Modern men often suffer from kidney deficiency due to high work pressure and lack of rest time. As the organ that men need to protect, the kidneys require regular maintenance. The best way to do this is through diet, by eating foods that have kidney nourishing effects. Below are a few recipes for kidney nourishing porridge for men.
(1) Yang Lock Goat Meat Porridge
Ingredients: 20g of Yang Lock herb, 250g of lean goat meat, 60g of glutinous rice.
Preparation: Boil the Yang Lock herb in a sand pot and extract the juice. Wash and cut the goat meat into pieces. Cook the goat meat and glutinous rice together to make porridge. Add a little salt, 2 spring onions, and 3 slices of ginger for seasoning. Take 1 dose per day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Function: Nourishes kidney yang and replenishes essence. Suitable for symptoms such as kidney yang deficiency, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, lower back and knee pain, frequent nocturnal urination, aversion to cold, and intolerance to cold.
(2) Walnut Porridge
Ingredients: 50g of walnuts, 60g of husked rice.
Preparation: Cook the walnuts and husked rice together to make porridge.
Function: Nourishes the kidneys, warms the lungs, and moisturizes the intestines. Suitable for symptoms such as neurasthenia, insomnia, forgetfulness, weak lower back and knees, premature graying of hair, coldness and cough due to deficiency, and constipation caused by insufficient body fluids in the elderly or after illness. Regular consumption of this porridge also has the effects of enhancing brain function, promoting longevity, and anti-aging.
(3) Goat Meat Porridge
Ingredients: 250g of goat meat, 60g of glutinous rice.
Preparation: Cook the goat meat first, then chop it into small pieces. Wash the glutinous rice and cook it with an appropriate amount of water to make porridge. When the porridge is half-cooked, add the goat meat and continue cooking until fully cooked. Eat the meat and drink the porridge.
Function: Tonifies qi, replenishes deficiency, warms the middle, and warms the lower. Suitable for symptoms such as insufficient yang qi in the elderly, weak constitution due to prolonged illness, deficiency of qi and blood, coldness and pain in the lower back and knees, weakness in the limbs, as well as nocturnal emission, excessive phlegm, premature ejaculation in men, irregular menstruation, blood deficiency and pain during menstruation, and infertility due to coldness in women. Consumption of this porridge by healthy individuals can increase appetite, enhance sleep quality, and improve the body's ability to withstand cold.
(4) Cistanche Goat Meat Porridge
Ingredients: 15g of Cistanche herb, washed and thinly sliced, 250g of lean goat meat.
Preparation: Wash and cut the goat meat into pieces. Add washed husked rice, and cook until thickened. Eat on an empty stomach.
Function: Nourishes kidney yang and replenishes essence and blood. Suitable for symptoms such as kidney deficiency yang phlegm, nocturnal emission, coldness and pain in the lower back and knees, and dull complexion.
