Sleep on left side is best!
By UpbeatRae
@carebear29 (31961)
Wausau, Wisconsin
March 23, 2017 1:42pm CST
I read on Facebook and now on Google that it is best to sleep on your left side and not your right side. Here are reasons why:
1. Facilitate lymphatic drainage.
2. Makes it easier for the heart to pump downhill.
3. Better elimination.
4. Support healthy spleen function.
5. Encourages proper digestion.
6. Helps circulation back to the heart.
7. Helps bile flow more freely.
Do you sleep on your left side? I personally like my right side but been trying to sleep more on my left side to see if it is true and if it helps.
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
i like sleeping on my left side now.
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
@Lupita234 slowly been okay so far since i been trying it
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
25 Mar 17
@Hatley - Ms Patsie - Just be careful to not sleep upside-down and land on your head next to the bed instead of on top of it. -Gus-
Check my old poem out to understand what might happen otherwise.
What can the docs do when everything inside and outside their patient is backwards and is up instead of down? A novel cure is decided on and it works just fine. If you enjoy nonsense poems, this one is very nonsensical.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
25 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 Now that was just mean. 
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@enlightenedpsych2 My left to start.
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
17 Jun 17
@enlightenedpsych2 Sorry it took me over 1 year to reply-LOL I forgot about this site.
@Marilynda1225 (79589)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I always start off on my left side but during the night I roll over onto my right side and then back to my left. Those are all very informative reasons for sleeping on the left side most I didn't know
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
i do the same. start on my left
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
@AkoPinay my husband likes his stomach
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@GardenGerty (157485)
• United States
24 Mar 17
That is me, for sure. If it hurts one way, then I try the other.
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@dfollin (24167)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@GardenGerty Never can tell what is going to happen when.
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@dfollin (24167)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 The left shoulder has arthritis.
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
I used to like sleeping on the left side but now I like sleeping on the right. I will try again to sleep on the left
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I've seen the video and told my husband that. Seems we both sleep on our left side, unless his shoulder is bothering him or if I need to change positions. However, I don't lay on my right side long, I always end up on my left later.
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
sleep is sleep to my husband lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
23 Mar 17
My doctor told me this when I was pregnant 
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I sleep more on my left side. It's just the way I like to lie.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 I'm glad I took you up on it. Normally I ignore suggestions because they are typically not things I'm interested in reading. This was interesting and health-conscious.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 I sleep on my left side anyway, but then wake up on my back, so I only go to sleep on the left. Where I roll during the night is up to my motor skills!
And there's not much health left in me these days with blood clots and being unable to even sit down because of muscle knots and spasms. I think I'm just falling apart!
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@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
24 Mar 17
@carebear29 I do prefer lying on that side, it has to be said.
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@akalinus (40432)
• United States
27 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 The last few days, I thought of your post and started spending more time on the left side. I don't notice any differences yet.
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@akalinus (40432)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@enlightenedpsych2 I probably spend part of the night on the left side. I can try to make it intentional. I am up and down all night. I look at my phone to see how the giraffe is doing, to do mobile Swagbucks, to do Bing searches or whatever. Then I read a book and try to go back to sleep. I will let you know if I remember.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
23 Mar 17
I never slept on my left side until I got pregnant. That is the safest way to lay when pregnant as it helps the baby get the best blood flow or something and helps reduce acid reflux etc. I was always a belly sleeper before having children so it was tough to learn to sleep on my side. I try to sleep on my back now to reduce wrinkles forming but then am snore so my kids complain lol.
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@shaggin (71659)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@carebear29 aww thank you for saying that. You are welcome :-)
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@carebear29 (31961)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 Mar 17
yes very great comment. thanks for adding it to this post
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
24 Mar 17
I sleep on both sides i can't sleep on my stomach nor my back.
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@Letranknight2015 (51491)
• Philippines
24 Mar 17
I sleep on the side now a days, that must be the reason why I couldn't sleep so peaceful before.
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That's the worst position@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
23 Mar 17
@carebear29 hehe yes.
N then my back aches a lot
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
24 Mar 17
@Lupita234 yes but i can't help. That also relaxes me :(
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