Ugh! The Dreaded Perimenopause Brain Fog

About this episode

Susie Garden discusses the commonality of brain fog during perimenopause and menopause and how it can be improved.

Brain fog can be the symptom that scares you the most, because it doesn’t just make you tired, it makes you doubt yourself. If you’ve ever forgotten a simple word mid-sentence, walked into a room and blanked, or reread the same thing three times and still not absorbed it, you’re not alone. I’m Susie Garden, naturopath and clinical nutritionist, and I’m unpacking why brain fog is so common in perimenopause and menopause, and why it’s usually a functional shift you can improve, not the start of...

People in this episode

Host: Susie Garden

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• brain fog
• mental health
• nutrition
• functional shifts

Keywords

• brain fog
• perimenopause
• menopause
• naturopath
• clinical nutritionist

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