Here’s how you can “clean” your brain to avoid damaging buildup of cellular waste

Almost every degenerative brain disorder (Alzheimer’s included) involves a buildup of cellular waste.

So how can you dump that waste daily to avoid problems?

There’s only one way: sleep.

A new study reveals clues about how our brains function during sleep. And the surprise is that the brain uses significantly more energy asleep than awake.

Once you drift off to dreamland, your brain cells start to shrink.

Then, cerebral spinal fluid is pumped through your gray matter. That pushes waste out of your brain, into your bloodstream, and sends it along to your liver where it can be thrown out.

When you wake up in the morning, cells bounce back to normal size and the brain gets started on another day of thousands of tasks per second.

We’ve all had that foggy thinking after a bad night’s sleep…now we know why. Our brains are still filled with yesterday’s junk!

Sources:
“Good Night’s Sleep ‘Cleans’ Brain: Study” Newsmax Health, 10/18/13, newsmaxhealth.com