11/07/2025
If you’ve been told “everything looks fine” but you still feel exhausted, you may be missing some root causes.
Most standard panels don’t look at cortisol rhythm, mitochondrial function, mineral depletion, or inflammation, they just flag you when it’s already severe.
Here are 10 reasons you can feel tired even when your labs look “normal.”
1️⃣ Your cortisol rhythm is flatlined → You wake up foggy and you are wired at night.
2️⃣ Your mitochondria are sluggish → You have energy swings no coffee can fix.
3️⃣ You’re under-fueling → Too little protein = too little cellular power.
4️⃣ Your ferritin is “normal” but not optimal (< 70 = fatigue).
5️⃣ You’re missing minerals → Low magnesium, sodium, potassium = burnout.
6️⃣ You’re stuck in fight-or-flight → Your body thinks it’s unsafe to rest.
7️⃣ Your gut is inflamed → Nutrients aren’t absorbing well.
8️⃣ You’re estrogen dominant → Heavy, sluggish, puffy feeling.
9️⃣ You’re sleeping but not restoring → No REM = no repair.
🔟 You’re doing “all the things” but not slowing down → Healing needs margin, not more effort.
