Help Your Kidneys with These Foods

Kidney Nourishing Juices, Foods and Emotions

If your kidneys aren’t being nourished well it results in poor blood flow in and out of the kidneys.  Strong, well-nourished kidneys are needed to support good blood flow and good health.

Symptoms of Kidney Insufficiency

Dry skin, dry eyes, dark circles under the eyes, vaginal dryness for women, scanty urine, a pale face with flushed red cheeks, a red peeled tongue, a rapid pulse, fatigue, irritability, afternoon heat, night sweats, and hot flashes are some of the symptoms of poor functioning kidneys. Emotional or mental signs can include agitation or even panic attacks, feeling tired but wired, a sense of floating, or of being drained.

For me, symptoms were only a few with the primary one — a feeling of being drained.  I thought it was due to all the stress of late. This was encouraging in one sense that there is something I could do to change things.   I thought I’d share this information with you, because you may have some of these symptoms too and need to nourish your kidneys.

Foods that Nourish the Kidneys

• Lettuce
• Watercress
• Endive
• Escarole
• Turnip
• Celery
• Asparagus
• Oats
• Quinoa
• Miso
• Tamari
• Seaweeds
• Millet
• String beans
• Black beans and kidney beans
• Melons, including watermelon
• Blackberries and blueberries
• Water chestnut
• Black sesame seed or oil (good for dry stools)
• Potato
• Seaweeds
• Eggs

The Emotion that Most Harms the Kidneys

• Fear

The Emotion that Helps the Kidneys Most

• Gratitude

Kidney Nourishing Juice Cocktail

• 1 cucumber
• 3 ribs of celery
• 4 raw string beans
• 1 cup blackberries or blueberries
• 1/2 apple

Juice all ingredients, stir, and enjoy.