Could Side Sleeping Decrease Your Risk for Alzheimer’s?

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

One of the fascinating biological processes that takes place while you sleep is brain detoxification. Your brain has a unique method of removing toxic waste through what’s been dubbed the glymphatic system. The “g” in glymphatic is a nod to “glial cells”— the brain cells that manage this system.

By pumping cerebral spinal fluid through your brain’s tissues, the glymphatic system flushes the waste from your brain back into your body’s circulatory system. From there, the waste eventually reaches your liver, where it’s ultimately eliminated.

This system ramps up its activity during sleep, thereby allowing your brain …read more

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