Replenish the kidneys first to supplement calcium.
Earlier, in response to World Osteoporosis Day, I took my mother for a bone density test. Everyone can also assess their risk of osteoporosis using a simple formula: subtract your weight (in kg) from your age. If the number is greater than 20, you are at high risk of osteoporosis.
Adults need to consume at least 1,000 mg of calcium daily. Bone density peaks around age 35, after which it gradually declines. Even with sufficient calcium intake, it doesn't mean it's fully absorbed. "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states: "The kidney stores essence, essence produces marrow, and marrow produces bone." Marrow is stored in the bone, and only with sufficient kidney qi can the bones be nourished by marrow, which is beneficial for the production of blood. Insufficient kidney qi makes it difficult to retain calcium, so calcium supplementation should be accompanied by kidney tonification to lock in calcium.
To tonify the kidneys and lock in calcium, you can use 3g of Eucommia leaves, 5g of stir-fried black beans, and 5g of goji berries. After washing the ingredients, put them in a thermos with hot water and steep for 25 minutes before drinking. This tea can invigorate the spleen and kidneys, tonify the liver and kidneys, and strengthen bones and muscles.
Eucommia leaves are sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enter the liver and kidney meridians. They have the effects of tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening bones and muscles, lowering blood pressure, promoting blood circulation, improving edema-type obesity, and accelerating metabolism.
Black beans are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the spleen and kidney meridians. They can tonify the kidneys and yin, promote blood circulation and diuresis, dispel wind and detoxify, and improve lower back pain due to kidney deficiency. Black beans are also one of the top ten high-calcium foods.
Goji berries are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the liver and kidney meridians. They can benefit essence and blood, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, invigorate the liver and kidneys, moisturize the lungs and replenish qi, and prevent blurred vision.
Adults need to consume at least 1,000 mg of calcium daily. Bone density peaks around age 35, after which it gradually declines. Even with sufficient calcium intake, it doesn't mean it's fully absorbed. "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states: "The kidney stores essence, essence produces marrow, and marrow produces bone." Marrow is stored in the bone, and only with sufficient kidney qi can the bones be nourished by marrow, which is beneficial for the production of blood. Insufficient kidney qi makes it difficult to retain calcium, so calcium supplementation should be accompanied by kidney tonification to lock in calcium.
To tonify the kidneys and lock in calcium, you can use 3g of Eucommia leaves, 5g of stir-fried black beans, and 5g of goji berries. After washing the ingredients, put them in a thermos with hot water and steep for 25 minutes before drinking. This tea can invigorate the spleen and kidneys, tonify the liver and kidneys, and strengthen bones and muscles.
Eucommia leaves are sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enter the liver and kidney meridians. They have the effects of tonifying the liver and kidneys, strengthening bones and muscles, lowering blood pressure, promoting blood circulation, improving edema-type obesity, and accelerating metabolism.
Black beans are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the spleen and kidney meridians. They can tonify the kidneys and yin, promote blood circulation and diuresis, dispel wind and detoxify, and improve lower back pain due to kidney deficiency. Black beans are also one of the top ten high-calcium foods.
Goji berries are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the liver and kidney meridians. They can benefit essence and blood, nourish the liver and improve eyesight, invigorate the liver and kidneys, moisturize the lungs and replenish qi, and prevent blurred vision.