Q I work during the day and study at night, and my chronic fatigue is severe. Why won't my body recover?
A When you spend qi and blood at work during the day and sacrifice sleep to study at night, the recovery cycle of qi and blood is broken. As Kidney-qi deficiency (singi-heo) deepens, it becomes a chronic state of exhaustion in which no amount of rest brings recovery.
Detailed Answer
The body's qi and blood recover most quickly during sleep. When you juggle work by day and study by night while sacrificing sleep, there is only consumption and no recovery, so qi and blood gradually run dry. If this continues, Kidney-qi (singi) becomes deeply depleted, hardening into chronic fatigue that does not recover even with weekend rest.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we view the fatigue of those combining work and study as a deep state of exhaustion in which Kidney-qi deficiency (singi-heo) overlaps with dual deficiency of the Heart and Spleen (simbi-yangheo). Along with formulas that replenish qi and blood, we also guide you on securing minimal sleep and managing meals.
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