The left side allows you to limit gastric reflux …
Sleep is an essential process for the proper functioning of our body, and the position in which we sleep is just as important. Indeed, a research team from the University of Indonesia has looked at the subject of the impact of the sleep position on our body, by grouping the results of many studies.
The latter can be defined by an acidic rise in the stomach in the esophagus. It is a common phenomenon in adults, which can occur after meals, in certain positions or even at night, which therefore influences the quality of sleep. The authors of the meta-analysis had shown that sleeping on the left side (left lateral decubitus), maintains the stomach under the esophagus, which reduces the risk of reflux.
… But not the heart problems
Unlike gastric problems like GERD, the left side sleep position is not beneficial for people with heart failure.
Indeed, researchers from the University of Indonesia advocate sleeping on the right side for these people, after having resumed the results of a study dating from 2001, which indicated that “The position of right lateral decubitus in patients with congestive heart failure (CIC) can be a self -protection mechanism to mitigate the imbalance of the autonomous autonomous nervous activity”
The autonomous nervous system is often the cause of an increase in heart rate and the contractility of the heart, especially when the latter is unbalanced, with a sympathetic nervous system (SNS) with excessive activation, unlike the parasympathetic nervous system (SNP), which sees its activity is often reduced.
Each sleep position has advantages
With these two examples, he looks at that there is not necessarily a “perfect sleep position”, and that it depends largely on each. All positions have advantages for people who use them to spend a night's sleep.
As seen previously, sleeping on the left side makes it possible to reduce gastric reflux, but also to promote blood circulation and reduce snoring and sleep apnea. The right side has almost the same advantages, with the exception of gastric reflux and an improvement in the balance of the autonomic nervous system.
Sleeping on the back to the advantage of facilitating digestion (less risk of gastric reflux), relieves the joints of the spine or even better oxygenation of the skin tissues (less wrinkles).
The last position, sleeping on your stomach is difficult to locate. If the latter makes it possible to limit snoring, it is often not recommended because of its many drawbacks, such as less good breathing, slower digestion or even compression of vital organs.
Source: Earth.com
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