How sleeping position affects your health and beauty
Lying on your stomach can cause deep wrinkles to form on your skin and make it difficult to breathe.
Lie on your back in the warrior pose
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Lying on your back with your arms at your sides is considered the best sleeping position. This position is similar to Savasana in yoga, also known as the warrior pose, and has many health benefits.
Advantage:
- Perfect position to relax the spine, neck and arms.
- Helps improve overall posture.
- Reduce acid reflux.
- Helps prevent sagging breasts.
- Cure insomnia.
- Reduce headaches.
- Prevents facial wrinkles.
Disadvantages:
- As gravity pulls the tongue down, this position can cause people with sleep apnea to snore louder.
- May adversely affect the fetus.
- May cause lower back pain.
Solution:
- Try sleeping on your back without a pillow. This will keep your body in a neutral position and may help reduce snoring.
- Placing a large pillow under the back of your knees will help support the natural curve of your lower back.
Lying on your back in the starfish pose
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This is a variation of the supine position. In this position, you lie on your back but with your arms raised to the sides of your head.
Advantage:
- Perfect position to relax the spine and neck.
- Cure insomnia.
- Reduce headaches.
- Reduces gastric acid reflux, esophageal reflux.
- Prevents the formation of facial wrinkles.
Disadvantages:
- As gravity pulls the tongue down, this position can cause people with sleep apnea to snore louder.
- Raising your arms high can put pressure on the nerves in your shoulders, causing shoulder pain.
- May cause lower back pain.
Solution:
Avoid using pillows while sleeping in this position to allow the head, neck and spine to relax naturally.
Lie on your side with your arms stretched out
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In this position, you lie on your side with your arms pointing down in a straight line. Lying on your left side is healthier.
Advantage:
- Ideal sleeping position for the spine.
- Prevents back and neck pain.
- Reduces sleep apnea and snoring.
- This is the best sleeping position for pregnant women.
Disadvantages:
- Since the upper leg has no support, you may experience back or hip pain.
- Can lead to skin aging, facial wrinkles and sagging breasts.
- In some cases, it can even cause neck pain.
Solution:
- Since this position can cause neck pain due to improper neck support, use a large pillow.
- Place a pillow between your thighs to support your upper leg.
Lie on your side with your arms bent
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Lie on your side with your legs slightly bent and your arms folded in front of your chest, one arm resting on a pillow. Lying on your left side is healthier.
Advantage:
- Prevent neck and back pain.
- Lying on your left side can reduce acid reflux.
- Helps reduce sleep apnea and snoring.
- Relieves heartburn.
- Allows the body to remove waste from the brain more effectively and reduces the risk of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's...
- Studies show that people who sleep in this position are less likely to wake up in the middle of the night.
Disadvantages:
- Restricts proper blood flow and puts pressure on nerves, which can lead to pain in the shoulders and arms.
- Can put stress on internal organs such as the stomach, liver and lungs.
- Can cause sagging breasts and premature skin aging.
Solution:
- Use satin pillowcases to reduce the risk of facial wrinkles.
- Place a pillow between your knees to support your top leg.
Lying on the side in the fetal position
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Lie on your side with your knees bent, pulled toward your chest, chin down, and arms folded in front of your chest. This is the most popular sleeping position for women – over 41% of those surveyed said they preferred it. Lying on your left side is healthier.
Advantage:
- Significantly reduces snoring.
- One of the favorite sleeping positions for pregnant women.
- Sleeping on your left side can help reduce acid reflux.
Disadvantages:
- Can strain the neck muscles, causing shoulder and neck pain.
- Like other side sleeping positions, this position can also cause facial wrinkles and sagging breasts.
Solution:
- Use a firm pillow to support your neck and shoulders.
- Alternate sides while sleeping.
Lying on your stomach
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Sleeping on your stomach is not the best sleeping position and most experts advise against it.
Advantage:
- In some cases, this position helps reduce snoring.
Disadvantages:
- Stresses the spine, causing neck and back pain.
- Lying on your stomach causes deep wrinkles on your face.
- Causes difficulty in breathing.
Solution:
- Place a pillow between your abdomen to reduce pressure on internal organs.
