Menopausal Brain FOG
Not the London FOG!
Yes you are not alone. Menopausal Brain Fog is a thing. If you are a man or a woman, 40 and above and experiencing brain fog even if you have a healthy lifestyle you are NOT ALONE. It is really happening. Numerous hormones are running the metabolic dysfunction which is slowly causing a chronic low grade inflammation. And the slowly declining estrogen or testosterone is the cause of unmasking of it’s wrath. It is not as simple as checking your blood for CRP and finding a raised number. It is hiding in plain sight and causing massive brutal changes to your brain, body and life.
What is the main reason? STRESS, chronic or acute, low grade or severe. Body is not able to cope with the internal cortisol and external dietary additives in our daily diet.
You think you eat healthy with enough protein in your diet? Think again. Protein is not the issue. The issue is the processed food disguised as fresh food. Commercial animal products, dairy products, non dairy alternatives - they all are laden with preservatives/steroids/pesticides and sometimes antibiotics( like the one in your polysporin).
This intake over the years will cause a massive metabolic disruption slowly and end result - fat deposition in your abdominal organs causing inflammation —→ causing insulin resistance —>risk of diabetes, heart disease, Obesity etc.
What can you do to prevent it? Avoiding commercially produced animal products and resorting to more vegetarian options in the meantime while sourcing hormone free options. Repasturizing milk to reduce some hormones is another option. Also trying to cut down on the stress as much as possible.
Stress comes in many ways and form. Stress at work, stress from relationship, stress from fighting against natural circadian rhythm, stress from illness, stress from changes in diet and many more….yep start working on the long list!
Lastly GLP1a can help restart the water wheel in fixing your metabolism to certain degree and just like our efforts a little goes a long way for that as well.
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