6 Tips For Beating Brain Fog — from Mental Health Experts

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5 min readJan 14, 2021

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Good riddance, 2020!

If you’re like most people, you’re ready to put 2020 behind you. Fraught with economic decline, political divisiveness, racial tension, and a pandemic, it’s no wonder.

But some things — like brain fog — are harder left behind than others.

Brain Fog — what it is

Wendy Belessis

Written by Wendy Belessis

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Coffee lover. Nature addict. Health and wellness freelance writer at TheContentBarista.com. I write about things that make us happier, healthier humans.

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