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What kind of sleeping position is the most beneficial to the body?
Many people think that sleeping is comfortable, so don't worry too much about sleeping position. Guo Xiheng, a respiratory doctor at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, told reporters that there are four sleeping positions, and the choice of sleeping position varies from person to person. Especially those with hypertension, heart disease, stomach trouble and liver disease, we should pay more attention to choosing the correct sleeping position, otherwise it will not only affect the quality of sleep, but also aggravate the condition. At the same time, Dr. Guo also introduced the advantages and disadvantages of four sleeping positions. You can choose the corresponding sleeping position according to your physical condition.

1. Lie down on your back

It is understood that 60% people choose supine sleeping position, which is also the best public sleeping position recommended by doctors. Advantages: it does not oppress internal organs. Disadvantages: it is easy to cause drooping of the tongue base and hinder breathing. Not suitable for people: people who snore and have respiratory diseases.

lie prostrate

5% people choose to sleep on their stomachs. Advantages: the doctor pointed out that people who adopt this sleeping position will feel safe when sleeping, and it will also help to discharge foreign bodies in the mouth; At the same time, it is good for people with lumbar problems. Disadvantages: it oppresses the heart and lungs and affects breathing. People with heart disease, hypertension and cerebral thrombosis are not easy to choose prone.

Lie on the left side

Doctors believe that this sleeping position is easy to make people toss and turn during sleep, leading to unstable sleep. Moreover, because the human heart is located on the left side of the body, lying on the left side will oppress the heart, so it is a very unhealthy sleeping position. Advantages: No disadvantages: it is not easy to lie on the left side when the heart and stomach are compressed, especially for patients with gastropathy, acute liver disease and gallstones.

Lie on your right side

25% people sleep with their faces to the right. Advantages: it will not oppress the heart, and sleep has a sense of stability. Disadvantages: it affects the right lung movement and is not suitable for patients with emphysema.

The best sleeping position should be,

Facing north, facing west, lying on your side/

Because we are in the northern hemisphere, our heads should face north, and people will not be affected by the Arctic magnetic field when they rest.

Facing west means not to press one side of the heart under it.

Lying on your back affects the most important brain,