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What is the ideal sleeping position to maximize brain wash? Is it back, side, slightly inclined? Fluids theory would surely dictate how we can better align our body to encourage this. Intuition says our neck torsion must be instrumental to a good flow.
Of all the worldly anxieties dominating modern existence I cannot imagine why you would want to add another one
Very cool. My daughter has a brain shunt due to complications of spina bifida and so we’re thinking of cerebrospinal fluid on a regular basis. As a layman I guess there’s a particular cerebrospinal fluid pressure you want, and that being too high or too low causes issues? Apparently the shunt just drains into her belly so I also found that interesting. Too high and she’ll have terrible headaches and an “alien” head (…
I know how important sleep is to brain function, clearly...
And it causes ADDITIONAL anxiety, snowballing into more insomnia...
Fucking sucks.
Am I the only one for whom the video isn’t loading? On iPhone. Very frustrating. (Of course, requesting the Desktop version does jacks***—-only the mobile page is displayed, as expected…)
This really scares the shit out of me, because I have chronic insomnia, and I am aware of the effect of sleep on not just how my brain feels - but also my vision and eye-lids (being SUPER heavy even when my mind is racing....) I know how important sleep is to brain function, clearly... And it causes ADDITIONAL anxiety, snowballing into more insomnia... Fucking sucks.
Years later I listened to an audio book by The psychologist Viktor Frankl, that also helped me relax about the topic.
And of course jogging (without music) or something similar that essentially switches off your brain during day time.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Only if they didn't read the article, which explains "Earlier studies have suggested that CSF flow and slow wave activity both help flush toxic, memory-impairing proteins from the brain." and more.
Studies may have suggested something, does not mean they have proven that same thing. Also, "toxic memory impairing proteins" is some kind of hand-wavy journalistic clickbait and not actual science.
Studies don't "prove" things.
"toxic memory impairing proteins" is literally what they are. They impair memory and when they accumulate, they are toxic. There's nothing hand-wavy about it. These words have meaning.
This really scares the shit out of me, because I have chronic insomnia, and I am aware of the effect of sleep on not just how my brain feels - but also my vision and eye-lids (being SUPER heavy even when my mind is racing....) I know how important sleep is to brain function, clearly... And it causes ADDITIONAL anxiety, snowballing into more insomnia... Fucking sucks.
What helped me the most against my insomnia is simply accepting it. I just stopped fighting to try to sleep. It didn‘t help immediately, but at least the time that I wasn‘t falling asleep was less painful. Over time (several months/years) my insomnia eventually went away. Years later I listened to an audio book by The psychologist Viktor Frankl, that also helped me relax about the topic. And of course jogging (withou…
* I attempt to accept it and Breathe - (Some WIM HOF and I just received the book "BREATH" [0] technically i just received via grabbing from my book-shelf after having bought it 6-months ago, without ever picking it up....
:-( --> :-))
[0] https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/
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But running used to be my thing... in ~2002 I was running 15 miles a day at ~5 MPH...
In august 2021 I rode my 29"er 1,000 miles!
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Exercise helps cancel out Depressopiona
Very cool. My daughter has a brain shunt due to complications of spina bifida and so we’re thinking of cerebrospinal fluid on a regular basis. As a layman I guess there’s a particular cerebrospinal fluid pressure you want, and that being too high or too low causes issues? Apparently the shunt just drains into her belly so I also found that interesting. Too high and she’ll have terrible headaches and an “alien” head (…
We got to hear him speak pre-pandemic, definitely cool tech.
Think of sleep as a powerwash for the sticky trash-covered movie theater floor that is your brain. When the big screen goes dark, break out the hoses and scrub away all that accumulated crud.