Thyroid problems as an example

When ones body is hyped up like you are facing a intense competition, all parts of their body need to squeezed to meet the demand. 

For instance, your blood pressure and pulse rate will be raised to meet the physical need when you really exercise. 

For some, this is the situation of their life. It's continuous, not a one hour exciting game. Not everyone can pumped up mentally and physically to meet the demand. Some simple give up and just do what they think the more important one and ignore the rest. Some will decide to prioritize some and do the rest later when they can. For some, there is no options but to take all to make things right. This will of course drive the body functioning like you are engaging in a  life long race. Your body part is needed to function like you exercise continuously. 

Imaging what will this do to your body part, for instance your thyroid.

This doesn't means people like this do not play, don't know how to enjoy life etc.

One might actually still run, ski, eat well etc. But overall, people like this exhaust themselves more and faster esp for these who is more obsessive and compulsive in nature.

Acupuncture and herb when done right bring the body back to the best condition for the body which is not what the person wants to. The treatment will be more beneficial if the person can adjust/reduce the way they exhaust their body, meaning if the person start to listen to their body instead of under the drive of their mind. Or they can really put health into their consideration when they try to accomplish what they want to in life. Be aware, these two do not conflict each other and one can find a better balance between health and achievement. Or simply ask yourself, do you want to sacrifice your health for achievement?

These condition usually needs right treatment regularly. For treatment, it's more complicated. Because it's a dance between the client and the therapist. In this case the therapist has to take the lead and has to evaluate/decide what's the change after each treatment and makes the right adjustment including all the factors the client is dealing with in between. But, once the client engage, the this dance will become one of the best elegant flow because it's no longer lead by the therapist but a synchronized movement of art created by both party. Obviously the client benefits the most in this way.