Don’t know if this is the proper site/forum for suggestions for brain fog treatment, if it is, then my info may help others. I’m aware that I had fewer/different symptoms than the typical CFS/ME ones.
Very short version:
42 year old male, 6'0" going from 140 kilos to 80 in 8 months, plus eating only non-processed foods and some supplements - salt, other electrolytes, D-ribose, Q10, L-carnitine - in that period, made the fog disappear.
Short version:
I’m pretty sure I finally beat my archenemy; exercise/raised pulse induced brain fog (severely reduced brain ability; confusion, reduced concentration, memory loss, motor skill loss etc.) after being stomped by it for 10 years. Brain fog was mostly the only symptom, I now don’t think I’ve ever suffered from CFS and definitely not ME. I never had any discomfort/pain in my body before/during/after exercise, just crippling brain fog and sore eyes at times. I’ve suffered from brain fog during and after any activity that raised my pulse significantly, including light walking, for 10 years. I was obese almost the entire period, with close to zero daily exercise, and ate almost exclusively junkfood.
I had a couple of periods lasting up to 9 months, about 2-3 years combined, where I ate very healthily – lightly or no processed foods, and tried to exercise/pace myself out of it, lost a lot of weight, but still suffered badly from it and actually got worse during those periods. The brain fog was disabling, even from the beginning of those 10 years, no real exercise possible, no long walks, no cycling, and the final 5 years it got really bad. I lay in bed/sat on a chair about 22 hours per day, only getting up for eating my daily junkfood (pizza/burger/fries/soft drinks delivered to my door for years) showering, bathroom, and buying groceries at the mall 100 meters from my apartment.
During the years I suspected I suffered from one or more of the usual suspects:
Diabetes – one or more kinds
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Adrenal fatigue/insufficiency
Mitochondrial/ATP disorders
Kidney failure
Liver disease/disorders
Hyper or hypothyroidism
Candidiasis infections/disorders
Gluten allergy
Leaky gut syndrome
Lack of blood/oxygen to the brain – orthostatic intolerance – exercise induced arterial hypoxemia
Lack of salt – hyponatremia
Lack of other minerals – Electrolyte deficiency/imbalance, hypokalemia, hypomagnesia, hypocalcemia, etc.
Anemia/low iron/low hemoglobin
And many many others
Looks like I finally found the formula, I can now exercise virtually unlimited, and my brain feels close to normal and improving.
The cure for me: Weight loss from 140 kgs. to 80 (fog cleared around 100, is at 80 now – close to ideal),
And, no processed foods for 8 months, only eating: Raw vegetables, raw fruits, unprocessed meats, fish, eggs, milk, natural dairy without sugar, legumes, whole rice, whole grains, nuts, seeds, spices, nonsugar natural cocoa, plant and fish oils.
I added about 4 grams of salt to my drinking water per day, and took the following supplements: D-ribose 15 grams, L-carnitine 250 milligrams, Q10 – Uniqiniol 50 mg per day. I also mixed electrolyte powder into my drinking water for some months.
I suspect the thing that caused it all was something in the diabetic spectrum; a kind of chronic low blood sugar - Hypoglucemia, caused by obesity, zero exercise, and eating exclusively highly processed foods for years, but I’ll probably never know for sure. I’ve stopped taking D-Ribose, Q10, L-carnitine last 45 days and it haven’t made a difference, still no brain fog even though I now exercise a lot. I swim about 1 hour per day, walk 5-10 kilometers, use treadmills at gyms, sweating with high pulse, standing up about 8 hours per day. No brain fog, normal mind, full of energy both mentally and physically. Compared to 8 months ago where walking 3 kilometers at brisk pace would send me into a mental brain fog crash lasting for weeks with confusion, severe memory problems etc.
Long version:
Loads of details, only if anybody are interested and I got the time.
Very short version:
42 year old male, 6'0" going from 140 kilos to 80 in 8 months, plus eating only non-processed foods and some supplements - salt, other electrolytes, D-ribose, Q10, L-carnitine - in that period, made the fog disappear.
Short version:
I’m pretty sure I finally beat my archenemy; exercise/raised pulse induced brain fog (severely reduced brain ability; confusion, reduced concentration, memory loss, motor skill loss etc.) after being stomped by it for 10 years. Brain fog was mostly the only symptom, I now don’t think I’ve ever suffered from CFS and definitely not ME. I never had any discomfort/pain in my body before/during/after exercise, just crippling brain fog and sore eyes at times. I’ve suffered from brain fog during and after any activity that raised my pulse significantly, including light walking, for 10 years. I was obese almost the entire period, with close to zero daily exercise, and ate almost exclusively junkfood.
I had a couple of periods lasting up to 9 months, about 2-3 years combined, where I ate very healthily – lightly or no processed foods, and tried to exercise/pace myself out of it, lost a lot of weight, but still suffered badly from it and actually got worse during those periods. The brain fog was disabling, even from the beginning of those 10 years, no real exercise possible, no long walks, no cycling, and the final 5 years it got really bad. I lay in bed/sat on a chair about 22 hours per day, only getting up for eating my daily junkfood (pizza/burger/fries/soft drinks delivered to my door for years) showering, bathroom, and buying groceries at the mall 100 meters from my apartment.
During the years I suspected I suffered from one or more of the usual suspects:
Diabetes – one or more kinds
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Adrenal fatigue/insufficiency
Mitochondrial/ATP disorders
Kidney failure
Liver disease/disorders
Hyper or hypothyroidism
Candidiasis infections/disorders
Gluten allergy
Leaky gut syndrome
Lack of blood/oxygen to the brain – orthostatic intolerance – exercise induced arterial hypoxemia
Lack of salt – hyponatremia
Lack of other minerals – Electrolyte deficiency/imbalance, hypokalemia, hypomagnesia, hypocalcemia, etc.
Anemia/low iron/low hemoglobin
And many many others
Looks like I finally found the formula, I can now exercise virtually unlimited, and my brain feels close to normal and improving.
The cure for me: Weight loss from 140 kgs. to 80 (fog cleared around 100, is at 80 now – close to ideal),
And, no processed foods for 8 months, only eating: Raw vegetables, raw fruits, unprocessed meats, fish, eggs, milk, natural dairy without sugar, legumes, whole rice, whole grains, nuts, seeds, spices, nonsugar natural cocoa, plant and fish oils.
I added about 4 grams of salt to my drinking water per day, and took the following supplements: D-ribose 15 grams, L-carnitine 250 milligrams, Q10 – Uniqiniol 50 mg per day. I also mixed electrolyte powder into my drinking water for some months.
I suspect the thing that caused it all was something in the diabetic spectrum; a kind of chronic low blood sugar - Hypoglucemia, caused by obesity, zero exercise, and eating exclusively highly processed foods for years, but I’ll probably never know for sure. I’ve stopped taking D-Ribose, Q10, L-carnitine last 45 days and it haven’t made a difference, still no brain fog even though I now exercise a lot. I swim about 1 hour per day, walk 5-10 kilometers, use treadmills at gyms, sweating with high pulse, standing up about 8 hours per day. No brain fog, normal mind, full of energy both mentally and physically. Compared to 8 months ago where walking 3 kilometers at brisk pace would send me into a mental brain fog crash lasting for weeks with confusion, severe memory problems etc.
Long version:
Loads of details, only if anybody are interested and I got the time.
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