Is it bad to sleep with your head facing west?

The direction of sleeping is actually quite important in life. Many people do not pay much attention to this aspect. You must pay attention to which direction your head is facing when you sleep. From the perspective of modern science, the earth is the largest magnetic field, and its direction is mainly north-south. The human body itself is also a magnetic field place, so it is good for the body to be in harmony with the earth's magnetic field.

Is it bad to sleep with your head facing west?

What is the theoretical basis for the "east-west is the best sleeping orientation"? It turns out that Chinese medicine, based on the concepts of "harmony between man and nature" and "yin and yang and the five elements", points out that the head is the "meeting place of all yang" and the "peak of all yang". Spring and summer belong to yang, and the east is the place of growth and development, so it is better to lie facing east in spring and summer; while autumn and winter belong to yin, and the west is the place of contraction and storage, so it is better to lie facing west at this time.

Modern science also believes that the earth is a large magnetic field with its magnetic poles running north and south, namely the South Pole and the North Pole. At the same time, the human body itself is also a small magnetic field with magnetism. The large magnetic field of the earth constantly exerts the influence of like charges repelling each other and opposite charges attracting each other on the small magnetic field of the human body. According to surveys on sleeping positions conducted by foreign and domestic medical communities in recent years, if the human body's lying position is in line with the north and south magnetic poles, that is, the head is facing north or south, health will be affected to a certain extent.

In a survey on cerebral thrombosis, the medical community found that the incidence of cerebral thrombosis is higher among the elderly who sleep with their head to the north and their feet to the south than those who sleep in other positions. This is by no means alarmist. Clinicians have also conducted investigations on this topic in their clinical work.

Sleep late but don’t wash up late

The skin's working hours are from 22:00 to 23:00 to enter the night maintenance state. People who sleep late need to clean and care for their skin during this period.

After staying up late, the best protective measure is naturally to "make up for the lost sleep", but be careful not to sleep too much, so as to avoid difficulty falling asleep when you should rest the next night. If you don't have time to catch up on some sleep, a nap in the afternoon, even for ten minutes, can be very useful.

It is best to eat some whole grains for midnight snack.

If you often stay up late, you should also pay attention to strengthening your nutrition during the day and try to consume more nutritious foods such as fish, eggs, etc. Midnight snacks should mainly be nutritious, low in calories, and easy to digest.

The best choice is to eat some whole grain porridge. The rich dietary fiber contained in whole grains can absorb water molecules, push food residues or toxins through the intestines, and achieve a detoxification effect.

Avoid falling asleep due to depression

Feeling depressed will aggravate insomnia and even hinder the repair of various organs after sleep, so you must keep your mood calm before going to bed. Drinking a glass of milk or dandelion and rose tea before going to bed are both good choices. Milk is rich in tryptophan, which can help you sleep; the rose in dandelion and rose tea is known as the "holy medicine for relieving depression". The rose flower tastes sweet and slightly bitter, and is warm in nature. It can also promote blood circulation, relieve blood stasis, regulate menstruation and relieve pain. Dandelion clears away heat and inflammation, and is also helpful for breast hyperplasia. Drinking them together can also neutralize the cool nature of dandelion and prevent diarrhea.