Getting a good night’s sleep is the best thing you can do to make sure your detoxing your brain. The glymphatic system is responsible for clearing your brain of both environmental and endogenous toxins, but it only works while you sleep.
Detoxing Your Brain: Time To Learn More
In this episode of The Happy Healthy Family Podcast, I talk with Dr. Christine Schaffner. We discuss a number of different things including:
- Why you need to worry about detoxing your brain
- What prevents the glymphatic system from running efficiently
- Improving our sleep and optimizing the brain detoxification pathway
- How to prevent the melatonin hangover effect & using melatonin and other supplements to help get a better night’s sleep
Listen to this interview below, or check it out on your favorite podcast player. (links below)
The Happy Healthy Family Podcast Episode 20
Why Sleep Is Critical In Detoxing Your Brain w/Dr Christine Schaffner
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Learn how to optimize the glymphatic system: AKA, the brain’s detox pathway. We discuss the impact of toxins like glyphosate, aluminum, & EMFs. Plus we dive into melatonin supplementation and other ways to improve sleep.
I welcome Naturopathic Doctor, Dr Christine Schaffner to the show. Dr Christine is an expert in so many areas, and she shares just a piece of her knowledge with us. Her mission is to improve access, outcomes, and speed of recovery for patients struggling with chronic illness.
Episode Outline
- Why you need to worry about detoxing your brain
- How neurotoxins affect the brain and the glymphatic system
- The synergistic effects of glyphosate and aluminum
- How glyphosate is everywhere today
- What is the glymphatic system and how it goes about detoxing your brain
- Why the brain shrinks 60% while you sleep
- What kinds of things impact proper drainage of the brain
- Why blocks in the lymphatic system downstream from the brain will prevent optimal detoxing of the brain
- How the health of the teeth, tonsils, and throat impact brain detoxification
- The impact of EMFs and dirty electricity on our sleep, health, and glymphatic system
- How to get a better night’s sleep & improve glymph drainage
- How melatonin helps with but is also neuroprotective and makes a great detoxification tool
- Why some of us get a melatonin hangover
- What form of melatonin is best
- Nervine Herbs, and other supplements for sleep
- Why it’s important to work with a doctor when detoxing heavy metals
- What can we do now as we work on long term health issues affecting our sleep (ie infections, toxins)
- How thyroid health impacts the glymphatic system
- Why low antidiuretic hormone prevents you from detoxing your brain
- Dr Christine’s 3 Practical Steps for happy healthy families
Links and Other Info From The Show:
Connect With Dr. Christine Schaffner
Products Mentioned In The Show
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Supplements For Sleep
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