09/11/2025
Sleep, an essential part of your self care routine!😴💚🩵🖤
However, for many Sleep doesn't come easy - anxiety, excessive rumination, physical pain, dysfunctional breathing patterns can all interfere with sleep quality💚🩵🖤
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While you sleep, your brain is quietly washing itself clean.
Every night, when you drift into deep sleep, your brain doesn’t just rest, it gets to work. Hidden inside is a newly discovered cleaning network called the glymphatic system, a kind of “night-shift janitor” for your mind.
While you sleep, this system flushes out toxins, dead cells, and waste proteins that build up during the day, including those linked to Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases. It works through glial cells (the brain’s support cells) and acts like the body’s lymphatic system, circulating fluid to remove harmful debris and deliver vital nutrients such as glucose and amino acids.
Here’s the fascinating part: this cleansing process only happens while you’re asleep. When you’re awake, the system slows down almost completely. That means skipping sleep doesn’t just make you tired, it literally prevents your brain from taking out the trash.
Scientists now believe that good sleep might be one of the most powerful tools for preventing cognitive decline, boosting memory, and keeping your brain healthy for life.
So the next time you’re tempted to stay up late, remember, your brain needs its nightly rinse to stay sharp, creative, and clear.
