It seems like a quiet habit, but it has consequences:
- The stomach is still working and needs a lot of blood to digest.
- By going to bed so early, circulation is redistributed to the abdomen and momentarily less blood reaches the brain.
- The next morning the heavy head appears and the instability when getting up.
I remember Don Alfredo, 72 years old.
He would get dizzy just when he got up, the rest of the day he was fine. The problem wasn’t the morning, it was the night: he had dinner and went to bed right away.
Just by waiting 2 hours between dinner and sleep, her episodes of dizziness were drastically reduced.
Sleeping immediately after eating also increases the risk of silent reflux, which irritates structures near nerves involved in balance.
What to do
- Have dinner earlier whenever you can.
- Allow at least 2 hours between dinner and bedtime.
- If you feel very sleepy after eating, take a short nap sitting down, not lying down.
Mistake 6: Sitting for hours without moving your neck or changing your gaze
“Doctor, I hardly do anything, how am I going to get dizzy?”
Precisely for that reason.