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When a person lies down in bed, it may be on his stomach or on his back or on one of his two sides, right or left. Which is the best position for the faculties of the body to function?
If a person sleeps on his stomach, After a while he feels some constriction in breathing, because all the weight of his spine is preventing the chest from expanding and contracting when breathing, in and out. This position also inevitably leads to bending of the cervical vertebrae and to contact of the genitals with the bed, which may prompt engaging in the secret habit. It also results in breathing problems which tire the heart and brain.
An Australian researcher noted a threefold rise in sudden deaths among infants when they sleep on their stomachs, compared to those who sleep on either of their sides.
Time magazine also published a similar British study which confirmed higher rates of sudden death in children who slept on their stomachs.
As for sleeping on the back, it causes mouth breathing, because when a person sleeps on his back, the mouth opens because the lower jaw is relaxed.
But it is the nose that is equipped for breathing, because it contains hair and mucus which purify the air that is coming in, and because it has abundant blood vessels that warm the air.
Breathing from the mouth exposes a person to frequent bouts of cold and flu in winter, besides causing dryness of the gums and infection caused by dryness, which may lead to swelling of the gums.
In this position also, the lower jaw and epiglottis are exposed to the risk of blockage of the airflow, which leads to snoring. The person who breathes through his mouth wakes up with his tongue covered with an abnormal white layer as well as halitosis (bad breath). This position is not good for the spinal column because it is not straight and there are bends in the neck and lumbar regions. In infants it leads to flattening of the head, if it is done for an extended period of time
As for sleeping on the left side, it is not acceptable either because in that case the heart is put under pressure from the right lung which is larger than the left and this affects its function and reduces its activity especially in those who are obese. A full stomach also pressure on it, so the pressure increases on the heart and liver which is the heaviest organ and which is not fixed in place, rather it is suspended by ligaments and it is located on the right side, so it puts pressure on both the heart and the stomach which delays emptying of the latter.
Experiments have proved that passage of food from the stomach to the intestines occurs within a period that is between 2.5 and 4.5 hours if the sleeper is lying on his right side, but it takes as long as 5 to 8 hours if he is lying on his left side.
Sleeping on the right side is the correct position, because the left lung is smaller than the right, so the heart has less weight to carry, the liver will be settled and stable, not hanging, and the stomach will be sitting above it comfortably. As we have seen, this makes it easier for the food in it to empty out after being digested.
Sleeping on the right side is also regarded as the best posture from the point of view of health, since it facilitates the function of the bronchi of the left lung, which quickly expels its mucus secretions.The reason for the expansion of the bronchi in the left lung, and not the right, is because the bronchi of the right lung lean at a slight angle from the bottom to the top, which makes it easy for it to expel its secretions through the cilia. But the bronchi of the left lung are perpendicular, which makes it difficult for it to expel upwards the secretions which accumulate in the lower lung, which leads to an expansion of the bronchi. One of the symptoms of that is having a lot of phlegm in the morning, and this disease may develop, leading to bad consequences, such as abscesses in the lung and kidney problems. One of the most modern treatments for these patients is to make them sleep on their right sides.
BTW THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE FOR MUSLIMS
