Why You're Always So Tired

If you’ve been eating well, taking your supplements, managing stress as best you can… and you STILL feel tired, inflamed, or “off,” you’re not alone. And it's probably not anything you're doing wrong.

Here are a few of the real reasons the basics don’t always fix the deeper issues:

1. Your immune system is carrying more than you think.
When your immune system is bogged down (often by old infections or chronic stress) it steals energy from everything else: hormones, digestion, detox, and even your brain.
That’s why fatigue, brain fog, and slow recovery show up at the same time.

2. Low-grade inflammation quietly drains your energy.
You can’t see it, but inflammation from stress, poor sleep, blood sugar swings, or past infections stresses your mitochondria (your energy factories). You feel it as exhaustion, irritability, and “why am I so tired again?”

3. Stress-triggered flare-ups keep your body stuck.
If you crash after big events, busy seasons, or emotional stress, that’s a sign your nervous system and immune system are working overtime behind the scenes.

4. Post-viral patterns are incredibly common.
Many people have lingering viral activity (especially Epstein-Barr virus), that flares anytime the body is overwhelmed.

If you’ve said, “I haven’t felt the same since that virus,” this is often why.

If you’re exhausted despite doing “everything right,” your body isn’t broken, it’s signaling that something deeper needs attention. And once you understand what that is, you can finally start feeling like yourself again.