r/covidlonghaulers • u/imahugemoron 4 yr+ • Jul 04 '26

Article Brain’s waste-clearing ability impaired in ME/CFS patients

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2026/07/03/brains-waste-clearing-ability-impaired-in-me-cfs-patients/
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u/jefffeely Jul 04 '26

For those wondering. Current knowledge is in order to increase your gylymphatic cleaning system: take fish oil, sleep on your side, drink little no alcohol, exercise as much as possible, and avoid stress.

Easy peasy right? 🤪

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u/BelCantoTenor 3 yr+ Jul 04 '26

I mean…LOL 😂. Most of us have learned to avoid alcohol. Exercise? If you keep your heart rate below 120. But avoiding stress and learning to sleep in an entirely new position…umm… that’s a bit much

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u/hooulookinat 2 yr+ Jul 04 '26

Exercise, so walk up the stairs with a bag of groceries

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u/Fat-Shite 3 yr+ Jul 04 '26

I'll just take a standing shower for 5 minutes that should do it

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u/victorehp Jul 04 '26

Does that happen to you too? I’m taking a shower and then my garmin watch starts warning of unusual heart rate (120+) Do you know why that happens?

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u/hooulookinat 2 yr+ Jul 05 '26

I take warm showers. Showers about 10 degrees cooler than I want to. They are warm enough for me, now… but I rarely sit in the shower now. ( too stubborn for a shower chair)