As the elderly population increases year by year, the population of dementia and Parkinson’s disease remains high. At present, long-term drug treatment is ineffective and prone to side effects. The quality of life of patients declines, the family’s economy is affected, and the pressure on medical and social welfare care is increasing day by day. In recent years, there have been many dazzling discoveries in sleep medicine research, which may be a new solution to prevent or slow down dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
A study subtitled “Another Reason for Needing Sleep” found that cerebrospinal fluid from the brains of live mice has the function of flushing all levels of nervous system toxins. The heavy cerebral nervous system only accounts for 2% of the body weight, and the static energy consumption reaches 1/4 of the whole body, but it lacks the lymphatic drainage system possessed by other parts of the body.
Surprisingly, the accumulation of toxins (including β-amyloid and Tao proteins in Alzheimer’s disease; α-synuclein proteins in Parkinson’s disease) accumulated in large amounts after the brain’s daily processing, flushing of this glial cell lymphatic system (Glymphatics) Mode, which can only be performed during “Peaceful Deep Sleep”. The back-up toxin flushing fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) is generated during the day.
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