Future Health Frontiers Q&A Men’s Health

Which men need to nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang?

Asked by:Iron

Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 12:08 PM

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  • Megan Megan

    Apr 06, 2026

      I often see this TV scene: a middle-aged man is saying sadly, "I can't do it anymore" or "I can't do it no matter what." Then a kidney-tonifying medicine appears, and the voiceover says that taking the kidney-tonifying medicine will make you feel better. If you change the channel, it’s another brand of kidney-tonifying medicine, and a woman is saying: “It’s good for him and it’s good for me too”… Such overwhelming advertisements seem to tell people: all men in the world should take kidney-tonifying medicine, “nine out of ten men are weak”, “fatigue is Kidney deficiency ”, "Kidney deficiency requires kidney tonifying." Kidney deficiency means poor sexual function. Taking kidney tonifying medicine can nourish the kidney and strengthen yang. Therefore, many people jump on the trend and buy kidney-tonifying medicines.

      So, does everyone need to replenish their kidneys? Is it necessary to nourish the kidneys when you reach middle age?

      Traditional Chinese medicine explains the concept of kidney mainly from a functional perspective, covering the human body’s reproductive, urinary, and nerve , bones and other tissues and organs, play the role of regulating human body functions and providing "vital energy" and "prime force" for life activities. “"Kidney deficiency" is mainly the result of low function and nutritional deficiencies. Kidney deficiency will show kidney-related functional decline, such as memory loss, low sexual function, easy fracture, anemia , unable to hold back urine, soreness and weakness in waist and legs, etc. These are common symptoms among middle-aged people, but they cannot be generalized. It is believed that the occurrence of the above symptoms must be kidney deficiency.

      Kidney deficiency is divided into "kidney yin deficiency" and "kidney yang deficiency". clinical On the other hand, yin deficiency is more common than yang deficiency. The symptoms of kidney yang deficiency are pale or dark complexion, soreness and coldness in waist and knees, cold limbs, mental fatigue, and general weakness; Men Impotence Premature ejaculation , loss of sexual desire; unformed stools or frequent and long urination, frequent nocturia, pale tongue with white coating. Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency include red complexion, soreness and pain in the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, loose teeth and hair loss; spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation in men; insomnia and forgetfulness, dry mouth and throat, irritability, sweating when moving, red cheeks in the afternoon, weight loss, yellowish urine, and red tongue with little or no coating. Kidney yin and yang govern the yin and yang of the whole body, and the changes and balance adjustments of kidney yin and yang affect the dynamic balance of yin and yang in the internal organs.

      Kidney deficiency is a manifestation of human aging. elderly Kidney deficiency is an irresistible physiological process caused by aging, which is called physiological kidney deficiency. The symptoms of kidney deficiency in middle-aged people are a kind of premature aging, which is called pathological kidney deficiency. For middle-aged friends, if they want to change premature aging, they should replenish the kidneys in time and improve the symptoms of kidney deficiency and aging.

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