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What is the ideal sleeping position to maximize brain wash? Is it back, side, slightly inclined? Fluids theory would surely dictate how we can better align our

by hbarka 5y ago

What is the ideal sleeping position to maximize brain wash? Is it back, side, slightly inclined? Fluids theory would surely dictate how we can better align our body to encourage this. Intuition says our neck torsion must be instrumental to a good flow.

staticassertion 5y ago
If I'm lucky, constant tossing and turning.
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- hbarka 5y ago
  A few years ago, before Covid era (BC :), I did a tour of medieval castles in Europe and one observation that stuck in my memory was that the beds used by the royalty were constructed with an inclined position. I’m really curious how prevalent this was and if it was the preferred luxury style of the rich. In parts of Asia hard pillows (reeds/woven) were preferred over down.
  - ciphol 5y ago
    Head up or head down?
    - dmix 5y ago
      Head up, like leaned back sitting.
  - wrycoder 5y ago
    In some cultures, it was traditional to use the skull of your enemy as a pillow.
MithrilTuxedo 5y ago
I assume you would want to rotate.
- mawadev 5y ago
  I will sleep in a washing machine from now on
- hammock 5y ago
  It would really just take sleeping on your back with head to the left, and head to the right. This approach works for sinus drainage as well. So many people cannot/do not sleep on their back, though.
- bitL 5y ago
  Centrifugal bed from IKEA.
nxmnxm99 5y ago
Of all the worldly anxieties dominating modern existence I cannot imagine why you would want to add another one
- hutzlibu 5y ago
  Probably because THIS is finally the magic bullet, that not knowing it, was holding me back for years.
tazjin 5y ago
You don't know what effect this has. Why do you want to maximise it?
- guerrilla 5y ago
  Only if they didn't read the article, which explains "Earlier studies have suggested that CSF flow and slow wave activity both help flush toxic, memory-impairing proteins from the brain." and more.
  - nlitened 5y ago
    Studies may have suggested something, does not mean they have proven that same thing. Also, "toxic memory impairing proteins" is some kind of hand-wavy journalistic clickbait and not actual science.
    - guerrilla 5y ago
      > proven Studies don't "prove" things. "toxic memory impairing proteins" is literally what they are. They impair memory and when they accumulate, they are toxic. There's nothing hand-wavy about it. These words have meaning.
      - ninesnines 5y ago
        Hello! Exactly! However, there has been also a lot of research that has built upon this 2019 paper -- here is a nice review article that touches on what we now know about changes in CSF and how that is coupled with neurodegenerative diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101572 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101572
tiborsaas 5y ago
Wake up in the middle of the night, shake your head violently and turn to the other side. That probably will do it.

by hbarka 5y ago

staticassertion 5y ago

If I'm lucky, constant tossing and turning.

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hbarka 5y ago
A few years ago, before Covid era (BC :), I did a tour of medieval castles in Europe and one observation that stuck in my memory was that the beds used by the royalty were constructed with an inclined position. I’m really curious how prevalent this was and if it was the preferred luxury style of the rich. In parts of Asia hard pillows (reeds/woven) were preferred over down.
- ciphol 5y ago
  Head up or head down?
  - dmix 5y ago
    Head up, like leaned back sitting.
- wrycoder 5y ago
  In some cultures, it was traditional to use the skull of your enemy as a pillow.

MithrilTuxedo 5y ago

I assume you would want to rotate.

mawadev 5y ago
I will sleep in a washing machine from now on
hammock 5y ago
It would really just take sleeping on your back with head to the left, and head to the right. This approach works for sinus drainage as well. So many people cannot/do not sleep on their back, though.
bitL 5y ago
Centrifugal bed from IKEA.

nxmnxm99 5y ago

Of all the worldly anxieties dominating modern existence I cannot imagine why you would want to add another one

hutzlibu 5y ago
Probably because THIS is finally the magic bullet, that not knowing it, was holding me back for years.

tazjin 5y ago

You don't know what effect this has. Why do you want to maximise it?

guerrilla 5y ago
Only if they didn't read the article, which explains "Earlier studies have suggested that CSF flow and slow wave activity both help flush toxic, memory-impairing proteins from the brain." and more.
- nlitened 5y ago
  Studies may have suggested something, does not mean they have proven that same thing. Also, "toxic memory impairing proteins" is some kind of hand-wavy journalistic clickbait and not actual science.
  - guerrilla 5y ago
    > proven Studies don't "prove" things. "toxic memory impairing proteins" is literally what they are. They impair memory and when they accumulate, they are toxic. There's nothing hand-wavy about it. These words have meaning.
    - ninesnines 5y ago
      Hello! Exactly! However, there has been also a lot of research that has built upon this 2019 paper -- here is a nice review article that touches on what we now know about changes in CSF and how that is coupled with neurodegenerative diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101572 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101572

tiborsaas 5y ago

Wake up in the middle of the night, shake your head violently and turn to the other side. That probably will do it.