Peachy the Magazine February March 2015 | Page 97

HEALTH + WELLNESS waste and toxins accumulated during the day. In mice studies, there was a 20 percent increase of activity in the brain and flow of cerebral spinal fluid. During awake times, this flow was only five percent of the sleep flow. This has led researchers to consider future studies on the human brain. Physicians know that sleep deprivation is associated with a number of health conditions including obesity, heart disease and diabetes.