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A review by cstockey
The Brain Fog Fix: Reclaim Your Focus, Memory, and Joy in Just 3 Weeks by Mike Dow
4.0
There were parts of this book that I just hated. I felt that there was lots of repetition to stretch this book into more than a booklet.
Having said that, maybe everything was repeated so much to drive it into the reader's mind. It is meant as a self help book after all.
There were 3 main messages in the book:
1) Eat less inflammatory foods and more anti-inflammatory foods.
This hit a cord for me because I have Crohn's so any anti-inflammatory advice is welcome. The
part I hated was the insistance that if you don't eat fish you are basically screwed. If that's the case then I guess I'm screwed. I prefer being suggested things like eat foods with tumeric and more omega-3s and less omega-6s. I get that fish is a great source of omega-3 but so is flaxseed and fish oil supplements.
2) Change your energy by thinking positively and exercising.
This I have first hand experience in how life changing it can be. "Fake it til you make it" really does work sometimes. But I really appreciated that the author expressed that while the general population is being over medicated he also stressed that some people do truly need to be on medications to balance the brain's chemistry. But he outlined the dangers of being on medications if you are only experiencing minor imbalances. And a gentle reminder to exercise regularly never hurts.
3) Bring spirituality into your life.
This portion of the book I was a bit nervous for but the author did a good job of explaining that spirituality is not just religion. I know this but some authors just don't so I was pleasantly surprised that meditation, community, and positive thoughts were stressed.
I promise I am not going to strictly follow this program but I am going to try to take some of the things I read in this book and incorporate them into my routine so clearly not a terrible book. I think this book did a really good job of expressing that you can't just fix one aspect of your life and expect everything to magically be fixed. You need to work on all aspects of life.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone feeling a bit overwhelmed with life or just not happy enough. But, and this is VERY important, DO NOT bother with the audio book. You will benefit from highlighting, tabbing, and being able to fill out portions of this book. The audio book was interesting but I feel like I might buy the hard copy to get everything out of it long term.
I rated this book based on if I had the hard copy version but I rated it 4/5 stars.
Having said that, maybe everything was repeated so much to drive it into the reader's mind. It is meant as a self help book after all.
There were 3 main messages in the book:
1) Eat less inflammatory foods and more anti-inflammatory foods.
This hit a cord for me because I have Crohn's so any anti-inflammatory advice is welcome. The
part I hated was the insistance that if you don't eat fish you are basically screwed. If that's the case then I guess I'm screwed. I prefer being suggested things like eat foods with tumeric and more omega-3s and less omega-6s. I get that fish is a great source of omega-3 but so is flaxseed and fish oil supplements.
2) Change your energy by thinking positively and exercising.
This I have first hand experience in how life changing it can be. "Fake it til you make it" really does work sometimes. But I really appreciated that the author expressed that while the general population is being over medicated he also stressed that some people do truly need to be on medications to balance the brain's chemistry. But he outlined the dangers of being on medications if you are only experiencing minor imbalances. And a gentle reminder to exercise regularly never hurts.
3) Bring spirituality into your life.
This portion of the book I was a bit nervous for but the author did a good job of explaining that spirituality is not just religion. I know this but some authors just don't so I was pleasantly surprised that meditation, community, and positive thoughts were stressed.
I promise I am not going to strictly follow this program but I am going to try to take some of the things I read in this book and incorporate them into my routine so clearly not a terrible book. I think this book did a really good job of expressing that you can't just fix one aspect of your life and expect everything to magically be fixed. You need to work on all aspects of life.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone feeling a bit overwhelmed with life or just not happy enough. But, and this is VERY important, DO NOT bother with the audio book. You will benefit from highlighting, tabbing, and being able to fill out portions of this book. The audio book was interesting but I feel like I might buy the hard copy to get everything out of it long term.
I rated this book based on if I had the hard copy version but I rated it 4/5 stars.