If you’ve been resting more, doing less, and still feel tired, this episode explains why rest alone often isn’t enough to restore energy and what actually helps. In this episode of The Good Health Podcast, Nicole Good unpacks why low energy can persist even when you’re doing “all the right things,” and why trying harder or adding more routines often makes exhaustion worse instead of better.

Low energy isn’t one single experience, and that’s why so much generic advice fails. In this third episode of the Energy series, we explain the four most common low energy patterns we see repeatedly in clinic, helping you understand why your fatigue shows up the way it does. Rather than labels or diagnoses, this episode focuses on biological patterns that reflect how the body adapts to stress, illness, inflammation, and prolonged demand.

Energy is often treated as a mindset problem — something to fix with motivation, discipline, or better routines. But real, sustainable energy is created inside the body. This episode explores how mitochondrial function, hormone timing (especially cortisol and circadian rhythm), blood sugar stability, and low-grade inflammation work together to determine how much energy your body can produce, and when that energy is available.

Feeling tired all the time has become so common that many people stop questioning it, but persistent fatigue is not normal, and it isn’t a personal failure. We reframe fatigue as data, not a character flaw. If you’ve ever wondered why rest doesn’t seem to restore your energy anymore, or why “I’ll rest later” stops working, this conversation will help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface. 

 If you’ve been feeling chronically tired, overwhelmed by stress, constantly sick, or stuck in cycles of burnout, this episode breaks down the real science behind what’s happening inside your body and why your symptoms aren’t random.