Commonly mistaken for each other, Alzheimer’s and dementia are related, but not the same thing. Understanding the distinction between the two and Do you suffer from the following symptoms of brain fog? Perpetual mental fog Trouble concentrating or remembering things Life always seem difficult and tiring Depression Fatigue Lack of motivation If so, you may have…
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Please join Kelly Brogan, MD and me for a recorded joint talk about the underlying causes of depression and brain fog. Click on the video above to watch the conversation. One of the most wonderful things about functional medicine is applying research findings clinically with often amazing results. And one of the most frustrating things…
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Dr. Josh Redd’s new thyroid book explores the emotional journey many patients experience of feeling ignored or overlooked while seeking recovery from Hashimoto’s and low thyroid function. His book, The Truth About Low Thyroid: Stories of Hope and Healing for Those Suffering with Hashimoto’s Low Thyroid Disease, chronicles the stories of about a dozen of his…
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Hashimoto’s and accelerated brain degeneration In this seven-minute video, Dr. Kharrazian talks about how Hashimoto’s can accelerate brain degeneration. Many Hashimoto’s-related factors affect brain health: Gluten sensitivity often manifests as brain disorders The thyroid antibodies that cause attack of the thyroid gland can also bind to brain tissue and accelerate degeneration The brain needs sufficient…
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With the advent of computers and social media, the old-fashioned skill of handwriting seems to be fading into the past. But research shows that it may be worth keeping handwriting as an everyday skill, due to its positive effects on brain health. Handwriting is being phased out of many schools’ curricula in favor of computer…
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Constant brain fog could mean you’re at increased risk for developing dementia. We are only as functional as our brains are. Poor memory, flagging brain endurance, inability to focus and concentrate, etc. rob us of productivity. Sure, we can blame this on getting older, but age doesn’t determine brain function, neurodegeneration does. Some of us…
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You may wonder why you struggle so much with brain fog, forgetfulness, anxiety, and depression. Many factors can underlie these symptoms, but one of the most common is poor gut health. The gut and the brain are closely connected, and poor gut health can lead to poor brain health and related symptoms. This is called…
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Do you feel like you live in a perpetual mental fog, with trouble concentrating, remembering things, or motivating yourself? These are symptoms of a common health issue called brain fog. Brain fog is a sign of brain inflammation. When you sprain an ankle and it becomes inflamed, it hurts and you know something is wrong. But…
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The editor of the scientific journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine invited me to submit a paper for publication on the topic of “Traumatic Brain Injury and the Effects on the Brain-Gut Axis.” The paper was recently published and the abstract summary of the paper can be found on the National Library of Medicine…
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Dr. Kelly Brogan is an astute clinician, educator, and patient advocate who uses her expertise in functional medicine to focus on holistic psychiatry and women’s health. Her new book, coming out March 2016, is called, A Mind of Your Own: What Women Can Do About Depression That Big Pharma Can’t. I think Dr. Brogan is…
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After years of demand, I created with my colleague Dr. Brandon Brock a postgraduate program for licensed practitioners on managing complex brain disorders. The course is more than 300 hours and has been approved by the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation (IAFNR) and the National University of Health Sciences. The program will allow…
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How brain health determines the progression of your Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s is more than an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. It creates inflammation that impacts the entire body, but especially the brain, the tissue most sensitive to inflammation. The autoimmunity of Hashimoto’s keeps the brain in a constant state of inflammation that impairs brain…
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