Why Doing More Often Makes Fatigue Worse

When energy doesn’t return the way we expect, most people respond instinctively.

They add a supplement.
They tweak their diet — again.
They look for the missing piece.
They assume the problem is that they simply haven’t found the right strategy yet.

This is completely understandable. Fatigue disrupts everything. When you’re tired, the urge to do something is strong. Action feels reassuring. It feels responsible.

But one of the most consistent patterns I see is this:

Fatigue often deepens not because someone isn’t doing enough — but because too much is happening at once.

Which is frustrating. Because we all hope the answer will be something more impressive than “less.”

Fatigue Isn’t About Effort — It’s About Load

Every intervention — even a supportive one — places a demand on the body.

Supplements still need to be digested and metabolised.
Herbs still influence signalling pathways.
Dietary changes still require recalibration.

And digestion alone already uses a meaningful portion of daily energy.

When digestion is managing multiple supplements, frequent food changes, complex meals, and ongoing experimentation, the total load quietly increases.

This is often the moment people say:

“I’m doing all the right things… so why do I feel worse?”

The uncomfortable truth is usually not that the strategies are wrong.

It’s that they’re stacked.

Too much, too many.

Many people arrive already doing a lot:

• several supplements layered together

• rotating diets

• foods constantly being added and removed

• plans that never quite stabilise

Nothing has had time to become a baseline.

When inputs keep changing, the body remains in adaptation mode — always adjusting, never restoring.

Energy becomes unpredictable.
Digestion feels sensitive.
Signals become harder to interpret.

Not because the body is failing.

But because it’s juggling too many instructions at once.

The Body Responds to Rhythm, Not Optimisation

Digestion, hormones, and the nervous system don’t respond particularly well to constant optimisation.

They respond to rhythm.

Predictable meals.
Repeated food choices.
Clear gaps between eating.
Fewer variables overall.

This doesn’t sound exciting — because it isn’t.

There’s no dramatic before-and-after.
No hack.
No magic supplement that suddenly changes everything.

But it works because it lowers demand.

And when demand drops, capacity has space to return.

Yes, It’s Boring — and That’s the Point!

Simplifying meals.
Reducing supplement layering.
Following the same routine long enough for it to actually land.

These strategies don’t create a rush of momentum.
They don’t feel productive in the usual way.
They don’t give the satisfaction of trying something new.

But they create stability.

And stability is often the most therapeutic intervention when fatigue has been lingering.