Category: sleep
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Brain uses sleep to wash away waste toxins
The brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day’s thinking. Brain cells shrink during sleep to open up the gaps between neurons and allow fluid to wash the brain clean. “The brain only has limited energy at its disposal and it appears that it must choose between two…
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Tardy Tuesday
Tardy Tuesday was worse than 10am Monday but today is different. Last night, I promised my sister I wouldn’t touch this machine. I would leave early from work, 5pm. I would call her on my way to Yoga. And when I got home at night, after eating and showering with my Yoga mat, I would…
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Late To Work On Monday
It’s Monday morning, or afternoon. I’ve been sleeping for 12 hours. It’s 10am and I’m finally getting out of bed. Perhaps my weekend no-sleeper should have ended a bit earlier than it did. I won’t blame myself for 12 hours of recovery sleep. My boss might. When I worked in California, some of my team…
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Z-12 for Sleep
I have never been able to establish regular sleeping habits. In April, I attempted 30 Days of Waking Up at 5 AM, and failed miserably. I claim to be a night owl, but the numbers in my records tend to show that I’m just nuts. In summary, I’ve been sleeping every other night, or day,…