Some people are still as sharp as a tool well into their old age. That is not me! I don’t mean I’m not bright in any way, but in my late 30s I started walking into rooms and coming to halt asking myself “What did I come in here for?” Now that I am nearly 50, let me tell you, even the English language can be challenging at times. I find myself using hand signals and clicking my fingers at my partner to finish my sentence for me. I use words like thingamajiggy, whatsherface and whatsadacky and you know… (stutter stutter) as my finger is spinning around in the air like I’m mentally stirring my brain looking for the word I need to finish my sentence. I know there are a great many smiles and nods happening right now as you read this.

The question is, what do we do about it? Putting cognitive health at the forefront of one’s mind is not that easy to remember. (Great sentence!) No seriously, we have so much going on in our lives, and while we do our best to look after our bodies we can sometimes neglect the most complex organ in our body: the brain. Don’t worry, for most of us once we reach perimenopause, our brain starts to send signals that it needs some attention. The small signs of forgetfulness, brain fog, having to wait a bit longer for the brain to connect to your mouth and lack of focus are all signs that your brain is saying “Hey, there, I need some love and care.” We have all heard of brain food, right? It’s a thing!