Neurological and Mental Health
Here’s How I Defeated Brain Fog with Six Lifestyle Habits Decades Ago.
What is a cognitive dysfunction, and how can we address it with lifestyle choices?
Purpose of the Article
This article defines brain fog as a type of cognitive dysfunction and provides a holistic approach to addressing its symptoms and root causes with healthy lifestyle habits. This article does not provide health advice. It offers perspectives from my experience, observations, and reviews.
What is Brain Fog?
Brain fog is not a scientific term. Besides, it is not in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. The closest medical terms are mental fatigue and cognitive dysfunction in the literature.
In addition, from my observations, family doctors usually don’t take brain fog too seriously unless the condition relates to severe neurological and psychiatric disorders. Instead, physicians typically focus on protocols related to stress management, as mentioned by people in my circles.
However, millions of people experience brain fog at different frequencies and intensities. Brain fog became more common during the pandemic as it is considered to be one of the side effects…