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Tiredness & Fatigue
At the time of writing I have been in full time practice for well over 20 years. Tiredness, fatigue, exhaustion etc. have been the problems that have affected the people I have worked with the most. There is a group of tonic herbs that have been extraordinarily helpful to me in this work. Tonics are marvellous, they lift people's energy and spritis and they help people to heal themselves from all kinds of chronic illnesses. Tonics are easy to use and the longer you take them the better they work. They are easily the herbs that I use the most.
Of course it is vital to look into what is causing fatigue. These are the most common ones A deficiency means that your body and brain is lacking something, most often food or fluids; i.e. the diet. The brain is by far the most sensitive organ in the body and the first symptoms of deficiency are tiredness and/or irritability. Read excellent nutrition for my thoughts on what matters most in this regard. Excess toxicity causes a deep and unrelenting tiredness and can show up in numerous other symptoms such as bad skin, poor digestion or joint pain. Many people know when they are carrying an excess burden of waste products and toxins. Looking at the tongue for signs of a grey to light yellow furry coating can also point to this being a part of the problem. Read abut what is detoxification. Taking cleansing herbs whilst eating a cleansing diet has been seen to be always effective at treating toxicity. Many people in modern life have low grade food food intolerances but they are not easily pin-pointed. They often take many hours or even days to show up after being eaten and cause problems that can take many years of the wrong medical treatment to finally get accurately diagnosed. The main problem that people with food intolerances can have is persistent fatigue. Chronic infections are likewise much more prevalent than most people realise. For example gut infections with an overgrowth of bad bacteria or fungal organisms; dysbiosis affects many people with their most pressing symptom being fatigue. Furthermore the classically described chronic fatigue syndrome, with concurrent joint aches, low grade fevers along with deep and unrelenting fatigue is better desribed as ‘post-viral syndrome. Viruses survive by getting inside cells and using our own DNA machinery to make more of themselves. The upshot of having a virus that gets to make itself so at home is that they often evade proper detection from the immune system which is in effect fighting an enemy it can't see. This invariably causes exhaustion. knows that something is wrong but can’t put its ‘finger’ on it so ends up on hyper-vigilant alert. The tonic herbs, especially Echinacea, are hugely helpful for people with allergies and chronic infections.
Tension and overwork is a huge cause of fatigue, perhaps the biggest one. Every living creature, without exception, goes through cycles of activity and rest but many people do not get as much rest as they need and if that keeps happening for long enough then eventually there can be no other outcome but exhaustion. The first step for many people is simply giving themselves permission to rest when they are tired. You might be surprised at just how challenging that first step can be for many people! One of the hardest things to accept when you are chronically tired and tense is that part of the healing process is always going to involve times when you have to give in to the tiredness and let yourself have a lot of rest and relaxation (and possibly sleep too). People with chronic tiredness have very commonly been people that have pushed themselves more than average and they do not take well to being idle for long. You can be lying down and feeling miserable or lying down and feeling happy and relaxed. The difference is largely determined by your own perception and how much of a subconscious imperative you have driving you to get somewhere and be making more productive use of your time. I have not yet met the tired and fatigued person who could not regain their health and vitality but by far the biggest obstacle has always been the person’s own resistance to rest, their drive to ‘do’. Lastly I can say with certainty that, if you are at or getting close to the point of exhaustion then do not hesitate to find a good herbalist to support you on your way back to health, it will be hugely helpful. |
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