By Busari Kabirat
The major reason advisable to sleep with a pillow is to promote between the neck and backbone a proper alignment.
Pillow is purposely designed for the stress minimization of the neck and back by supporting the head, alleviating pressure in the cervical area and straightening out the spine.
Human brain is made up of no fewer than 100 billion nerve cells named neurons.
The amazing part of neurons is the ability to gather and transmit electrochemical signals.
It is not advisable to rest the head on the same level as the body because when the brain is at the same level as the body, there is a gush of blood going into the brain thus making the small nerves and its endings or Dendrites die.
These neurons are connected via nerve network, so the minute there is excessive of blood flow, it makes them ineffective. So sleeping with something like a pillow to raise the head higher than rest of the body is necessary.
This higher head position enabled human to develop intelligence because neurons were preserved in this position. If one stop to use pillow it can be very detrimental to the brain.
A certain portion of the brain cannot feel any pain because the brain has no pain receptors and this is by design, certain neurons are so tiny that any amount of blood must not reach there because they can get damaged by blood flow.
For this reason, a good height of pillow is very necessary for good sleep and for better brain health. No animal uses any head elevation while sleeping rather, certain animal can sleep while standing and their neck/brain portion are lower than their body.
It is good to use one pillow to elevate your head just so slightly that it is above your stomach, such that your esophagus will be pointing downward rather than positioned horizontally, minimizing the possibility of stomach acids going back up into your esophagus and damaging it.
So while getting yourself a pillow try get a good one and be more intelligent.
