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This Is The Best Sleep Position To Protect Your Brain – Health Digest
Although people and animals sleep in different positions, a 2015 study in The Journal of Neuroscience looked at how body posture during sleep affects the glymphatic system. Using advanced imaging and modeling techniques on rats under anesthesia, researchers found that the lateral (side) sleeping position is the most efficient for waste removal compared to lying […]
The Best Sleep Position If You Have A Stuffy Nose – Health Digest
Side-sleeping is going to be your best bet when you’re feeling stuffed up, as doing so will help reroute blood flow from one nostril to the other and provide at least a little one-sided relief. “When you lie with one side down, the dependent (down side) fills with blood, while the up side will decongest […]
Try This Weird Position To Help You Fall Asleep Fast – Health Digest
It might sound counterintuitive that headstands are calming, especially since you’re sending all that blood to your head. However, according to Healthline, inversions such as headstands can help settle your mind after a chaotic day. Headstands stimulate the pituitary gland (which regulates your hormones), and your pineal gland (which regulates your sleep cycle). Inversions like […]