Trouble focusing, forgetting words, feeling mentally slow — brain fog is frustrating precisely because it's hard to explain. It's rarely "just stress."
Brain fog isn't a diagnosis on its own — it's a symptom with a range of underlying causes, including hormone imbalance, thyroid dysfunction, blood sugar swings, poor sleep quality, nutrient deficiencies, and chronic stress driving elevated cortisol.
Because it can stem from so many different systems, brain fog is one of the most commonly dismissed complaints in a standard 15-minute appointment — there usually isn't time to investigate all of the possible causes.
We check hormones, thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, and nutrient levels — the systems most likely to be driving cognitive symptoms — and build a plan around what your labs actually show.
Comprehensive labs across hormones, thyroid, metabolism, and nutrients to find what's actually driving the fog.
Explore Functional MedicineHormone correction when imbalance is a contributing factor to cognitive symptoms.
Explore Hormone Therapy"Brain fog is one of the hardest symptoms for patients to describe, and one of the easiest for a rushed appointment to wave off. It almost always has a real, findable cause once you actually run the labs."
Reviewed for accuracy by McKell Johnson, FNP-BC, Clinical Director, and the Abbott Health & Wellness care team.
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Clinical Director and board-certified nurse practitioner with full prescriptive authority — she builds and manages every treatment plan personally.
Your LocationIn Salina, with patients driving in from Richfield, Manti, Gunnison, Ephraim, Mount Pleasant, and beyond.
Comprehensive labs, and a real conversation with McKell Johnson, FNP-BC about what's actually going on.