Everyone needs to get enough sleep to help the body to function properly, according to the NHS.
Without enough good quality rest, it can make you feel grumpy and irritable, and you may not be working at your best.
The way you sleep could be influencing your quality of rest, and choosing the right sleep position is crucial.
Regularly sleeping on your stomach could be bad for your health, it’s been revealed.
While [sleeping on your stomach] is good for easing snoring, it’s bad for practically everything else
National Sleep Foundation
While sleeping on your front could help to reduce snoring, it’s one of the worst sleep positions for your health, said The National Sleep Foundation.
Stomach sleepers are more at risk of back and neck pain, as the position doesn’t leave the spine in a neutral position, it said.
It could even lead to waking up with aches and pains all over the body, as well as irritated nerves.
“Your sleeping pose can have a major impact on your slumber—as well as your overall health,” said the National Sleep Foundation.
“While [sleeping on your stomach] is good for easing snoring, it’s bad for practically everything else.
“Seven per cent of adults pick this pose, but it can lead to back and neck pain, since it’s hard to keep your spine in a neutral position.
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