The Science Behind Indian Beliefs Regarding Sleeping Directions...
*Me sleeping*, *Mom wakes me up and says* ¨Why are you facing the North and sleeping, sleep facing the East just right now!!!¨ Me: ¨What is this, IDK where`s east, west and all, so mom let me sleep naa¨ I bet most of your parents have said this. But how does sleeping in certain directions even matter, aren't they just superstitions?? Is it true that if we sleep with our head facing towards the north we will invite evil spirits and ghosts? It is a myth, but there is science behind not sleeping with our head towards the north, let me explain. There are many reasons for the same such as. We all know that Earth has a large magnetic field with north and south poles and it has a strong magnetic pull towards the core. As we are in India, we live in the Northern Hemisphere. If we keep our head towards the north and stay in the same position for 7-9 hours, then due to the magnetic pull the blood will flow more towards the brain leading to disturbed sleep. This is the reason why we sometim