Monday Nov 17, 2015
Without adequate sleep, our bodies begin to break down and the quality of our health deteriorates. Getting less than seven or eight hours of sleep each night, especially over time, has been linked to some serious health issues. The bottom line is that sleep plays a very important role in our overall health and well-being.
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Studies show that regularly getting less than six hours of sleep per night can lead to a higher risk of both heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
In one study, researchers analysed six years' worth of data from just under 1,500 participants, all between the ages of 35 and 79. On their results, the study authors wrote, "Short sleep duration was associated with an elevated risk of IFG [incident-impaired fasting glucose]."
Not only can this elevated blood sugar lead to heart disease and diabetes, it can also lead to weight gain, which comes with its own risk of debilitating health issues.
There are many things we can do to encourage better sleep. Along with eating right, getting plenty of exercise, and removing electronic devices from your bedroom, you could also try sleeping naked! That's right, sleeping in the nude can greatly increase the quality of the sleep you get, and here are five reasons why.
Encourage Greater Intimacy
Perhaps the most obvious reason to sleep naked is that it may help to amplify the intimacy and excitement between you and your partner (if you have one). Not only can sleeping naked next to your loved one be exciting, it can also release oxytocin, often referred to as the 'love hormone'.
Oxytocin can induce anti-stress-like effects such as reduction of blood pressure and cortisol levels. It increases pain thresholds, exerts an anxiolytic-like effect and stimulates various types of positive social interaction. In addition, it promotes growth and healing. more
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