A chain reaction from the brain to the heart to the body’s regulation of blood sugar (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

A chain reaction from the brain to the heart to the body’s regulation of blood sugar

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The combination of two brain waves, called sleep spindles and slow waves, predict an increase in the body’s sensitivity to the hormone called insulin, which consequentially and beneficially lowers blood glucose levels.”

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Matthew Walker

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