What can you eat in summer to nourish your kidneys?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys are the foundation of the human body, so it places special emphasis on men to nourish their kidneys. In the hot summer, many male friends suffer from symptoms of lower back pain and fatigue, which are manifestations of kidney deficiency. We can improve the symptoms of kidney deficiency through diet. So, what is good to eat to nourish the kidneys in summer? Here are some foods that can help men replenish their kidneys. Friends with symptoms of kidney deficiency may wish to eat more of them.

1. Black beans. The ancients believed that beans are the valley of kidneys. Their shape and color are the same as kidneys. They have a strong effect of nourishing the kidneys. Modern medicine has proven that the nutritional hormones contained in black beans can make people's skin elastic and reduce pigmentation. Long-term consumption can improve hair function, make the hair black and dense, and the skin white. Cook black beans with salt water and eat them as snacks to nourish the kidneys and hair.

2. Walnuts. Walnuts are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They can nourish the lungs and stop asthma, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the essence, and also moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is suitable for people suffering from kidney deficiency, asthma, cough, spermatorrhea, impotence, low back pain and weak legs, frequent urination and dry stool. As stated in the Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine, "Walnuts are an essential medicine for nourishing the liver and kidneys and strengthening the tendons and bones, so they are good for treating back pain, leg pain, and all kinds of tendon and bone pain. Because they can nourish the kidneys, they can strengthen teeth, blacken hair, and treat asthma and cough due to fatigue, qi not returning to the source, coldness in the lower part of the body, frequent urination, and metrorrhagia in women."

3. Chestnut. Chestnut is known as the "king of thousands of fruits". It is known as the "ginseng fruit" abroad and the King of Medicine Sun Simiao called it the "kidney fruit". Its nourishing function on the human body is comparable to that of ginseng, astragalus, angelica, etc., and it is especially suitable for patients with kidney deficiency. It has good effects on symptoms such as weak waist and knees, loss of appetite, frequent urination, and chronic diarrhea.

In addition to eating the foods that the editor introduced to you regularly, the key to protecting the kidneys is to do waist exercises regularly on a daily basis. These exercises can strengthen the life gate and replenish the kidneys and absorb qi. Adequate sleep is also an important guarantee for restoring energy and spirit. No matter how stressful your work is or how many worries you have at home, you must go to bed on time when it is time to go to bed.