confuses many people with kidney deficiency and kidney disease, and even thinks that kidney deficiency is kidney disease.
People often think that they have "kidney deficiency" and go to the nephrology clinic, but related examinations show that they have no kidney disease. There are also some patients who have "kidney disease" but have been treated with "kidney deficiency", so that the treatment of "kidney disease" has been delayed. They also don't understand why this is so?
In fact, kidney deficiency and kidney disease are really not the same thing!
The relationship between "kidney deficiency" and "kidney disease"
"kidney deficiency" is not equal to "kidney disease", but there is a crossover between the two. "Kidney disease" may or may not be a manifestation of "kidney deficiency" in Chinese medicine. Similarly, people with "kidney deficiency" may have "kidney disease", but more are not "kidney disease". Kidney deficiency in Chinese medicine and kidney disease in Western medicine are also two completely different concepts.
"Kidney deficiency" in Chinese medicine
Kidney deficiency is a concept produced by TCM differentiation, not the name of a disease. The "kidney" in Chinese medicine is very different from the actual kidney. "Kidney" covers many aspects, such as the urinary system, reproductive system, respiratory system, skeletal system, nervous system, water metabolism, energy metabolism, etc. When it comes to "kidney deficiency", it refers to the deterioration of these functions. , There will be various "kidney deficiency" symptoms such as weakness in the waist and knees, memory loss, insomnia, hair loss, poor breathing, osteoporosis and premature aging.
It can be said that kidney deficiency is to a large extent the decline of life function. When our body has many kinds of uncomfortable symptoms, it may be classified as "kidney deficiency", and these conditions are most likely due to our Long-term stress and bad habits can be alleviated as long as you adjust well.
Western medicine’s "kidney disease"
The kidney disease in Western medicine refers to the kidney disease.Including primary glomerulonephritis , secondary glomerulus, hereditary nephropathy, renal bacterial inflammation, chronic renal insufficiency and uremia. In western medicine, kidney diseases often manifest as edema, proteinuria, hematuria, and hypertension in clinical symptoms. Severe renal insufficiency can also affect various organs of the body. The symptoms are anemia, severe hypertension, hyperkalemia, and heart strength. Exhaustion and so on.
In summary, there is still a difference between kidney deficiency and kidney disease. However, there may be kidney problems in TCM diseases such as edema, , vertigo, etc.; patients with kidney disease may have kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin in TCM differentiation. Deficiency and other card types.
Therefore, kidney deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine and kidney disease in Western medicine cannot be equated. The two are two different concepts. When you suspect that you have kidney disease or kidney deficiency, you must go to the hospital to find out the cause in time, and targeted treatment. Don't use the name "Kidney Deficiency" indiscriminately, take various kidney-tonifying products to aggravate the kidney disease, and eventually regret it.
teaches you 4 tips for protecting the kidneys
1. Pull the ears
The kidneys hold the essence, open the ears, and exercise ears can also play a role in strengthening the kidneys and health.
2. Soak your feet at night
It is best to soak your feet at 9 o'clock in the evening. At this time, the kidneys and blood are weak, which can increase the body's heat and promote blood circulation in the body. You can add rehmannia, dogwood, cistanche and other boiled juices to soak your feet, all of which have a good tonic effect on kidney deficiency, nourish kidney deficiency, and strengthen bones and muscles.
3. Walking on tiptoes
10 minutes a day, step by step intermittent practice, can stimulate the three-yin points of the foot,Warm and nourish kidney yang. However, elderly people with severe osteoporosis are not recommended to walk on tiptoes.
4. acupoint massage
massage Shenshu, Mingmen, Guanyuan, and Taixi for 5 minutes each day , It is advisable to take soreness every time, remember that the strength should not be too large, and regular massage can strengthen the kidney qi.
To invigorate the kidney, you can also choose foods with the same medicine and food, such as yam, wolfberry, and black sesame, but you must take supplements according to your own situation. In daily life, self-management should be strengthened, bad living habits should be changed, regular physical exercises should be maintained, a good attitude should be maintained, and regular physical examinations should be carried out every year.
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