Researchers from Stony Brook University in their new scientific work argue: it is most useful to sleep lying on one side. It is in this situation that the brain clears from toxins most effectively, scientists say. This in turn helps reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, as well as a number of other neurological diseases.
Using dynamic contrast magnetic resonance imaging, a research team led by Dr. Helene Benveniste studied the brain and the complex glymphatic system , which plays the most important role in the effective removal of toxins and waste products from the brain. The results of the work showed: in the position on the side, the toxin removal process proceeds in the best way.
Sleep on the side was recognized by both groups of scientists as the most effective , so the researchers concluded that not only the quality and duration of sleep affect the rest and cleansing of the brain, but also the position during the rest.
"It's curious that most people and animals, even in the wild, prefer this very situation most often," says Maiken Nedergaard, an employee at the University of Rochester, who participated in the study. "It seems that we have adapted to this provision for the best removing metabolic waste from our brain. "
- POSITION IN WHICH SLEEPING IS NOT RECOMMENDED:
An adult can not sleep on his stomach. When we sleep on the stomach, briskly turning his head to the left or right, the blood supply in the vertebral arteries is disturbed and there is a threat of a stroke.
- PAIN IN SPIN;
Recommendations: It is very convenient to sleep on the side on a straight leg, and put the other leg, bent at the knee, on the bed. In this case, the hand on which you will sleep, put under the pillow, and the other hand can be put on the trunk or on the bed.