Moving your body might help 'rinse out' waste from your brain, kind of like a washing cycle for your brain cells.
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Moving your body might help 'rinse out' waste from your brain, kind of like a washing cycle for your brain cells.
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Mechanical processes initiated by body movement facilitate a rinsing effect in the brain that may support the clearance of metabolic waste products.
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Study: Physical exercise as a non-pharmacological strategy to enhance glymphatic function
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