Why Sleeping On Your Left Side Is Important

Why Sleeping On Your Left Side Is Important

We sleep in positions we find ourselves comfortable in. In simple words a position where we fall asleep on our own. We choose our positions on our own. From sleeping upside down or left or right or head down, we do it casually. On every position we sleep many of our bodily functions are triggered in different ways. The best position to sleep is said to be left of your body.

Doctors say you should necessarily sleep to your left because of the following reasons:

1. Improved Lymph Drainage- Lymph is a colorless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through the systems into the blood stream. By sleeping on your left, the lymphatic system can remove waste material more easily because it is transported along the left side of the body.
2. Better For Your Heart-It’s easier for the heart to pump blood through the body because the main artery bends to the left. The aorta, which is the biggest artery in the body, leaves the top of the heart and arches to the left before it heads down to the abdomen. By sleeping on the left, the heart is pumping its biggest payload downhill into the descending aorta.
3. Helps With Digestion- In ayurveda, it is suggested to lie down on your left side right after a meal. When lying on left side, the stomach and pancreas hang naturally, allowing for optimal and efficient digestion. Stomach acids can’t flow into the esophagus because it comes out of the right side of the stomach. This helps digestion and prevents acid reflux.
4. Anatomical Peculiarities- The stomach and the pancreas are located on the left side of the body. When we lie on our right side, the stomach pushes against the pancreas and obstructs its functioning.
5. Relief for The Spleen- Spleen is an organ in the upper far left part of the abdomen, to the left of the stomach. Because the spleen is protected by the rib cage, you cannot easily feel it, unless it’s abnormally enlarged. It acts as a filter for blood as part of the immune system. Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen, and platelets and white blood cells are stored there. Waste material are transported to the spleen on the left side and can be expelled from the body faster on sleeping left.