Introduction: In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney is considered the foundation of innate essence, containing both Yin and Yang elements: the foundation of innate essence refers to the basis of a person’s existence, with the kidney storing essence making it the foundation of innate essence. Yin essence refers to the Yin energy, while Yang essence refers to the vital energy.
The state of the kidney energy directly affects a person’s overall growth, development, aging process, as well as their reproductive capabilities. Therefore, the presence of the kidney is particularly important throughout the entire lifespan. However, many individuals today are harming their kidneys directly due to some “bad habits.”
4 bad habits, meeting 2 or more, directly leading to male kidney disease
1. Staying up late
Staying up late can damage nerves. In today’s fast-paced society, combined with excessive stress, many men work late into the night and consume coffee to stay awake, leading to staying up late. Staying up late is a behavior that significantly harms the kidneys, prolonged periods of staying up late can cause anemia, lower back pain, and other diseases.
2. Holding in urine
Businessmen, due to the nature of their work requiring frequent meetings and busy schedules, tend to hold in urine for extended periods, causing the urine to remain in the bladder for too long and bacteria to proliferate. Bacteria can travel back through the ureter to the kidneys, causing pyelonephritis and urinary tract infections.
3. Oily diet
Due to post-work habits, modern individuals often engage in various dining activities, where the food consumed is excessively oily, leading to the production of excessive uric acid, urea nitrogen, and other nitrogen-containing metabolic wastes, increasing the kidneys’ excretory pressure, which is detrimental to kidney health. Additionally, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to hyperuricemia.
4. Inadequate water intake
Low water intake leads to reduced urine output. This increases the concentration of waste and toxins in urine, potentially triggering kidney diseases like kidney stones and hydronephrosis. Furthermore, modern individuals frequently consume beverages, commonly high in acidity, whereas the body’s internal pH tends to be neutral. The kidneys are the main organ regulating the body’s internal pH balance. Continuous intake of beverages can significantly alter the body’s pH balance, causing harm to the kidneys.
Hypertension is a common disease among middle-aged men. What foods can hypertension patients consume for kidney nourishment?
Deputy Chief Physician of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wang Songnan, mentioned that hypertension patients can indeed nourish their kidneys. It is recommended to consume kidney-nourishing foods in daily diets and include some animal organs in moderation.
However, the overall principle is to maintain a light diet and avoid excessive consumption of oily foods.
Doctor’s advice: Once diagnosed with hypertension, patients should adhere to a regular intake of antihypertensive medications to stabilize blood pressure. It is also essential to exercise regularly and enhance overall physical fitness.
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