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The Neuroscience of Sleep: Brain Clearing, Hormones, and Why Alcohol Ruins Rest
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As a lifestyle medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience, I have guided thousands of patients through the journey of reclaiming their health. If there is one foundational pillar that dictates the quality of our physical and mental well-being, it is sleep. For decades, scientists...
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In this lesson you will learn:
- Sleep is an active state where the brain and body perform critical maintenance and repair.
- Deep sleep dominates the first half of the night, driving physical recovery and growth hormone release.
- The brain uses cerebrospinal fluid and microglial cells for a nighttime metabolic reset, clearing harmful buildup.
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