Brain fog and Tiredness

newbies
#1

Four months IF 6 weeks keto. 45 lbs down… But in the last week i feel so tired with newly brain fog… No problem with mineral supplements.
Any suggestions?

(Full Metal KETO AF) #2

Are you eating enough fats, sounds like you’re running low on fuel and aren’t fat adapted yet so probably not burning body fat enough to augment what you’re eating. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Carl Keller) #3

I agree with @David_Stilley about maybe needing more fat.

You can try adding a tablespoon of coconut oil per day into your diet. I can vouch for its ability to perk up my brain and I’ve noticed it’s helped with brain fog in others. Start with a teaspoon in your morning coffee and if doesn’t diagree with your digestive system, you can increase the amount. CO can also be used as oil for cooking food and has a very high burning point.

(Jill F.) #4

Whenever I get like that I increase my fat and electrolyte intake, try to get more sleep, and check my stress level. I used to eat my emotions and starting keto I had to learn to combat stress in other ways besides food.

(Keto life n' a little hippie ) #5

If you care to try I would recommend MCT oil added to the coconut oil. I have a fatty coffee each day, with one table spoon of coconut oil and 1 tbs of mct oil, sometimes even a little splash of heavy cream just for taste.

MCT oil is medium chained triglycerides, try to see if you find MCT 8 oil or a blend with 8-10.
The numbers are the carbon bindings and mct 8 will work much quicker as energy then 10 because 8 has less carbon bindings and that means the body will consume it easier.

MCT is basically “the great part” of coconut oil, so no trick or sales pitch. The rest of the coconut oil consists of longer carbon bindings - making for longer lasting energy.

Feel free to correct this if I am missing something. This is my understanding of it, and uses MCT and coconut oil each day and it makes me feel great. It also helps me reach the needed fat content for each day so that is an added bonus.

#6

Thanks!