MentalHealthDaily.com has an interesting list of the things that can kill brain cells. They range from head trauma, to heavy metal toxicity, to environmental pollutants, to stress, and chemicals that we might be ingesting.
Mercury and lead are obvious brain toxins.
I have already known that the cortisol stress hormone can kill brain cells.
And that Aspartame is an brain excitotoxins.
I’ve stopped using Fluoride toothpaste years ago. But didn’t know it is on this list of things that can kill brain cells.
People can die from sleep deprivation in fewer days than from food deprivation. That is because without sleep, the brain gets damaged. Read why is sleep is necessary for brain detoxification.
Dehydration is bad for the brain. But too much water and too little water is not good as mentioned in the list.