01/18/2026
Sardines are one of the most underrated foods. We eat them 2x a week minimum. Sardines can help with longevity and brain health so they are a staple in our household.
TCM Properties:
1. Sweet- harmonizing and tonifying
2. Salty - softens hardness, benefits the Kidneys, moves blood
3. Warming- tonifying, boosts energy and blood production
Enters the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen meridians.
TCM Primary Actions:
1. Tonifies Kidney Essence + Yang
2. Nourishes Blood
3. Invigorates Blood & Unblocks Channels
4. Strengthens the Spleen
Clinical Uses:
☀️ Kidney Yang Deficiency
☀️ Blood Deficiency
☀️ Postpartum
☀️ Post-illness recovery
☀️ Dryness symptoms with deficiency
☀️ Joint pain + arthritis
Sardines are great for people with cold hands and feet, low back weakness or pain, dry skin, low libido, infertility, repeated miscarriages, premature aging, greying of the hair, weak bones or teeth, poor memory, chronic fatigue, insomnia, menstrual cramps, lightheadedness, arthritis, joint stiffness and even helps prevent dementia and arthritis.
They really don’t taste as bad as people say they are. Coming from the Mediterranean, we grew up eating these and they taste 10x better when you fry them and add a little lemon. No need to season them, they are already packed with flavor! The best sardines to buy are the ones WITH the skin and bones. Do not buy the fillets- you are losing essential nutrients by removing the skin and bones. You can get this brand at Costco. 😆
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Skin treats skin.
Bones treat bones.
So making sure you have the skin and bones in the sardines will help with collagen and elastic production helping with fine lines and wrinkles, as well as aid in bone and teeth health and it nourishes your ligaments to prevent bone on bone. Please get yourself some sardines, they are super cheap but super potent in minerals, you won’t regret it!