Did you know?
- 24% of adults report always feeling tired.
- More than 25 million Americans have severe fatigue, lasting at least one month, at any given time.
- The estimated annual cost per patient for fatigue-related problems is $2,300 to $8,700.
- For society, it’s $2 – 7 BILLION!!!
Have you ever wondered?
- Where did my get up and go … go?
- When is fatigue normal? Abnormal?
- When should I be worried?
- As I get older, shouldn’t I expect to feel more tired?
- What causes abnormal, chronic fatigue?
Let’s tackle that last one. The answer, of course, is that there are LOTS of possible causes.
Some are well known and obvious: sleep disorders, thyroid abnormalities, anemia, depression, medication side effect, excessive exercise, being out of shape.
Others causes are less well-known, less obvious: Adrenal Fatigue, Sex Hormone Imbalances, Chronic Infection, Inflammation, Obesity, Nutritional Deficiencies, Toxicities, Immune Dysfunction, Allergies, Food Hypersensitivities, Mitochondrial Dysfunction.
What’s that last one? Mitochondrial Dysfunction? What is that, anyway? Here’s what it is. Every cell of your body contains within it little energy factories called mitochondria. The energy they make? ATP: a very specific molecule that serves as the “gasoline” for the human body. Here’s the issue: If you can’t make sufficient ATP, you’ll ALWAYS be tired. No gas. No go.
It’s all so very complex; how do we sort it all out? Actually, that may be easier than you think. For all of these possibilities, we can test. We can uncover the “root cause.” And then fix it. Naturally.