Kidney deficiency is a significant issue.
How to distinguish between Kidney Yin deficiency and Kidney Yang deficiency?
What are the obvious different symptoms?
Let’s take a look at the answers.
The common symptoms of Kidney Yang deficiency and Kidney Yin deficiency are as follows:
1. Kidney Yang Deficiency
Common symptoms of Kidney Yang deficiency:
Pale or dark complexion, soreness in the lower back and knees, weakness in the muscles and bones, fatigue, lack of energy, a heavy body, cold hands and feet, fear of cold and wind, susceptibility to cold-induced diarrhea, body edema, infertility, nocturnal enuresis, etc.
Manifestations of Kidney Yang deficiency:
Primarily characterized by “cold,” with fear of cold being the most significant feature of Kidney Yang deficiency.
2. Kidney Yin Deficiency
Common symptoms of Kidney Yin deficiency:
Often includes soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, weakness in the legs, irritability, dizziness, tinnitus, emaciation, insomnia with vivid dreams, flushed cheeks, night sweats, dry throat, scanty menstruation, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, infertility, and short yellow urine.
Manifestations of Kidney Yin deficiency:
Primarily characterized by “heat,” presenting as internal heat due to Yin deficiency. The main symptoms are tidal fever and night sweats, with hot palms and soles. Tidal fever occurs in waves, like the tide; night sweats happen when lying down and sleeping, soaking the pillow and bedding, as if the body’s fluids are being stolen by a thief. Some people even start sweating as soon as they lie down, indicating Kidney Yin deficiency.
So, how can we nourish the kidneys?
Consider these foods ↓
Black Beans
Black foods enter the kidneys, so it is beneficial to consume black foods regularly. Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that black beans have a sweet taste, are neutral, and non-toxic. They have the effects of dispelling pathogens, clearing heat, nourishing blood, calming the liver, and tonifying the kidneys.
Recommended Recipe: Black Bean, Peanut, and Walnut Porridge
Specific preparation method:
① Rinse the black beans and soak them in clean water for 3 to 6 hours for later use;
② Shell the peanuts and soak them for 1 to 3 hours for later use;
③ Shell and rinse the walnuts for later use;
④ In a pot, add an appropriate amount of clean water, then add the prepared black beans, peanuts, and walnuts. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the black beans are soft;
⑤ Turn off the heat and sprinkle in an appropriate amount of black sesame seeds before serving.
Editor: Zhang Ziwei, Zhang Sixian
Source: CCTV Life Circle
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