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Brain fog is a chronic mental syndrome that combines cognitive fatigue, judgment issues, and memory impairment for an overall feeling of discomfort and disorientation. It has garnered attention recently as a symptom of COVID-19. This catch-all term has a number of contributing factors and can be tricky to understand. 

What Is Brain Fog?

Brain fog is the term used to describe a number of symptoms that all contribute to an overall uncomfortable feeling of being “spaced out” or mentally sluggish. Brain fog feels like a lack of mental clarity. When you’re dealing with it, it can be hard to focus or pay attention, and it makes it difficult for you to recall things.

Brain fog doesn’t necessarily hurt and it usually isn’t accompanied by pain. That said, brain fog can lead to additional symptoms, including prolonged or worsened sleep disorders, gastrointestinal dysfunction, and a decreased metabolism.

It can also have wide-ranging effects on your mental and emotional health. Brain fog can be confusing, frustrating, and upsetting. It can make problems seem much worse and make you feel like you’re losing control over small details, which is often quite distressing.

What Causes Brain Fog

There are lots of contributing factors to brain fog. It can be the result of numerous health conditions, including hormonal conditions and chronic health conditions. The following conditions are all associated with brain fog:

• Insomnia
• Stress
• Dementia
• Depression and other mental illnesses
• Medication side effects
• Thyroid disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Migraines
• Cancer
• Chronic inflammation
• Head injuries
• Nutrient deficiencies 
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Menopause
• Viral infections, including COVID-19 

How Can CBD and CBDA Help With Brain Fog?

Because brain fog has so many different causes, we don’t know how many people suffer from it. However, neuroscientists point out that about 600 million people suffer from cognitive dysfunction. 

Cognitive dysfunction is a symptom that many people choose to address with CBD or CBDA. Studies have shown that CBD has therapeutic effects on many different areas of the brain, improving limbic system activity, cognitive pattern recognition, and overall performance of cognitive tasks and functions.

This is likely because of how CBD interacts with receptors in the body’s endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system is a biological system that impacts your mood, pain sensation, mental function, and various other important bodily functions. CBDA also has impacts on your mood and mental function, but it works somewhat differently than CBD. 

CBDA interacts with our serotonin system, and through its interactions with this neurotransmitter, CBDA can have a powerful effect on the mind. CBDA is the precursor to CBD and is less well-known than CBD. Both CBD and CBDA can help fight brain fog, but they do so using different chemical receptors and signal mechanisms.

While less is known about everything that CBDA can do, CBD works to fight brain fog in a number of ways. Here are some of the ways that cannabinoids like CBD can directly impact brain fog.

Cannabinoids Reduce Inflammation

Research has shown that CBD can reduce inflammation throughout the body. Inflammation is linked directly to brain fog, especially in patients with post-COVID-19 neurological symptoms. 

Cannabinoids Promote Good Sleep

Sleep deprivation is a common root issue of brain fog, and CBD in particular has performed well in recent studies relating to sleep regulation.

Cannabinoids Reduce Anxiety

The use of CBD influences the activity in certain parts of your brain that are connected to stress, depression, and anxiety. The same is true of CBDA as it interacts with your serotonin system. A reduction in anxiety can improve your overall brain function, and research shows that CBD and CBDA are helpful for people with anxiety.

Boost Your CBD Tincture

More than half of all CBD users take the cannabinoid to address mental health concerns. A full-spectrum CBD tincture like our Daily 50 CBD Oil or our Premium CBDA Oil will engage the cannabinoid receptors in your brain and may lead to improved cognitive function, including improved memory, clarity, and focus.

If you want to take CBD or CBDA specifically to address the “fuzzy” feelings of brain fog, you can choose to add the Focus Terpene Boost blend to any of our tinctures. This is a proprietary blend of specific terpenes that are geared to enhance your experience by improving focus, clarity, and cognitive function. Simply scroll down before you add your tincture to your shopping cart and choose the Focus Terpene Boost– it’s that easy.

Buy CBD and CBDA at Myriam’s Hemp

At Myriam’s Hemp, we want to help you improve your life and make the most of your cannabinoid experience. Our goal is to provide hope to those who are suffering from conditions that can have a significantly negative impact on everyday life. Our cannabinoid tinctures and topicals are created with quality ingredients that may provide you with the relief you’re looking for. Shop Myriam’s Hemp online and order your cannabinoid products today.