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Here Is Why You Should Sleep on Your Left Side!
Thursday, June 20, 2019 IST
Here Is Why You Should Sleep on Your Left Side!

Your sleep position has a great impact on your overall health.

 
 

In addition, the position that you find most comfortable may result in the following health issues:
 
-- Sleep apnea
-- Back and neck pain
-- Premature wrinkles
-- Tummy troubles
-- Headaches and heartburn
-- Muscle cramping
-- Impaired circulation
-- Fatigue
 
People often sleep in different positions. Researchers recognized 3 main sleeping positions: stomach, side, and back, but they have many variables for each, as well.
 
Moreover, sleeping on your side enables you to lower the chance of interrupted sleep as well as to rest more comfortably.
 
Here Is Why You Should Sleep on Your Left Side:
 
– Helps Your Gut Eliminate Waste Products
 
Your ileocecal valve is found on your left side. It connects your small intestine to your large intestine.
 
Sleeping on your left side boosts the proper removal of the waste products. This sleep position can help waste products transfer from your small to your large intestine. This allows gravity to boost regular bowel movement.
 
– Prevents Heartburn at Night
 
If you suffer from acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), you need to sleep on your left side. It enables your stomach to be placed below your cardiac sphincter that connects your esophagus to your stomach.
 
When sleeping on your left side, the contents found in your stomach can’t flow back into your esophagus. It prevents acid reflux or GERD at night.
 
– Improves Your Spleen Function
 
Your spleen is found on the left side of your body. It actually belongs to your lymphatic system. This sleep position can improve your spleen function.
 
Additionally, the gravity helps boost the blood flow to your spleen and improve its function, enabling it to filter any impurities.
 
 – Enhances Your Liver Function
 
Since your liver is located on the right side of your body, it may become overcrowded in case you sleep longer on your right side.
 
However, sleeping on your left side can keep toxic substances to be neutralized by your liver before being eliminated of your body or stored in your liver.
 
– Improves Drainage of Your Lymphatic System
 
Your lymphatic system plays an important role in removing toxins and impurities from your body. Sleeping on your left side helps your lymphatic system better drain into your thoracic duct found on your left side. It can help you boost the removal of toxic matter from your body.
 

 
 

What’s more, your lymphatic system is also responsible for folding protein that escaped from your cells. That’s why this sleep position helps bring protein to where it’s supposed to be.

– Provides Pregnant Women with Several Benefits
 
Many women sleep on their right side during pregnancy. But, sleeping on the left side provides them with several benefits, particularly in the last trimester.
 
Some of the benefits include:
 
-- Enhanced liver function
-- Improved blood circulation.
 
– Enhances Your Heart Function
 
The left side of your heart pumps blood towards your body. That’s why many doctors recommend sleeping on the left side. It can make it easier for your heart to function optimally while sleeping. It can also help your circulatory system use gravity as a benefit.

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


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