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Nighttime Cellular Housekeeping

Meaning

Nighttime Cellular Housekeeping is the essential, rhythmically-timed set of restorative and maintenance processes that occur within cells during the sleep phase. These processes include critical functions like DNA repair, protein synthesis, waste clearance via the glymphatic system in the brain, and the cellular self-digestion and recycling known as autophagy. This phase is hormonally driven by the nocturnal release of Growth Hormone and Melatonin, facilitating repair and regeneration that is inhibited during the active, waking state. Adequate duration and quality of sleep are paramount for the completion of this vital housekeeping.