Notice how you become forgetful if you do not get enough sleep?
Well, sleep is important to help clear from your brain the accumulation of metabolite, the 'junk' that develops when your brain processes the energy it needs.
This 'junk' is linked to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia that can result in extreme forgetfulness.
The rate of clearance of this junk is six times during sleep compared to when a person is awake. And when a person gets older, the ability to clear this junk also diminishes.
Sleep expert Prof Michael Chee warns that people in their 30s and 40s who are not getting enough sleep could find themselves with dementia by their 60s.
"If you are sleep-deprived, the rate of clearance of beta amyloids is reduced, so you have more junk floating around in the brain," said Prof Chee. It is like having a blocked sewage system in the brain. As the sewage piles up, there comes a time when there is so much that it does damage to the brain.
So don't let the internet deprive you of sleep. Spend less time on social media and get that precious sleep.
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The rate of clearance of this junk is six times during sleep compared to when a person is awake. And when a person gets older, the ability to clear this junk also diminishes.
Sleep expert Prof Michael Chee warns that people in their 30s and 40s who are not getting enough sleep could find themselves with dementia by their 60s.
"If you are sleep-deprived, the rate of clearance of beta amyloids is reduced, so you have more junk floating around in the brain," said Prof Chee. It is like having a blocked sewage system in the brain. As the sewage piles up, there comes a time when there is so much that it does damage to the brain.
So don't let the internet deprive you of sleep. Spend less time on social media and get that precious sleep.
http://on.fb.me/1W0G6UU
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