Recently, you always feel that your mind is not moving, and it is easy to forget things? When meeting with colleagues, you can't focus on your thinking, and even get lost easily? You may be facing "brain fog", your brain is stuck in a fog that you can't get rid of. What kind of diet can cause brain fog? How to eat to improve brain fog problem?
Have you faced a similar experience and felt that your brain was overwhelmed, as if your brain was stuck in a fog, and you couldn't get rid of it? Ou Hanwen, a physician at Hanshi Clinic, pointed out that such a phenomenon is called "brain fog". In clinical experience, there are many people with brain fog problems. There are many possibilities behind brain fog, including female hormonal imbalance, stress cortisol imbalance, gastrointestinal bacterial imbalance, etc., which can be improved through testing, combined with diet and nutrient treatment.
Ou Hanwen explained that the brain only accounts for about 2.5% of the body weight, but it consumes more than 20% of the body's energy. As the so-called "You are what you eat!", the result of casually eating is to use food to damage the brain, such as too much sugar, refined carbohydrates, lack of high-quality fat sources, vegetables and fruits. Eating too little can lead to micronutrient deficiencies, etc. These eating habits can interfere with brain function. To improve brain fog, Ou Hanwen has sorted out the following 5 dietary points for the public's reference:
No matter how busy you are, try to choose food that can be seen as it is.
Rich in a variety of micronutrients and phytochemicals that help the brain fight inflammation and produce energy.
Select allCereals as a staple food source, avoid foods with added sugars.
DHA is the n-3 fatty acid (also known as omega-3 fatty acid) that accounts for the highest proportion of the brain, so eat more oily fish.
This is the raw material for the manufacture of brain neurotransmitters. It is recommended to choose plant-based proteins first.
Ou Hanwen said that the above basic principles are applicable to most people, and functional medicine pays more attention to accurate diet plans, which can be systematically evaluated to understand whether the body function is out of balance, and then according to the individual healthy state of diet adjustment. For example, the chronic food allergy test can know whether you are allergic to specific foods, such as dairy products, eggs, soybeans, wheat, etc. These are the most common chronic food allergens, but the symptoms of chronic food allergies are often 2. It only occurs after 3 days, so it is difficult for ordinary people to detect it, and it can be known through blood testing.
However, for some people, the real life situation makes it difficult to practice the ideal diet pattern. Ou Hanwen said that at this time, supplementary supplements such as multivitamins and minerals, vitamin D3, fish oil or algae are necessary. Oils, probiotics, folic acid, B12, coenzyme Q10, etc., are all related to the functioning of the brain. However, because everyone's nutritional status is different, it is recommended that everyone not buy them all and try them out. If you do well, you should evaluate them first and then supplement them.
◎ Image source/Provided by Dazhi Image/shutterstock ◎ Source / Dr. Ou Hanwen
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