The Neijing says: “Nourish yang in spring and summer, and nourish yin in fall and winter”. Spring yang qi began to develop, summer gradually reached exuberance, so in terms of diet, men, especially those who have kidney yang deficiency, summer can be appropriate to eat some food that helps to warm up the kidney yang. What should men eat in the summer to be healthy and nourishing? 1. leek leek, also known as “sun grass”, “aphrodisiac grass”, “growth leek”. Is a kind of tender, fresh, nutritious vegetables, since ancient times much loved by people. Leek is also a traditional Chinese medicine, taste pungent, warm, with warmth, tonic deficiency, tonifying the kidney and Yang function. It can treat impotence, spermatorrhea, enuresis and polyuria caused by deficiency and coldness of spleen and kidney. 2. Oyster Oysters, also known as oyster clams and oysters, are rich in trace elements such as zinc, iron, phosphorus, calcium, high quality protein and other vitamins. Its nature is slightly cold, can nourish yin and submerge yang, tonifying the kidney and astringent essence, heavy town to calm the mind, impotence, spermatorrhea, night sweating, insomnia and other symptoms of fatigue have a certain effect. 3. Shrimp Shrimp has a delicious, sweet and salty taste, and is a warm aquatic product that can strengthen the yang and benefit the kidneys, and replenish proficient milk. There are many kinds of shrimp with similar effects, all of which can be used for patients with chronic illness, shortness of breath, weakness, lumbago, and poor sexual performance. Men often eat shrimp, can achieve the effect of strengthening the body. Therefore, the folk have “male shrimp female crab” said. 4. Loach Loach taste sweet, sex flat, have tonic gas, kidney and essence of the efficacy of regulating sexual function has a better role. Loach contains a special protein, can promote the formation of sperm, male infertility has a certain effect, so adult men often eat loach can nourish and strengthen the body. 5. Donkey meat Donkey meat is delicious, is a kind of high protein, low fat, low cholesterol meat. According to Chinese medicine, donkey meat is sweet and cool in nature, and has the effect of nourishing blood, nourishing yin and yang, and calming the spirit and removing annoyance. Donkey kidneys, sweet and warm, beneficial to the kidneys and yang, the effect of strong muscles and bones, can treat impotence, lumbar and knee weakness and so on. 6. Chestnut Chestnut is known as the “king of thousands of fruits” reputation, known abroad as “ginseng fruit”, the king of medicine Sun Simiao called “kidney fruit”. Its nourishing function on the human body, comparable to ginseng, astragalus, angelica and so on. On the waist and knees weak, frequent urination and other diseases have good results, especially for patients with kidney deficiency. 7. Lychee Lychee contains pectin, malic acid, free amino acids, iron, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin B1, vitamin C and other ingredients. According to Chinese medicine, lychee is sweet and warm, and has the effect of tonifying qi and blood, filling essence and marrow, and stomach. Modern medical research has found that lychee has improved digestion, improve blood circulation, can be used to treat impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea and kidney yang deficiency caused by lumbar and knee pain, insomnia and forgetfulness and other evidence. In addition, the food commonly used to tonify the kidneys and strengthen the yang are mutton, pork marrow, pine nuts, black sesame, etc. Although the efficacy of dietary supplements is far less than that of medicinal supplements, it still has a certain effect. In addition, I would like to remind, kidney deficiency has Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency of different, food also has cold, hot, warm, cool bias, before the supplement must figure out their own in the end is not suitable, otherwise it will be counterproductive. Do not eat too much, moderate “degree” best!