04/08/2020
O V E R W O R K!
👍This is intended in both a physical and a mental sense. Excessive physical work or exercise over a long period of time will weaken Kidney-Yang.
👍Overwork in the sense of working long hours without adequate rest for many years under conditions of stress will eventually weaken Kidney-Yin.
This is, in fact, the most common cause of Kidney-Yin deficiency in Western industrialized societies:
👍 A lifetime of work under conditions of stress.
👍Lack of relaxation, long hours of work, hurried meals, irre-gular eating schedule, eating late at night.
👍Discussing business while eating.
👍 Excessive mental work not balanced with physical exercise -all these factors combine to erode the Yin energies because the body is never given a chance to recuperate.
The result is that, instead of using Yang energies, which are quickly replenished by the Post-Heaven Qi, the body starts using the Yin essences, which are stored in the Kidneys. This eventually causes Kidney-Yin deficiency. If, in addition, there is great stress, worry and anxiety usually associated with overwork, this may also give rise to Empty-Heat.
-Maciocia-