Why You Are TIRED All the Time

The speaker’s clinical pattern: a patient experiences a bereavement, divorce, or other profound shock, after which cortisol spikes and white blood cells plummet. Dormant viruses — Epstein‑Barr, herpes simplex/zoster, even Borrelia (Lyme) — seize this immunosuppressive window to reactivate, leading to persistent exhaustion that conventional doctors miss. The viruses’ ‘strategy’ is to down‑regulate the body’s vitamin D receptors, effectively disarming a key arm of innate immunity. A standard RDA of vitamin D is insufficient because the infection neutralises those receptors. By flooding the system with 30–40k IU, the speaker asserts you can override the blockade, reactivate your antiviral defences, and force the pathogen back into latency. He has seen this work repeatedly in patients where no other intervention restored energy.

The speaker lives on a farm with cattle and sheep and consults veterinarians regularly. He notes that vets repeatedly attribute a wide range of animal health problems — reproductive issues, muscle weakness, immune dysfunction — to selenium-poor soils. Because selenium cannot be created by plants or animals, when the mineral is absent from the soil, it is absent from the pasture, the livestock, and ultimately from the humans consuming those products. This ecological insight made him suspect that many patients presenting with fatigue and low thyroid symptoms are actually suffering from a geo‑nutritional selenium gap. He recommends focusing on food sources that concentrate selenium irrespective of local soil: Brazil nuts, sardines, shellfish, and grass‑fed liver.

While many people know that being in nature feels relaxing, the speaker highlights that pine trees release a particular vapour that gets into the body, directly reducing cortisol and improving immune markers. He presents this not as mere psychological relief but as a pharmacological-like effect from natural aromatic compounds. Coupled with movement, the setting of woods — looking at birds, touching leaves — becomes a multi-sensory intervention that attenuates the chronic low-grade stress loop that drains energy.

The speaker describes a clear sequence: major life stressor → massive cortisol release → suppression of white blood cells → dormant Epstein‑Barr and herpes viruses emerge → chronic fatigue syndrome. He learned to ask every patient ‘when did this start, and what happened right before?’ which consistently revealed a proximal loss or shock. He explains that these viruses have evolved a tactic of down‑regulating the host’s vitamin D receptors, effectively blocking the immune support that vitamin D provides. Therefore, a regular maintenance dose is insufficient; the viruses ‘swallow up’ the normal level. By taking 30,000 to 40,000 IU, he says, you overwhelm that blockade, re‑engage the innate immune response, and push the virus back into latency. He notes this same principle may apply to Lyme disease, which uses a similar receptor‑blocking strategy.

The speaker cites a recent MRI‑based observation: the base of the tongue, not just the soft palate or pharyngeal walls, can become infiltrated with fat, physically blocking the airway during sleep. Because this fat is part of systemic adiposity, spot‑reduction is impossible; to shrink the tongue fat, one must lose weight throughout the body. He explicitly dismisses the idea of cutting out the tongue — ‘No, you don’t do that’ — emphasizing that sustainable weight loss will gradually reduce the lingual fat pad. This insight provides hope for patients who struggle with CPAP and highlights that metabolic health directly impacts airway patency.

The speaker posits that an imbalance in the gut microbiome can somehow influence the tendency toward apnoeic episodes — possibly through systemic inflammation or vagal signalling. He cites anecdotal evidence that starting a probiotic has led to remission of sleep apnoea in some individuals. While he doesn’t delve into the specific bacterial strains, he underscores the appeal: wearing a CPAP mask is ‘miserable’, and if a simple probiotic could reduce or eliminate apnoea, it would transform quality of life. He encourages viewers to trial a probiotic and observe any changes in their snoring or sleep quality.