Something feels off
Mood & mind
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Headache / migraine
⚠️ A sudden thunderclap headache (peaks in seconds), or headache with fever and stiff neck, confusion, one-sided weakness or slurred speech — go to the ER now.
- Tension-Type HeadacheA pressing ache on both sides that activity doesn't worsen is usually tension-type headacheMuch of what people simply call a headache is this one.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses5 stations
- MigraineMigraine is a neurovascular event, not just vessel spasmMigraine is an attack that starts in the brain: endings of the trigeminal nerve, which supplies the meninges (the membranes wrapped around the brain),…Organ conditions · Nerves & senses5 stations
Poor focus / brain fog
- Cognitive Aging & Cognitive ReserveHow cognition really changes with age, and what's modifiableGrowing old is not the same as developing dementia.Organ conditions · Nerves & senses6 stations
- The Gut-Brain AxisThe two-way pathway between gut and brainNeeding the toilet when you are nervous, and feeling low when your stomach is upset: behind these everyday experiences is a real two-way communication…Organ conditions · Gut & liver6 stations
Low mood / anxiety
⚠️ If you have thoughts of suicide or harming yourself, get help now: call your local crisis line (US 988), or go to the ER. You are not alone.
- Depression & Anxiety · Nutritional PsychiatryHow mood links mechanistically to nutrition, sleep, and microbiomeDepression and anxiety are not something you can "just cheer up" out of, and they are not "being dramatic" — they are real changes in the brain and…Sleep & mind · Stress, mood & drive5 stations
- Chronic Stress · the HPA AxisHow chronic stress leaves marks on the bodyThe stress response itself is not a bad thing.Sleep & mind · Stress, mood & drive5 stations