Contrary to popular belief, sleeping on your left side is one of the best options for relaxing. Although it is believed that such a pose provokes pressure on the heart.
According to doctors, the heart is anatomically arranged in such a way that it “doesn’t matter” to him. Sleeping on the left side is not worth it if a person suffers from reflux disease. However, in this case, sleeping on your back is even worse – heartburn definitely torments you.
You need to get rid of the habit of sleeping on your back, doctors say. Why?
- Sleeping on your back contributes to heartburn.
- This sleeping position is associated with reduced ventilation in the posterior lower lung regions.
- Sleeping on your back provokes snoring even in a healthy person, and this increases the risk of serious health problems.
- Animal studies have shown that sleeping on your back hinders the flow of toxins that build up in your brain during the day.
It is not uncommon for bad sleep to begin with snoring.
According to Australian scientists, with severe snoring, the risk of atherosclerosis increases significantly.
– They explain this by the fact that the vibration from snoring is transmitted to the carotid arteries, the mechanism of action here is approximately the same as in vibration disease. It occurs in people working with a jackhammer, etc. And American scientists have recently found that plaques in the carotid arteries can be destroyed due to vibration. All these conditions are fraught with a stroke, — noted aif.ru somnologist, candidate of medical sciences, head of the department of sleep medicine at Sechenov University Mikhail Poluektov.
Atherosclerosis is the process of deposition of cholesterol in the wall of blood vessels and the formation of atherosclerotic plaques that cause narrowing of the artery.
Symptoms of atherosclerosis:
- pain occurs behind the sternum;
- shortness of breath appears;
- frequent headaches;
- tinnitus;
- working capacity is significantly reduced;
- a syndrome of increased fatigue appears, which can lead to stress, depression;
- general malaise;
- blood pressure rises;
During sleep, muscles on the stomach relax worse, a person wakes up broken. This posture is also bad for the spine, especially with male-type obesity (accumulation of fat in the abdomen).
It is best to sleep on your side. It does not have a negative effect on the curves of the spine, on breathing, and “protects” from snoring.
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