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1/šŸ§µWake-Up to how #SLEEP flushes waste from your brain šŸ§  @JAMA_current
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I may get more done when I šŸ’¤ less, but I lose the long-game! #Evolution dictated that we gain an advantage by spending 1/3rd of our lives asleep.

Iā€™ll tell you WHY? bit.ly/3qPgzAA

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2/ Why do we sleep? Brain rest? To process bad decisions or incomplete conversations? Maybe. But the coolest reason is removal of #amyloid & #tau proteins that cause #dementia. Our #glymphatic system does this most efficiently during deep sleep.
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3/ Have I mentioned that Iā€™m fascinated by the glymphatic system? Itā€™s the lymph system for our #brain & serves as the ā€œgarbageā€ removal program to keep our #neurons healthy. Wanna know more?
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