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Should you sleep on your back or on your side?
Some people sleep, like to sleep on their side, to the left, and the right oppresses the left; Right, left oppresses right. People who sleep on their backs press their forechests on their backs, while people who lie prone put back pressure on their forechests. In any case, oppression and being oppressed are related. Some people say that he sleeps standing up, making the upper body oppress the lower body, and the whole body weight is pressed on the soles of his feet, making the oppressed more painful. So what is the best sleeping position to choose? It depends on personal circumstances. Scientific research says that people had better sleep on the right side, which may be the best sleeping position for human beings, but the best sleeping position is universal. For example, fat people can only choose a sleeping position that is scientifically considered bad-sleeping on their backs. If the fat man sleeps on his side, the whole weight is on his arm, so he won't sleep for long. The fat man sleeps on his back, his huge body is scattered on his broad back, and the oppression of each part is light. Plus, fat people sleep more dead, so they sleep longer. Thin people can sleep in any position except the left, because the most important organ in the whole body is on the left, and the most important organ can't be oppressed, especially the bigger and heavier people. To sum up, as long as gravity exists, the relationship between oppression and oppression will always exist. When oppression always exists, we have to choose a relatively comfortable oppression posture to sleep. If you like to sleep on your back, draw a picture of your sleeping posture: sleeping on your stomach like a baby, which is a good posture for people who drool when sleeping. However, if your chest is flattened on the bed, there may be chest tightness. Analysis: The biggest drawback of sleeping on your stomach is that it oppresses your heart. If the time is too long, or because of obesity and other reasons, the chest compression is too heavy, which may affect the whole body's blood circulation, leading to heart discomfort and difficulty breathing. Chinese medicine says that heart failure is due to qi deficiency, so you must first ensure a good breathing state during sleep. If you feel suffocated when sleeping on your stomach, you can take a high pillow position when sleeping to ensure smooth blood flow to your heart. If you like sleeping curled up, then sleeping curled up is not a good posture, not only like a shrimp, but also harmful to your back and neck. Analysis: According to a medical survey, in the past six months, one in five people in China suffered from back pain and neck pain. Poor sleeping posture is the main cause of back pain or neck pain. People feel most comfortable when their backs are straight. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deficiency will occur if blood vessels are not smooth. Therefore, whether you are sitting, standing or even lying down, you should adjust your posture to the most comfortable level, and don't always bend over. After 7 or 8 hours of sleep, you should also stretch your whole body before going to sleep. If you like to sleep with your arms on the pillow, sketch: This is a very unconscious sleeping position. Before going to bed, you may put your arm on the pillow and think about things, but you fall asleep unconsciously. When I wake up, I only feel that my arm is not my own, and I don't listen to the fingers on my shoulder. Analysis: Sleeping on your back with your arms, unable to move for several hours, will directly cause compressive injury to the radial nerve of the upper arm, leading to paralysis of the forearm, wrist and fingers. This is the truth of Chinese medicine that "the general principle does not hurt, but it hurts if it does not work". During sleep, our qi and blood and breathing gradually enter a stable and regular state. In deep sleep, the situation of qi and blood block in limbs can not be adjusted because it is not paid attention to, and soon enters the paralysis period. So don't get into the habit of putting your arms behind your head. If you like to sleep completely on your side, the sketch of sleeping position: sleeping completely on your side means holding down half of your body. If you hold one arm and one leg, you won't feel it at first, but when it becomes a habitual sleeping position, there will be a problem of stagnation of qi and blood. Analysis: Experts surveyed 2000 patients with cerebral infarction, and found that more than 95% of them have the habit of sleeping completely on their side and holding down half of their bodies. On the basis of arteriosclerosis, this sleeping position aggravates the blood flow disorder, especially the blood flow velocity in the neck slows down, which is easy to accumulate in the intima injury of the artery and form thrombus. In order to eliminate this hidden danger, it is more appropriate to lie on your back and lie on your side from time to time.