Q I sleep seven hours and still wake up heavy and unrefreshed. Why?
A Recovery depends on the quality of sleep and your capacity to recover, not on its length alone. If deep sleep is insufficient, or if what you spend during the day exceeds what you can restore, filling the hours still leaves you unrefreshed. It is fair to read this as a sign that the body is not recovering.
Detailed Answer
Waking frequently or snoring heavily makes recovery shallow regardless of hours slept. Late dinners, alcohol and screens right before bed also disturb deep sleep. Add several months of overwork and "sleeping without recovering" becomes your default state.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Korean medicine separates a shortage of the energy that drives the body from energy that is made but cannot circulate. The first needs replenishing; the second needs the blockage cleared first. Without that distinction, tonifying indiscriminately leaves some people feeling heavier.
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