Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is extreme fatigue without an underlying medical condition.
It feels like a deep, draining illness that depletes the body’s resources, creating a vicious cycle of insomnia/bad sleep and exhaustion.
The typical Symptoms are:
Fatigue that doesn’t improve with sleep
poor memory/ concentration
unexplained muscle/ joint pain
sore throat
enlarged lymph nodes
headaches, and more.
In Chinese Medicine, fatigue suggests a deficiency of Qi (Energy) and/or Blood, which can lead to a loss of core energy (Jing). Many factors can trigger the initial fatigue, such as
Chronic illness
Long-term stress
nutritional imbalances.
Depending on your specific deficiency make-up, the ideal treatment involves acupuncture and herbal remedies to move & tonify Qi & Blood and calm the Mind.