How To Get Rid of Brain Fog
Do you feel like you have a foggy head - continually forgetting things, or you can’t seem to stay focused?
Living this way makes simple tasks at home and work difficult. You’ll walk into a room, forgetting what you were doing. Finishing a task at work seems to take longer because your mind keeps wandering off.
Brain fog affects our mental processes, including memory and concentration. It is often linked to any number of things such as pregnancy, lifestyle factors, stress, an unhealthy diet, or something more severe such as multiple sclerosis.
Getting rid of brain fog depends on what the underlying cause of this symptom is. If it’s caused by hormonal imbalances, food intolerances, stress, sleep deprivation, poor nutritional habits, lack of exercise, or dehydration, we’ll treat it accordingly.
Proper treatment often begins with addressing what your body is lacking nutritionally, emotionally, and physically.
The best way to find out what is causing your brain fog is to make an appointment with a Holistic Nutritionist.
A Holistic nutritionist will find the root cause and develop a personalized plan based on your specific needs. Natural Health Improvement Center of Cortland has been helping people just like you get back their focus by giving your body what it’s lacking in nutrition, stress relief, and helping you obtain optimal health.
Give our nutritionist in Cortland, NY, a call today, and schedule your consultation.
What is Brain Fog?
Most of us have experienced brain fog at some point throughout our lives - lack of caffeine, too much sugar, overeating, and too often, are usually the culprits.
But when you just don’t feel like yourself and continuously affecting your life, it could be the result of something more.
Here are some symptoms of brain fog may include:
- Reduced mental clarity
- Inability to stay focused.
- Poor learning ability due to lack of concentration
- Reduced memory creation
- Confusion
- Forgetfulness
What Causes Brain Fog?
Common causes of brain fog include dehydration, lack of sleep, low thyroid function, poor blood sugar control, insufficient nutrition, food intolerances, and more.
Lack of sleep can cause hormonal imbalances, which will result in brain fog. You’ve probably experienced it after a long week when you didn’t get enough sleep - you’ve felt moody, unmotivated, and off your game.
Low thyroid function would have a variety of other symptoms, such as unexplained weight gain, fatigue, and intolerance to cold. Low thyroid hormone levels will reduce blood flow to the brain, causing your foggy head and potentially leading to hypothyroidism.
If poor blood sugar control is the culprit, you’ll most likely also feel tired and irritable 2-3 hours after a meal that most likely filled with refined carbohydrates, but it can also be that you’re not getting enough carbohydrates.
An omega 6:3 fatty acid imbalance causes inflammation throughout your body, including your brain. Fats are essential to brain health.
Food intolerance will cause a foggy brain and a result in poor gut health. It has been proven that there’s a connection between your digestive system and your brain.