Your sleeping position will determine the quality of your sleep.

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Comfort matters a lot if you are aiming to sleep well all night.

There are some sleeping postures that different people apply when sleeping such as; sleeping on their stomach, side, back and maybe curling up.

All these postures are okay. However, the best among them is

sleeping on your left side

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This sleeping posture favours a lot of functions in the body when one is asleep. 

Here are some of the reasons why you should sleep on your left side:

1. Improves digestion

After having a heavy supper, most people don’t wait for the food to digest before getting to bed.

However, this shouldn't worry you much when you sleep on your left side since digestion can still take place when one is asleep.

Sleeping on the left side promotes swift digestion of food.

2. Prevents back pain

Have you ever woken up with intense back pain?

If yes, then know that odd sleeping postures mainly cause the pain.

To prevent this, you should always sleep on your left side.

3. Improves blood circulation

Circulation of blood when sleeping is very important, especially for pregnant women.

To improve the rate of blood circulation, it is important to sleep on the left side.

This way, the blood will circulate properly to every part of the body.

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