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Invisible endometriosis
Anxiety, Fatigue, and Mental Fog: The Root Causes and Solutions
In episode 8, Carole Minker explains why endometriosis can cause anxiety, extreme fatigue and mental fog, and what concrete solutions can be put in place to regain better balance.
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Summary
🔊 This program is an information program by a trained professional. This is generic advice and is not a personalized diagnosis. In all cases, we recommend that you be followed by a gynecologist and/or a midwife for individualized follow-up.
What you will learn in this episode
In this episode, Carole Minker explains why the neuropsychic symptoms of endometriosis are not “in the head” as we often hear them. They are in the literal and biological sense of the word. You will understand the mechanisms that explain them, why the pill can worsen certain depressive conditions, and what natural and non-drug solutions can help you regain a better balance on a daily basis.
Real biological causes
50% of women with endometriosis are affected by neuropsychic symptoms: anxiety, mental fog, problems with concentration, memory, learning, and profound fatigue.
The chronic inflammation associated with endometriosis can cause neuroinflammation, i.e. a direct attack on neurons. Central sensitization, which was discussed in an earlier episode, changes how the brain works and can even change its architecture. The link between pelvic injuries and the brain is through the nervous system, which constantly communicates in both directions.
The gut-brain axis also plays a role. An unbalanced microbiota can worsen these neuropsychic symptoms, and conversely, working on the microbiota can improve them.
This understanding is important on two levels:
- It makes it possible to relieve the guilt of women who experience these symptoms without knowing where they come from;
- And it opens up concrete courses of action, since we can act on these mechanisms.
Carole also mentions a large recent study showing that taking the pill increases the risk of depression. This does not mean that it should be stopped, but that regardless of the therapeutic situation, there is always something else to do in parallel to support the field.
💡 Key figures
Natural solutions to relieve anxiety
The basic base remains the same as for the other symptoms of endometriosis: magnesium, vitamin D and omega-3.
These three elements have a direct impact on the functioning of the central nervous system. What we do for the brain has a positive impact on the rest of the body, and vice versa.
For mental fog and cognitive disorders specifically, Carole cites the medicinal mushroom Hericium erinaceus, known under the name of Lion's Mane. It acts both directly on the brain and via the gut-brain axis. One can start with 500 mg of powder per day for one week, and increase gradually if well tolerated.
For anxiety, plants like passion flower can provide support. Lavender essential oil is also effective whether inhaled, diffused, or applied to the skin.
Finally, non-drug approaches have their place: meditation, visualization, breathing, cardiac coherence, acupuncture, massages, osteopathy and all body therapies. And for women who feel the need, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, and coaches can provide invaluable support.
Carole ends with a fundamental message: You don't have to change everything overnight. The best approach is to start with the most urgent problem, the one that has the most impact on daily life today, and to move forward in stages. Like peeling an onion, layer after layer. She knows women who, by doing so, have succeeded in silencing their injuries and regaining a real quality of life.
🔎 Useful definitions
Neuroinflammation : inflammation that affects the nervous system and neurons. In endometriosis, chronic inflammation can spread to the brain and interfere with brain function, causing symptoms such as mental fog, anxiety, or memory problems.
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Gut-brain axis : a bidirectional communication route between the intestine and the brain, involving the nervous system, the immune system and the microbiota. An intestinal imbalance can therefore have a direct impact on the mental and emotional state.
🎯 Actions concrètes
- Start with the most urgent
- Don't try to put everything together at once.
- Identify the symptom that most impacts the quality of life today and start from there.
- Ensure an adequate supply of magnesium, vitamin D and omega-3: these three elements directly support the functioning of the nervous system. Vitamin D should be adjusted from a blood test.
- Test Lion's Mane for mind fog:
- Start with 500 mg of powder daily for one week, then increase gradually if well tolerated.
- Exploring plants and essential oils for anxiety:
- Passionflower for nerve support
- Lavender essential oil in diffusion, inhalation or cutaneous application.
- Integrate a nervous system regulation practice such as Cardiac Coherence, meditation, breathing, visualization: five minutes a day is enough to start.
- Do not hesitate to be accompanied
- By a mental health professional if necessary, by the family and friends, or by a therapist.
- Endometriosis is a disease that affects all areas of life. You don't have to go through this alone.
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Summary
🔊 This program is an information program by a trained professional. This is generic advice and is not a personalized diagnosis. In all cases, we recommend that you be followed by a gynecologist and/or a midwife for individualized follow-up.
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⭐ La série Invisible endométriose est possible grâce à la participation de Norsan. L'épisode Bonus leur est dédié, et vous en apprendrez plus sur les Oméga 3 dans l'épisode 9. Norsan, entreprise spécialiste en production d'Oméga 3 depuis 2013 sont le plus grand distributeurs d'Oméga 3 en pharmacie car leur Oméga 3 naturels et de haute qualité font partie aujourd'hui des meilleurs Oméga 3 disponibles sur le marché.
What you will learn in this episode
In this episode, Carole Minker explains why the neuropsychic symptoms of endometriosis are not “in the head” as we often hear them. They are in the literal and biological sense of the word. You will understand the mechanisms that explain them, why the pill can worsen certain depressive conditions, and what natural and non-drug solutions can help you regain a better balance on a daily basis.
Real biological causes
50% of women with endometriosis are affected by neuropsychic symptoms: anxiety, mental fog, problems with concentration, memory, learning, and profound fatigue.
The chronic inflammation associated with endometriosis can cause neuroinflammation, i.e. a direct attack on neurons. Central sensitization, which was discussed in an earlier episode, changes how the brain works and can even change its architecture. The link between pelvic injuries and the brain is through the nervous system, which constantly communicates in both directions.
The gut-brain axis also plays a role. An unbalanced microbiota can worsen these neuropsychic symptoms, and conversely, working on the microbiota can improve them.
This understanding is important on two levels:
- It makes it possible to relieve the guilt of women who experience these symptoms without knowing where they come from;
- And it opens up concrete courses of action, since we can act on these mechanisms.
Carole also mentions a large recent study showing that taking the pill increases the risk of depression. This does not mean that it should be stopped, but that regardless of the therapeutic situation, there is always something else to do in parallel to support the field.
💡 Key figures
Natural solutions to relieve anxiety
The basic base remains the same as for the other symptoms of endometriosis: magnesium, vitamin D and omega-3.
These three elements have a direct impact on the functioning of the central nervous system. What we do for the brain has a positive impact on the rest of the body, and vice versa.
For mental fog and cognitive disorders specifically, Carole cites the medicinal mushroom Hericium erinaceus, known under the name of Lion's Mane. It acts both directly on the brain and via the gut-brain axis. One can start with 500 mg of powder per day for one week, and increase gradually if well tolerated.
For anxiety, plants like passion flower can provide support. Lavender essential oil is also effective whether inhaled, diffused, or applied to the skin.
Finally, non-drug approaches have their place: meditation, visualization, breathing, cardiac coherence, acupuncture, massages, osteopathy and all body therapies. And for women who feel the need, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, and coaches can provide invaluable support.
Carole ends with a fundamental message: You don't have to change everything overnight. The best approach is to start with the most urgent problem, the one that has the most impact on daily life today, and to move forward in stages. Like peeling an onion, layer after layer. She knows women who, by doing so, have succeeded in silencing their injuries and regaining a real quality of life.
🎯 Concrete actions
- Start with the most urgent
- Don't try to put everything together at once.
- Identify the symptom that most impacts the quality of life today and start from there.
- Ensure an adequate supply of magnesium, vitamin D and omega-3: these three elements directly support the functioning of the nervous system. Vitamin D should be adjusted from a blood test.
- Test Lion's Mane for mind fog:
- Start with 500 mg of powder daily for one week, then increase gradually if well tolerated.
- Exploring plants and essential oils for anxiety:
- Passionflower for nerve support
- Lavender essential oil in diffusion, inhalation or cutaneous application.
- Integrate a nervous system regulation practice such as Cardiac Coherence, meditation, breathing, visualization: five minutes a day is enough to start.
- Do not hesitate to be accompanied
- By a mental health professional if necessary, by the family and friends, or by a therapist.
- Endometriosis is a disease that affects all areas of life. You don't have to go through this alone.
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