Kidney deficiency is definitely a term that men least want to hear because the impact of male kidney deficiency is substantial. It not only affects physiological functions but also impacts the urinary system. The symptoms caused by kidney deficiency in men often make them feel embarrassed, so many men are eager to tonify the kidneys. However, tonifying the kidneys requires a proper approach; it’s not just about enhancing male sexual function.
What should men pay attention to when tonifying the kidneys?
1. Tonifying the kidneys does not equate to enhancing male sexual function
Upon recognizing symptoms of kidney deficiency in daily life, men’s immediate reaction is often to tonify the kidneys. However, kidney deficiency can be categorized into deficiency of kidney yang and kidney yin. Simply enhancing sexual potency may not solve the problem. Typically, the treatment for kidney deficiency is traditional Chinese medicine. Randomly using tonics in daily life may not only fail to tonify kidney yang but also cause unnecessary harm to the body. Therefore, regardless of the treatment method chosen by the patient to treat kidney deficiency, a proper examination is necessary to understand the condition.
2. Sexual dysfunction is not necessarily caused by kidney deficiency
Many men believe that obvious symptoms of impotence and premature ejaculation in daily life are caused by kidney deficiency, but that isn’t always the case. While kidney deficiency can lead to impotence and premature ejaculation, the causes of these conditions are diverse and not solely due to kidney deficiency. Therefore, appropriate treatment should be sought when symptoms appear. Patients who attribute their poor function to kidney deficiency often experience excessive stress and anxiety, further exacerbating the symptoms.
3. Avoid casual use of tonics
There are many tonics available on the market targeted at different conditions. Therefore, when looking to tonify the body, one should not casually consume tonics. Common kidney deficiencies include deficiency of kidney yang and yin. Thus, when using tonics, it is usually necessary to target the deficiency of kidney yang and yin specifically. Most patients cannot distinguish on their own and require a doctor’s guidance in choosing medications. Apart from these, other tonics do not have a significant effect on treating kidney deficiency, so patients should not choose them indiscriminately.
4. Avoid blindly relying on food for kidney tonification
Using food to tonify the kidneys is common in daily life, such as consuming oysters or leeks, which have obvious kidney-tonifying effects. However, the specific effects of kidney tonification depend on the individual’s condition and are not guaranteed by consuming these foods. For instance, leeks mainly warm and tonify kidney yang, while oysters mainly tonify kidney qi and treat symptoms of spermatorrhea. These foods usually provide only auxiliary effects and cannot completely restore the individual’s function. Therefore, even if men want to choose food for kidney tonification, they should control their intake and not overconsume.
5. Avoid blindly trusting health supplements
Advertisements often exaggerate the effects of health supplements, but these supplements do not have a therapeutic effect; they can only be used for supportive treatment or maintenance. Some men may blindly believe in the effects of health supplements and use them to tonify the kidneys, which not only fails to provide targeted treatment but also adds burden to the kidneys.
Qujing Jiuzhou Hospital kindly reminds: If men want to tonify the kidneys, they must employ scientific and rational tonification methods. They should not blindly believe in overly simplistic treatments. It is best to first undergo an examination at a hospital, understand their own condition, confirm kidney deficiency, and then pursue targeted treatment.
