5 Ways Sleeping Naked Can Benefit You

Health

Science & Tech

Jul 28, 2014
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It appears that sleeping naked is not only sexy, but is also beneficial for ones health. Here
are five surprising (and scientifically confirmed) ways sleeping in your birthday suit can
benefit your health and well-being:

Better quality of sleep

An Australian study concluded that some forms of insomnia can be provoked by improper
body temperature regulation at night. Another study showed that the regulation of in-bed
body temperature could significantly help in reaching a deeper sleep. In one study in
particular, Dutch scientists placed thermosuits on participants in order to lower their skin
temperature without affecting core body temperature. As a result, the participants had an
uninterrupted sleep and spent more time in the deep sleep stages.

So if you are using heavy blankets or wearing warm clothes at night, it can negatively affect
your sleep.

Combat belly fat and lower cortisol

levels
Natural body cooling at night can also help you lower your cortisol levels. Cortisol, or the socalled stress hormone, is responsible for a number of disorders, including high blood
pressure and cholesterol levels, disturbed sleep and increased appetite, hormonal
imbalances, and a weak immune system.
Between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., when your body is resting deeply, the cortisol levels reach
their minimum. After 2 a.m., the glands that produce cortisol start working more actively in
order to prepare the body for the next day and make you feel energized when you wake up.
When you dont get enough sleep, you wake up with abnormally high cortisol levels, which
is likely to stimulate your appetite (especially for comfort foods, such as sweets and cakes)
and enhance the tendency to over-eat. Needless to say that this can contribute to
increasing your belly fat.

Stimulate the release of anti-aging

hormones
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Keeping your body or your bedroom at a temperature higher than 70F (21C) prevents the
release of melatonin and growth hormones, which are most vital anti-aging hormones.
Melatonin is released when you sleep in complete darkness, which triggers a slight but
significant cooling in the body. Growth hormones are released as body temperature
decreases. Moreover, a study published in the journal Sleepshowed that sleep itself can
trigger the release of growth hormones.

Healthy body composition

The increased body or bedroom temperature impedes the release of growth hormones as
mentioned above, which is essential for tissue repair and healthy body composition.
A study at the University of Warwick concluded that those who sleep less than six hours are
three times more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease, and therefore, unwanted
weight gain. Lack of sleep is associated with the release of cortisol and hunger hormones,
which cause a corresponding insulin increase; while it is also related to less active
production of the fat-burning and appetite-controlling hormones.

Boost oxytocin
Oxytocin is a powerful feel-good hormone (also called the love hormone), which is
involved in orgasm and sexual responsiveness, stress, combating depression, reducing
intestinal inflammation by improving gut motility, and blood pressure reduction. So if you
and your partner are sleeping in your birthday suits, skin to skin touching can boost the
release of oxytocin. And of course, we cant neglect the most obvious benefit of sleeping
naked: it can trigger sexual desire in you and your partner and thus you will have more
intimate moments together.
If these arent enough reasons for you to ditch the bulky pjs tonight then I dont know what
is:)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anna LeMind is the owner and lead editor of the website Learning-mind.com, and a staff
writer for The Mind Unleashed.
Featured image credits: BeautyHeaven.com.au