Always exhausted, can’t shake this feeling of the blues?
Not excited to get out of bed, frustration at friends and family, binging on junk food?
Sound Familiar?
If so, you may be experiencing symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
It’s okay. Everybody goes through cycles of emotional ups and downs throughout the year.
Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) understands these cycles.
Special herbal tonics are sometimes recommended to help nourish and restore balance to those energy levels.
Life Doesn’t Allow For A Slow, Quiet Winter
You are EXPECTED to be energetic, active, productive, and creative all throughout the year.
However, conflicts with the seasonal cycles arise when you force yourself to adapt to the endless demand for energy.
This conflict causes stress.
Stress wears down your body, mind, and spirit, and can eventually lead to Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Symptoms usually start around September to October and include:
- Fatigue/lethargy
- Diminished interest in activities usually enjoyed
- Decreased interest in work and social activities
- Difficulty in concentration
- Weight gain, increased appetite, sweet/starchy food cravings
- Irritability
- Increased sleepiness
- Lack of energy
A Holistic Approach, Based In Natural Cycles
CCM understands, and takes into consideration the shifts in mood and energy related to the seasonal cycles.
All life is made of Jing, or life force energy.
One of the principles of Jing is that everything is made of Yin and Yang.
Yin is the feminine side, nourishing, cooling, and dark. Yang is the masculine side, active, warming, and light.
With Autumn comes the beginning of the Yin cycle.
Less daylight, colder temperatures. Nature prepares to take a rest.
Just as some animals hibernate in the winter, our bodies slow down as well. Thus, Autumn is a time for reflection, and quiet activity.
When The Yin Cycle Hits You Hard
When your constitution leans especially towards the Yin; whether from environment, genetics, lifestyle, or gender, you can become unbalanced.
Reflection and rest may turn to isolation and depression.
And when it hits, your winter cycle becomes Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Life’s Too Short To Not Be Happy
Jing Herbs Peaceful Spirit tonic is a masterfully crafted blend of 13 different tonic herbs.
The chief herbs, Reishi, Albizia, Asparagus, and Polygala together put a smile on your face and melt your worries away.
Together with the 9 other supporting herbs, Peaceful Spirit:
- Nourishes and opens the Heart
- Calms emotional distress
- Nurtures the Spirit
Don’t let emotional distress, sadness, and feeling blue get you down any longer.
Here’s to opening our hearts to joy and wonder!
Be well!
The Jing Herbs Team
