273. Brain Fog After Surgery: What to Know Before You Go In

Brain fog after surgery is real… anesthesia is one of the biggest neurological stress events your brain will ever face.  👉 Download a FREE chapter of my book Pain-Free on Purpose and find what no one tells you about chronic pain: https://www.thewellnessengineer.com/freechapter  What if the conversation about post-surgery brain fog needs to happen before you go in, not months later when you're still struggling to find your words? Join me and my guest, Sandra Bargeron, PA-C, CAA, founder of Beyond Brain Health™, to learn more about why it's not the anesthetic drugs that matter… it's the brain that walks into the operating room, and what you can do to prepare it.  Concerned about the negative impacts of EMFs on your health?  Save up to 50% on Harmoni Pendant here: https://thewellnessengineer.com/harmoni In this episode, you'll learn: ⏰ 00:00 - Introduction ⏰ 02:53 - What anesthesia actually does to your brain ⏰ 14:46  - The 1999 study that cut delirium 40%  ⏰ 25:34 - The domains of neurologic resilience + the NSRI™ ⏰ 35:54 - Good, better, best: how long you need to prepare ⏰ 52:12 - The ONE thing you can do to activate self-healing Check out Sandra Bargeron's Bio: Sandra Bargeron, PA-C, CAA, has spent 22 years in operating rooms as a PA first assistant and 16 years delivering anesthesia across more than 10,000 cases. After watching someone she loved experience significant cognitive decline after surgery, she made it her mission to protect brain health around anesthesia. She created the Neurologic Stress and Recovery Index™, wrote Break Through Anesthesia Fog introducing her HARP™ framework, and founded Beyond Brain Health™ to help patients prepare and recover. Sandra Bargeron's gift: You can take our Resilience and Support Quiz (Mini-NSRI) to measure how well your brain can handle surgery, illness, and life. Check it out at https://beyondbrainhealth.com/  Connect with Sandra Bargeron: Website: http://www.beyondbrainhealth.com  YouTube: youtube.com/@beyondbrainhealth  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/cleanlivingbasics  Instagram:  instagram.com/beyondbrainhealth  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandra-bargeron  ***** Hi there! I am Jane Hogan, the Wellness Engineer, and the host of Wellness By Design. I spent 30 years designing foundations for buildings until the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis led me to hang up my hard hat and follow my heart. Now I blend my backgrounds in science and spirituality to teach people how to tap into the power of their mind, body and soul. I help them release pain naturally so they can become the best version of themselves.  Wellness By Design is a show dedicated to helping people achieve wellness, not by reacting to the world around them but by intentionally designing a life based on what their own body needs. In this show, we explore practices, methods, and scientific principles that help naturally relieve pain and inflammation. Learn more at https://thewellnessengineer.com Connect with Jane:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaneHoganHealth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessengineer/