There is a health related subject going around recently on the big internets, attracting the attention of people with lymphedema as well, for it claims that sleeping on one’s left side is beneficial for the lymph system and has many other health benefits.
The particular article that was just posted in a big lymphedema group on Facebook, is from a site called Healthy Life Tricks: This is why you should be sleeping on your left side
It says: “Sleeping on the left side is believed to greatly improve the health and even save lives. In holistic medicine, the left side of the body is the dominant lymphatic side, and while you’re sleeping on this side, your body will have more time to filter toxins, lymph fluid, and waste through the thoracic duct and the lymph nodes.
On the other hand, sleeping on your right side may cause your…
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