Sleeping on your left side can bring incredible health benefits

Well, apparently not. It might not come as a surprise to learn that there’s a lot going on in your body when you grab your recommended eight hours (often less, I’ll admit, in my case). As such, it might actually bear thinking about the manner in which you claim those hours… even down to something as seemingly flippant as the side you lie on.

Most of us have a preferred ‘sleeping style’, as it were. That is to say a side of preference while we’re claiming our forty winks. Some opt to sleep on their right side, some on their left. Heck, some adopt the pharaoh stance and sleep the whole night through while lying on their back.

But it turns out that there are a host of potential health benefits that come with sleeping on your left side, and we thought it only right that we share a number of them with you fine folk, our beloved readers.

So, where’s all this coming from? Well, a few different online sources actually, and while the side you sleep on will ultimately come down to personal preference when comfort is taken into account, sleeping on your left side is said to help with the following:

Nighttime Heartburn

If you suffer from acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease, sleeping on your left side may provide some relief. This position helps to keep the stomach below the esophagus, thereby lowering the risk of acid flowing back into the esophagus, which often leads to the uncomfortable sensation of heartburn.