What

is Out There on The

Subject of Overcoming
Fatigue and Boosting Energy
Levels?

This year, my goal is to help 10,000 free themselves from fatigue and dramatically increase
their energy levels and transform their lives.

As I explained in the video, my original specialty was fat loss, not energy levels. For over a
decade, I have worked with people to dramatically transform their bodies. I even wrote a
#1 bestselling book on fat loss that is now required reading material in many doctors’
offices and dieticians’ offices. But like I said, I wasn’t always an expert on energy
levels…when it came to people struggling with energy levels, I would just tell people the
typical stuff everyone has already heard a million times before (eat right, exercise, lower
stress, drink lots of water, get 8 hours of sleep, etc.). So when people came to me looking
for advice on overcoming fatigue and enhancing energy levels, I wanted somewhere to
refer these people. Some great product for energy enhancement or some person who was
an expert on energy levels…Someone I could endorse, and who I knew was providing a
comprehensive SCIENTIFIC approach to energy enhancement.

Unfortunately, when I looked at what was out there, I was shocked to discover how
utterly TERRIBLE most of the information is that’s out there on the subject of energy
levels. I had nowhere and no one that I felt comfortable referring these people to.

So… I decided to do something about it! I decided that I was going to create the
world’s first comprehensive and truly SCIENTIFIC approach to dramatically
increasing enhancing energy levels.

So here’s what I did…

I spent literally months of reading various people’s articles online, watching videos,
buying people’s products, and reading people’s books on the subject of energy
enhancement. Believe it or not, I actually went out and purchased literally EVERY
product in existence on the subject of energy levels—books, seminar recordings, and
digital audio and video products. I spent literally THOUSANDS of dollars of my own
money and I spent HUNDREDS of hours obsessively studying all these products…

Of course, some of these products had little nuggets of good information. But for the most
part, it was either the same old common sense advice everyone has already heard a
hundred times (eat nutritious food, do exercise, drink lots of water, de-stress, and get
plenty of sleep) or it was just made-up pseudoscientific nonsense that has no basis in
science and won’t work to enhance energy levels.

Ultimately, what I found at the end of going through all those dozens of books and
products is that almost everything out there on the subject of increasing energy
levels was, to be blunt… a bunch of pseudoscientific junk!

After spending all that money and all that time to learn everything from everyone out
there teaching on the subject of energy enhancement--what I ultimately discovered is
that NO ONE out there was really addressing the fatigue epidemic with a
comprehensive SCIENTIFIC system to boosting their energy levels.


So as I promised in the video, I’m going to actually show you pretty much everything that’s
in all those programs for FREE. I have done something almost unheard of… In this
document, I am going to outline almost EVERYTHING you can get out there on the subject
of improving your energy, and I’m showing you exactly what you can expect to get if you go
to see a doctor or alternative medical practitioner. Why am I doing this? Because I am sick
and tired of all the garbage, pseudoscience, and misinformation out there! And I
want to save YOU from potentially wasting thousands of dollars and YEARS of
wasted time and effort.)

First of all, let’s talk about what most people are doing to try to manage their energy
levels. When you don’t understand the SCIENCE behind energy levels, you’re destined to
just do what everybody else does—the norm of our society.

So what are most people doing?

Simple: They are just relying and caffeine, energy drinks, stimulants, and sugar to get
through the day. They are borrowing energy from TOMORROW to pay for TODAY.

In the long run, this a recipe for poor health and even worse energy levels.

In short, it doesn’t really work.


So let’s say you wanted to learn about how to increase their energy levels in a way that
didn’t just rely on caffeine and sugar…

What else is out there for you to find on how to overcome fatigue and increase your
energy?


So let’s get into it and let me show you what is out there on this subject.

There are basically 4 different categories of

information you can find on this subject:



1. Common sense advice

2. Long lists of “magic” supplements

3. Just plain pseudoscience

4. The advice you can get from MDs and alternative medicine practitioners

The Common Sense Advice Category
This is the most common thing you’ll find if you try to look up articles and videos online
about overcoming fatigue and increasing your energy levels. Mainly just the same old
advice you’ve already heard…

• eat healthy nutritious foods
• do exercise…
• lower your stress levels…
• drink lots of water…
• take this herb…
• take my special supplement…
• eat your fruits and vegetables…
• and sleep 8 hours every night
• Snack between meals
• Take a multivitamin
• Don’t skip meals (eat breakfast)
• Eat lots of whole grains … or go low-carb (depending on which article you read)
• don’t eat sugar or gluten…
• cut out coffee and caffeine… (or use lots of caffeine, depending on which article you
read)

The other notable person online teaching on the subject of increasing energy levels is a guy
who is basically just recommending a blend of raw veganism, detoxing, and common sense:

• Get rid of sugar
• Get rid of dairy
• Get rid of gluten
• Get rid of coffee and caffeine
• Go vegan
• Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day
• Drink green juices
• Do exercise

If you look to articles online, mostly what you’ll find is just information in the common
sense category—stuff we’ve all heard 1,000 times before…


Here’s the list from an article on CNN:


• Drink water
• Eat breakfast
• Consume enough protein
• Eat whole grains rather than sugar
• Snack
• Take omega-3s
• Eat foods rich in magnesium
• Eat enough calories

Here’s the list from an article in US News:

· Eat more raw foods (and get rid of junk food).
· Eat more leafy green veggies and
· Get more sleep (and go to bed and wake up at the same time every day).


Here’s a list from HealthyWomen magazine:

• Eat at least two fruits or vegetables at every meal.
• Eat one fruit or vegetable at snack times.
• Drink water all day
• Always eat breakfast. Make it a meal with a balance of complex carbohydrates,
protein and a little fat. Good options: whole-grain cereal or bread, nut butter,
fruit.
• Eat mini-meals throughout the day to keep blood sugar levels and energy up.
• Go outside
Here’s WebMD’s 10 Energy Boosters:


·Increase Your Magnesium Intake
·Walk Around the Block
·Take a Power Nap
·Don't Skip Breakfast
·Reduce Stress and Deal With Anger
·Drink More Water and Less Alcohol
·Eat More Whole Grains and Less Sugar
·Have a Power Snack
·Make It a Latte
·Check Your Thyroid Function and Complete Blood Cell Count


Here’s a list from an article in The Daily Mail:


·Eat spinach
·Eat mushrooms
·Eat pumpkin and sunflower seeds
·Eat sweet potatoes
·Drink lots of water
·Get fresh produce
·Eat eggs

Here’s the 6 Energy-Boosting Daily Habits that Don’t Rely on Caffeine from
MedicalDaily:

· Drink H2O
· Eat Healthy Fats
· Take a Brisk Walk
· Listen to Your Favorite Song
· Massage Your Ears
· Take a Cold Shower


Here’s the list from Shape magazine:

· Tap your thymus for 20 seconds
• Drink green tea
• Take breaks from sitting at your desk and stand up
• Blink frequently
• Drink green vegetable juice
• Socialize with high-energy friends
• Breathe in and out deeply
 • Sit up straight
• Eat an apple
• Drink some water


Here’s the list from Body and Soul:

· Eat iron-rich foods
· Boost your B vitamins
· Up your magnesium intake
· Choose complex carbs
· Get enough sleep
· Take spirulina
· Cut back on caffeine


Here’s the list from Men’s Fitness magazine:

· Don’t drink so much alcohol.
· Take a thyroid test.
· Drink more water.
· Get more light while you are at work.
· Have your blood pressure checked.
· Snack more.
· Eat berries.
· Eat more fiber.
· Try using L-carnitine supplements.
· Do a hot bath or shower.
· Eat more fish.
· Listen to loud music.
· Get more b-vitamins.
· Limit lunch to 500 calories.
· Walk around the block.
· Eat yogurt.
· Avoid trans fats.
· Eat more whole grains.
· Don't skip breakfast.
· Take caffeine.
· Lose weight.
· Eat more nuts.
· Splash cool water on your face.
· Drink a protein shake after workouts.
· Clear your sinuses.
· Call a friend.
· Have more sex.
· Take naps.
· Eat eggs.
· Take calcium.
· Eat more vitamin D.
 · Get a massage.
· Write down things you like about yourself.
· Wear brighter colors.
· Do a puzzle.
· Do some cardio.
· Do yoga.
· Watch a funny movie.
· Play music while working.
· Organize your house and work area.
· Don’t be in debt.
· Be optimistic.
· Get more sleep.
· Have more of a social life.
· Vary your exercise routine.
· De-stress.
· Schedule a day off.
· Life weights.
· Eat more vegetables.
· Drink a sports drink with sugar and electrolytes while exercising.


Alternative medical practitioner Dr. Josh Axe’s list is:

• Drink vegetable juice
• Get more sleep
• Take adaptogenic herbs
• Lower your carb intake
• Eat chia seeds
• Drink more water
• Take B12 vitamins
• Do exercise daily
• Drink herbal teas
• Sniff peppermint oil

Prevention magazine’s list is:
• Listen to your favorite song
• Massage your ears
• Chew gum
• Eat whole grains
• Learn something new
• Have fluorescent lights around you during the day

Health.com’s list is:

• Go to Youtube and watch a funny video
• Look at the color red
• Go for a 10-minute walk
• Yawn
• Eat a nutritious diet
 • Exercise
• Eat chia seeds
• Stretch


To be clear, some of these recommendations are sound advice. For example, to get more
sleep, eat more vegetables, do exercise, drink more water, and lower stress levels. These
things are obviously important. But …

1. Most people reading this are already doing most of those things.
2. What is really lacking here is a step-by-step blueprint to going from fatigued to
energetic.
3. Most of these strategies are simply NOT ENOUGH to take you from fatigued
to energetic.
 The Pseudoscience Category

The next category of information that you can find out there on the subject of energy
levels is just pseudoscience—stuff that doesn’t have a solid scientific backing.

For example, this article advocates skipping breakfast and drink coffee with lots of
purified fats in it:


But there are a few problems with this:

1. While he is claiming you are “skipping breakfast” and doing “intermittent fasting,” the
basic fact is that you are doing neither of those things. He is advising you to drink
coffee with nearly 500 calories of purified fats in it. This is your breakfast. You’re not
skipping breakfast—you are having a breakfast of purified fat and coffee. Not only is
that NOT a fast and NOT skipping breakfast, but it is one of the least nutritious
breakfasts you can have. If you’re not used to getting a caffeine buzz, you will feel high
energy doing this for about 2-3 weeks, at which point your body will develop a
tolerance to caffeine, and this breakfast will neither be nutritious nor energizing.

2. He is also advising you to add his protein powder into your coffee. Again, this is
BREAKFAST—not fasting. And it is most definitely taking your body out of fasting
physiology where you are burning off body fat for fuel. You’re just replacing a whole
foods breakfast with having a breakfast that consists of coffee, protein powder, and
purified fats. Far from the ideal breakfast.

3. If you read many of the other articles I linked to above, there are MANY studies showing
that skipping breakfast habitually is linked with LOWER energy levels, not higher
energy levels. In fact, the research is extremely clear that for high energy levels
during the day, having breakfast is one of the most important things you can do.
Two major studies published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
show that breakfast eaters not only feel better mentally and physically compared to people
who skip breakfast, but they also are happier, healthier, and less stressed. So the
recommendation to skip breakfast goes directly against the science.




Here’s Dr. Oz’s 3-Day Detox To Increase Your Energy:



· Make smoothies using almond milk, fruit, and vegetables
· Take probiotics
· Take supplements like berberine and the amino acid l-glutamine
· Take magnesium
· Food combining – Pair vegetables with either legumes, grains, or animal proteins and
don’t ever pair animal protein with grains or beans
· Take an enzyme supplement before meals
 · Don’t eat gluten, dairy, sugar, and alcohol


There is very little science to support the notion that toxins are the cause of poor energy
levels, and there is equally little evidence to support the use of these recommendations
in helping the body “detox.”

For a solid scientific examination of the subject of detoxing, I would suggest reading
Precision Nutrition’s excellent article on the subject HERE.


Then you have various New Age and spiritual practices that are
claimed to fix fatigue (and other health problems).


First, let me be clear that some of these practices CAN work to some extent to help you,
and that’s why there are plenty of anecdotes for all sorts of psychological techniques or
spiritual practices that are known to be no better than placebo (when tested in actual
scientific experiments).

The thing is that the placebo effect CAN actually heal. So ANYTHING – including sugar pills
– can heal people of their health problems, if the person believes that they are taking a
medicine. The BELIEF itself that you’re doing something healing can create healing. Thus
any and every type of therapy or technique in existence will heal at least a portion of
people.

Beyond the placebo effect…

The reality is that they can help you to the extent that it helps you cultivate more positive
emotions and attitudes, and to the extent that it helps distract you or reframe your
negative mental and emotional states.

The problem is this: Most people’s fatigue issues go FAR beyond just mental and
emotional issues.

While psychological issues and emotional issues are important in some cases, fatigue is
almost always a multifactorial problem that also involves lots of lifestyle issues (nutrition
problems and sleep problems are common). So reducing everyone’s fatigue problems
down to mental/emotional issues is simply irresponsible.
 “Adrenal Fatigue” – Real Disease, or Fake
Disease? Depends on Who You Ask. But They
Are Both Wrong.
The concept of adrenal fatigue is commonly taught among naturalistic and holistic health
practitioners, and is commonly believed by virtually all health seekers in the general public.

There are literally thousands of articles online and dozens of books written about “adrenal
fatigue.” So of course, it must be a real thing, right?

Yet, if you are under that impression, it might interest you to know that adrenal fatigue is
actually not even accepted as a legitimate medical condition by conventional medicine.

So there are basically two camps here:

#1 The “Adrenal Fatiguers”

This is my term for the huge amount of alternative medical practitioners pushing the diagnosis of “adrenal
fatigue” on basically everyone who walks into their office complaining of fatigue.
James Wilson coined the term “adrenal fatigue” in 1998. Since it was invented less than 20 years ago, it has
become the most popular diagnosis in the holistic medical community.
The popularity of this diagnosis has less to do with its accuracy and scientific validity, and much more to do
with the simple fact that there really is an epidemic of fatigue going on, and there was a vacuum that was
created because the conventional medical community really wasn’t doing anything to even diagnose it, let
alone treat it. In other words, the fact that most MDs weren’t really doing anything for people with fatigue –
typically telling people with fatigue that there is nothing wrong with them, or perhaps telling them to sleep
more or prescribing an antidepressant – led to a situation where alternative medical practitioners could put
forward ideas about the causes and best treatments for fatigue.
So, Wilson created an explanation for why so many people are low on energy. And since it was really the only
theory – the only serious attempt being made to explain why so many people are fatigued – the idea filled the
vacuum and became the dominant paradigm of why millions of people are fatigued.
Again, less because it had lots of science backing it up, and more just because it was the only thing being put
forward to explain and treat fatigue.
When you look at the list of symptoms that one can use to figure out if they have “adrenal fatigue,” it’s easy to
see why it’s become such a popular diagnosis among alternative medical practitioners. Here’s a little segment
from Wilson’s book:
“Do you ever experience the following?

1. Tired for no reason?

2. Having trouble getting up in the morning?
 3. Need coffee, cola, salty or sweet snacks to keep going?
4. Feeling run down and stressed?
5. Crave salty or sweet snacks?
6. Struggling to keep up with life’s daily demands?
7. Can’t bounce back from stress or illness?
8. Not having fun anymore?
9. Decreased sex drive?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have adrenal fatigue.”
Think about that for a moment, and you’ll probably realize that well over 90% of the population meets these
criteria to be diagnosed with “adrenal fatigue!”
Now consider that the single most common complaint among patients visiting doctors and health
practitioners is fatigue.
Now you probably have an idea why “adrenal fatigue” diagnoses are given out to just about everyone who
walks into an alternative medical practitioners’ office.

• “Low on energy? It’s because your adrenals are fatigued from chronic stress.”
• “Having trouble sleeping? It’s probably your adrenals.”
• “Got sugar cravings? It’s the stress on your adrenals that’s making you crave sugar.”
• “Have depression or anxiety? Stress and your adrenals are the source of that too!”
• “Having trouble keeping the weight off? Too much stress – you’ve burnt out your
adrenals.”
Many people in the holistic health world have learned to interpret these symptoms as being caused by
“adrenal fatigue.” Thus, the “adrenal fatigue” paradigm has become the go-to paradigm for most alternative
medical practitioners.
I almost feel bad for those poor little adrenal glands – they’ve become the favorite scapegoat for basically all
types of health problems among alternative medical practitioners. Many of whom just throw this diagnosis
out at the first sign of any symptom that even remotely could be lumped into “adrenal fatigue.”
Here’s the reality of what the science says: The symptoms associated with “adrenal fatigue” are real, but these
symptoms are not just a simple case of stress wearing out and “fatiguing” your adrenal glands. Not only is this
theory unscientific and wrong, but it usually leads to treatments that are largely ineffective, and sometimes
even counterproductive. (More on that later).
In addition to the “Adrenal Fatiguers,” then we have …

#2 The Conventional MDs – “Adrenal Fatigue Skeptics/Debunkers”

These are the mainstream health authorities and MDs who flat-out reject “adrenal fatigue” as a legitimate
condition or diagnosis. To them, it’s just made-up pseudoscience and alternative medicine quackery.
They’ll generally tell you that other conditions relating to the adrenal glands (like Addison’s disease and
adrenal insufficiency) are real diseases, but “adrenal fatigue” is just made-up nonsense that has no basis in
science.

The Endocrine Society, representing 14,000 endocrinologist MDs, issued this statement:
 “’Adrenal fatigue’ is not a real medical condition. There are
no scientific facts to support the theory that long-term
mental, emotional, or physical stress drains the adrenal
glands and causes many common symptoms.”

Consider that statement carefully. They are saying that after reviewing the scientific studies, there are “no
scientific facts to support the theory that chronic stress drains the adrenal glands.” That’s a pretty remarkable
statement. They’re basically accusing the alternative medical community of making up a theory that has
basically no science whatsoever to back it up.
In short, most mainstream MDs say “adrenal fatigue” is a fake disease. And they genuinely believe that
everyone who thinks it’s a real disease (and everyone who diagnoses people with “adrenal fatigue”) is a
quack, a charlatan, a snake oil salesman, or worse.
So, what’s the reality?
Could it be that both the “Adrenal Fatiguers” and the “Skeptics” have it wrong?

Are Both of These Paradigms Wrong?

So, you want to know if “adrenal fatigue” is real or just made-up pseudoscience?
Well, that depends on who you ask. Ask an alternative medical practitioner and they’ll likely be convinced
that 70% or 80% of the people they see have “adrenal fatigue,” and that it’s unquestionably real. They’ll
probably look at you like you’re nuts if you even doubt the legitimacy of it.
On the other hand, most conventional MDs will think you’re an unscientific hippy quack if you believe in this
pseudoscience of “adrenal fatigue.”

So, what’s really going on here?

In short, what I’m about to show you in this book is that both of these two groups of people are wrong.

• The people saying fatigue is just the result of “fatigued adrenal glands” that can’t
produce enough cortisol are wrong.

• The people brushing off these symptoms and saying that “adrenal fatigue” is a fake
disease that doesn’t really exist are also profoundly wrong.
Both groups are also right about a thing or two as well:

• The “Adrenal Fatiguers” are right that there are lots of people who are showing up
in their offices with a specific constellation of symptoms that involve chronic lack of
energy, waking up tired, sugar cravings, low libido, brain fog, anxiety, trouble
sleeping. Let me be clear: These symptoms do exist, and many people are suffering
from them!

 • The “Skeptics and Debunkers” are also right that the science does NOT support the
claim that these symptoms are not being caused simply by chronic stress “fatiguing”
the adrenal glands and making it so they can’t produce enough cortisol.
To break this down simply, here’s what I’m saying: The symptoms of adrenal fatigue are REAL. But the
science does NOT support the claim that the adrenals are the cause of these symptoms.

While there is virtually no research in existence on “adrenal fatigue,” there is

actually a mountain of research examining the relationship between these fatigue
syndromes and adrenal function/cortisol levels.

Based on the logical assumption that chronic stress might underlie these fatigue
syndromes, researchers have been conducting well-controlled studies for over two decades
to try to find a link between cortisol levels and fatigue syndromes. There are
literally dozens of studies on this that have been conducted by researchers all over the
world for over 20 years.

So what do these studies show about the link between adrenals/cortisol and fatigue?

I’ve actually done the most comprehensive review of the science that has ever been done on this topic (of
adrenal function/cortisol and fatigue), where I have literally compiled every single study ever done on this
topic – including the actual results and screenshots from each individual study – and made sense of all the
research. It’s over 40 pages to read it all (a short book) and if you want to see all the research for yourself, you
can see it all for yourself here: Is Adrenal Fatigue Real?

So rather than write 40 pages on this and go through everything I went through in that long article, let me
summarize it all for you here…

I’m about to show you the summary of all of the 79 studies that have been done on this topic over the last two
decades, but first, let’s just keep in mind the basic predictions of the “adrenal fatigue” theory.

Now I’d like to actually show you the summary of findings from the studies, so that you can come to your own
answer to the question “is adrenal fatigue real?”

Let me emphasize again that this is essentially the entire body of scientific research examining the
relationship of chronic stress and adrenal function. I.e. This is all the studies, so I’m not cherry picking the
research to prove some theory—I’m showing you all the studies, including the minority of the studies which
do show abnormal cortisol levels. When you look at all the studies – the entire body of evidence – it becomes
readily apparent how contradictory all of the findings are. And specifically, it becomes apparent that cortisol
abnormalities are not found at all in the majority of people with chronic fatigue or burnout.

Here is the summary of findings:

Evidence from 59 individual studies

• 15 of 59 studies give evidence for LOWER morning cortisol levels in people with chronic
fatigue/fibromyalgia or burnout syndrome
 • 11 of 59 studies give evidence for HIGHER morning cortisol levels in people with chronic
fatigue/fibromyalgia or burnout syndrome
• 33 of 59 studies show no significant differences in cortisol levels in people with chronic
fatigue/fibromyalgia or burnout syndrome (and/or that cortisol does not change as symptoms
improve).

Evidence from intervention studies
• 10 studies overall
• 3 of the 10 studies showed a connection between cortisol increases and improvement in symptoms.
• 7 of the 10 studies showed no connection between fatigue and cortisol changes.

Evidence from 20 literature reviews
• The majority of reviews conclude that there are inconsistent and contradictory findings — i.e. some
studies show high cortisol is linked with chronic fatigue/burnout, and others show low cortisol, and
most do not find any cortisol abnormalities at all.
• There is no specific cortisol pattern or change in HPA axis function that is unique to chronic
fatigue/burnout.
• The majority of reviews conclude that people with chronic fatigue/burnout have no adrenal/HPA
axis dysfunction and have normal cortisol levels.

Again, if you want to see all the research for yourself – including actual screenshots from EVERY study over
the last 25 years – you can see it all for yourself here: Is Adrenal Fatigue Real?

But the conclusion is clear:

Cortisol abnormalities are NOT even present in the vast majority of people with chronic
fatigue or Burnout Syndrome.

Key Point: If it’s possible – even common – to have the condition

without any cortisol abnormalities, then we can say definitively that
cortisol abnormalities are NOT the cause of the condition.

In 2016, a systematic review of the scientific literature on the subject of “adrenal fatigue”
was published by an actual researcher.

That systematic review of the scientific literature (all relevant studies on the topic) is titled “Adrenal Fatigue
Does Not Exist.” Here’s the actual screenshot of the scientific review so you can see for yourself:


I’m sure you can guess what the researchers found based on the title, but here’s their
conclusion so you can read it for yourself:

“We found an almost systematic finding of conflicting

results derived from most of the studies methods utilized,
regardless of the validation and the quality of performed
tests. Some limitations of the review include: (1)
heterogeneity of the study design; (2) the descriptive
nature of most studies; (3) the poor quality assessment of
fatigue; (4) the use of an unsubstantiated methodology in
terms of cortisol assessment (not endorsed by
endocrinologists); (5) false premises leading to an
incorrect sequence of research direction; and, (6)
inappropriate/invalid conclusions regarding causality and
association between different information.
… this systematic review proves that there is no
substantiation that "adrenal fatigue" is an actual medical
condition. Therefore, adrenal fatigue is still a myth.”1

What If You’ve Been Tested and Found to Have Low Cortisol Levels?

Now, if you’ve had a cortisol test and it showed that you had low morning cortisol levels, you might be
thinking “well, then Mr. Smarty Pants, why is my cortisol low then, if not from adrenal fatigue?”

Simple – there are actually dozens of studies showing that low morning cortisol levels are typically
caused by many common lifestyle habits, not “adrenal fatigue”:

§ Lack of morning sun exposure and too much artificial light at night2
§ Being sedentary3
§ Being overweight4
§ Eating late at night5
§ Being a night owl6
§ Many common prescription and over-the-counter drugs like
antidepressants7
§ Poor sleep8

In fact, many researchers have said that when a person with fatigue has low cortisol levels, it’s almost
certainly the case that the low cortisol levels were caused by the condition, rather than being the cause of the
condition.9

Most typically, it works like this: As someone gets ill, their sleep is disturbed, and the poor sleep itself results
in low cortisol levels.

When a person has low morning cortisol levels, it’s almost always the result of one or a combination of the
above factors, not because their adrenals are “fatigued”. Key point: While some people believe that a low
morning cortisol peak means that a person has “adrenal fatigue,” it may actually just mean that a person has
excess body fat, or is sedentary, or is taking medications, or is a poor sleeper, or stays up late (or a
combination of those factors).

But again, the point here is that the evidence absolutely does not support the idea that the adrenals or cortisol
levels are the central cause of chronic fatigue or burnout.

A Deeper Look at Some of The Most Revealing Research on the

Cortisol-Fatigue Link
Now let’s examine a few of the most impressive and revealing studies more in-depth…
The idea of “adrenal fatigue” has a ton of overlap with “Burnout Syndrome” and “Stress-
Related Exhaustion Disorder.”

They are essentially the same concept, just with different names.

So let’s look at the research on Burnout Syndrome/Stress-related Exhaustion and their
relationship with adrenal function/cortisol levels to see if there’s a link…

I’ve put actual screenshots of the studies here so you can see them for yourself. (Note: You
don’t need to read all the details of each study – unless you really want to – but DO pay
attention to my quotes and summaries of the relevant conclusions of each study at the
bottom of the screenshots.)



What does all this mean?

Simply put, it means that cortisol abnormalities are NOT PRESENT at all in the vast majority of people
with Burnout Syndrome or Stress-Related Exhaustion.

Given that simple fact, we can say definitively that these conditions are NOT caused by adrenal/cortisol
problems.

Does The Research Support The Theory of “Adrenal Fatigue”? --

Summary
In summary, the evidence does not support the theory of adrenal fatigue.

In fact, the evidence makes it overwhelmingly clear that burnout/chronic fatigue/stress-
related exhaustion are NOT caused by abnormal levels of cortisol.

Overall, the body of scientific research tells us that the focus on cortisol levels as the key factor in chronic
fatigue is extremely misguided. Your fatigue is REAL. But “adrenal fatigue” is not the reason you have low
energy levels and other symptoms.

Thus it makes absolutely no sense – and is NOT scientifically sound – to claim that these conditions are
caused by abnormal cortisol levels. Nor does it make any sense to try to fix the fatigue/burnout by trying to
chase cortisol levels.

These are not evidence-based practices. Claiming that low cortisol levels are the cause of chronic
fatigue/burnout is pseudoscience – plain and simple.

Simply put: Your fatigue is almost certainly NOT from any problem with your adrenals or cortisol
levels.

(So if not your adrenals, then what is really causing your fatigue? Tune in to the rest of this video training,
where I’ll be explaining all that!)





Then you have the

mainstream MDs

For treating chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, conventional medical treatment is notoriously
ineffective and there is a severe paucity of research-proven methods for improving energy
levels.

· One exception: When fatigue is occurring as a side effect of an actual medical
condition like hypothyroidism or anemia or an infection, they can be effective in
helping. (If you suspect such a problem, please see your physician! And if you
have severe symptoms, you should always see a doctor and rule out more serious
medical problems).

· But overall, more than 90% of people with chronic low energy will come back
with perfectly normal blood tests and be told that nothing is wrong with
them. In most cases, you’ll either be told “nothing is wrong with you” or be
prescribed an antidepressant or sleeping pills, or told to rest and de-stress
for a while. In short, conventional mainstream medicine has virtually nothing
to offer those looking to improve their energy levels in most cases outside of
a diagnosable medical condition.

· You can expect to get sleeping pills, antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs – just to
treat SYMPTOMS.


Summing up

• You have the typical common sense advice that we’ve all heard and tried many times
before. (Drink more water, do exercise, get more sleep, lower your stress levels, eat a
healthier diet, cut out the sugar and caffeine, etc.)

• You have the adrenal fatiguers who will send you home with a laundry list of
supplements to take to fix your adrenals, which they say are the cause of your issues.

• You have MDs, who will most likely send you home with either nothing
or an antidepressant.

• Then you have just pure pseudoscience—people just making stuff up or promoting
ideas that simply don’t have solid scientific backing.


If you don’t believe me, look it up for yourself online!

This is pretty much ALL of the information you’ll find online about boosting energy levels.
































And I did NOT like what I was seeing out there…

I was sick and tired of all the pseudoscience and quackery around energy levels…

I was sick and tired of hearing all the same old stuff that everyone has already heard a
thousand times before…

I was sick and tired of people just being handed a bunch of supplements or drugs to take to fix
some SYMPTOMS without actually addressing the root cause of the problem…

And I decided to take a stand and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

I decided to create the first and only scientific, evidence-based blueprint to enhancing
energy levels.


And by the way, I certainly can’t take all the credit because I didn’t do it alone… I was smart
enough to reach out to several world-renowned experts in fields from nutrition to circadian
biology (the body’s biological clock) to physicians on the front lines of treat chronic fatigue to
NY Times Bestselling authors and world-renowned neuroscientists … All of whom made
amazing contributions to the system I developed.

Now, here’s the thing… I never imagined that it would take well over two YEARS of full-
time research into the science of energy levels, collaboration with several other scientific
experts, and seemingly endless hours of experimentation with hundreds of my clients to
do it…

But after all was said and done, I realized that what I had put together with the help of all
these experts was so ground-breaking that I knew it could help transform the lives of tens of
thousands of people forever.

A specific formula of 6 steps grounded in proven scientific research that cracked the code for
energy enhancement.



It’s called The Energy Blueprint.


And it’s the first and ONLY comprehensive SCIENTIFIC system for energy enhancement
ever created.

For the last several years, this information has only been available to my one-on-one
consulting clients.

But over the last several years of research and experimentation with hundreds of clients, I
have refined the system and made it even BETT10ER than what my clients have paid
THOUSANDS of dollars for. And I have decided to release the program on a massive scale to
help as many people as possible overcome their fatigue and take their energy to new heights.

So I hope you’re excited about that! You should be! :-)

I hope this document saved you a lot of time and money in trying to fix your energy levels.
And I hope you’re excited to see the cutting-edge strategies that I am going to be presenting
to you in the next few videos!

Make sure to tune in to those, because I’m going to be giving you FREE access to cutting-
edge, scientific evidence-based strategies for boosting your energy levels. And I promise
that just in the next two videos alone, I will be giving you information that is more powerful
than anything you can find online.

So make sure to tune in to Video #2 when it’s released shortly!

Keep an eye out for an email from me.

- Ari Whitten
The Energy Blueprint















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