How Does Your Sleep Repair System Work So You Can Thrive The Next Day?

While you sleep, great things are at work. But what happens exactly?

Great to have you reading this post today! I hope you’ve got that REM time in last night, feeling mentally refreshed to read this post?

Why would you sleep?

To recover from your day, right?

When you sleep, your body repairs itself. That isn’t something new!

Your glymphatic system cleans out toxins that have developed within your brain during the day. It’s a waste cleaning mechanism that cleans up the central nervous system. This happens mainly during your sleep cycles.

Woohoo!

But there is more,

Let’s switch off the lights to crack up your melatonin production, and reduce your digestive system to a bare minimum…

Melatonin and Autophagy

For a time thought, I’ve found the holy grail. I’ll tell you why a bit later.

Discovering this now over-hyped concept of autophagy. Don’t get me wrong; it’s something great, but not the end-all-be-all.

Let me say a few things about autophagy before you fall asleep.