What is the best sleeping position for people?
Sleeping posture is best to lie on your side, which can ensure the whole body to relax and blood flow smoothly. But no matter how you sleep, just relax. Chinese medicine has a saying that "it hurts if it doesn't work." Good sleeping posture can ensure the whole body airway unobstructed, the blood vessels and meridians unobstructed, and can regulate qi and nourish the mind, eliminate fatigue and nourish the spirit. "Sit like a bell, stand like a pine, and lie like a Buddha." Our ancestors always paid attention to sleeping posture. 1. If you like to sleep on your back, sketch: People who sleep in this position are usually tired or drunk, and sleeping on your back will soon fall into a deep sleep. At this time, the sleeper's hands will be unconsciously placed on his chest. Traditional Chinese medicine flower protection: during sleep, the enlightened parts of the face are mostly upward, while the direction of qi and body fluid is downward. For example, when sleeping, because the face is facing up, it is easy to snore or cough because the tongue root falls off or saliva flows into the trachea, and even sudden death is caused by qi stagnation, which is very unfavorable for the operation of qi and blood in the lungs, thus affecting the function of the lungs. So when you sleep, turn over and change your sleeping position. 2. If you like to sleep on your stomach ... Sleeping posture sketch: Sleeping on your stomach like a baby is a good posture for people who drool. However, if your chest is flattened on the bed, there may be chest tightness. Traditional Chinese medicine flower protection: the biggest drawback of sleeping on your stomach is to oppress your heart. If the time is too long, or because of obesity and other reasons, the chest compression is too heavy, which may affect the whole body's blood circulation, leading to heart discomfort and difficulty breathing. Chinese medicine says that heart failure is due to qi deficiency, so you must first ensure a good breathing state during sleep. If you feel suffocated when sleeping on your stomach, you can take a high pillow position when sleeping to ensure smooth blood flow to your heart. 3. If you like to sleep curled up ... Sleeping posture sketch: Sleeping curled up is not a good sleeping posture, not only like a shrimp, but also harmful to your back and neck. Traditional Chinese Medicine Flower Protection: According to medical investigation, in the past six months, one in five people in China suffered from back pain and neck pain. Poor sleeping posture is the main cause of back pain or neck pain. People feel most comfortable when their backs are straight. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that deficiency will occur if blood vessels are not smooth. Therefore, whether you are sitting, standing or even lying down, you should adjust your posture to the most comfortable level, and don't always bend over. After 7 or 8 hours of sleep, you should also stretch your whole body before going to sleep. 4. if you like to sleep with your arms on your back ... sketch of sleeping position: this is a very unconscious sleeping position. I may put my arms on my back and think before going to bed, but I fall asleep unconsciously. When I wake up, I only feel that my arm is not my own, and I don't listen to the fingers on my shoulder. Traditional Chinese medicine flower protection: the arm lying on its back for several hours will directly cause compressive damage to the radial nerve of the upper arm, leading to paralysis of the forearm, wrist and fingers. This is the truth of Chinese medicine that "the general principle does not hurt, but it hurts if it does not work". During sleep, our qi and blood and breathing gradually enter a stable and regular state. In deep sleep, the situation of qi and blood block in limbs can not be adjusted because it is not paid attention to, and soon enters the paralysis period. So don't get into the habit of putting your arms behind your head. 5. If you like to sleep completely sideways ... Sketch of Sleeping Position: Sleeping completely sideways means holding down half of your body. If you press one arm and one leg, you won't feel anything at first, but when you become a habitual sleeping position, there will be a problem of stagnation of qi and blood. Chinese medicine flower protection: Experts surveyed 2000 patients with cerebral infarction and found that more than 95% of them have the habit of sleeping completely on their side and half of their bodies pressed. On the basis of arteriosclerosis, this sleeping position aggravates the blood flow disorder, especially the blood flow velocity in the neck slows down, which is easy to accumulate in the intima injury of the artery and form thrombus. In order to eliminate this hidden danger, it is more appropriate to lie on your back and lie on your side from time to time. ◆ It is recommended that the gold medal sleeping position "lying on one side" and "1000 yuan is important. Daolin nourishes nature: "It is better to lie down than to kneel on your side." It is wise to lie on your side. But "lateral lying" means "semi-lateral lying", which ensures that the whole body is relaxed, the qi and blood are smooth, and the viscera are accessible. People's posture in sleep can't be fixed. They had to turn over several times overnight to get comfortable posture. In fact, no matter what kind of sleeping posture, just relax and sleep comfortably.