Dr. Michael Breus

Cerebral spinal fluid comes in and washes your brain

and then pulls all these proteins out, okay?

This is called the glymphatic system.

So this is very, very important because the proteins that it pulls out are called beta amyloid and tau.

When beta amyloid and tau accumulate in your brain because the washing system isn't working, they have a tendency to wrap around the nerves.

That's called Alzheimer's disease.

So to be clear, stage three, four sleep, when you lower the amount of stage three, four sleep, the cleaning mechanism slows down and you are setting yourself up for Alzheimer's disease.

Alcohol destroys this stage of sleep.

So it compounds the effects.

So not only does alcohol not allow you to get good sleep, but it actually could potentially set you up for even bigger problems down the road.

Let's be clear.

I like bourbon and I like scotch.

I'm a dark liquor kind of guy.

Yeah, exactly.

Me too, right?

So the question becomes, how can I enjoy an adult beverage and still get a good night's sleep?

Let me explain.

So we know it takes the average human body approximately one hour to digest one alcoholic beverage.

So here's what I have people do.

Let's say it's a typical evening.