Experts Explained Why You Might Want To Avoid Sleeping On The Right Side Of Your Body

Do you have a favorite way to sleep? Lying on your front, perhaps? Or curling right up into a ball? Well, according to experts, how you sleep can have a dramatic impact on your health. And, more specifically, they say there’s one position that may be doing your body more harm than good. Here’s what you need to remember next time you’re drifting off.

Sleeping position matters

It seems crazy that the way you sleep can affect your health, right? But it’s true. Try not to stress, though. It’s completely normal to fall asleep in a fetal position and wake up like a starfish – much to your other half’s despair! And while there’s one way of snoozing that experts say is the worst for your health, it turns out that they all have different perks and drawbacks.

Personality link

Weirdly, some researchers even claim that your sleeping position is linked to your personality. Professor Chris Idzikowski is one of these people. He surveyed a thousand volunteers to try and find out more about the poses we humans find ourselves in as we’re drifting off. And the results are really quite fascinating.

No hiding in bed

Idzikowski’s investigation concluded that our body language reveals lots about us as we fall asleep. This means our personalities are there on display for anyone to see while we doze. Let’s just hope no one is watching us, eh? “Hey, Chandler Bing?”

A time to restore

And what goes on inside of us is even more amazing. For one, being in a restful state allows our bodies to get to work mending our cells and replenishing us with vital hormones and proteins. Plus, rather obviously, our energy is restored – meaning we’re ready to face whatever challenges we’re presented with the following day. But that’s not all.