It is well known that having enough sleep and rest is essential for general health, but recent studies have proven that the matter does not stop there, because sleeping position also has a significant impact on brain health.
Previous studies confirmed that the sleeping position may be very important to ward off some neurological problems, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and a recent study added to the above prevention of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the loss of the ability to move and control muscles, including the ability to speak, swallow and breathe.
According to the study reported by The Conversation, sleeping primarily on one side helps remove brain waste more effectively compared to sleeping on the back or stomach.
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lab rat’s glymphatic pathway, a complex system responsible for removing waste and other harmful chemicals from the brain, while the rodents slept, it was found that the glymphatic pathway works more efficiently while sleeping on one side than when lying down or lying down. On the abdomen.
The reasons for this are still being researched, but experts suggest that it may be related to the effects of gravity, pressure and tissue expansion.
Sleep disturbances are also a common symptom of ALS, and research has shown that a single night without sleep can lead to an increase in the accumulation of toxic waste protein in the brain, which reduces the efficiency of glymphatic function, which opens the way for neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS. “.
