Episode 30: Tired All the Time: Exploring Fatigue and Common Causes

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Dr. Lipman: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again [1:40]
2. Analyzing fatigue causes [2:40]
   • Fatigue as a symptom of something else [3:00]
3. Fatigue: Whether you need more of something or less of something [3:20]
   • What are you putting in your body or what is your body lacking? [4:12]
4. Adrenal function, cortisol, and fatigue [5:00]
   • Testing cortisol levels [5:50]
   • Adrenal fatigue and exercise [6:45]
   • Kidney Yang Deficiency [7:36]
5. Mental fatigue vs. physical fatigue [8:50]
6. Countering Fatigue [9:12]
   • Yoga [9:18]
   • Adaptogens [9:44]
   • Licorice root [10:20]
7. Thyroid function and fatigue [11:19]
   • Selenium [12:38]
   • Ashwagandha [12:55]
   • Mood disorders [14:27]
8. Mitochondrial exhaustion [15:00]
   • Nutrition and mitochondria [16:00]
   • ResveraCel [16:22]
   • Nicotinamide Riboside [16:38]
   • NAD [16:58]
     • Declining NAD levels as we age  [17:20]
9. Overtraining and mitochondrial health [18:30]
10. Questions from the community [20:30]
    • Is fatigue real or is it in our heads? What causes tiredness [20:36]
      • Fatigue is part of our body’s feedback system [20:59]
      • Fatigue and sleep [21:18]
    • Why am I more fatigued after a day of doing nothing? [22:28]
      • Body catching up on rest [22:50]
      • Overworking your body [23:46]
      • Burnout [24:00]
    • How can you tell the difference between normal tiredness and serious fatigue? [25:07]
      • Tiredness tends to improve with rest [25:12]
    • Is it ok to use coffee for fatigue? [26:34]
      • Not ideal for adrenal fatigue [26:40]
      • Adenosine [27:10]
    • When should I worry about being tired all the time? [27:53]

 Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

1. Six Common Causes of Brain Fog and How To Combat Them
2. Avoiding the Afternoon Energy Slump
3. Why Am I Tired? 7 Common Causes of Fatigue
4. Nutritional Supplement to Support Healthy Aging: ResveraCel®
5. The Perfect Supplements for Stressed Out, Working Parents

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