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Here are 8 simple, practical ways to beat brain fog that you can start today.

Brain fog is the frustrating experience of cloudy, slowed thinking. Many of us have experienced it at some point, but if you're struggling with it regularly, there's a lot that you can do. Tune in!

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• How to Get Rid of Brain Fog: Your Action Plan: https://drruscio.com/how-to-get-rid-of-brain-fog/

• Brain Fog: A Research-Based Guide to Restoring Mental Clarity: https://drruscio.com/brain_fog/

• Iron Deficiency Basics: https://drruscio.com/can-low-iron-cause-digestive-issues/

• Vitamin B12 Deficiency More Common Than Thought: https://drruscio.com/vitamin-b12-deficiency-more-common-than-thought/

• How to Boost Your Health with High Protein Snacks: https://drruscio.com/high-protein-snacks/

• Chronic Fatigue with Dr. Jenny Tufenkian: https://drruscio.com/chronic-fatigue-and-viruses/

00:00 Intro

03:35 Iron

06:28 Vitamin B12

08:38 Probiotics

13:14 Hormones

15:54 Sleep

19:27 Acetyl-l-carnitine

22:40 Exercise

26:31 Protein

29:07 Forest bathing

32:15 A great brain fog diet

34:16 The role of chronic infections

• Understanding the Experience and Impacts of Brain Fog in Chronic Pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37441085/

• How nature nurtures: Amygdala activity decreases as the result of a one-hour walk in nature: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36059042/

• Associations between Nature Exposure and Health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33946197/

• Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31197192/

• Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24136970/

• Poorer sleep impairs brain health at midlife: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36725955/

• Resetting the late timing of 'night owls' has a positive impact on mental health and performance:

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