Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma 94. The Root Causes of Brain Fog, Anxiety, and Burnout with Dr. Eboni Cornish
If you have been dealing with brain fog, anxiety, chronic fatigue, mood changes, or symptoms that feel real but keep coming back with “normal” labs, this episode will help you understand what your brain and body are signaling beneath the surface.
In today’s episode, I sat down with Dr. Eboni Cornish to explore the biological roots of mental and emotional health through the lens of neuroinflammation. We discuss how chronic stress, hidden infections, toxins, and gut imbalances can disrupt brain function, hormones, and mood, often long before conventional testing catches it. We also talk about why conditions like Lyme disease and autoimmune patterns are frequently missed, how the gut-brain connection shapes mental health, and why cleansing without restoration can keep people stuck.
Dr. Eboni Cornish is a physician specializing in brain health and neuroinflammation, with a focus on integrating neuroscience, functional medicine, and compassionate, whole-person care.
What's Discussed:
(00:02) Why brain fog, anxiety, and fatigue can exist even when labs look normal
(06:00) How chronic stress becomes biological and impacts brain function
(11:00) Why cleansing without restoration can keep healing stuck
(15:55) What it means to view mental health as measurable brain biology
(21:30) Neuroinflammation, anxiety, and the gut–brain connection
(30:40) Hidden toxins and infections driving chronic symptoms in women
(35:50) Why Lyme and chronic infections are often misdiagnosed
(53:20) Hormones, perimenopause, and protecting long-term brain health
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