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Raising the foot end of the bed eg with a few thick books under the mattress is supposed to give health benefits by stopping the blood pooling in the lower legs
by dave333 2y ago
Raising the foot end of the bed eg with a few thick books under the mattress is supposed to give health benefits by stopping the blood pooling in the lower legs where DVT blood clots most likely occur. Wondering if it also benefits by increasing blood pressure in the head?
- emporas 2y agoYep, exactly that, or similar. Use gravity to pull blood towards the head. It's not rocket science, although if you want to do that on space, you may need to learn a little bit of rocket science. In space that's the default situation. The heart pulses maniacally to keep blood circulating all around, but in no gravity places the legs are a pretty small organ, they don't need that much blood. So in space, a lot of blood ends up on the head. We can simulate that on earth for half an hour/day and it has numerous benefits.