Avoiding Brain Fog with Provasil

Do you often find yourself in a state of confusion? Are you starting to forget little things - your grocery list, the title of a movie you have recently seen, or your car keys? Are you becoming increasingly fuzzy-headed, unable to think clearly? If you find yourself confused at times and lacking clarity and focus, then you must be suffering brain fog. Having a foggy brain can be frustrating - not to mention scary - which is why Cognetix Labs has come up with Provasil, a supplement that promotes mental agility.

The Foggy Brain

Brain fog is a general term that refers to mental confusion that can come in many forms: forgetfulness, inability to focus, lack of clarity and reduced mental acuity. Also known as mental fatigue, brain fog can refer to episodes of mental confusion that can range from the mild to the severe. The worst part is that brain fog strikes without warning. One moment you forget which part of the huge mall parking lot you left your car in; the next you completely fail to remember that you are not supposed to be in the mall because you have a scheduled appointment with your doctor.

While having mental lapses every now and then is normal, you should not take brain fog episodes sitting down. You must get to the root cause and address them before they start taking over your professional and personal life.

What causes brain fog?

There are many factors that contribute to having a foggy brain. Solving your brain fatigue issues starts with knowing exactly what causes it. Here are some of the most common causes:

1. Diet. To function optimally, the brain needs complex carbohydrates, proteins and healthy fats. However, most diets today emphasize low-fat diets with foodstuffs that are supposedly "healthy" but are, indeed, mostly processed and high in sugar. Processed food - full of preservatives like MSG - is the enemy of a healthy and happy brain because these additives contain neurotoxins that cause not just brain fog but also mood swings and anxiety. Brain fog can also be caused by some food allergies and intolerances, mainly from gluten, soy and dairy.

2. Sleep issues. Aside from adequate nutrition, the brain also needs enough sleep and rest to function properly. Not getting enough sleep causes low creativity, inattention and impaired judgment. People naturally lose brain cells every day, and uninterrupted sleep allows the creation of new brain cells. If you are feeling fuzzy and unable to focus, check your sleeping patterns. Your brain might not be getting the amount and quality of sleep it needs.

3. Stress. Stress put a strain on the brain, which in turn causes depression, anxiety, poor decision making, memory loss and even insomnia. High levels of stress can also lead to conditions like Alzheimer's diseases and dementia.

Avoiding Brain Fog with Provasil

Brain fog may be temporary, but it can also persist for years. The condition can be debilitating, so if you are experiencing more and more episodes of haziness, you need to see your doctor so he can rule out dementia and other brain-related illnesses.

You can avoid brain fog through exercise, enough sleep and proper nutrition. However, these alone might not be able to help clear your mind, especially if you are starting to age. Fortunately there's Provasil, a powerful blend of nutrients and herbal extracts that are proven to improve your focus, boost your memory and get your mental ability back in shape.

Who says you have to suffer? Lift that fog with the Provasil formulation and get back into the swing of things.

Rat Study Suggests Even Mandatory Exercise Lessens Anxiety, Depression

New research using rats suggests that even when individuals are forced to exercise, they still benefit from reduced anxiety and depression.

Prior research has shown that voluntary exercise is a method to relieve stress, but experts were uncertain as to the mental benefit of exercise when exercise is mandated.

Specifically, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder wanted to study whether a person who feels forced to exercise, eliminating the perception of control, would still reap the anxiety-fighting benefits of the exercise.

Examples of mandatory exercise include regimens placed on high school, college and professional athletes, members of the military or those who have been prescribed an exercise regimen by their doctors, said Benjamin Greenwood, Ph.D., an assistant research professor in CU-Boulder�s Department of Integrative Physiology.

"If exercise is forced, will it still produce mental health benefits?" he said. "It�s obvious that forced exercise will still produce peripheral physiological benefits. But will it produce benefits to anxiety and depression?"

To find an answer, Greenwood and colleagues designed a lab experiment using rats. During a six-week period, some rats remained sedentary, while others exercised by running on a wheel.

The rats that exercised were divided into two groups that ran a roughly equal amount of time. One group ran whenever it chose to, while the other group ran on mechanized wheels that rotated according to a predetermined schedule.

For the study, the motorized wheels turned on at speeds and for periods of time that mimicked the average pattern of exercise chosen by the rats that voluntarily exercised.

After six weeks, the rats were exposed to a laboratory stressor before testing their anxiety levels the following day. The anxiety was quantified by measuring how long the rats froze � a phenomenon similar to the proverbial deer in the headlights � when they were put in an environment they had been conditioned to fear.

The longer the freezing time, the greater the residual anxiety from being stressed the previous day, researchers said. For comparison, some rats were also tested for anxiety without being stressed the day before.

"Regardless of whether the rats chose to run or were forced to run they were protected against stress and anxiety," said Greenwood, lead author of the study appearing in the European Journal of Neuroscience.

The sedentary rats froze for longer periods of time than any of the active rats.

"The implications are that humans who perceive exercise as being forced � perhaps including those who feel like they have to exercise for health reasons � are maybe still going to get the benefits in terms of reducing anxiety and depression," he said.

Source: University of Colorado at Boulder