October 3, 2024
If you haven’t yet experienced the sensation of “brain fog,” then consider yourself one of the lucky ones. Most adults have experienced this at one time or another, if not chronically, throughout their lives. Brain fog is the inability to focus and think clearly. You feel like you’re in a mental fog.
Do you experience any of the following symptoms?
Never fear – when you can pinpoint the underlying cause of your brain fog and memory loss, there is something you can do about it.
Because the brain uses so much energy, individuals with hypothyroidism (slowed metabolism and less energy) tend to experience a decline in their mental sharpness –which is the “brain fog” that so many patients describe when diagnosed. It becomes difficult to maintain focus, sharp memory, and clarity. Low thyroid function is a common cause of brain fog, depression (1), difficulty concentrating, and short-term memory loss.
Hypothyroidism is often associated with mood disturbances and cognitive impairment, implying that thyroid hormones are critical for normal brain functioning. Hypothyroidism has been associated with several cognitive deficits, including general intelligence, psychomotor speed, visual-spatial skills, and memory (2).
These hormones act directly on nerve cells in the brain, protecting those cells from attack by neurotoxins and free radicals. They enhance the blood flow of the brain, thus protecting against memory loss, cognition, and the progression of dementia. Progesterone has a protective effect on the brain by reducing swelling and improving mental clarity after a traumatic brain injury.
Estrogen replacement therapy is associated with improved nonverbal memory and attention (3). Estrogen and progesterone have a strong effect on memory and improve memory retention (4). The addition of testosterone to estrogen replacement exerts a protective effect on memory performance in postmenopausal women (5). Testosterone levels moderate cognitive functioning performance in males (6).
Lack of sleep and poor-quality sleep leave you tired, and therefore your brain is also tired. The National Sleep Foundation recommends adults get 7-9 hours of sleep every night. Easier said than done? Click here for some tips to help you sleep better.
Your gut health affects your brain health. Candida overgrowth, or yeast overgrowth, can cause an inability to concentrate, brain fog, headaches, depression, and anxiety. If you have a leaky gut, then the 180 toxins produced by Candida can travel to the rest of your body through your bloodstream, affecting your different tissues and organs, including your brain.
It is important to clean up your diet and eat organic fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meats, and nuts. Vegetables, for instance, are full of antioxidants and vitamins that fight oxidative stress and help prevent brain damage. Be sure to eat enough protein and healthy fats. Eating processed and packaged, sugar-laden foods is not healthy and only contributes to inflammation, not to mention the fact that your body, and brain, aren’t getting the nutrients they need to function well.
Inflammation and swelling caused by allergies and food sensitivities can affect the brain, causing symptoms throughout the body, including headaches, migraines, depression, anxiety, and memory problems.
Besides eating a healthy diet, here are a few important vitamins that are important for brain and memory support:
Have questions about vitamin and mineral supplementation? Contact one of our Certified Nutritionists and Vitamin Specialists at Physicians Preference Vitamins at 281-646-1659.
Numerous prescription drugs negatively affect your brain function, here are a few:
Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen to the brain, which can impair your memory. It is also noted that smoking can shrink a critical part of your brain – your cortex. Your cortex is the outer layer of your brain, and it naturally thins as you age, but smoking accelerates this.
Regular physical exercise helps keep your brain sharp and protects your memory. Exercise also improves mood, sleep, and reduces stress, which can help improve brain function.
Think twice before reaching for the yellow or blue sweetener packets at the dinner table. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose (Splenda) and Aspartame (NutraSweet and Equal) can have devastating effects on your brain, as well as your overall health.
Splenda can cause a spaced-out sensation, brain fog, depression, migraines, headaches, seizures, dizziness, and anxiety. Aspartame is a neurotoxin that destroys brain cells. Forty percent of aspartame broken down in the digestive tract is aspartic acid, a known “excitotoxin” that excites brain cells, literally to death. It causes problems such as epileptic seizures, headaches, migraines, dizziness, unsteadiness, confusion, memory loss, severe drowsiness and sleepiness, severe slurring of speech, severe hyperactivity, and severe tremors.
Take the Hotze Health & Wellness Center symptom checker, which is an assessment to find out if you have symptoms of hormone decline, allergies, or yeast overgrowth. We believe that you deserve to have a doctor and a team of professionals to coach you onto a path of health and wellness, naturally, without the use of pharmaceutical drugs, so that you can enjoy a life-changing health transformation. Call today for a complimentary wellness consultation at 281-698-8698. It will be our privilege to serve you!
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Since 1989, Hotze Health & Wellness Center has helped over 33,000 patients get their lives back using bioidentical hormones that restore hormones to optimal levels, strengthen immune systems, and increase energy levels. Our treatment regimen addresses the root cause of hypothyroidism, adrenal fatigue, menopause, perimenopause, low testosterone, allergies, and candida.
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