What is the correct sleeping posture?

Some people may find this topic funny, because we need to sleep every day, and one-third of our life is spent in sleep, so they think they will sleep when they jump rope. The sleeping positions are nothing more than supine, sideways, and prone. No matter which sleeping position you choose, as long as you feel comfortable, it is the correct sleeping position. So, is it really like this?

"Sleeping positions are nothing more than lying on your back, lying on your stomach, and lying on your side. Sleep health emphasizes not staying in one position for too long."

First of all, the most unfavorable sleeping position for women’s breasts is sleeping on your stomach. Lying prone is the most unfavorable to health. This posture can easily put pressure on the chest. For growing girls, this posture will also affect the development of the chest cage and breasts, so try to avoid it.

Secondly, sleeping in the supine position for a long time will have an adverse effect on women's uterus. This is because in the normal anatomy of the female reproductive system, the position of the uterus should be in an anteriorly bent and anteflexed position, while sleeping in the supine position can easily lead to a posteriorly positioned uterus. A posterior uterus can easily lead to problems such as dysmenorrhea and heavy menstrual flow, and in severe cases it can even lead to infertility. In addition, if pregnant women sleep in a supine position for a long time, the increased weight of the uterus may compress the inferior vena cava, affecting the return of blood in the inferior vena cava.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the correct sleeping position should be lying on your right side with your legs slightly bent. In this way, the heart is in a high position and is not compressed; the liver is in a low position and has a better blood supply, which is beneficial to metabolism; the food in the stomach is pushed toward the duodenum by gravity, which can promote digestion and absorption. At the same time, the whole body is in a relaxed state, breathing becomes even, heartbeat slows down, and the brain, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, muscles, and bones get sufficient rest and oxygen supply. Of course, for a healthy person, there is no need to be overly concerned about his sleeping posture, because overnight, people often cannot maintain a fixed posture until dawn. Most people are constantly changing their sleeping postures, which is more conducive to relieving fatigue.

From this we can see that although there are only a few sleeping positions, and our long-term habits make sleeping on the left side, prone or supine very comfortable, these sleeping positions may be detrimental to our health and may also cause symptoms such as infertility in women. Therefore, if your sleeping position is incorrect, you must pay attention to correct it in time.