Kidneys should be cleanse and toned daily. In Traditional Chinese, this very vital organ is believed to determine your energy level, your sexual stamina and your lifespan.
Its daily functions include filtering your bodily fluids of waste created from your body’s many processes, regulating your mineral levels and maintaining body PH levels.
Symptoms that may be a result of poor functioning kidneys includes;
- Low energy, easily fatigued
- Edema and high blood pressure from excess water in the blood
- Kidney stones and sore, burning feet caused by high acid levels and from dehydration
- Lower back pain
- Chills
- Balding
- Ear problems
- Indecisiveness and unclear, scattered thinking
- Excess fear
Daily care of Kidneys
Winter and Fall are challenging times for the kidney. To keep them functioning well, eat Kidney friendly foods like cooked root vegetables and grains. Drink herbal teas with herbs like ursa uva.
Kidney friendly habits include;
- Keeping the body, especially the lower parts, warm.
- Making sure you get enough rest regularly.
- Minimizing the consumption of red meat, excess salt and refined carbohydrates like white sugar, flour and potatoes.
To detoxify and tonify your kidneys that are under stress;
- Get a customized kidney formula from your Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, Ayurvedic doctor, Naturopath or herbalist. See the pure + simple website for some practitioners, we have had good experiences with.
- Get a prepared formula from your supplements store like Kidney formula or on line from Banyan and Kidney Fornula
- Manually detox your kidneys by massaging them with Chi Nei Tsang. You can learn how to do it with lessons from Dorothy Ramien……… Or get a series of Chi Nei Tsang from her.
- Rest!!!!!
- Keep warm!
