Menopause is no longer the taboo topic it used to be. Once you’ve reached your 40s, you’re likely familiar with perimenopause and menopause and how the physical transition of reduced female hormones impacts cognition, emotions, and the body’s overall functioning.
Fortunately, as our culture has become more open about discussing this important life stage, women are discovering strategies to minimize the negative symptoms like brain fog, hot flashes, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and others.
During perimenopause, hormone levels start to decline, causing symptoms like hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia. As the body produces less and less estrogen, progesterone and related hormones, menstrual periods become irregular and when they stop, you officially enter “menopause.”
Cognitive changes can also occur during this transition are commonly referred to as “brain fog.” Brain fog covers a range of symptoms, including reduced short-term memory, difficulty with complex tasks, inability to recall words quickly, anxiety, and depression.
Some women experience brain fog so severely that they become concerned about dementia, and may even be misdiagnosed by an uninformed medical professional.
Scientists have found that the female brain goes through several physical changes due to declining hormone levels, including reduced grey matter, increased amyloid plaques, a declining ability to utilize glucose as fuel, and changes to blood flow. The upside? In most cases, the brain can accommodate those changes with a bit of support.
A doctor who led a study on the topic, Dr. Mosconi said, “The brain has the ability to find a new ‘normal’ after menopause, at least in most women. We hope our findings will help overcome the stigma around menopause and encourage all women to take care of their brains during this transition.”
Supporting overall brain health is one of the best ways to fight off brain fog, both in the short term and long into the future. Paying attention to the basics—like stress management, getting at least 150 minutes of exercise each week, and sleeping well—is always beneficial. Providing the right nutrition to your brain is also critically important.
The conventional American diet with its lack of vital nutrients can have a negative effect on brain health. Scientific evidence tells us that it is possible to improve brain health through daily nutritional supplementation, staving off the effects of oxidation and inflammation, and enhancing cognition.
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