11 reasons you’re tired all the time

Norelle Hentschel
7 min readMar 2, 2020
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Are you feeling tired, exhausted and haggard? Can’t seem to get your energy back and, in the words of Bilbo Baggins, you’re feeling like “not enough butter scraped over too much bread”.

Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms people want my help with because of the significant impact on their enjoyment of life and ability to get things done.

To improve your energy and vitality, it is essential to get to the underlying cause of fatigue and treat it. Many things can contribute to fatigue and here are 11 underlying reasons you might want to consider when tracking down the source of your fatigue.

1. Inadequate energy intake/poor diet

One of the first places to start when looking at fatigue is what you put in your mouth. Food provides the building blocks for your body’s energy currency, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). If you’re not putting the right fuel in the tank, so to speak, it will be difficult to get the output you need.

Be cautious with diets that restrict specific food groups (unless you have a diagnosed condition such as coeliac disease). I’ve had clients who have noticed fatigue developing after 2–3 months of going on a Paleo eating plan. This is often due to the removal of grains and legumes, which are a significant source of B vitamins (a…

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Norelle Hentschel

Naturopath sharing health information aimed at giving you the tools to manage your well-being so you can live your best life!