Neurologist Urges 60-Second Word Drills for Menopause Brain Fog
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 25
Neurologist Urges 60-Second Word Drills for Menopause Brain Fog
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 25
Summary
Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl said menopause-related brain fog is better addressed with targeted 60-second word exercises than with generic brain games like Sudoku or math puzzles.
Estrogen loss, she said, mainly weakens verbal memory and processing speed—not overall intelligence or logic—so the problem is often retrieving words quickly rather than storing them.
Voskuhl recommended timed category naming, rapid flashcard or picture recall, and quick reading summaries because those drills train both word finding and speed under pressure.
She said women should match exercises to the specific skill slipping in daily life, arguing that focused training is more useful than random cognitive apps for midlife hormone-related fog.