Surprising Facts About Sleeping Naked
Getting a good night's sleep is paramount to our health. By not getting the right amount of sleep, this can have a huge impact on our physical health as well as on our mental health.
But did you know that sleeping naked also has its benefits? Here are a few surprising facts...
Helps you to sleep better
Research has shown that by sleeping naked, your body temperature is kept at a lower temperature. This helps reduce the number of times you wake in the night and helps you sleep more deeply.
Skin-to-skin contact is the best
Sleeping naked increases the chance of skin-to-skin contact and a more active sex life. The feel-good hormone oxytocin is released, which helps you feel more relaxed and affectionate.
Helps you to lose weight
Together with a healthy diet and exercising regularly, sleeping well can contribute to weight loss. By sleeping naked, this can help keep our body temperature low, which can boost the metabolism. If our body becomes overheated whilst we sleep, the stress hormone cortisol, will rise. This can make us feel more stressed and unable to sleep, which in turn can lead to weight gain and increased appetite.
Improves circulation
By not being restricted by clothes, this can improve circulation which is great for the heart and muscles.
Helps your skin breathe
Throughout the day, our bodies constantly have something on our skin. By sleeping naked, it allows our body to breathe without being constricted by clothes. It reduces the chance of developing bacterial skin infections which are caused by sweating and restricting the skin. Sleeping at a lower temperature has an anti-aging effect on our skin cells. The sleep hormone melatonin prevents the degeneration of skin cells whilst we sleep.
Keeps your hair strong and beautiful
By being nude and keeping cool when sleeping, you will sweat less. Sweat can be very salty which can damage the hair and irritate your scalp.
Reproductive organs are happy
Sleeping naked helps female reproductive organs to stay bacteria-free by keeping areas cool and dry and prevents overheating.
For men, wearing tight underwear can harm semen levels and reproductive health. By going naked, this risk is reduced, and organs are kept cool.
Builds confidence
Sleeping naked helps you feel more confident and comfortable about yourself. If you feel good about yourself, this is conveyed in whatever you do during the day and gives your self-esteem a boost.
As you can see there are many reasons why you should ditch the pyjamas. However, the most important thing is, to do what you feel most comfortable with, and to make sure you stay cool when sleeping. This way you will sleep better and deeper and you will feel much healthier, physically and mentally.
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