Feel foggy, disconnected \u2014 like you\u2019re not fully present\u2026can\u2019t remember what someone just said<\/p>\n

And your doctors keep telling you everything\u2019s fine \u2014 Labs are fine. Scans are fine.<\/p>\n

But you know it\u2019s not fine\u2026<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not imagining it.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re definitely not alone.<\/p>\n

The Reason They Miss It?<\/p>\n

They\u2019re only looking at one brain.<\/p>\n

But you actually have two:<\/p>\n

Your main brain \u2014 and your second brain, called the microbiome.<\/p>\n

Most people don\u2019t know this, but your microbiome \u2014 the trillions of microbes in your gut \u2014 actually produces the same neurochemicals as your brain.<\/p>\n

Serotonin. Dopamine. GABA.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re in constant communication.<\/p>\n

So when your microbiome is off, your brain can\u2019t function the way it\u2019s meant to.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll feel it \u2014 in your clarity, your mood, your memory, your ability to focus.Even if you don\u2019t have gut symptoms your microbiome may not be functioning optimally.<\/p>\n

What throws off the microbiome?<\/h2>\n

\n
• \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Past use of antibiotics<\/li>\n
• \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Chronic stress<\/li>\n
• \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Poor diet – not enough fiber from vegetables<\/li>\n
• \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Leaky gut<\/li>\n
• \u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002food sensitivities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  These disrupt your second brain \u2014 and that can look and feel exactly like a brain issue.<\/p>\n

  But it\u2019s not just the microbiome that could be the culprit<\/p>\n

  Sometimes, what feels like brain fog or low energy is actually coming from your thyroid \u2014 even if your thyroid labs say \u201cnormal.\u201d<\/p>\n

  Most thyroid problems go undetected because the testing isn\u2019t deep enough.<\/p>\n

  Low thyroid can cause fatigue, foggy thinking, memory issues, and that \u201coff\u201d feeling in your head \u2014 even when your brain is perfectly healthy.<\/p>\n

  The truth is:<\/p>\n

  Just because you feel it in your brain doesn\u2019t mean the problem is in your brain.<\/p>\n

  It might be in your gut.<\/p>\n

  It might be in your thyroid.<\/p>\n

  Or it might be both \u2014 and they affect each other.<\/p>\n

  This is what I specialize in.- the microbiome and thyroid dysfunction<\/p>\n

  And I can help you get to the root of it \u2014 with the right testing, and know this- improving the micro biome is just about taking a probiotic or two you have to know which ones to take they\u2019re not all the same and that\u2019s my expertise to Biotics, which is another subject talk about and thyroid expert. It\u2019s not uncommon to treat brain issues you don\u2019t treat the brain you treat the second brain, and sometimes the thyroid the microbiome that<\/p>\n

  \u2013 Dr. Raphael Kellman<\/p>\n

  Author of The Whole Brain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Feel foggy, disconnected \u2014 like you\u2019re not fully present\u2026can\u2019t remember what someone just said And your doctors keep telling you everything\u2019s fine \u2014 Labs are fine. Scans are fine. But you know it\u2019s not fine\u2026 You\u2019re not imagining it. And you\u2019re definitely not alone. The Reason They Miss It? They\u2019re only looking at one brain. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n