Combat Short Term Memory Loss

Q:
I'm 41 and I'm worried about my short-term memory. At about 14 days of my cycle and the start and finish your time, my thinking is muddled, the words come out wrong, and I forget the name. Blood test showed that I did not menopausal. My doctor suggested I try a progestin pills, but I feel apprehensive about taking hormones. I have had a traumatic relationship break-up recently, so that stress can play a role. As advised by you?

Reply:
Short term memory loss, problems with concentration and fuzzy thinking are often associated with lack of blood flow to the brain. There are several possible reasons, so these symptoms may become manifest at different times, due to various causes. So, your mid-cycle, the symptoms may be associated with hormonal changes brought by ovulation (which happens at this point), while the peri-(around), menstrual symptoms may be caused by other problems.

limbic system is part of the brain responsible for short-term memory, concentration, sleep, sexual and emotional drives, and the 'feel-good factor'. This part is bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which provides nutrients (glucose and oxygen) to the surface of the brain and spinal cord. Some of the nutrients sent to the limbic system come directly from blood obtained from the cerebral arteries, especially the vertebral artery in the neck.

When you are stressed, tense neck muscles. Physical stress, such as sitting for hours on the computer, driving long distances or insomnia, may have the same effect. This can cause fluid and blood circulation to slow down. In particular, the offer, which runs through the vertebral artery. If this occurs, the limbic system suffers from a "power failure", as fuel to get through the fall. Other parts of the brain can be affected, so you can get a craving for sugar, as glucose in the blood supply is reduced, or suffer panic attacks, headaches or chronic fatigue.

When you are stressed, tense neck muscles. Physical stress, such as sitting for hours on the computer, driving long distances or insomnia, may have the same effect. This can cause fluid and blood circulation to slow down. In particular, the offer, which runs through the vertebral artery. If this occurs, the limbic system suffers from a "power failure", as fuel to get through the fall. Other parts of the brain can be affected, so you can get a craving for sugar, as glucose in the blood supply is reduced, or suffer panic attacks, headaches or chronic fatigue.

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In order to relieve your symptoms, I suggest you change your lifestyle for the second half of the cycle:

* To reduce stress' to go to bed early and go for a walk in the fresh air on the weekend-Take one tablet or Brent Mentat before bedtime for a month. listen to relaxation tapes or CDs in the bed (there are good ones available in complementary health stores or you can buy your tape, Dr. Ali's Yoga and Meditation program, Sanogenetic Solutions).
* Food-wise, you should avoid coffee and excess salt, because they will make you tense and your symptoms may worsen. If you suffer from flatulence (which impairs breathing and increases fatigue, because less oxygen is absorbed), dropped yeast products like bread, Marmite, pizza, pasta and beer, and fungal products, such as blue cheese, mushrooms, vinegar and alcohol. Also, avoid carbonated water, radishes, chickpeas, beans, broccoli stalks, cauliflower and asparagus, all of which increase production of gas.
* Do breathing exercises: Take a deep breath in and blows her belly for number three, hold your breath three and then exhale for six, pulling the stomach against your spine. Do it when you feel stressed to calm your nervous system by improving the absorption of oxygen in the blood.
* Take one tablet Shatavari, Indian plant stress hormone twice daily for three months to regulate your hormones.
* Take one tablet Shatavari, Indian plant stress hormone twice daily for three months to regulate your hormones....
friend or partner to do it for you, and have professional massages too.
* Try homeopathic treatment Pulsatilla 30: two tablets three times daily for three days, when symptoms are worst. Ideally, consult a qualified homeopath.
* Try acupuncture to alleviate your symptoms.