Lauren Barry wrote an article for Audacy titled How to detox your brain (13 May 2026).
« no special vitamins or potions are needed for a brain detox – all that’s needed is sleep. »
« In a recent interview with TODAY.com, Dr. Ayesha Sherzai of The Brain Docs explained that the glymphatic system flushes out lactic acid, protein and potassium that the brain uses for energy to keep our thoughts spinning. As the brain uses fuel for activities like work, driving and scrolling on our phones, it creates this waste that gets left behind. »
« According to a study published in the Neurochemical Research journal around 10 years ago, the glymphatic system … was found to “promote efficient elimination of soluble proteins and metabolites from the central nervous system.” »
« During the glymphatic system brain cleanup process (which happens all the time but is most active during sleep, according to Sherzai), trash from the brain is collected and transported to the bloodstream, where it is filtered by the kidneys and liver and eliminated from the body. Sleep is important to the process because channels in the brain expand significantly at the deep-sleep stage, allowing the brain’s fluids drive the leftover waste product out of the brain, Sherzai said. »
« “When anything the brain has no use for shelters for too long in the brain, it can have long-term harmful effects,” TODAY.com added, citing the Cleveland Clinic. »
« So, what a “brain detox” requires is seven to eight hours of sleep per night… “That means that it is uninterrupted,” Sherzai said. “It allows you to go through different stages of sleep.” »
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