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Brain Detoxification

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19 Oct
I learned something new today. Isn’t that fun? 🙂 (It’s good for us to always keep learning!) 
I learned about the “glymphatic system.” Have you ever heard of it? It’s your brain’s detoxification system, and it’s pretty amazing! 
This system is similar to the lymphatic system in the body, but is unique to the brain (since the lymphatic system doesn’t include the brain). 
During sleep this system is activated and “garbage” in the brain is removed. 
This is yet another reason why adequate and good quality sleep is so important! Without healthy sleep, the brain can’t properly detoxify. 
Think of it like running the dishwasher at night while you sleep. When you wake up, the dishes are all clean and ready for another day of use. 🙂 
There’s much more to the “glymphatic system” than my simple explanation, so here’s a great article that I encourage you to read. 
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/10/31/sleep-brain-detoxification.aspx

And please remember that getting healthy sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your health. 

So on that note, I think I’ll get some sleep now. Sweet dreams! 🙂 
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