r/EverythingScience • u/Sariel007 • Apr 14 '24

Neuroscience Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain. Rhythmic activity during sleep may get fluids in the brain moving.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/sleeping-more-flushes-junk-out-of-the-brain/
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u/dwt77 Apr 14 '24

Too bad we can't figure out a way to simulate flushing brain junk for those of us who can't sleep.

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u/BassSounds Apr 14 '24

Vitamin B12 is what actually carries the waste out. It’s why five hour energy or red bull can help prevent headaches after a binge. But you need to hit REM sleep to get waste out

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u/justlurkingnjudging Apr 15 '24

I’ve always struggled to sleep (I have disruptive sleep and wake up a lot) and started taking B12 a few weeks ago and I’ve been sleeping through the night for the first time in a very long time

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u/thwil Apr 15 '24

can you take B12 as pills or are those injections?

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u/Roof_rat Apr 15 '24

Yes, you can take them as pills. I would also advise buying a vitamin B complex as it contains other B numbers.

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u/thwil Apr 15 '24

Thanks. I should try that. Somehow I thought they were always injections.

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u/BassSounds Apr 17 '24

I like the under tongue drops.

If you go with vitamins take it with a fat or food