Why You’re Tired All the Time (Even If You Sleep) | Acupuncture for Fatigue | Melbourne FL
- Andrea Izquierdo
- Aug 12
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 2
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Bodhi TCM Acupuncture | Melbourne FL | Wellness list - 8/12/2025
If you feel tired all the time—even when you technically get enough sleep—you’re not alone.
This is one of the most common things I hear in the clinic when patients first come in:
“I’m always exhausted, but my labs are normal.”
“I sleep 8 hours, but I still wake up drained.”
“I feel like I never fully recharge.”
What’s in this email:
• The difference between sleep and true restoration
• How Chinese medicine explains fatigue
• 3 simple ways to support your energy
• A calming acupressure routine to help you sleep
Why sleep doesn’t always equal energy:
In Chinese medicine, energy (Qi) comes from two main sources
💤 Rest (especially deep, quality sleep)
🍲 Digestion (transforming food into usable energy)
If your body struggles to digest, absorb, or regulate energy, it doesn’t matter how much you sleep—you’ll still feel tired.
Common signs your energy is off:
⚠️ Brain fog or poor concentration
⚠️ Afternoon crashes
⚠️ Bloating or sluggish digestion
⚠️ Feeling cold, heavy, or unmotivated
⚠️ Relying on caffeine just to function
Try this 2-minute acupressure routine tonight
Before bed, use this calming acupressure sequence to help your body unwind and settle into sleep:
👉 [Click here to watch the video] (Feel free to follow along and repeat nightly)
3 easy ways to support your Qi at home:
Eat warm, cooked meals—especially for breakfast
Avoid cold drinks and raw food, which weaken digestion
Slow down at night—power off screens early (or setup nighttime on them), dim the lights, and rest when tired
What we do at Bodhi TCM with our Acupuncture Treatments for Fatigue:
When patients come in with fatigue, we don’t just treat the symptom.
We look at the whole system:
✅ Is digestion turning food into energy?
✅ Is the nervous system stuck in stress mode?
✅ Are organ systems out of sync?
Our treatments help:
✅ Strengthen digestion
✅ Regulate energy naturally
✅ Calm the nervous system
✅ Restore sleep and mental clarity
We also use CBMT (Cellular BioModulation Therapy) to help your cells recharge and recover when needed.
In health,
Dr. Andrea Izquierdo, L.Ac.
P.S: Want more tools like this? You can explore our full free acupressure video library for other conditions right here:
