Do You Know These Symptoms?

In 2015 it was reported that somewhere between 836,000 and 2.5 million Americans are affected by symptoms of CFS. (1)

CFS stands for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

It’s characterized by intense fatigue or tiredness that is worsened by exertion and unchanged with rest. As well as cognitive difficulties such as slow thoughts or mental fog, and unrefreshing sleep.

Women are on average three times as likely as men to suffer from symptoms of CFS. Most commonly it occurs between ages 40 and 50. (2, 3)

Unfortunately, after years of going misunderstood by medical research, it’s only now clear just how debilitating it can be.

With a lack of research, there’s still no cure or FDA approved treatment for CFS.

However, these symptoms seem similar somehow…

To something from a text dating back almost 1500 years.

It’s called the Zhubing Yuanhou Lun, or roughly the “General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases”.

Inside its pages is a section with recommendations for relieving symptoms of an ailment similar in name.

The book called it “Fatigue Syndrome”.

A comparison by the National Institute of Health reveals shocking similarities between the two.

Here’s a side by side comparison:

Source: National Institute Of Health

How did you combat ‘fatigue syndrome’?

In terms of Three Treasures herbalism it usually comes down to one thing.

Depleted reserves of Jing energy – your first treasure.

Life itself depletes Jing, and Jing is constantly consumed as we grow older, until by middle age many people experience symptoms of depletion.

Besides aging, Jing is also specifically depleted by stress, overwork, exhaustion, excessive drinking or substance use, disease, and unstable emotions.

Signs of Jing deficiency: