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Posted by Cass on January 27, 2005, at 0:51:23
This is from Nutrition Hints from Betty Kamen, PhD, and Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, by Nutrition Encounter www.bettykamen.com
Hint #1721: Don't Make Your Bed!
Failing to make your bed in the morning may actually help keep you healthy because it sets up an environment that is unappealing to house dust mites thought to cause asthma and other allergies.Hard to believe, but you may have plenty of company at night: you may be sleeping with 1.5 million house dust mites. However, these bugs cannot survive in the dry conditions found in an unmade bed.
Simply leaving a bed unmade during the day can remove moisture from the sheets and mattress so the mites will dehydrate and eventually die. The mites need a humid environment to thrive, a condition which gets “sealed in” when you throw bedspreads over the bed.
The bugs, which are less than a millimeter long, feed on the scales of your skin and produce allergens which you easily inhale during sleep.
House-dust mite allergen can be a trigger for those with asthma.
Source: Kingston University Study, BBC Report, England, Jan 2005.
Posted by rainbowbrite on January 27, 2005, at 10:49:50
In reply to Good news for sloppy people, posted by Cass on January 27, 2005, at 0:51:23
OMG! so gross! well that means im BUG FREE!! Although those bugs sound like a good exfoliator haha. is there any good news for messy kitchems and clothes on the floor? LOL
Posted by Jai Narayan on January 27, 2005, at 11:23:59
In reply to Re: Good news for sloppy people, posted by rainbowbrite on January 27, 2005, at 10:49:50
thank god for my sloppy behavior.
so don't let the bed bugs bite.....
that's real???
I change my be every week.
I like having new clean sheets.
but I will leave my bed open from now on.
thanks
Ja* not making the square corners this morning
no bouncing dime on my bed
Posted by Gabbix2 on January 27, 2005, at 13:31:08
In reply to Re: Good news for sloppy people, posted by rainbowbrite on January 27, 2005, at 10:49:50
> OMG! so gross! well that means im BUG FREE!!
> Although those bugs sound like a good exfoliator haha.
chuckle.. ya, kill them? let's harvest the damn things, it's like a spa while you sleep!
Posted by anastasia56 on January 27, 2005, at 14:08:29
In reply to Good news for sloppy people, posted by Cass on January 27, 2005, at 0:51:23
those lousy dust mites! i knew they were bad news. and to top it off they chew with their mouths open.
anastasia
Posted by AuntieMel on January 27, 2005, at 14:17:28
In reply to Re: Good news for sloppy people, posted by anastasia56 on January 27, 2005, at 14:08:29
Where I live, leaving the sheets open won't cut down on humidity....
And then I looked and the study is from England - hardly an arid climate, either.
Was this written by the association of allergists?
Posted by Jai Narayan on January 27, 2005, at 15:22:33
In reply to Re: I don't understand, posted by AuntieMel on January 27, 2005, at 14:17:28
Okay I like the idea of having my dead skin cells gone but the idea of little tiny creatures moving and munching all night...way over the top. I KNOW they would keep me up all night.
Maybe that's why I have sleeping problems?
just a thought.
Ja*
Posted by tootercat on January 28, 2005, at 11:41:49
In reply to Good news for sloppy people, posted by Cass on January 27, 2005, at 0:51:23
yAHOO!!! I have been validated!!!! I am the queen of unmade bed! And thank goodness my boyfriend is the same way!
Thanks for the info!
Tooter (Pam)
Posted by Cass on January 28, 2005, at 19:20:27
In reply to Re: Good news for sloppy people » Cass, posted by tootercat on January 28, 2005, at 11:41:49
Yep, tooter. The only time I make the bed is when I change the sheets.
A clean house is a sign of a dull woman ;-)
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