7. Improves your digestion
Did your parents ever tell you not to eat before bedtime, that food would stay in your stomach all night and make you fat? It was commonly heard but not true – digestion continues whether you are awake or asleep.
There is a reason why you crave something to eat at bedtime. Our bodies are still busy while you are sleeping and need gasoline to make the most of the time.
Digestion will take place no matter how you sleep, but you can help your body do the job with the least amount of effort if you sleep on your left side.
This is because our stomachs are on the left side of the abdomen and when you sleep on your left side you allow your stomach to pass food into the large intestine more easily. It also prevents the stomach from lying on your pancreas, which supports the free flow of digestive enzymes.