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Kidney Yin Deficiency

By Catherine Browne, L.Ac., MH, Dipl.Ac.

Benefits of Yin in the Body

Yin cools the body and the body is able to maintain a constant temperature when Yin and Yang are in balance.

Yin nourishes the body by supplying nutrients to the organs through Blood.

When balanced with Yang energy, Yin energy allows us to maintain calm strength, stamina, and adaptability rather than a hyperactive, reactive, stressed energy.

Yin is the material basis for Yang, and therefore allows us to build stamina.

How Long Does it Take to Correct Kidney Yin Deficiency?

There are many lifestyle habits that lead to Yin Deficiency over the span of a life. Imagine that abundant and healthy Yin in the body looks like a healthy baby; a baby shows that it is abundant in blood and has soft skin and vibrant skin. Imagine an elderly person with dry pallor skin representing Yin Deficiency. As we age it is important to stay moist and juicy with abundant Yin and Blood to maintain our vitality. Becoming dry and brittle would be the opposite of youth and vibrancy.

Lifestyle patterns and the environment begin to consume Yin and Blood over the years. Lifestyle patterns that consume Yin include chronic dehydration, consumption of sodas or alcohol, consumption of overly salty foods, smoking, pharmaceuticals etc. Environmental exposure to the sun, radiation, dry conditions, and pollution also deplete Kidney Yin. Even stress and other emotional strains can lead to Yin depletion; chronic stress leading to adrenal fatigue and cortisol depletion is a prime example of stress leading to Yin Deficiency.

Yin Deficiency is considered a chronic disorder as it takes years to develop. Acute disorders such as a cold or headache can be treated and reversed quickly. If something comes on quickly, it can be addressed and reversed quickly. Chronic conditions, however, take time to develop and take time to reverse. Imagine that there has been a drought and the dirt is very dry; it does not begin absorbing moisture easily or quickly as you apply water. The same is true for beginning to rebuild Yin in the body; it takes time, and the longer that you have been developing the condition the longer it will take to reverse.

Utilizing Yin tonics allows for absorption on a cellular level. Drinking water is not enough to correct Yin Deficiency, although staying hydrated can help to prevent the condition. In Chinese medicine, fluids are necessary and important for good health. It is when the body does not correctly regulate fluids that fluids can become pathogenic. An example would be dampness accumulating internally in the body.

If signs of Yin Deficiency (as described in our Yin/Yang article linked above) have begun to develop (chemotherapy treatments aside), this is not the result of an overnight occurrence. Allow 3-6 months to correct Yin Deficiency, and plan on utilizing Yin tonics and Blood builders a few months each year after the age of 60 to prevent decline of health and to promote healthy aging.

For information on Chinese medicine, Yin Tonics, adrenal exhaustion, and Yin Deficiency, visit the National Library of Medicine, the The Chinese Medical Journal, or Chinese Medicine News. This is not an endorsement of these organization, just a resource guide.