Chronic Fatigue and Hormones: Finding the Real Source of Your Exhaustion
If you’re constantly tired - no matter how much you sleep - your hormones may be to blame.
Hormonal imbalances can quietly drain your energy, disrupt your metabolism, and interfere with your body’s natural stress response.
At True Health Care Utah, we specialize in identifying and treating the root causes of chronic fatigue - so you can feel restored, clear-minded, and energized again.
How Hormones Affect Your Energy
Your body relies on a delicate balance of hormones to keep your energy steady throughout the day. When even one of these hormones is off, fatigue can follow - no matter how healthy your lifestyle seems.
Cortisol: The Stress Regulator
Produced by your adrenal glands, cortisol manages energy, blood sugar, and immune function.
If cortisol levels are too high or too low, it can lead to exhaustion, sleep disturbances, and brain fog - even if you’re eating well and exercising.
Insulin: The Blood Sugar Stabilizer
When insulin and blood sugar are imbalanced, your energy levels rise and crash throughout the day. This can cause intense cravings, irritability, and “afternoon slumps.”
Thyroid Hormones: The Metabolic Engine
Your thyroid controls how efficiently your body converts food into energy. When thyroid hormones are low, metabolism slows - leaving you feeling sluggish, foggy, and prone to weight changes.
Melatonin: The Sleep Hormone
Estrogen helps regulate melatonin production, which controls your sleep cycle. When estrogen dips (as in perimenopause or menopause), it can lead to restless nights - and next-day fatigue.
Estrogen & Progesterone: The Mood and Energy Balancers
These hormones fluctuate throughout life and directly affect mood, motivation, and sleep quality. Imbalances can lead to fatigue, irritability, and emotional highs and lows.
How We Diagnose Hormone-Related Fatigue
Accurate testing is the first step toward real relief.
At True Health Care Utah, we run comprehensive panels to check:
✔ Sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone)
✔ Thyroid hormones (TSH, Free T3, Free T4)
✔ Cortisol and adrenal function
✔ Nutrient cofactors (like zinc, selenium, DHEA-S) that influence hormone balance
By understanding your complete hormonal picture, we can identify exactly where the imbalance begins.
🌿 How We Support and Restore Balance
Once we know what’s driving your fatigue, we create a personalized plan that may include:
Pharmaceutical-grade supplements to correct deficiencies and restore energy
Bioidentical hormone therapy when appropriate, to rebalance levels safely and naturally
Red light therapy & morning sunlight exposure to support cellular energy and circadian rhythm
Nutrition and food-based strategies to stabilize blood sugar and support hormone production
Exercise and movement tailored to your energy levels - not the other way around
We look at your whole body, not just your symptoms - combining science and nature to help you reclaim your vitality.
The Bottom Line
Chronic fatigue isn’t just “part of getting older.” It’s often your body’s signal that your hormones are out of sync.
With the right testing, support, and guidance, you can restore your energy and start feeling like yourself again.
👉 If you’re in Utah and struggling with chronic fatigue, contact True Health Care Utah today. Let’s uncover the root cause of your exhaustion — and create a personalized, natural plan to restore your energy and balance.