Which sleeping position is more conducive to human health?
Because of different living habits, everyone sleeps in different postures. Some people like to sleep on their stomachs, so that they feel comfortable and can fall asleep quickly. But it is not recommended that you fall asleep on your stomach. In this sleeping position, the weight of the upper body will press on the internal organs, which will easily affect the beating of the heart. At the same time, when we sleep on our stomach, our faces are down, and our breathing is not smooth, which is not good for our health.
As for sleeping on your back, it is actually a mainstream sleeping position, and about 80% people sleep in this position. In fact, this sleeping position will not affect health, but it is not suitable for people with poor lumbar spine to sleep. When the human body lies flat, the weight of the body will press on the lumbar spine. People who often have low back pain are prone to get worse after sleeping all night.
Therefore, in comparison, the most suitable sleeping position for human health is sleeping on the side. Chinese medicine believes that the meridians of the liver are distributed on both sides of the body. When the human body sleeps on its side, it can promote the circulation of qi and blood in the liver meridian, has the effect of soothing the liver and removing blood stasis, and has obvious effect on supplementing the liver qi in the body.
When the human body sleeps on its side, the internal organs will not be squeezed, and the human body will breathe more smoothly, so that our sleep quality can be improved and many people's insomnia problems can be effectively improved. You might as well try it at ordinary times. So how can we improve the quality of sleep in peacetime?
Soak your feet with mugwort water before going to bed: there are many meridians on the soles of your feet that can lead to the internal organs of your body. If you want to improve the quality of sleep, you might as well get into the habit of soaking your feet before going to bed. Soaking your feet can clear the blood circulation of your whole body. The fatigue of the human body in one day can also be alleviated. You can add some mugwort leaves to the foot bath water, which can play a good role in calming the nerves and helping sleep, and the effect of improving sleep quality is obvious.
Fall asleep according to the season: We can adjust the time of falling asleep according to the change of the season. For example, in the cold winter, due to the cold and high humidity at night, it is suggested that we fall asleep around 10, which can better improve the quality of sleep. In hot summer, we can go to sleep around 1 1 and get up around 7: 00 in the morning to replenish the yang.
Drink a cup of hot milk before going to bed: milk is nutritious and contains whey protein, which has a good calming effect. People with poor sleep quality at night can drink a glass of milk about half an hour before going to bed, which can improve their sleep quality very well. You might as well try it in peacetime.