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Brain Fog · 7 min

Perry Short: Brain Fog, Joint Pain and Weight Gain in Perimenopause

Brain Fog, Joint Pain and Weight Gain in Perimenopause: What’s Really Going On? You wake up and your knees suddenly feel creaky. You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. The workouts that used to work for your body don’t seem to have the same effect anymore. Brain fog,…

Mental Health · 6 min

Brain Fog – My brain Feels Out of Order

If you feel like some of the information you receive goes in one ear and out the other or describe your brain as “out to lunch” from time to time, you may have “brain fog”. Some examples of menopause brain fog in daily life could include: reading a few paragraphs and realizing…

Mental Health · 6 min

How to Get Rid of Brain Fog

Brain fog is a common, albeit disconcerting, symptom women experience during menopause. Regrettably, brain fog is not talked about, especially in relation to menopause, so most women muddle through the fog without really understanding what is going on. If you are struggling with…

Mental Health · 9 min

Brain Fog – 8 Ways To Improve It

What is brain fog? It is exactly like it sounds – it is a condition where you feel like you are trying to think through clouds. Brain fog symptoms include cognitive changes. For example, brain fog causes trouble remembering things, difficulty concentrating, trouble focusing, and…

Real Voices · 5 min

Some Foggy Thoughts on Brain Fog, ADD and Maybe A Little….Forget it, I Can’t Remember

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks feeling especially disconnected. Not sad or blue, although that can happen too. It’s more like I just can’t seem to “plug in.” I lack focus. I wonder if I have ADD (which I know many women are diagnosed with in their middle years). I have…

Mental Health · 5 min

Perimenopause Brain Fog: Here’s The Real Deal

Do you ever feel like you can’t put it all together? Or perhaps you worry that your memory is failing? You are not alone, Babe. More than 60% of women in midlife report they experience undesirable changes in their memory and cognition. Some women even worry they have early onset…