It’s so stressful, are you tired? Chinese medicine practitioners help you reduce stress and get rid of chronic fatigue syndrome

"Are you tired?" This is a super brainwashing slogan of a TV commercial. When you see it, do you feel that it speaks to the depths of your heart?

Do you feel that your physical strength is very poor and you feel overdrawn after working less than half the time? Or you always have to use a lot of force to speak so that others can hear you clearly; or you still feel a dull pain in your head at night or after get off work, which will get better after you sleep, but then you start to feel uncomfortable again after a day's work; you even can't sleep no matter how hard you sleep. When I feel full, I always feel stiff shoulders and neck, sore waist and back pain, and I also have inexplicable sore throat and low-grade fever. It lasted for a while after the doctor prescribed medicine, but it happened again soon after. If you have been troubled by these conditions for more than half a year and have a significant impact on your life and work, you may be suffering from "chronic fatigue syndrome."

Chronic fatigue is common in women between the ages of 25 and 45, mostly caused by long-term stress

Chronic fatigue most commonly occurs in office women, making you feel tired and unable to work efficiently. The reason for the deterioration is long-term stress that is difficult to relieve, and this stress often comes from work and family. Moderate pressure makes people grow, but excessive pressure makes people fall. In the outpatient clinic, I most often encounter flight attendants, stay-at-home mothers, and working women with these symptoms. When their significant other comes to the outpatient clinic, I will tell my significant other sincerely that I need to be more considerate of their various discomforts and listen. It looks like a disease-free woman, but in fact it is the body sending a warning, telling them that they are too tired and stressed.

The main symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome is an obvious feeling of fatigue that cannot be improved by rest. Sometimes it is accompanied by other symptoms, such as inexplicable sore throat and swollen and painful lymph nodes in the neck. Colds, body joint aches or muscle weakness, mood and sleep disorders can also occur, and these symptoms cannot be classified as other chronic diseases.

Why are women more likely to have chronic fatigue syndrome than men? We can summarize it as innate differences and acquired devastation. Girls are born with less muscle mass and poor physical endurance. They also have menstrual cramps every month, cyclical changes in hormones and regular blood loss, which will make girls less resistant to stress than boys. Entering the workplace Or after giving birth to a child, you have to have sex all day and night, and the working hours are not fixed. The mother of the child has to express milk and take care of the child. Working women even have to bear the burden of work. The endocrine system and muscles of the body scream, and it will Various symptoms begin to appear, and these problems are particularly common among flight attendants and mothers who are affected by jet lag and are overloaded physically and mentally.

Chinese medicine conditioning helps maintain body functions and increase stress resistance.

Your body always feels tired and uncomfortable, but Western medicine examination cannot find the problem? Maybe Chinese medicine can improve your symptoms! There are many female patients in my clinic who have soreness and pain from head to toe, who have recurring headaches and colds, who cannot sleep well and often feel sleepy. They often cannot find any problems even if they undergo a full-body health check-up, and the various values ??may be completely different. normal. We must focus on the key points. With the menstrual cycle, sometimes nourishing, sometimes soothing the liver and promoting qi, sometimes helping sleep, and matching the reaction after each medication is taken, and then changing the prescription accordingly. After menstruation, it depends on the constitution to nourish qi and blood, cool and heat. Tonic, small tonic and large tonic, during ovulation and menstruation, it is combined with herbs that soothe the liver, regulate qi, promote blood circulation and disperse stagnation, to enhance physical strength, promote circulation, make the body better able to resist stress, and wave goodbye to fatigue.

I encountered chronic fatigue after giving birth to my first and second babies. Because I was juggling work and family, plus having my baby drink breast milk, I felt tired for about six months to a year after giving birth. Overdraft, frequent colds or recurrent urinary tract inflammation, fatigue and weakness after menstruation, hair loss, headaches, and obvious depression. Fortunately, my specialty is health care. After the confinement period, I continued to help myself replenish qi and blood. I used Shiquan Dabu Decoction as the base of nourishment, plus albizia bark, bupleurum, lily, saposhnikovia, light bamboo leaves, etc. to improve other liver qi. Stagnation, prone to inflammation and exogenous symptoms.

Drink water and decoction while working, and then develop the habit of regular work and rest and exercise. After supplementing it along the way, not only does your physical strength increase a lot, but you rarely get sick. You can feel the great benefits of traditional Chinese medicine.

When I met women with the same problem in the outpatient clinic, after consultation, tongue and pulse diagnosis, and maintenance of the menstrual cycle, they also received very good feedback. There were even mothers who had difficulty in conceiving their first child. I was very happy to "accidentally" become pregnant with my second child silently.

In addition to taking medicine to regulate the body, if you have the habit of drinking tea, I recommend making some hot tea with wolfberry, astragalus, albizia bark, mint, and gastrodia elata, which can not only make the mind feel clear, but also relieve physical tension. Stretching effect. In addition, the combination of licorice, wheatgrass, and red dates is also a famous traditional Chinese medicine prescription - Ganmai jujube soup, with the addition of pink ginseng and angelica root, not only relieves mood, but also boosts the spirit. It is often used to improve chest tightness, heart palpitations, and fatigue caused by stress. It can relieve sleep disorders and has a sweet taste, making it suitable for girls who usually like to drink desserts.

Commonly used clinical treatment prescriptions

The following are generally suitable prescriptions for various body types. The actual situation must be decided by a Chinese medicine practitioner after consultation:

< p> Xiaoyao Powder - Nourishes blood and soothes the liver, suitable for people with mild blood deficiency and prone to stress.

Bazhen Decoction plus Bupleurum, Albizia Julibrissin, Platycodon, and Pinellia ternata - nourishes qi and blood, slows liver qi, and soothes the throat. It is suitable for those who are obviously tired, have trouble sleeping, and often feel a foreign body sensation in the throat.

Qingxin Lotus Seed Drink with Siwu Decoction, chrysanthemum, mint, Schizonepeta, and Fangfeng-cool can replenish qi and blood and clear the head. It is suitable for patients with chronic fatigue who are prone to migraines and prone to dry mouth.

Exercise, soak your feet in hot springs, avoid sweet and greasy foods, and find your own way to relieve stress

In summary, chronic fatigue is caused by the accumulation of long-term stress, and it is also important to fight against fatigue. To find my own way to relieve stress and listen to the messages released by my body, my best way to relieve stress is to exercise. Of course, I am also quite worldly. Watching movies, watching TV series, and satisfying my shopping desires from time to time are all equally satisfying.

Developing exercise habits is a goal that I have achieved 100% in the past few years. Exercise (aerobic exercise combined with anaerobic weight-bearing training) can moderately stretch and relax the muscles of the whole body, and promote a happy feeling in the body. After several years of regular exercise, I have found that my work efficiency has improved, my mind is clearer, I am less tired, and my sleep depth has also improved. However, the type of exercise and exercise time suitable for each person need to be trained and adjusted: Generally speaking, moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (the heartbeat can reach 130 to 140 beats per minute) will cause slight panting and discomfort during exercise. can finish a sentence completely), two to three times a week, for forty to sixty minutes each time, which is a level that girls can bear more easily. You can try brisk walking and cycling at the beginning, and then gradually switch to aerobic dance, boxing, etc. Aerobics, running and other higher-intensity exercises. You can refer to the one-week exercise schedule in the weight loss chapter (page 109), and then adjust the intensity according to your current physical fitness.

Others, such as hot springs and foot baths, can also help the body relax and strengthen qi and blood circulation. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine baths is more obvious, and the medicinal materials release active ingredients through hot water. The way you use your feet can, on the one hand, bring out the heat and relax your mood, and on the other hand, the medicinal materials can be absorbed through the skin to achieve a conditioning effect. I like to boil water with cinnamon twigs, safflower, salvia miltiorrhiza, angelica root and other medicinal herbs. The aroma is overflowing, and it can relieve stress and help you sleep. Soaking your hands and feet often will also make them warm! For postpartum mothers, I recommend taking showers and medicated baths with herbs such as mugwort leaves, galanthus, dried ginger, and cnidium monnieri, which have the effects of warming and preventing colds. The effects are also very good. If you often go to Japan or South Korea for skiing in winter, you can stay for one or two days to go to the jjimjilbang or hot spring hotel sauna or soak in hot springs to purify your body and mind. It will be very relaxing, warm and comfortable. After recharging, you can return to your country. Everyone can be renewed.

In addition, it is best to reduce sugar, oil, and salt in the diet. Although sweets and fried high-calorie foods can make people feel happy in a short time, they are high in calories and heavy in the long term. , Refined diet affects metabolism instead, making the body more susceptible to hypoxia and poor circulation. As a result, the mood becomes more depressed and unstable, and the more you eat, the more tired you become. Use honey, maple sugar, and palm sugar instead of sugar, and cook boiled or olive oil dishes instead of fried or grilled foods. Eat lighter, your metabolism will improve, and your fatigue will naturally decrease.

This article comes from the book "Beauty Health Room: Hu Xinlin's Comprehensive Traditional Chinese Medicine Conditioning" by Times Culture. You can use 5 grams of wolfberry, 2 grams of astragalus, 3 grams of Albizia bark, 1 gram of mint, and 2 grams of gastrodia elata. Make a cup of hot tea.

Combining 3 grams of licorice, 3 grams of floating wheat, and 5 grams of red dates is also a good choice. Medicinal bath ingredients: mugwort leaves, gale grass, cinnamon twigs, angelica tail, and dried ginger. Shiquan Dabu Soup or Herbal Pork Ribs are both good choices. (Pictures are for illustration only)