Have you ever felt like your brain can't seem to focus on anything, and even the simplest tasks feel like a huge chore? It's like mental fatigue sets in, and you can't seem to shake it off. It's frustrating, right?

Also known as cognitive dysfunction, it can be challenging to find the words to describe fog. And it can make everything in your life feel overwhelming.

Read on for naturopathic approaches to brain fog.

B vitamin capsules

A couple of decades ago, hydrogenated fats/oils and seed oils were promoted as a healthy alternative to saturated fats and butter.

However, we now know that these oils can be harmful to our health and can aggravate many conditions - including migraine.

Migraine attacks are often thought of as just severe headaches (grrrr! don’t get me started on THAT myth), but for those of us who suffer from them, we know they can be much more than that.

One of the lesser-known (and I think fascinating) aspects of migraine is that the disorder has the potential to induce smell or olfactory hallucinations. In other words, we can perceive smells that aren't actually there. I call them “phantom smells”! This usually happens in the “aura” phase of migraine just before the pain attack hits.

Are you migraine attacks your internal smoke alarm?

An article on how to choose the best magnesium and dose for migraine.

Could you have high-functioning migraine? Plus a resource to help others understand migraine, and how they can support you.

Fascinating research on how one of our go-to painkillers – paracetamol – used widely for headache and migraine. Not only does paracetamol dull our pain, but also inhibits our capacity for empathy and joy.

Is there a connection between Candida in the gut, and migraine frequency and severity?

Fed up with pain but also don't like the idea of regularly taking painkillers? You might be interested in learning more about palmitoylethanolamide (PEA).

Numerous studies have delved into the connection between chocolate consumption and migraines. Contrary to popular belief, the evidence linking chocolate as a consistent trigger for migraines is weak. Article includes a recipe for migraine-friendly chocolate!

We know that individuals with migraine have higher baseline levels of inflammatory markers compared to those without the condition. What’s more, these inflammatory markers further increase during a migraine attack. (I swear you can feel this happening!)

Here are ways to naturally dampen down inflammation.

Research suggests that the quality of the therapeutic relationship significantly influences therapy outcomes. When clients feel understood, respected, and supported by your healthcare practitioner, you are far more likely to experience positive changes, develop insight, and achieve your therapeutic goals.

Researchers have proposed that the brain cells of some people with migraine may have mitochondrial dysfunction.

And some of the essential nutrients required in energy production - vitamin B2 (riboflavin), CoQ10 and magnesium, and more recently, vitamin B1, have been shown by research to help some people with migraine when used in therapeutic doses.

Have you thought about your thyroid today?

I hope so because your thyroid is a BIG deal!

Thyroid hormones help your body regulate the metabolism of all your cells. And this is critical for maintaining a healthy body weight and having the energy to live your life.

I hear many of my clients say that the medication they had been taking for migraine had stopped working. Or maybe it didn’t work as well as before, it took longer to kick in, or they needed more drug to get the same effect.

This article explains why this happens, and what you can do about it.

Our hormones are really quite incredible. But sometimes we just wish they would not cause such havoc in our bodies!

If we look at the natural 28 day menstrual cycle you can see that oestrogen and progesterone rise and fall throughout the cycle.

When it comes to menstrual migraine, it is thought that oestrogen and progesterone are though to be the main players (although we can't forget other hormones such as testosterone, cortisol and insulin).

There is so much I wish I knew when I first started experiencing regular migraine attacks. Here is what I would tell my 17-year old self:…

The migraine personality type.

Is there such a thing? Well, according to some studies – plus also my personal and clinical experience – there is.

If you Google supplements and migraine, and chances are you will come across articles on the effectiveness of nutritionals and herbal medicines such as magnesium, vitamin B2, ginger, CoQ10 and many others to help prevent or treat migraine attacks.

And these can be a great starting point when it comes to creating your own migraine management plan.

To be honest though, they are not enough.