5 Foods That Are Making Your Brain Fog Worse

0:00Why do some foods leave you mentally exhausted?

0:02And what can you do about it?

0:04Well, if your brain feels like it's running in slow motion, you can't focus, you lose your train of thought, you walk in a room and forget why you're there, maybe you struggle to find the right words, you might be thinking you're just getting older.

0:14Well, you're probably not.

0:15Well, you are getting older.

0:16That's probably not the reason.

0:18One of the biggest myths about brain fog is that it's a normal part of aging.

0:22It is not.

0:23In functional medicine, we don't think of brain fog as a diagnosis.

0:26We think of it as a symptom, a warning light on your body's dashboard, telling you something deeper needs attention.

0:32And one of the biggest drivers may surprise you.

0:34It isn't your brain, it's your gut.

0:36I know how frightening brain fog can be because I've experienced it myself.

0:40After suffering mercury poisoning, I developed severe brain fog.

0:43I felt like I was trying to think through wet cement.

0:46My memory wasn't sharp.

0:47I couldn't concentrate.

0:48I mean, even simple tasks suddenly really felt difficult.

0:51That experience completely changed the way I think about brain health because I learned this.

0:56Your brain doesn't function in isolation.

0:59It's constantly communicating with your gut, with your immune system, with your metabolism, and even the trillions of bacteria living inside your digestive tract.