish essence and strengthen yang.
Sparrow meat and sparrow eggs: Sparrow meat and sparrow meat have the function of strengthening yang and replenishing essence. Can be used for treating kidney deficiency, lumbago, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility and other diseases.
Venison: Venison is warm, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and qi, warming kidney and strengthening yang. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deer belongs to pure yang, and tonifying kidney qi is the first of all meat.
Meretrix meretrix: It can promote the activation of gonad and thyroid function, nourish yin and tonify kidney, enrich blood and strengthen liver, prevent aging and enhance sexual function.
Eat more foods with kidney-protecting and diuretic effects, such as animal liver, lean meat, carrots, wax gourd, tomatoes, oranges, persimmons and dried fruits. These foods are rich in trace elements such as protein, vitamins and zinc, which is beneficial to improve the body's immunity; At the same time, pay attention to adjusting the pH of food. In life, the elderly should consciously eat more alkaline foods, such as milk, bean products, konjac, radish, potatoes, lettuce, pumpkin, watermelon, bananas, apples and persimmons. Eating more fruits, vegetables and other foods containing more water plays an important role in preventing urinary system infection. Keeping the daily drinking water volume not less than 1500 ~ 2000ml and urine volume not less than1500ml is helpful to reduce the chances of bacterial reproduction and achieve the purpose of flushing the urinary tract.