Got brain fog?

Like many, one of the things Justin and I struggle with as we get older is "brain fog". You know... the moments when you feel as though you are the "Absent-Minded Professor" at work or at home because you forget all those "little things" you used to recall with ease. Whether it's forgetting to e-mail information to a co-worker, misplacing the checkbook, or driving home and not remembering the last 10 miles, it's frustrating and sometimes down-right distressing. There's hope though. During the last 8 weeks, Justin & I have been pleasantly surprised by all the rewards we have been experiencing by being on a gluten-free diet (with the last two weeks being grain-free altogether). In addition to our stomachs feeling much better, we have also discovered that our memory has dramatically improved. With "the fog lifted", we quickly recall "all those little things" such as words, names, dates, and places that we had to deliberately think about before recalling the details. In addition, we have more energy to enjoy life, can focus on tasks for longer periods of time, and best of all remember more details en route to our destination. Thinking that this could be a fluke, I searched the Internet and ran across the book, The Gluten Effect: How Innocent Wheat is Ruining Your Health by Drs. Vicki & Richard Peterson, D.C, C.C.N., which validates our experience. In their book, they share that studies show a high correlation between gluten-sensitivity and memory loss. In fact, Chapter 20 is devoted to the topic. What is really alarming to me is that dementia and Alzheimers Disease are on the rise, not only affecting the middle-aged and elderly populations, but younger adults too. Further, that research has shown that a high percentage of people experiencing memory loss are actually gluten sensitive.There is hope though... by eliminating gluten from your diet early enough, you can reverse the damage and even improve your memory too!