It's Worse to Sleep on This Side of Your Body, Says Science | Eat This Not That - Eat This, Not That

It's sleeping on your stomach (without a pillow underneath your midsection for support).

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According to the Sleep Foundation, sleep apnea is known to put you at risk of weight gain and obesity, as well as hormone disorders.

As Winter describes to CNN, your blood flows throughout your body and ultimately returns to your heart on the right side.

However, while you sleep on your right side, "the pressure of your body smashes up against the blood vessels that return to your ticker," he says.

As for left-side sleeping: "sleeping on your left side with your right side not squished is supposed to potentially increase blood flow back to your heart," he said.

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As Healthline reports, sleeping on your left side is also better for your bowel movements, as "gravity can help take waste on a trip through the ascending colon." So not only will sleeping on your left side help your brain, your heart, your body pains, and your heartburn, but it will also aid in digestion.

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