Get Naked!!

I am one of the Roughly 10% of individuals sleep in the nude..... and here are some reasons to do the same.

Many benefits can be found when one sleeps with no clothes on.

1. Those who sleep in the buff tend to have better relationships. Skin to skin contact will release oxytocin, which is known as the bonding hormone. This will not only elevate happiness, but will also lower stress and reduces blood pressure.

2. Sleeping with no clothes on will reduce the likelihood of yeast infections. Wearing no clothes will allow the vaginal area to air out. Without any clothes on, the area will remain cool and dry, where with clothes on, the yeast could grow in the warm, moist conditions.

3. Wearing clothing to bed will allow the body to stay warmer, which will prevent the growth hormone from being released. The growth hormone will promote bone density, lowers the risk of heart disease, lowers the risk of diabetes, repairs tissues, builds muscles, stimulates the growth of internal organs, and stimulates the immune system. It will also help to promote a healthy weight.

4. You can have better sex since you will be ready to go and the level of oxytocin will be high.

5. Cortisol levels are decreased at night when our bodies cool. So with less clothes our bodies are cooler. If we are too hot often we will get less sleep and will wake up with high levels of cortisol. This can make a person hungrier and an individual may not only gain weight, but also have a lower libido.

6. Sleeping in the buff keeps us young. The anti-aging hormones, growth hormones, and melatonin will function properly when they are kept at a temperature of 68-70 degrees. Keeping cool will allow the body to cool down during sleep.

7. An individual can become more comfortable with their body if they sleep naked. This will allow them to be happier. You do not have to worry about bras, underwear, or anything else.

8. Your skin will get to breathe! During the day, all the skin is covered up. Sleeping naked will allow such parts to air out, and will mean a lowered risk for certain skin diseases, such as athlete’s foot.

9. You will have fewer clothes to wash. No searching for something that is comfortable to wear at night. Simply strip down and climb between the two cool sheets.

Ditch the pyjamas and crawl into bed naked tonight. Start looking and feeling better and having a better relationship with not only yourself, but your significant other as well.

Sunlight, Exercise, and Insomnia

Both exercise and sunlight have a direct impact on your sleep system and your body temperature rhythm. If you don’t get sufficient exercise and sunlight, you increase daytime drowsiness because you inhibit the daily rise and fall of body temperature.

When feeling drowsy and lacking energy during the day most people quickly jump to the conclusion that it is because they didn’t get enough sleep. For this very reason, they rest more and decrease their activity level based on the theory that “I’m feeling tired, so obviously I didn’t get enough sleep last night and I should probably get some rest.”

This is a faulty theory and exactly the sort of behavior that will only create additional sleep problems for you! It is counterproductive because by being inactive and staying indoors you are flattening your body temperature curve so you will feel more tired when in fact you are supposed to be feeling awake. You can easily get caught in a vicious cycle: the more fatigue you encounter, the more you are likely to stay inactive (and consequently the less restorative your sleep will be at night). You are also more likely to stay indoors and thereby limit your exposure to sunlight.

Also, keep in mind you can perform on less sleep than you think! In addition, for a brief period you can perform with less sleep than you need, so discard that particular worry for now. Although you may get less sleep than you need on occasion, the proper way to combat this reality is by being physically active and staying outdoors in order to receive exposure to natural light! Go get up, get out and get active!

When you’re feeling tired, fatigued and lacking in energy you are likely to try to compensate for this by getting to bed early. Unfortunately, this only weakens your sleep system by decreasing your prior wakefulness, which decreases your “sleep drive.”

You will also tend to decrease activity levels and your exposure to natural light by going to bed early. Remember the goal is just the opposite: you want to increase prior wakefulness to create a deeper, restorative sleep. By doing the opposite you will only encourage lighter and less rejuvenating sleep which leaves you feeling drowsy and without energy during the day. This, in turn leaves you with a tendency to be inactive and stay indoors, and the vicious cycle continues!

Remember! Even if you did in fact get too little sleep, the best way to counter a sense of tiredness, fatigue and lack of energy is by getting sunlight and exercise and not by staying inactive and resting. This will only trap you further in this cycle!

No matter how little you sleep or how little you think you have slept or how drowsy you feel - get out and get active! This is the best way to turn this vicious cycle around: incorporate an element of daily outdoor activity into your life!