The Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology conducted a study on a group of healthy subjects who were fed on high fat meals on different days. Immediately after the meals, the subjects spent four hours lying on one side or the other as devices measured their esophageal acidity. At the end of the study it was found that “the total amount of reflux time was significantly greater” when the subjects lay on their right side.
Here are the reasons for trying to sleep on the left side.
1) Healthy spleen function
The spleen is a gigantic lymph- node that lie on left side of the body .It helps in filtering of blood and lymph. When you lie on the left side, the blood can be drained back easily.
2) Good for heart
By sleeping on the left side, the heart is pumping the blood in better way.
3) Nadi (channels for the flow of consciousness) is activated
Help digest our food better
4) Body wastes are removed
Sleeping on the left side allows gravity to encourage the food waste to move more easily from the small intestine into the large intestine
Sleeping on the left side improves balance in the health.
AW: Smrutirekha
