Menstrual disorders and weight gain ~ To prevent polycystic ovary disease, you must first nourish your kidneys. This cup of tea is a good helper!

Does your period always come on time? Clinically, there are many causes of menstrual disorders, and polycystic ovary syndrome is one of them. In addition to being often accompanied by symptoms such as weight gain, excess body hair, and acne, it can also lead to infertility in the long term. Chinese medicine practitioners believe that the essence of polycystic ovary syndrome is "kidney deficiency", and stress and abnormal work and rest schedules are accomplices. If female office workers want to stay away from the threat of polycystic ovary syndrome, a cup of "Dodder and Perilla Tea" in the afternoon is a good way to regulate their health.

Say no to polycystic ovary and take care of kidney first

On average, the ovaries produce one mature egg every month. If endocrine disorders cause the ovulation command to go wrong, the unreleased eggs will begin to accumulate, looking like piles of cysts under ultrasound. Western medicine calls this "polycystic ovary." It can be seen from this that if you want to prevent polycystic ovary syndrome, you must first allow the ovaries to ovulate normally.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Chen Wenjuan, director of the Department of Gynecology at Changhua Christian Hospital, said that the essence of polycystic ovary syndrome is "kidney deficiency." Different from Western medicine which views the "kidney" as a single organ, Chinese medicine believes that "the kidney stores essence, controls water, and absorbs air", and is responsible for the body's reproductive function. If a female friend suffers from kidney deficiency for a long time, it is easy to cause a series of phenomena such as qi stagnation in the heart and liver, poor blood circulation, etc., and eventually lead to "blood stasis and phlegm dampness". The aforementioned accumulation of ovarian follicles and the inability to be discharged is one of the pathological symptoms of "phlegm and dampness".

Are you at high risk for polycystic ovary disease? Check the symptoms of kidney deficiency

The question is, how do you know if you have kidney deficiency? Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Wenjuan said, "The kidney is the foundation of one's innate constitution," meaning that kidney deficiency is mostly caused by congenital physical constitution. But in fact, acquired factors such as old age, late marriage, excessive sexual intercourse, or irregular work and rest schedules can also accelerate the depletion of kidney energy and lead to kidney deficiency.

Generally speaking, kidney deficiency can be divided into syndromes such as "kidney qi deficiency, kidney yang deficiency" and "kidney yin deficiency", and the symptoms are different, which are explained as follows:

1. Kidney Qi deficiency and kidney Yang deficiency: often have symptoms such as low back pain, dizziness, edema, and frequent urination at night with clear urine color. In addition, people with kidney qi deficiency or kidney yang deficiency often have problems with menstrual disorders and infertility in women, and nocturnal emission and impotence in men.

2. Kidney Yin deficiency: prone to heat in the five hearts (hotness in the palms and soles of the feet, as well as heat in the heart and chest), and often with symptoms of low back pain accompanied by dry mouth and tongue at night.

Eat black food to nourish the kidneys, pay attention to the amount to prevent dryness and heat

If you often experience similar situations and your periods are often late, it is recommended that you consult a Chinese medicine practitioner as soon as possible and use appropriate medication to regulate your physical condition. As for personal health care, you should exercise more, control your weight, eat less ice cream or sweets, and eat more kidney-nourishing foods, such as black foods such as black beans, black sesame seeds and mulberries, which is also a good method.

It should be noted that people often fry black beans before eating them. It is recommended to stop eating them if you feel dry mouth after eating them, so as to prevent dryness and heat from aggravating the dry mouth symptoms of kidney deficiency. Black sesame seeds are nuts. To prevent dryness and heat, they should be consumed no more than 3 times a week, and no more than 1 level spoonful of a white disposable spoon each time.

Stress is an accomplice ~ Have a cup of dodder and perilla drink in the afternoon to prevent polycystic ovary

In addition to kidney deficiency, staying up late and stress can hinder the smooth flow of liver qi and cause blood stasis in the body. It is one of the most common clinical factors that can aggravate polycystic ovary syndrome. In this regard, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Wenjuan called on female friends to be nicer to themselves, adjust their daily routines, reduce sources of stress and relieve stress appropriately. After accumulating work stress all morning, office workers can also drink a cup of "Dodder and Perilla Drink", which not only nourishes the kidneys, but also relieves stress and removes phlegm and dampness. It is especially suitable for preventing polycystic ovary disease.

【Dodder and Perilla Drink】

• Ingredients: 5 qian of Cuscuta seeds and 1 qian of Perilla stems.

• Method: First, boil the dodder seeds in water for 15 minutes, then add the basil stems and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Finally, boil it into 1500c.c. tea, which can be drunk instead of tea.