How to treat kidney deficiency in the elderly? Are you doing it right?

Kidney deficiency is a common symptom. Many people are prone to symptoms of kidney deficiency due to long-term work pressure and fast-paced lifestyle. The elderly are more likely to suffer from kidney deficiency due to their declining physical fitness. Elderly people with kidney deficiency cannot be treated with a large amount of supplements all at once, but should slowly adjust their diet and lifestyle.

1: Kidney essence can be divided into two aspects, kidney yin and kidney yang, in terms of function. Kidney yin and kidney yang are interdependent and restrictive to maintain the dynamic balance of the human body. If the kidney yin is weak and cannot control yang, the pathology of yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity will occur, that is, kidney yin deficiency, which is manifested as soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, fever in the five parts of the body, dizziness and tinnitus, insomnia and forgetfulness, night sweats, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation in men, oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea in women, constipation, red tongue with little coating and thin pulse, etc. The decline of kidney yang is called kidney yang deficiency, which is manifested by pale or dark complexion, soreness and coldness of waist and knees, lack of energy, impotence and premature ejaculation in men, infertility due to uterine cold, enuresis, edema, and diarrhea at dawn in women.

2: There is a lot of knowledge about kidney tonification in traditional Chinese medicine, and the key is to figure out whether it is kidney yin deficiency or kidney yin deficiency. Yang-tonifying medicines are mostly hot medicines, such as aconite, cinnamon, deer antler, epimedium, Cistanche, Morinda officinalis, etc.; Yin-tonifying medicines are mostly sweet and cold medicines, such as dendrobium, polygonatum, cornus, wolfberry, Ligustrum lucidum, mistletoe, American ginseng, etc. The representative of Chinese patent medicine for tonifying yin is Liuwei Dihuang Pills, and the representative of Chinese patent medicine for tonifying yang is Jinkui Shenqi Pills. They should not be used inversely.

1: Do not underestimate the prevention of colds. Colds are systemic diseases that can reduce immune function and often lead to secondary infections. It is reported that nearly 40% of chronic nephritis symptoms are aggravated by colds, and chronic nephritis is the number one primary disease of chronic renal failure, so we should pay great attention to preventing colds in daily life.

2: Strengthen exercise. Due to the cold weather, kidney patients are more reluctant to exercise. They like to stay in their warm homes throughout the winter, or even rest in bed. Doctors warn: This is an extremely wrong and dangerous practice, which will slow down blood flow to the kidneys, aggravate congestion and hardening and atrophy of the kidneys. The main form of exercise for kidney disease patients is walking. They should try to participate in outdoor sports when the weather is fine. When outdoor activities are not suitable, they should also walk indoors and avoid staying in bed.

1: Stewed black chicken with northern astragalus and cordyceps: Take 50 grams of northern astragalus, 15 grams of cordyceps, and 1 black chicken. Remove the hair and internal organs of the black chicken, scrape and clean it, cut it into pieces, put it into a pot together with northern astragalus and cordyceps, add water and stew until the chicken is cooked, then add seasonings, drink the soup and eat the meat. This recipe is very effective in nourishing the kidneys and improving health.

2: Sea lion kidney porridge: take 15 grams of sea lion kidney and 75 grams of polished rice. Soak the seal kidney in warm water for 24 hours, take it out, cut it open, remove the urethral fascia, cut it into pieces, and wash the japonica rice for later use. Then take a porridge pot, put in the seal kidneys, appropriate amount of water and seasonings, cook the seal kidneys until they are almost half cooked, then add the rice to cook the porridge, and eat it after the porridge is cooked. One dose daily. This prescription is good in warming and nourishing the kidney yang.

3: Two Immortals Stewed Dog Meat: Take 10 grams of Curculigo, 10 grams of Epimedium, 250 grams of dog meat, 6 grams of cinnamon, 9 grams of fennel, and 15 grams of ginger. Wash the four herbs: Curculigo, Epimedium, cinnamon and fennel, put them into a gauze bag and tie the bag. Wash the dog meat, cut it into pieces, put it in a casserole, add the medicine bag, ginger, salt, add water and stew until the dog meat is cooked, then take out the medicine bag, drink the soup and eat the meat. This prescription is particularly effective for wind-cold-dampness arthralgia caused by kidney yang deficiency.

When the disease accumulates, you must not rush to take tonic medicine or use kidney-tonifying and yang-enhancing drugs with unknown ingredients. And use diet therapy to slowly regulate.