Fatigue

A picture is worth a thousand words.  There are many, many reasons for fatigue.  When you have deep fatigue that persists, it is seldom due to a single cause.  Refer back to the page about how I think as a health detective.  This is a map of the common reasons you might be struggling with fatigue (this is a simplified map).  Basic lab tests and a thorough history can help navigate how your story fits into this map.  

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One of the big differences between conventional doctors and naturopathic doctors is that conventional doctors will often only look at basic screening tests for one or two possible causes of a symptom.  Naturopathic doctors (especially Health Detectives!) will use detailed history and look deeply into functional tests to find all the potential causes and how they relate to each other.