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The brain fog fix, reclaim your focus, memory, and joy in just 3 weeks, Dr. Mike Dow

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The brain fog fix

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Dr. Mike Dow

reclaim your focus, memory, and joy in just 3 weeks

"A new epidemic is sweeping the country. Some people call it "ADHD, " "scatter brain, " or "brain fog." And some people simply say they "just don't feel like themselves"--and haven't for a long time. People are thinking and feeling worse than ever. Why? Because our brains are not getting the support they need to produce the essential brain chemicals that keep us energized, calm, focused, and inspired. In fact, if you look at the way that most of us live, it's almost as though we had chosen a lifestyle deliberately intended to undermine our brain chemistry. Fortunately, there is a solution. The Brain Fog Fix is a three-week program designed to help you naturally restore three of your brain's most crucial chemicals: serotonin, dopamine, and cortisol. Rebalancing these three brain chemicals will, in turn, enable the rest of your brain's chemistry to reach optimal levels. You will find yourself thinking more clearly, remembering more accurately, learning more quickly, and unleashing the floodgates of your creativity. You will also find yourself feeling more optimistic, calm, energized, connected, and inspired. The good news is that this is easier than you think. Instead of trying to ambitiously overhaul one aspect of your life entirely with some difficult-to-maintain resolution, begin by making small and achievable changes in many different areas of your life. "If I've learned one thing from the thousands of people I've treated, it's that you have to take the whole person into account if you want to think and feel better." --Dr. Mike Dow"--, Provided by publisher

All fogged up and scattered. "I just don't feel like myself" ; It's not you-- it's your brain! -- Mood and food. Carbohydrates : highs and lows ; Dietary fats : the good, the bad, and the ugly ; Proteins : the building blocks of the body-- and brain ; A modified Mediterranean diet -- The gunk that clogs up your brain. Too many meds ; Taking on toxins -- Lifestyle readjustments. Our way too sedentary lives ; Light, sleep, and technology ; Digital distraction ; An epidemic of loneliness ; Spiritual starvation -- Special care for special cases. Mommy brain ; Senior moments -- The brain fog fix program. Program overview ; Day by day -- Appendix A. N-back tests -- Appendix B.A blender, a bottle, and a buck