Are you ready to boost your vitality and optimize your health? Clear the mental fog!
- CONDUCT A BRAIN DUMP
When you are overwhelmed, it can be helpful to have a brain dump session to write out all worries and to-dos. Then prioritize them by choosing the top three to focus on completing in a day, week and month. Setting outcomes can help you stay on task and eliminate overwhelm.
- Take Time to be in Nature
If you find yourself too consumed by work and lack focus, take a five- to 20-minute walk outside, focusing on the warmth of the sun, the birds chirping and the way the earth feels. Walking barefoot in the grass helps to ground you and lifts the fog.
- Focus on What You Eat, Get Quality Sleep
If you are feeling mind fog after a meal, make a connection about what you ate and how you feel. Clean up your diet. You are what you eat. Eating an organic whole foods diet free of processed foods, hormones and fillers can limit the mind fog. Drink less alcohol and coffee and drink more water and tea. How are you sleeping? Make sure you are getting enough quality sleep. If you are tossing and turning all night, of course you will not feel very sharp during the day.
- Focus on Movement
Exercise regularly, three to five times per week for 20 minutes, more often than not, to reach cardiovascular and overall health benefits. Do a qigong exercise for mental clarity, focus on inhaling for a count of eight and exhaling for a count of 16 while tapping the forehead, top of head and temples with all fingers lightly. Do this cycle for two to five minutes and see how relaxed and focused you feel afterward.
- Grab Rosemary or Peppermint
Inhale the essential oil or rub a sprig of fresh rosemary or peppermint to increase focus and clarity.
- CALM THE BODY
Regular meditation, yoga, acupuncture, message and journaling have been shown to reduce stress. Acupuncture releases natural endorphins to enhance your overall well-being and regulate hormones allowing for a calmer nervous system.
- Get Your Lab Tests Done
Mind fog may be a symptom of hormone imbalance, neurotransmitter problems, adrenal issues, allergies or food sensitivities. Identifying what the cause is and treating it naturally can help improve focus and productivity.
Are you ready to boost your vitality and optimize your health? Clear the mental fog! FBN
By Christina Kovalik NMD, LAc
Dr. Christina Kovalik NMD, LAc, The Vitality Doctor, is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in hormone optimization, optimal health and vitality. She is a new Flagstaff resident, practicing since 2004, and opened her second location in Doney Park in 2020. For more information, visit thevitalitydoctor.com or call 928-863-6086.