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Too Tired for Words

Posted on March 05, 2008

Fatigue is an ongoing concern that affects millions, and yet there are few reliable treatments for it, and worse yet, no agreed-upon way of diagnosing it. Where does plain tiredness end and fatigue begin? An article in yesterday s Washington Post examined the issue of fatigue: In this era of burning candles at both ends (whoever works the longest hours wins), with stops only for caregiving and a few stolen winks, most everyone gets tired now and then. Sometimes all you need to recover is a solid night s sleep or an actual vacation, sans BlackBerry. But in some instances, tiredness moves to...

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chronic fatigue syndrome , diet , organic , sleep