Tired? "Shake Your Kidneys" to Relieve Fatigue
People who engage in long-term mental work and middle-aged and elderly individuals are prone to weak kidney qi, manifesting as symptoms like fatigue, insomnia, and catching colds easily. These are all caused by excessive consumption of kidney qi. In addition to getting adequate rest, you can also frequently "shake your kidneys," which has a similar effect to taking the traditional Chinese medicine "Jinkui Shenqi Wan" (Golden Chamber Kidney Qi Pills).
So-called "shaking your kidneys" refers to stimulating the Shenshu acupoints by shaking. The specific method is: make fists with your hands, keeping the palms hollow. Place them on your Shenshu points (the area of your lower back, often referred to as your "waist eyes"). Then, gently bounce, keeping your tiptoes on the ground, which feels like a slight lift on the balls of your feet. At this time, your fists remain still, and your entire body shakes with the movement until you feel a slight warmth in your waist.
The benefit of this kidney-shaking health method is that it fully massages the Shenshu acupoints, invigorates kidney qi, and quickly generates yang energy in the body. Therefore, it can alleviate symptoms such as fatigue and insomnia.
Meanwhile, during the kidney-shaking process, the knee joints drive the shaking of the entire body, causing all joints to move, especially the spine. Therefore, it is very beneficial for people who work at a desk to relax their spine and nourish their lumbar region.
For friends with knee injuries, you may not be able to perform the kidney-shaking exercise. In that case, you can replace it with "rubbing your kidneys." This means rubbing your hands together until they are warm, and then using your palms to rub the kidney area on your back up and down. Each time, you should rub until the area over your two kidneys feels warm. This also has a similar health-promoting effect.