Fall asleep faster, boost your libido, avoid infections, improve your fertility and your self-esteem… the benefits of sleeping naked are numerous. Why Doctor takes stock.
Sleeping naked is nice, most people agree on that. And yet, only 10% of French people make it. Maybe they’ll change their minds when they learn seven scientific reasons why spending the night in its simplest form is good for your health.
1/ It helps you fall asleep faster
By falling asleep naked, you will be more likely to fall asleep quickly. Body temperature is one of the keys to the proper functioning of the circadian rhythm or biological clock. It changes throughout the day, gradually decreasing during the evening. This is one of the reasons why you start having slack from a certain hour. Sleeping naked will allow you to lower your body temperature faster, helping you fall into the arms of Morpheus faster. Down with overheated bedrooms and pajamas.
2/ It’s good for the skin and the hair
This famous decrease in body temperature not only has the advantage of helping you sleep quickly, it also stimulates an anti-aging hormone, melatonin. This regenerates the cells and thus improves the quality of the skin and hair.
3/ It helps prevent infections
Forgetting your clothes allows the body to breathe and therefore reduces perspiration, humidity and therefore the production of bacteria and infections, especially vaginal for women. Because remember that the vagina is a warm and humid environment, which makes it the ideal place for the proliferation of bacteria. Sleeping naked can therefore help reduce the risk of yeast infection by allowing some of the heat and moisture in the vagina to escape during the night. Regarding the bed, prefer cotton sheets to synthetic materials, which breathe less well.
4/ It’s better for the planet
Who says nudity, says more pajamas and therefore less detergent and water saved. Logically.
5/ It’s good for the libido
As you would have guessed, sleeping naked can give your partner ideas and help rekindle/maintain the flame. According to a survey conducted in the UK in 2014 among a thousand married couples, 57% of those who slept naked said they were “extremely happy” with their couple, compared to 48% who preferred to sleep in pajamas. “There are many factors that can affect the success of a relationship, but a very important factor is the bedroom environment,” said Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, researcher who participated in the study.
6/ It’s good for male fertility
In 2018, researchers discovered, after a study of 656 men, that those who wore boxers produced more sperm than those who wore tighter-fitting underwear. Probably because relatively loose underwear helps keep the testicles cool. On the contrary, high temperatures in the scrotum can negatively affect their functioning. Logically, sleeping naked could ventilate your testicles at night, thereby improving sperm production.
7/ It improves the quality of life
According to one another study, also published in 2018, participating in “naturist activities” could improve the quality of life, the image that one has of one’s body and self-esteem. We imagine that it also works with sleeping in Adam’s or Eve’s outfit.
In addition, when you sleep in pajamas, underwear or under a duvet, you limit your production of somatotropin or growth hormone. This prevents you from burning fat overnight and disrupts your muscle recovery. On the contrary, sleeping naked will help you free your movements and regulate your levels of cortisol or stress hormones, which will reduce your blood pressure, stimulate your appetite and improve your libido in the process. We come back to it.
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