We’ve all been there. You slept for eight hours (or close to it), ate decent meals, maybe even skipped that second Netflix episode… and yet? You still wake up groggy. You still feel like a zombie by 3 p.m. So what gives?
Surprise: the root cause of your constant tiredness may have nothing to do with sleep.
In fact, a lot of the fatigue we blame on “bad sleep” actually comes from mental overload, decision fatigue, nutrient gaps, emotional burnout, or even too much screen time. Sound familiar?
Let’s unpack the real reasons your energy crashes, and better yet — what you can actually do about it.
