An article I read questioned "why" so few Americans, only about 8%, sleep naked. I know why...KIDS!!! When your 2-year old cries out at 3:00 a.m., you want to get to them fast and you just can't have all that "stuff" flopping around as you run down the hall. Talk about nightmares!
The article discussed 7 benefits from sleeping naked and I think they're interesting because there's science about it!
Body temperature
Did you know that your body temperature has to drop a half of a degree in order for your brain to trigger its sleep mechanisms? If you wear jammies to bed, it makes it difficult to achieve the temperature necessary to trigger sleep.
Body temperature
Did you know that your body temperature has to drop a half of a degree in order for your brain to trigger its sleep mechanisms? If you wear jammies to bed, it makes it difficult to achieve the temperature necessary to trigger sleep.
Bears don't have a choice. They can't shed their fur coat, but they have different mechanisms that bring on the deep sleep of hibernation.
If you sleep naked, you also wake up feeling crisp and robust and don't need to disrobe. It's out of the bed and into the shower.
If you sleep naked, you also wake up feeling crisp and robust and don't need to disrobe. It's out of the bed and into the shower.
You need the circulation
Arm pits and the groin area need circulation. In particular, if your "nether-yay-ya" doesn't get some air, bacteria can breed and make you vulnerable to a yeast infection.
Arm pits and the groin area need circulation. In particular, if your "nether-yay-ya" doesn't get some air, bacteria can breed and make you vulnerable to a yeast infection.
Intimacy
Even if you're not completely secure about your body, sleeping in a skin-to-skin arrangement, promotes intimacy. There's something about the vulnerability of being naked that tells your partner that there's trust between you.
You'll drop a dress size
Because your body will need to work harder to keep you warm during the night, your metabolism has to ramp up. It uses calories and you lose weight while you sleep. What's not to love about that?
Even if you're not completely secure about your body, sleeping in a skin-to-skin arrangement, promotes intimacy. There's something about the vulnerability of being naked that tells your partner that there's trust between you.
You'll drop a dress size
Because your body will need to work harder to keep you warm during the night, your metabolism has to ramp up. It uses calories and you lose weight while you sleep. What's not to love about that?
You'll be more comfortable
No strangling collars, no itchy tags, jammies riding up, and nightshirts trying to escape over your head.
No strangling collars, no itchy tags, jammies riding up, and nightshirts trying to escape over your head.
There's a morning glow
It's unclear as to "why" people look better the day after they've slept without encumbrances. Perhaps it's because sleeping naked helps the skin to shed dead cells and hair, replenishes your body's moisturizing oils, improves cleanliness and, basically, because you're getting a better night's sleep.
It's unclear as to "why" people look better the day after they've slept without encumbrances. Perhaps it's because sleeping naked helps the skin to shed dead cells and hair, replenishes your body's moisturizing oils, improves cleanliness and, basically, because you're getting a better night's sleep.
There are health reasons for sleeping without clothing, but if you have kids around, perhaps you and your partner can trade off nights and one be responsible for the kids while the other sleeps au naturelle.
There will come a time when the kids can manage on their own and you can lock your bedroom door. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until they move out, completely out!
Just do the best you can until then. TTFN, Claudia
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There will come a time when the kids can manage on their own and you can lock your bedroom door. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until they move out, completely out!
Just do the best you can until then. TTFN, Claudia
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