Finding Focus: Overcoming Menopausal Brain Fog
Practical tips for enhancing focus and mental clarity during menopause.
Finding Focus: Overcoming Menopausal Brain Fog
Practical tips for enhancing focus and mental clarity during menopause.
In this conversation, Dr. Polly Watson discusses the lack of focus and brain fog that many women experience during perimenopause and menopause. She explores various factors that can contribute to these symptoms, including hormonal changes, lifestyle factors, and medical conditions.
“Multitasking is a myth. Our brains are not designed to do multiple things at once.”
Dr. Watson emphasizes the importance of addressing the basics, such as thyroid function, blood sugar levels, vitamin deficiencies, and sleep apnea. She also suggests herbal and nutraceutical options that may help improve cognitive function. This episode provides practical tips for enhancing focus and mental clarity during menopause.
Watch The Conversation!
In this conversation, Dr. Polly Watson discusses the lack of focus and brain fog that many women experience during perimenopause and menopause. She explores various factors that can contribute to these symptoms, including hormonal changes, lifestyle factors, and medical conditions.
“Multitasking is a myth. Our brains are not designed to do multiple things at once.”
Dr. Watson emphasizes the importance of addressing the basics, such as thyroid function, blood sugar levels, vitamin deficiencies, and sleep apnea. She also suggests herbal and nutraceutical options that may help improve cognitive function. This episode provides practical tips for enhancing focus and mental clarity during menopause.
Key Takeaways:
🌸 Reasons why there’s a lack of focus and brain fog in women during perimenopause and menopause.
🌸 Various contributing factors including hormonal changes, lifestyle factors, and medical conditions.
🌸 Importance of addressing basics like thyroid function, blood sugar levels, vitamin deficiencies, and sleep apnea.
🌸 Practical tips for enhancing focus and mental clarity during menopause.
Quotes:
- “Our brains are not designed to do multiple things at once. Multitasking is a myth. So many of us do much better by block scheduling. Create an environment where it’s easier for you to focus.”
- “Reset your mind by resetting your body. That can be so powerful for women that are maybe like me, maybe a little bit type A, a little bit in your head.”
- “Holy Basil is neuroprotectant as well as helping with anxiety. It also is an adaptogen, meaning it helps us manage our cortisol, manage our stress a little bit.”
Resources:
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Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
