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When Ghita Tazi hit her mid-40s, she started feeling relentlessly exhausted.

“I just blamed myself. Just questioned myself all the time,” she said.

Not understanding why she was feeling this way, she attributed the changes to a fault in her mindset and lifestyle habits.

The changes weren’t all physical. Her brain was in a fog; she lacked motivation, and she wasn’t sure why. It was a bad combination for a business owner.

Tazi says she tried everything she could think of.

“I’ll get on some supplements

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