Solutions for menopause brain fog

ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton shares solutions for people dealing with menopause and brain fog.
1:51 | 09/18/23

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♪ DO YOU REMEMBER ♪ >> Eva: BACK NOW WITH DR. JEN >> Eva: BACK NOW WITH DR. JEN AND YOU HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTION AND YOU HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR WELLNESS. FOR WELLNESS. >> Dr. Jen: BRAIN FOG, FOR >> Dr. Jen: BRAIN FOG, FOR WOMEN. WOMEN. THIS IS A COMMON SYMPTOM THIS IS A COMMON SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED WITH MENOPAUSE AND ASSOCIATED WITH MENOPAUSE AND PERIMENOPAUSE WHICH MEANS, BY PERIMENOPAUSE WHICH MEANS, BY THE WAY, THIS COULD AFFECT WOMEN THE WAY, THIS COULD AFFECT WOMEN IN THEIR LATE 30s OR 40s. IN THEIR LATE 30s OR 40s. >> Eva: YOU LOOK AT ME. >> Eva: YOU LOOK AT ME. >> Dr. Jen: I KNOW. >> Dr. Jen: I KNOW. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT? DeMARCO, I SAW THAT SIDE EYE. DeMARCO, I SAW THAT SIDE EYE. HERE ARE MY TIPS. HERE ARE MY TIPS. ESTABLISH GOOD SLEEP HYGIENE. ESTABLISH GOOD SLEEP HYGIENE. A REGULAR BET TIME SCHEDULE, A REGULAR BET TIME SCHEDULE, WAKE-UP SCHEDULE IS IMPORTANT. WAKE-UP SCHEDULE IS IMPORTANT. TRY MINDFUL MEDITATION, DEEP TRY MINDFUL MEDITATION, DEEP BREATHING. BREATHING. IT BRINGS MORE BLOOD FLOW TO THE IT BRINGS MORE BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN. BRAIN. CAN HELP WITH THOSE SYMPTOMS. CAN HELP WITH THOSE SYMPTOMS. SO CAN THINGS YOU DO WITH THE SO CAN THINGS YOU DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR BODY. REST OF YOUR BODY. ENGAGE IN MODERATE INTENSITY ENGAGE IN MODERATE INTENSITY EXERCISE THREE TIMES A WEEK. EXERCISE THREE TIMES A WEEK. USING MEMORY TRICKS, REALLY FOR USING MEMORY TRICKS, REALLY FOR ANYONE. ANYONE. PEOPLE WHO SAY, WHEN I MEET PEOPLE WHO SAY, WHEN I MEET SOMEONE THEIR NAME GOES IN ONE SOMEONE THEIR NAME GOES IN ONE EAR OUT THE OTHER, REPEATING EAR OUT THE OTHER, REPEATING THAT PERSON'S NAME A COUPLE THAT PERSON'S NAME A COUPLE TIMES IS A GOOD WAY. TIMES IS A GOOD WAY. THERE ARE MEMORY TRICKS. THERE ARE MEMORY TRICKS. IN MEDICINE, WE PUT INITIALS IN MEDICINE, WE PUT INITIALS WITH EVERYTHING. WITH EVERYTHING. "WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW" "WHAT YOU NEED T "WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW" YW -- "WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW" YW -- WHATEVER. WHATEVER. I CAN'T DO THAT. I CAN'T DO THAT. FINDING WHAT WORKS FOR YOU TO FINDING WHAT WORKS FOR YOU TO GET THROUGH THAT BRAIN FOG. GET THROUGH THAT BRAIN FOG. >> DeMarco: SLEEP HAS A >> DeMarco: SLEEP HAS A CONNECTION TO EVERYTHING. CONNECTION TO EVERYTHING. >> Dr. Jen: LITERALLY >> Dr. Jen: LITERALLY EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. IT'S SO COMMONLY DISRUPTED FOR IT'S SO COMMONLY DISRUPTED FOR WOMEN. WOMEN. IT CAN START AS EARLY AS THE IT CAN START AS EARLY AS THE 30s. 30s. >> Eva: I THOUGHT I WAS JUST >> Eva: I THOUGHT I WAS JUST TIRED BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE TIRED BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE PERSON AT HOME. PERSON AT HOME. >> Dr. Jen: THAT TOO, AND YOU >> Dr. Jen: THAT TOO, AND YOU GET UP A 4:00 IN THE MORNING. GET UP A 4:00 IN THE MORNING. >> DeMarco: FOLKS, HIT

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