We all use pillows while sleeping at night. The pillow gives your head a little height, which makes us feel very comfortable. But using a high pillow can also cause many problems. Our body is designed in such a way that we should not use pillows at bedtime. In earlier times, people used to sleep on the ground and there was no such thing as a pillow or if enough happened, then they would sleep with a skull or a cloth under the head. This gave his body many health benefits. Which nowadays people do not get because of putting a pillow. Sleeping with a pillow has different effects on many parts of the body. Doctors also recommend sleeping without a pillow.
The benefits of sleeping without pillow to the body.
1. High blood flow in the head
Sleeping with a pillow keeps your head higher than your heart. Against Gravitation, it takes more effort to move the blood up, so sleeping without a pillow improves the blood flow in the head part better than sleeping on a pillow. It also helps you get better sleep, accelerates hair growth and also removes problems of stress and anxiety. So you should sleep without a pillow. This will also make you sleepy and you feel fresh the next day.
2. Improves mental health and memory
As mentioned above, sleeping without a pillow causes more blood flow to the head. You also get the benefit in your mental health. People who sleep without a pillow have a good memory and mental balance.
3. The spine gets rest
When a person sleeps with a pillow under his head at bedtime, the spinal cord and head position are not the same. Especially the spinal position remains crooked at bedtime when applying a high pillow, which can cause many problems. Due to this, people often complain of stiffness and back pain on waking up after sleeping. So it is more beneficial for you to sleep without a pillow because it makes your spine and head position straight. Sleeping without pillows keeps a person's neck in the direction of the spine, due to which there is no problem of back pain.
4. There is no problem like insomnia
For people who have insomnia, sleeping without a pillow can be beneficial because sleeping without a pillow reduces stress and leads to deep sleep. It is possible that some people may have some discomfort in the initial days due to sleeping with pillows since childhood. But when you get used to sleeping without pillow, after few days you will feel comfortable.
5. No wrinkles on the face
People who use very puffy and soft foam pillows at bedtime have wrinkles on their face quickly. This is because sleeping on a foam pillow puts pressure on the face and dust and dirt and bacteria on the pillow can damage the skin by penetrating the skin pores. It can also cause acne problem on the face skin. So it is good that you sleep without a pillow.
In this way, you can also save your body from many harm by taking the habit of sleeping without pillow and you can get many additional benefits. However, if you feel it necessary to sleep with a pillow, then try to use as low a height as you can. Having a thin pillow will not mess up the body's position.
