Compared with men, women have weaker yang energy. If they are under too much pressure from work and family, do not pay attention to the diet to prevent colds, or work in an air-conditioned working environment for a long time, they are more likely to suffer from kidney deficiency, leading to premature aging. . What factors may cause kidney deficiency in women? How to diagnose and treat kidney deficiency in women?

What are the causes of kidney deficiency in women?

The causes of kidney deficiency are multifaceted, and many factors can lead to kidney deficiency. Specifically, they mainly include:

A. Congenital deficiency: The kidney is the foundation of congenital nature and stores the congenital essence. Insufficient essence and blood of parents often leads to kidney deficiency in their children:

B. Emotional disorders: Emotional activities (mental state) must be based on the transformation of internal organs and essence. Therefore, Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the coordination of the "7 emotions" (happiness, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear, and panic). 7 Emotional disorders, moodiness, excessive emotions, excessive sadness, etc. are one of the main factors causing kidney deficiency;

C. Excessive sexual intercourse: Improper intercourse and excessive sexual intercourse will damage the kidney essence. Excessive loss of kidney essence will lead to kidney deficiency due to the loss of Yuanyang;

D. Prolonged illness damages the kidneys: Prolonged illness without recovery leads to loss of energy and energy, leading to kidney deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying that "long-term illness harms the kidneys";

E. Old age and physical decline: The kidneys of men and women start to become more abundant year by year from childhood, and reach their peak in adulthood. However, in old age, they will show signs of aging due to the decline of kidney qi.

How can a woman tell if she has kidney deficiency?

Women can judge whether they have kidney deficiency from the following symptoms:

Feeling uncomfortable

The kidney governs water. If the kidney is deficient, water metabolism will be unfavorable, water channels will be blocked, blood circulation will be blocked, and it will overflow the skin, resulting in edema, which is most obvious in the eyelids. Therefore, swollen eyes and dark circles will appear. Some women's faces are prone to become dull and dark.

Hair loss and gray hair

Traditional Chinese medicine says that "kidneys are the source of hair." The hair is blood, and the blood turns into essence. The essence is stored in the kidneys. If the hair is flexible and shiny, it means the kidneys are healthy. People with kidney deficiency often have brittle and dull hair, and are prone to hair loss. Under normal circumstances, people will grow gray hair after the age of 40. This is because as the age increases, the essence of the kidneys gradually weakens and cannot nourish the hair, so gray hair will appear. This is a natural phenomenon and does not require treatment.

Loose teeth

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys govern bones and generate marrow, and teeth are bone. Therefore, teeth are also filled with essence in the kidneys. Teeth also belong to bones, so kidney deficiency can be reflected in the teeth. For people with kidney deficiency, their teeth are prone to loosening and falling out.

Frequent nocturia

Generally, the number of nocturia is more than 2 times, or the urine output exceeds 1/4 of the whole day. In severe cases, nocturia is once an hour, and the urine output is close to or exceeds the daytime urine output. This situation is classified as "nocturnal polyuria". Normal urination during the day, but excessive urination at night is the characteristic of this disease and is mostly caused by weak kidney qi.

Low back pain and chills

The kidney is the root of yin and yang. Yuan yang has the functions of warming, growing, transforming qi, defense, and regulating. Kidney yang deficiency will cause aversion to cold, cold hands, feet, and even limbs, and cold pain in the waist.

Tips for women with kidney deficiency

1. Practice Tai Chi often. It is best to practice Tai Chi in the early morning in a park with fresh air, under a tree, or by the water.

2. Self-massage your waist every day: rub your palms together until the palms are warm, then place them on both sides of your waist, with your palms facing the skin, massage your waist up and down until you feel warm. Once in the morning and once in the evening, about 200 times each time.

3. Rub the soles of the feet every day: After rubbing the palms of your hands to heat them, rub the soles of the right feet with your left hand and the soles of the left feet with your right hand, once in the morning and evening, and rub 300 times each time.

4. Do anus contraction exercises every day: relax the whole body and breathe naturally; when exhaling, do anus contraction movements, and relax when inhaling, repeat this about 30 times.

5. Do a set of simple gymnastics every day (if you have time, you can also do it multiple times in a row):

(1) The feet should be parallel, the distance between the feet should be shoulder width, look straight ahead, the arms should droop naturally, the palms of the hands should be placed on the seam of the trousers, and the fingers should be spread naturally. Lift your heels and breathe 9 times in a row.

(2) Place your heels on the ground, inhale, slowly bend your knees and squat down, gradually turn the backs of your hands forward, with the tiger's mouth facing your ankles; when your hands are close to the ground, use a little force to make a fist (meaning to grab something), and inhale enough.

(3) Hold your breath, gradually stand up, lower your hands, and gradually clench your fists.

(4) Exhale, stand upright, twist your arms outwards, fists forward, squeeze the soft ribs from both sides with your elbows, and at the same time lift your body and heels, lift your anus, and breathe.