20/11/2021
* Translated *
Sleeping on the bright side!
According to oriental medicine, whether Indian, Chinese, Tibetan or Thai, the left side of the body is totally different from the right side. Even some Buddhist monastic traditions include in their precepts for monks sleeping on their left side. While it seems strange to rest and sleep on the left side, it has many health benefits.
The lymph flows to the left.
The left side of the body is the dominant side of the lymphatic system. Most of the lymph flows into the chest canal, located on the left side. On its way, the lymph carries protein, glucose metabolites, and waste that is purified by the lymph nodes to be drained to the left side.
Derived from the above, it is common to infer in oriental medicine that diseases on the left side of the body can be caused by chronic congestion of the lymphatic system.
Body priorities.
According to Ayurveda, congestion occurs in the body following certain priorities. If the lymphatic system is co-managed, the liver and blood are saturated with toxic substance. The main congestion symptoms appear on the left side of the body before moving to the right side where they appear later.
Lazy after a meal?
Indian suggestion is that if you take a break after eating, you do it by lying on the left side. Rest should not exceed 10 minutes and is different from an afternoon nap that usually lasts 20 minutes or more.
Stomach and pancreas hanging from the left side. When you lie on the left side, they both hang naturally, allowing for optimal and effective digestion. Food is caused to move naturally in the stomach and pancreatic enzymes are gradually secreted not at once, which happens if you lie on the right side.
When you lie on the left side, liver and gallbladder hang on the right side. Resting on the left side allows them to hang and secret their precious enzymes in the digestive tract, emulsifying fat and neutralizing stomach acids.
When the digestive system is stimulated like this, your digestion cycle is shorter and won't leave you sleep for the rest of the afternoon. Take the 10 minute rest test on your left side after eating.
Feel energetic and not tired after eating.
Try eating relaxed at noon and don't forget to rest on the left side and check to make sure you feel more energetic and with better digestion.
The magic of sleeping on the left side.
Best withdrawal.
Small intestine removes toxins through the ileo-caecal valve (VIC) on the right side of the body at the beginning of the large intestine. The large intestine descends along the right side of your body, through your stomach and onto the left side.
Thanks to VIC, sleeping on the left side makes it easier for gravity to stimulate body waste in the large intestine from the small intestine.
As the night goes by and you continue to sleep on the left side, trash moves easier to the downward colon and morning disposal will be easier.
Best heart function.
Over 80 % of the heart is on the left side of the body. If you sleep on the left side, heart drained lymph will be gravity driven, leading to your heart's work while you sleep.
The aorta, which is the largest artery in the body, leaves the upper part of the heart and cams to the left before descending into the abdomen. Sleeping on the left side makes the heart more easily pumping blood into the downward aorta.
Sleeping on the left side allows the intestines to walk away from the blood-carrying vein to the heart. In particular, the vein cave rests on the right side of the spine, so when you lie on the left side, the viscera moves away from the vein cave. Again gravity makes the heart work easier.
The spleen is on the left side.
The spleen is part of the lymphatic system and is also on the left side of the body. Its function is that of a large lymph node filtering the lymph and also filtering the blood. When you lie on the left side, the return of fluids to the spleen is easier and more easily occurs by gravity.
The lymphatic system drains all cells in the body through contractions and muscle movements rather than through heart pumping. Helping lymph flow to the spleen and heart out of gravity is an easy way to cleanse your body.
And although there are no scientific protocols for this, sleeping on the left side makes sense. Understanding ancient wisdom based on knowledge of modern anatomy raises many doubts about the reasons in the Orient to sleep in a certain way.
Original article written by Dr. John Doull
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