Sleeping is out body’s requirement that we should not compromise even if we are too busy with our work and school. Enough sleep is healthier and those who don’t have enough sleep are most likely to develop various illnesses such as anemia.
While there are some of us who are struggling to get through the night and have some good night sleep, we must have forgotten the things that we should not do minutes before sleeping. While we should avoid using phones and other devices that could bother our eyes in sleeping, it was found out that sleeping also requires sleeping position in order for one to have a food turn at night.
Deciding on how to put yourself into bed could be part of the challenge in getting a goodnight sleep. Whether you are on your side, back or stomach, sleeping could be affected by your sleeping position. But when you wake up the next day feeling stiff or realized you have snored uninterestingly, then it must be the time to change your position.
We give you some scoops on the benefits of considering these sleeping positions:
Side Sleeping
Most people would certainly practice side sleeping. And some would say, it is the most comfortable one. Surprisingly, sleeping in sides have a whole lot of health benefits. For those who have breathing problems or those who are snoring, side sleeping allows opening of airways of better breathing at night.
Moreover, sleeping in side can ease low back pain and could be ideal for your spine. The slightly-curled in fetal position has been found out to recreate the natural curve of your spine.
According to research, sleeping on your left side could also help the flow of the blood to your heart. The expert explained that when your heart pumps out to your blood, it gets circulated and then flows back to your heart on the right side.
However, sleeping on your side could also wake you with a numb arm. The capillary crush could occur when the weight you’re putting on your arm. Intense pressure on your blood vessels could cause crush. And if you suffer from indigestion at night, this position might not be good for you.
Back Sleeping
What you get after sleeping on your back is the refreshment. According to experts, sleeping on your back is the best position for getting high quality of sleeping most likely because it is the only position that doesn’t require movements all throughout the sleep. More to that, sleeping on your back allows your weight to be evenly distributed across your skeletal frame.
However, sleeping in this position is the optimal for people most likely because you tend to snore more as your upper airway is the least stable.
Stomach Sleeping
Sleeping on your stomach could be the least you could do when you are unable to move sideways or on your back because this one is a bit of a good compromise too in opening your airways. However, the face-plant position could also cause you pain in the neck. It was also proven that stomach sleeping is not good in your back. The expert explained that the curvature of our spine is going cause direct pressure on the lower part of our vertebrate in this position.
Sleeping position works in variety. Whether you sleep differently with these positions, as long as you wake up feeling good—I think there is no reason to break your sleeping orientation. However, if you feel bad about how you slept last night…it is maybe time to chance your habit.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/