Most people are missing out on these health benefits
Only
12 percent of Americans sleep naked, according to a recent poll from
the National Sleep Foundation. But that’s a damn shame. Not only does
nighttime nudity feel awesome, it’s also good for your health. Here are 5
great reasons to let it all hang out tonight.
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You’ll sleep better.
Shedding your threads before tucking in will help you snooze more soundly, says Men’s Health sleep ad visor W. Christopher Winter, M.D. Your body temperature declines as you doze and climbs before you wake up, but clothing can interfere with this natural fluctuation, Dr. Winter says.
Shedding your threads before tucking in will help you snooze more soundly, says Men’s Health sleep ad visor W. Christopher Winter, M.D. Your body temperature declines as you doze and climbs before you wake up, but clothing can interfere with this natural fluctuation, Dr. Winter says.
The
extra insulation can make you too hot as your temperature drops,
leading to tossing and turning and waking up sweaty in the middle of the
night. Nix the PJ's and allow your body temperature to ebb and flow
uninterrupted, Dr. Winter says
You’ll ignite your metabolism
Staying cool throughout the night may help rev your metabolism, according to a 2014 study in the journal Diabetes. Researchers found that when people slept in a chilly room, they produced double the volume of brown fat—a healthy fat stored in your neck that burns calories to generate body heat—compared to when they slept in a warmer room.
Staying cool throughout the night may help rev your metabolism, according to a 2014 study in the journal Diabetes. Researchers found that when people slept in a chilly room, they produced double the volume of brown fat—a healthy fat stored in your neck that burns calories to generate body heat—compared to when they slept in a warmer room.
Keeping
your body temperature lower by sleeping nude could produce the same
effect, says study author Francesco S. Celi, M.D. (For a workout you can
do at home to burn serious calories while you’re awake, try one guy lost 18 pounds of fat in just 6 weeks!)
You’ll protect your testicles
Sleeping in your underwear increases the odds that you’ll get an infection in the worst possible place, says Brian Steixner, M.D., a urologist based in Atlantic City, N.J.
Sleeping in your underwear increases the odds that you’ll get an infection in the worst possible place, says Brian Steixner, M.D., a urologist based in Atlantic City, N.J.
Your
drawers keep heat and moisture in—and bacteria thrive in warm, moist
environments, says Dr. Steixner. More bacteria makes for a higher
likelihood that any chaffed or irritated skin down there becomes
infected, he says. Skip your skivvies to keep your balls cleaner, drier,
and healthier.
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