There was a really wonderful article on Chronic Fatigue in last Sundays Observer.
It gives a fantastic insight into the condition.
“Sleepless? Stressed? Anxious? Exhausted?
Relentless consumption, spiralling debt, information overload. Is modern life making you ill? William Leith discovers the hidden problems with living in a 24-hour world
“SWIMMING DRAGON IS A CHINESE QIGONG EXERCISE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO SWITCH ON THE 3 INTERNAL BURNERS WHICH FIRES UP THE WHOLE MERIDIAN SYSTEM AND BRINGS VITALITY TO THE INTERNAL ORGANS. USED FOR WEIGHT LOSSS AND HELPING BEAT CHRONIC FATIGUE. ” http://www.youtube.com/user/michaelcashmore
Triple heater has been described as the the bodies central heating system and is warming in nature.
I know that my triple heater has been a little over zealous with the on set of Spring recently, another part of its function within TCM is to protection, I’ve had a runny nose with the trees coming into bud and have had some hayfever.
Evan gives a great over view of the Triple Heater on his blog if you would like to fing out more about it:
I’ve just found another written piece about the Triple heater and I really like the fact that it includes muscles and how they relate to the meridian: http://www.anewwayoflife.com/system.html
Downward spiral: William Leith, like an estimated 100,000 Britons, has suffered from chronic fatigue. Photograph: Andy Hall”