When providers talk to people about changing their health behaviors— eating less or exercising more—they often get similar answers: “It’s too hard,” or, “I don’t have enough energy.” 🧵 
These answers are almost always met with strong disapproval. They are viewed as excuses for laziness, or signs of not taking the issue seriously enough, or of a lack of discipline.
But is it possible that instead of being excuses, answers like “It’s too hard” and “I don’t have enough energy” are actually clues giving us important information?
Could inertia and lack of motivation be symptoms of a metabolic problem? Is it possible that these people literally don’t have enough energy?
As it turns out, it’s not just possible; there’s an abundance of evidence that it’s true.
You see, metabolism involves the production of energy inside cells. People who have metabolic or mental illnesses have been found to have deficits in energy production inside their cells.
You see, metabolism involves the production of energy inside cells. People who have metabolic or mental illnesses have been found to have deficits in energy production inside their cells.
These people are telling the truth. They really don’t have enough energy.
It’s not a motivational problem. It’s a metabolic one. We have been missing the elephant in the room. #BrainEnergy brainenergy.com
It’s not a motivational problem. It’s a metabolic one. We have been missing the elephant in the room. #BrainEnergy brainenergy.com
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