9 Hidden Reasons You’re Tired All The Time (+ Easy, Science-Backed Solutions)

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Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Are you tired all the time? Energy is crucial to everything we do, from getting out of bed in the morning to getting work done throughout the day, and unfortunately it isn’t as simple as just getting enough sleep. In this mini-episode, I’m giving you science-backed hacks you can use today to feel better tomorrow. As always, I don’t recommend tackling all of these changes at once – instead, pick and choose a few changes that feel helpful to you, and build up from there. You deserve to feel present and reclaim your energy! 1:29 Meal Timing 3:36 Circadian Rhythm 6:27 Stress 9:14 Suppressing Emotions 13:14 Hydration 14:24 Movement 16:30 Busy, Not Productive 21:22 Task-Switching 23:51 Nagging To-Dos Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. Check out these previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast mentioned in this episode: How To Work LESS AND Get MORE Done Top Attention Researcher: Our Attention Spans Are Down To 47 Seconds! Here’s How To Fix It Neuroscience Hacks For Optimizing Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, BDNF, And More The Secret to Getting in Shape, Sleeping Better, Saving Money, And Being More Confident and Productive (Yes, Really!) with Dr. Katy Milkman New Circadian Science: Improve Your Energy, Metabolism, Focus, Strength, & More This episode is sponsored by: LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. Listen to Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen wherever you listen to podcasts, and check Elise out on Instagram @eliseloehnen. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 320. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. Let me ask you something. Why are we so
0:06.0	exhausted all of the time? And no, I'm not talking about sleep. We all know we should be sleeping,
0:11.8	but there are sneaky hidden reasons why so many of us feel drained every single day, no matter
0:17.1	how many hours of sleep that we actually get. So today today we are tackling those sneaky energy zappers head on.
0:23.6	And more importantly, I'm going to tell you exactly how to fix them.
0:27.6	And I want to be immensely clear on this.
0:30.6	You deserve to have energy.
0:33.6	Energy is the foundation that lets us live the life that we actually want.
0:42.9	It's what gets us to say yes to plant with friends, to intimacy with our partners, to working out, to cooking a healthy meal instead of post-mating, very expensive, very disappointing
0:48.8	takeout.
0:49.6	This is so, so important to talk about because many of us are beating ourselves up for not doing these
0:56.1	things, for not working out, for not meal prepping, but it's not our fault. We haven't solved
1:02.4	for the energy problem yet. Without energy, it's just not going to happen. Maybe you can
1:08.5	willpower your way into these things a few times. But over time, that's going to
1:13.1	exhaust you even more. So let's build the energy foundation that you need to create a life that you
1:20.7	actually enjoy. Number one, you are timing your meals wrong. This was a huge culprit on my energy journey. I thought I was doing
1:29.6	everything right. I was eating incredibly healthy food. I was going to the gym, all of those things.
1:34.7	But I was always exhausted in the afternoon and I couldn't figure out why. And then the RD that I was
1:40.9	working with had me keep a food diary, and she was like, your meal timing
1:44.9	is all over the place.
1:46.9	And it was true.
1:47.4	I would wake up.
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