Are you on the right side of the story when it comes to your sleep position?
The way of sleeping significantly affects your health, affecting everything, from breathing and digestion to spinal alignment and even the development of wrinkles.
People usually sleep from their side, according to their studies.
Located at the back is the second most common position, with the stomach sleeping one third.
What are the best and the worst sleep positions? The site had Snooze experts choosing one side.
The worst sleep position is …
“Of all the positions of sleeping, the worst, endorsed by scientific tests, should sleep on the back,” The Post Michael Gradisa, head of sleep science cycle, a smart alarm application and a sleep tracker.
When you sleep on your back, gravity can throw your tongue and palate soft again on your throat.
This movement can restrict the airway, increasing the possibilities of the vibrations that cause snoring.
Even worse, the airway can collapse, causing respiratory breaks during sleep. This condition is known as sleep apnea.
As sleep apnea disrupts rest, it has been linked to irritability, mental health challenges, increased insulin resistance that opens the way to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
Located flat on the back also makes it easier for stomach acid to fall back into the esophagus, feeding stomach burns.
“The best sleeping position is the most comfortable, so you sleep more,” Gradisa said.
“If the most comfortable position is on the back, lower quality sleep is better than very little sleep.”
However, it is not all bad on the back, in fact many of us started sleeping in the supine position of childhood.
The posterior sleep position is widely recognized as the safest way to reduce the risk of sudden death syndrome (SIDS) because it minimizes the odds of the obstruction of the respiratory tract.
Sleeping on the back also promotes the alignment of the spine, relieves the accumulation of sinus and prevents wrinkles and breaks because there is less facial contact with the pillow.
The best sleep position is …
“Sleeping in the stomach, or the prone position, can cause tension on his neck and his back,” Dr. Boris Gilyadov, associate medical director of the Mount Sinai Integrative Sleep Center, told The Post.
“Normally, the best position to reduce the snoring and the possible sleep apnea is to sleep on the side (left or right),” added Gilyadov, a assistant medical professor (pulmonary, critical attention and sleep medicine) at the ICAHN School of Medicine in Mount Sinai.
Sleep next to you, especially the left side, has several advantages beyond the respiratory tract.
Grab Zzz’s on the left side allows the stomach and the pancreas to rest in a natural position, allowing proper digestion.
And when it is on the left side, the stomach is positioned below the esophagus, which causes stomach acid to flow back to the esophagus.
Sleeping on the left can also help facilitate lymphatic drainage because the lymphatic system is dominant on the left side.
A well -functioning lymphatic system is crucial for the performance of lymph nodes and swelling prevention.
In addition, lateral sleeping can allow the spine to decompress and align properly, lightening back pain and rigidity.
They are often encouraged by pregnant women to sleep on their left side. Sleeping on the back can pressure on the lower cava vein, reducing blood flow to the heart and baby.
Sleeping on the left helps maintain optimum blood flow and can minimize the risk of childbirth.
There are some drawbacks, however, to sleep.
This position concentrates the pressure on the shoulder where you sleep, potentially causing pain and discomfort. In addition, putting one side of the face against the pillow can cause wrinkles and breaks.
Experts recommend putting a support pillow under the head and neck, and maybe a pillow between their knees to help keep their hips and knees aligned and reduce stress on the lower back.
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