冬季養腎那些事兒，咱可得好好嘮嘮

列位看官吶，您可知道，這中醫裏頭講究可多了去了，就說這冬季養腎吧，那可是大有門道。咱老祖宗傳下來的智慧，就跟那陳釀的美酒，越品越有滋味兒。

您瞧瞧這冬天，那可是個特別的季節。冬天一到，陽氣就跟那縮頭烏龜似的往裏收，陰氣呢，就跟那發了瘋的野草，蹭蹭地往上長。咱中醫裏說啊，腎主藏精，就好比是咱身體裏的一個大倉庫，專門把那些寶貴的精華給存起來，所以腎又被叫做封藏之本。這冬天啊，就是老天爺給咱補益腎元的好機會，就跟那農民伯伯春天播種，秋天收穫一樣，咱得抓住這好時候，把腎養得棒棒的。

那這冬季養腎，都有啥簡單易行的好法子呢？咱先從飲食上說起。您可別小瞧了這喫，這裏面學問大着呢。中醫講究“五色入五臟”，黑色對應的就是腎。所以啊，冬天咱就多喫點黑色食物，那好處可多了去了。就說這黑豆吧，它就像是一個小小的補腎小衛士，能幫咱補腎氣。還有那黑芝麻，那可是補腎的寶貝，喫了能讓咱的頭髮烏黑亮麗，就跟那綢緞似的。黑米和黑木耳也不錯，黑米能滋養咱的身體，黑木耳能滋腎陰。

我給您推薦一道簡易食療方，您可得聽好了。把黑豆、核桃仁和適量的粳米放在一起煮成粥，經常喫這粥，那可真是溫補肝腎的好東西。就好比給咱的腎穿上了一件厚厚的棉衣，暖和又舒服。據不完全統計啊，好多堅持喫這粥的人，到了冬天，手腳冰涼、腰膝痠軟這些毛病都少多了。

說完喫，咱再說說起居。冬天啊，咱得順應冬藏之性，就像那小動物到了冬天要冬眠一樣，咱也得早睡晚起，等着太陽出來了再起牀。您想想，大冬天的，外面冷颼颼的，您早早地爬起來，那陽氣不得跟着往外跑啊，這對腎可不好。所以啊，咱就舒舒服服地睡個懶覺，等太陽公公把大地都曬暖和了，咱再精神抖擻地起牀，多好。而且啊，睡覺的時候，一定要注意腰背部和足部的保暖。爲啥呢？因爲腰是腎之府，就好比是腎的房子，房子要是漏風了，腎能舒服嗎？足底有個湧泉穴，這可是腎經的起始穴，還是長壽穴呢，就跟那身體的總開關一樣重要。

晚上睡覺前啊，您可以用拇指或者食指關節按揉湧泉穴，以微微感覺痠痛爲度，兩側交替着來，每側大約按揉2分鐘。這就好比給腎做了一次按摩，能讓腎舒舒服服地睡個好覺。

除了喫和睡，運動也不能少。冬日待日出後，您可以去戶外習練八段錦。這八段錦啊，那可是老祖宗傳下來的寶貝，動作簡單易學，效果還特別好。其中有一式叫“兩手攀足固腎腰”，您做這個動作的時候，就像是在給腎做拉伸運動，能直接激發腎經的活力，幫助咱培補元氣。就好比給一輛汽車加了滿滿的油，讓咱的身體更有勁兒。

還有啊，日常您也可以揉搓雙耳，直到發熱爲止。爲啥要揉耳朵呢？因爲耳爲腎之外竅，揉耳朵就相當於在給腎撓癢癢，能讓腎感覺特別舒服。或者您把雙手搓熱後，反覆按摩腰背部腎俞穴，這也能達到溫煦腎陽的效果。就好比給腎蓋了一層溫暖的被子，讓腎在冬天也能暖暖和和的。

我跟您說啊，這些養腎的方法，貴在堅持。您不能今天想起來了就做一下，明天忘了就不做了，那可不行。就像種莊稼一樣，您得天天澆水施肥，纔能有好收成。您要是能通過飲食、起居、運動和自我按摩的綜合調理，那到了冬天，您的腎肯定能養得棒棒的，身體也會越來越健康。

列位看官，這冬季養腎的事兒，您可得上點心。咱把腎養好了，身體才能硬朗，纔能有精氣神兒去享受這美好的生活。您說是不是這個理兒？

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We''ll have to talk about kidney maintenance in winter.

Members of the staff, you know that there is a lot more to this traditional Chinese medicine. Let''s say that this winter is a good time to nurse your kidneys. That''s a great way to help. The wisdom that our ancestors passed down is just like the fine wine that is stale. The more you taste it, the better it tastes.

Look at this winter, it''s a special season. When winter arrives, the yang goes in like a cranky turtle, and the yang grows up like a mad weeds. In Chinese medicine, the kidney is like a large warehouse in our body for storing the precious essence, so the kidney has also been called the enclosed book. This winter is a good opportunity for us to supplement our kidneys, just like that peasant uncle planted seed in the spring and harvested in the autumn. We must seize this good time to maintain our kidney well.

So, what are some easy and easy ways to keep your kidneys healthy this winter? Let''s start with diet. Don''t underestimate this food, it''s very interesting. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "five colors enter the five organs," and black corresponds to the kidney. So, in winter, we should eat more black food, and the benefits are much greater. Let''s just say this black bean. It''s like a little kidney repellent that helps us rejuvenate our kidneys. Then there is the black sesame, which is a kidney tonic, and when we eat it, we make our hair black and shiny, just like the satin. Black rice and black wood ear are also good. Black rice can nourish our body, and black wooden ear can nourish the kidneys.

I recommend you a simple herbal remedy, and you must listen. The black beans, English walnut seeds and the right amount of rice put together to cook porridge, often eat this porridge, it is a good thing for warming the liver and kidney. It''s like putting a thick cotton coat on our kidneys, warm and comfortable. According to incomplete statistics, many of the people who insist on eating this porridge have much less complaints such as cold hands and feet and weakness in their lower backs and knees in winter.

After eating, let''s talk about getting back to work. In winter, we must conform to the nature of winter hiding, just as the little animal hibernates in winter, we also must go to bed early and wake up later, and wait for the sun to come out before we get up. Think about it: in the winter, it''s cold outside, and if you get up early, your breath doesn''t have to run out, which is bad for your kidneys. So, let''s just sleep comfortably, and when the sun warms the earth, let''ll wake up with great spirits. How nice. Also, when you sleep, be sure to keep your waist and back and feet warm. Why? Because the waist is the house of the kidney, like the house of a kidney. If the house is leaking, can the kidney be comfortable? There is a springhole at the bottom of the foot, which is the starting point of the kidneys and the longevity hole, as important as the body''s main switch.

Before you go to bed at night, you can rub the spring with your thumb or index finger to feel a slight soreness, alternating between sides, and rubbing on each side for about 2 minutes. This is like giving the kidney a massage, which allows the kidney to sleep comfortably.

Besides eating and sleeping, exercise can''t be less. After the sunrise in winter, you can go outside and practice the eight stanzas. These eight sequences are treasures that have been passed down from an ancestral family. The movements are simple to learn and the results are especially good. One of these is called "climbing your feet with your hands to secure your kidney waist." When you do this action, it is like stretching your kidney, which can directly stimulate the vitality of your kidneys and help us build strength. It''s like filling a car with fuel to make our body feel stronger.

Also, on a daily basis, you can rub your ears until they are hot. Why rub your ears? Because the ear is an outside of the kidney, rubbing the eard is equivalent to tickling the kidney and can make the kidney feel especially comfortable. Alternatively, after rubbing your hands together, massage the kidney nodes in your lower back repeatedly, which can also achieve the effect of warming your kidneys. It is like covering the kidneys with a warm blanket so that the kidney can be warm and well in winter.

I tell you, these kidney maintenance methods are expensive to adhere to. You can''t do it today when you think about it and tomorrow when you forget about it. That''s not going to work. Just like growing a crop, you have to water and fertilize every day to have a good harvest. If you can use a combination of diet, living, exercise, and self-massage, your kidneys will be healthy and your body will be getting healthier in winter.

Ladies and gentlemen, you can get a snack for kidney maintenance this winter. When we raise our kidneys, we can have a strong body, and we can have the energy to enjoy this beautiful life. Are you saying that''s the point?

Author Bio: Liang Shijie is a senior medical practitioner in traditional Chinese medicine with an undergraduate degree. He has been engaged in traditional medicine clinical work for 24 years and has accumulated a wealth of clinical experience. Following Chen Yong, chief physician of liver disease at Beijing Traditional Medicine Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, and renowned old Chinese medicine, he has been treated for many years and received great attention. He specializes in the treatment of difficult diseases using "conversational traditional therapy" and special treatments combined with the academic ideas of Jiao Shude and Guan Yubo''s ten-level diagnosis.He is currently a researcher at the Shude Tang TCM Research Institute in Beijing, a fellow at the new 3 + 3 project of traditional Chinese medicine flame inheritance in Beijing - a scholar at the inheritance workstation of Jiao Shude''s protégés (Chen Yong),He is a standing committee member of the International Expert Committee on E-learning and Health Care, a member of the Jiao Shude Academic Heritage Special Committee of the Chinese Association for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine Research, and the first cancer specialist to be included in the chapter of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Culture Research Association. Won the 2020 China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhongjing Medical Branch held the eighth session of the Medical Saint Zhongjing Nanyang Forum "Classic Prescription Famous Doctor" honorary title. The winner of the first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei "Pingui Cup" Yanzhao Medical Research Essay Award in 2023. His work was featured in the journal Current Scientist and the journal Chinese Talent.