welcome everyone dr. Mandel here the most important thing that we can do for our bodily system is to get restorative sleep so if you're not sleeping in the right position or getting the right quality sleep your body is going to suffer that means your inflammation your chronic joint pain or your aches and pains throughout your body are not going to get the best results so I want to give you the simple nuts and bolts of the cons and pros of sleeping on your back your side or your stomach so here are the pros for being
a side sleeper it's great for pregnant woman it makes your breathing easier sleeping on your left side because of your organs is great for boosting digestion as well as stimulating the drainage of toxins from the lymph nodes as well as helping the circulation the cons of sleeping on your side are bending or twisting of your spine particularly if the mattress is not firm and most people wake up with stiff shoulders so for you side sleepers it's always best to have a pillow between the knees trying to keep the spine in line and making sure your
head is not propped up or too low now if you're a stomach sleeper the pros are it's easier to breathe although there are more cons like you're most likely to wake up with a stiff neck because your head is turned to one side as well as you're more likely to wake up with creases on your face because of the compression against the pillow now if you like sleeping on your back the pros are it helps with lower back pain you're not just laying on your face so it doesn't wrinkle your skin on your face it
is the best position for your spine preferably bending the knees and putting a pillow underneath them now the cons are that too many pillows are too high of a pillow under your head can lead to a stiff neck you can get bad head and shoulder pain if you don't have the proper support for your neck and many people who sleep on their back have a higher tendency to snore or suffer from sleep apnea I hope you find this information helpful and I ask you to please share it with your friends and family leave your comments
below and most important make it a great day I'm dr. Alan Mandel
