Men play a relatively important role in society: as a woman's husband, a child's father, and a good employee to his boss, so they face immense pressure.
The causes of physical weakness in men can be summarized as spleen deficiency, staying up late, being overweight, poor liver function, and kidney deficiency. Traditional Chinese Medicine explains five nourishing methods for male physical weakness based on these five conditions.
Angelica, Ginger, and Mutton Soup
How to nourish a man with kidney deficiency?
Symptoms of kidney deficiency: frequent urination at night, lack of energy, soreness in the lower back and legs, insomnia and dreams, chest tightness and shortness of breath, tinnitus and hearing loss, hair loss and loose teeth, susceptibility to colds, and cold limbs.
Nourishing the kidneys remains the "main event" in men's winter supplementation. Men with kidney deficiency often experience symptoms such as lower back pain, cold limbs, leg weakness, diminished sexual function, and tinnitus. Winter dietary supplementation should focus on nourishing the kidneys, securing yang, nourishing blood, and conserving essence.
Supplementation principle: For men with kidney deficiency, winter supplementation should include more foods like fish, shrimp, oysters, and chives. These foods are rich in protein, taurine, arginine, and zinc. Animal penises and soft-shelled turtles are also excellent choices for kidney nourishment. In winter, one should consume more warming foods, especially those that warm kidney yang. Appropriately intake nutritious, warming-kidney, essence-filling, high-calorie, and easily digestible foods, such as mutton, to supplement the body's deficiency, benefit kidney qi, and improve immunity. Warming fruits like jujubes, oranges, and persimmons can also be eaten to nourish blood, benefit the kidneys, and fill essence, resisting pathogenic cold.
1. Dietary therapy plan: Angelica, Ginger, and Mutton Soup: 20g angelica, 30g ginger, 500g mutton, appropriate amount of yellow wine and seasonings. Wash and cut the mutton, add angelica, ginger, yellow wine, and seasonings, and simmer for 1-2 hours. Eat the meat and drink the soup.
When the temperature drops sharply in winter, the spleen can be affected by cold, leading to poor transportation and transformation, or a naturally weak spleen constitution.
Supplementation principle: For men with spleen deficiency, winter supplementation should focus on nourishing yang and transporting the spleen. Eat more warming and spleen-strengthening foods, such as japonica rice, lotus seeds, fox nuts, and aquatic products like eel, silver carp, carp, hairtail, and shrimp. Chinese yam, jujubes, and lotus seeds are rich in starch, easily absorbed, and have the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi. For meat intake, fish with fine fibers should be the primary choice.
2. Dietary therapy plan: On the basis of ensuring daily nutritional balance, drink more Chinese yam porridge, jujube porridge, crucian carp soup, and carp soup.
How to nourish men with poor liver function?
Drinking alcohol is an important tool in social settings, and many men also consider it a daily habit. Amidst the clinking of glasses and toasts, alcohol silently harms the male liver. Men with poor liver function are prone to symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, and vomiting.
Supplementation principle: For these men, winter supplementation should focus on high-vitamin, moderate-calorie, and protein-rich foods.
Chives Stir-fried with Eggs
3. Dietary therapy plan: Fish, shrimp, chicken, and beef are rich in protein and amino acids needed by the human body and are easily absorbed and utilized. Adzuki beans and jujubes are also suitable for these men. For lunch, one can have chives stir-fried with eggs, spinach with shredded beef, and tomato and egg soup. Millet porridge, cauliflower stewed with meat, and adzuki bean carp soup are ideal dinner choices for men with poor liver function.
How to nourish overweight men?
Research shows: the adult overweight rate in China is 22.8%, and the obesity rate is 7.1%, many of whom have a constitution of "deficiency-type obesity." Obesity is a risk factor for many chronic non-communicable diseases.
Supplementation principle: Overweight men should control their intake of fat and total energy. Their diet should be light, with less salt and monosodium glutamate and other seasonings. Cooking methods should be low-oil, such as steaming, stewing, and cold-mixing.
4. Dietary therapy plan: When using fish, shrimp, and sea cucumber for supplementation, pair them with light diuretic foods like adzuki bean soup and winter melon soup for better results. Mutton, containing L-carnitine, can promote fat metabolism and aid in weight loss, making it suitable for overweight men.
Angelica ginger mutton soup
Fried eggs for cranberry