Max Lugavere
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That then get flushed into cerebrospinal fluid and then get drained ultimately to blood for processing for excretion.
But that's why sleep is really important.
And there's also some I was reading this paper.
I didn't do too too rigorous a read of it.
But, you know, I kind of read the introduction, the discussion.
It's also very interesting that the paper pointed out that cardiovascular health helps to, like exercise, helps to facilitate the glymphatic process, the cleansing, house cleaning process in the brain.
So circling back to exercise, another mechanism by which exercise benefits the brain directly, it helps facilitate the functioning, the optimal functioning of the glymphatic system, which is so important.
So sleep is great.
I try to prioritize sleep.
I try to get to bed at a consistent time every night.
I don't always succeed, but I take magnesium, which helps with that.
Sometimes I'll take glycine before bed.
Three grams of glycine has been shown in humans to help boost certain markers of sleep quality.
And I just try to keep my bedroom dark and cool.
And I try not to work from bed.
I don't have a TV in my bedroom.
I try to just keep my bedroom, you know, for sleep and for getting dressed and, you know, stuff like that.
And, you know, other, you know, adult activities, but non-work related.
It's like, so no work, nothing tedious.
I try to keep the bed.