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Tonify the Kidney to fortify against the Cold Evil

1/20/2013

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In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we believe that Cold is the major Qi of the Winter, considered to be an Yin Evil, it could easily damage the body’s Yang Qi, causing stagnation of Qi and Blood.

Longevity Principle: according to the ancient TCM textbook, the “Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine”, we should nourish the Yin during the autumn and winter seasons.

Other than paying attention to exercise and keeping warm (such as walking, jogging, and keep warm in order to prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases), one should also modify their diet to be “nourishing tonics”, so we could "Tonify the Kidney to fortify against the Cold Evil."

After spring, summer, and autumn seasons, the accumulated consumption of the internal organs’ energy tense to lead to partial deficiency of both Yin and Yang. Thus reasonable tonic can replenish the blood fluid against the Cold invasion of this year and the next.

Recommended diet: the consumption of foods such as lamb, chicken, walnut, Chinese jujube, longan fruit, yam, lotus seed, lily bulb, and chestnut has the functions to tonify the Spleen and Stomach, warms the Kidney Yang, tonify the Spleen to dissolve Phlegm, and tonify the Lungs to stop couch. Those with body constitutions consider being more hot and in excess should not eat these foods in excess. And as a general rule, avoid all cold foods, such as ice cream and cold raw foods.


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The six small symptoms that indicates Kidney Deficiency, (5-6/6)

1/13/2013

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Backache and discomfort: The waist area is the "mansion" of the Kidney, and the lack of Kidney Essence would result in inadequately supplied “mansion”, back pain and other related symptoms will appear, and must be taken seriously.

Forgetfulness: Kidney Essence nourishes the bones, but it also nourishes the brain (Sea of Marrow) because the bones are the cavity that houses the Marrow.  When you notice your memory isn’t what it used to be, it is the telltale sign of Kidney Essence Deficiency.

When treating for Kidney Deficiency, we must first identify the root cause in order to improve the symptoms of the Kidney. Common causes of Kidney Deficiency are mainly the following: congenital deficiency; emotional disorders, moodiness, emotional excesses; excessive sexual intercourse; chronic illness that damages the Kidney; aging and ailing. The treatment principles are intimately related to the imbalance of Yin and Yang. One needs to correctly differentiate between Kidney Yang Deficiency and Kidney Yin Deficiency (in Deficiency of Yang, tonify Yang; In Deficiency of Yin, nourish Yin), otherwise the treatment will be counterproductive.

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The six small symptoms that indicates Kidney Deficiency, (2-4/6)

1/12/2013

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Hearing loss (gradual), tinnitus, and feelings of agitation: According to TCM theory our facial features, our eyes, tongue, mouth, nose, and ears corresponds to the five internal organs Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lung, and Kidney. Our ears’ auditory functions are closely related to the Kidney. When Kidney is functioning normally, so does our hearing. Conversely, when symptoms of tinnitus, feelings of agitation, and/or gradual hearing loss occur, one should consider the possibility of Kidney Yin Deficiency.

Loose teeth: Kidneys control the bones, and bones rely on the nourishment of the Kidney Essence. The teeth are considered an ‘extension of the Bones’, so the state of bones have a direct impact on the teeth. Kidney Deficiency could lead to malnourishment of the bones, which in turn leads to loose teeth.  Both Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Qi Deficiency could cause loose teeth.

Hair loss or premature graying: from TCM theory, the kidneys manifest in the hair, and hair is the surplus of blood
. Since the kidneys play a role in transforming stored essence into blood, they are thought to be the origin of hair. Kidney Qi Deficiency or excessive worry would affect the quality and quantity of hair. Under normal circumstances, graying start after the age of 40, this is due to the nature but gradual decay of Kidney Essence. The malnourished hair begins to turn gray, and as a natural phenomenon, no treatment is needed. But if the hair loss and graying occurred suddenly, it is mostly likely caused by the disruption of the body's functional activities of Qi, and treatment is recommended.

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The six small symptoms that indicates Kidney Deficiency, (1/6)

1/11/2013

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Older people often feel weakness and soreness of the knees and back, and a lot of people familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) suspect that they have Kidney Deficiency, a.k.a. Kidney Xu. In fact, the Kidney Deficiency is divided into many concepts by Chinese medicine. The most common concepts are Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency. The symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency: backache, cold extremities, chills, and even edema; symptoms of Kidney Yin Deficiency are "hot" signs and mainly backache, hot flashes, night sweats, sweating without exertion, dizziness and etc. In addition, the Chronic Kidney Qi Deficiency and Kidney Essence Deficiency may also cause discomfort in other parts of the body.  We will go over these common symptoms below and blog entries of the next few days.

Frequent yawning and feelings of fatigue: Kidney is the foundation of pre-heavenly constitution, stored within the Kidney are the Essence and Qi that is the raw power for the activities of human life, with adequate Kidney Essence, one feels energetic and fitter; with deficient Kidney Essence, the human spirit and the body are not sufficient nourished, one feels fatigue and yawns frequently.
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