It’s time to ditch your pajama set, your sleep routine is about to get sexy! It may not be your first choice, but sleeping in your birthday suit actually boasts an array of benefits. Let’s cut back on the clothes, and undress the surprising benefits of sleeping naked…
Quality sleep plays a major role in your overall health. Insomnia and other sleep disorders drive us towards seeking out supplementary bedtime rituals, from bedtime yoga to consistent nightly routines that help to decompress. Yes, these rituals can contribute to better sleep…but so can sleeping naked!
Improves overall quality of sleep
Sleeping naked may help you get better sleep because it changes your body temperature. When your body temperature is warm, you may struggle to fall asleep. Sleeping naked will regulate your body temperature and send you off into a peaceful, effective sleep.
An ideal body temperature will help your body unwind from the day. When your body is cooler, it will signal time to rest.
Improves the look of your skin
There are beauty benefits of sleeping naked too! A good, quality sleep promotes good-looking skin and reduces the ageing process. When you’ve had a few nights of disrupted sleep, you start to see it in your eyes and skin. Sleeping naked will aid in your skin’s ability to breath and heal during the night. Your skin will be happy after you’ve caught a few zzz’s in the nude.
Pro Tip: Ensure that your bedding is clean!
May help reduce anxiety
There is a massive connotation between anxiety and sleep. Poor quality of sleep may exacerbate anxiety symptoms. In turn, stress and anxiety may impair a person’s sleep quality.
If you share a bed with your partner – sleeping naked next to them may support the release of oxytocin, a love hormone known for its anti-stress effect, and may help reduce stress and anxiety.
Helps build your self-esteem
Being naked can be daunting but sleeping naked may promote high self-esteem and positive body image.
Being nude may enhance life satisfaction and improve body image, self-esteem and you may even feel more attractive and appreciate your body more. You don’t have to go to a nudist beach to engage in naked activity when you can just go to bed every night naked and enjoy these same benefits! You will feel sexier.
May boost your metabolism
There are some studies showing the relationship between sleeping nude can be linked to a reduced weight gain. Stripping down before bed can help you maintain or fix your sleeping schedule, which is associated to maintaining a healthy weight.
Improves vaginal health
Your vagina’s health will thank you for making sleeping nude a habit.
Vagina health is impacted by how much air circulates it. For example, tight underwear may increase a person’s risk of having a yeast infection, a condition of yeast overgrowth in the vagina.
Sleeping naked may allow airflow freely in the vagina and reduce a person’s chances of developing a yeast infection.
May increase male fertility
Sleeping naked may also benefit male reproductive health and fertility. A high scrotal temperature may affect sperm concentration and total count, and nocturnal cooling may reduce scrotal temperature.
Going to bed in light underwear or naked may support testicular function and male fertility. Tell your hubby!
Boosts intimacy and libido
The benefits of sleeping naked with your partner need no explanation. Cue sexy time! However, that’s not all there is to it…
Sleeping naked can also increase your sex drive, and it makes for middle-of-the-night sex easier but there are more benefits to skin-on-skin contact between adults. Oxytocin is released in response to stimulation of skin touching skin.
Sleeping nude with your partner can help increase skin contact and, in turn, produce a higher oxytocin release than clothed cuddling. Try sleeping in a position with your partner that promotes contact.
Exchanging pre-bedtime massages is another great way to boost oxytocin and reduce overall stress.
Pro Tip: Invest in breathable, soft sheets that you can enjoy together.
Still a bit shy? How to start sleeping naked comfortably
If you don’t already go to bed naked, the idea of sleeping with nothing on may be strange or may not sound comfortable to you. Don’t worry – here is how you can start your naked sleep journey:
- Keep your room temperature at the ideal sleep temperature. If your room is too hot or cold, you may find it hard to sleep naked.
- Take a lovely shower before bed.
- Start by wearing loose-fitting underwear. This is a great place to start till you’re comfortable with sleeping naked.
- Have a relaxing bedtime routine that you follow every night that leads you to fall asleep.
- If you sleep with your partner, consider convincing them to go to bed naked with you. Doing this may help you feel more comfortable sleeping naked and even benefit your relationship and intimacy levels.
- Splurge on high-quality bedding, sheets, and pillowcases. If you’re not going to wear sleepwear, why not make your bed feel softer than silk?
- Keep an extra blanket nearby. If you like the benefits of sleeping naked and want to continue during colder weather, a blanket will solve your chilly problems.
In the case of dressing or not dressing at bedtime – less is more. Besides, what’s better than pairing fresh bedding with your birthday suit?
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