What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Some go
straight to the toilet to wash up, others drink their morning cup of
coffee while many of us first make our bed and then go about our morning
routines. Our parents taught us to do this since we were kids and it
kind of stick to us and turned into a habit. However, recent studies
show that this habit may be damaging our health after all and we’ll tell
you why.
According to research making the bed right after you get up traps
millions of dust mites inside the sheets and the mattress and they can
wreak havoc on our organism. Dust mites are tiny, microscopic bugs which
live in our bed, sheets and pillows, feeding on our dead skin cells and
sweat, rapidly multiplying. Scientists have confirmed that there are up
to 1.5 million dust mites in an average bed. And it’s not the bed bugs
that are health detrimental, it’s actually their excrement because it
contains a protein which when gets inhaled or come in contact with our
skin gets our antibodies’ levels up. When our antibodies’ number
increases our body starts to release histamine and that’s when the
problems begin. Histamine causes the swelling and redness usually
associated with allergies. As a result, you may start to notice some of
the following symptoms: red and watery eyes, watery nose, itching
sensation, hay fever, sneezing, coughing and even breathing problems.
Some people who are extremely sensitive to these dust mites may even
notice red, itchy bumps on their skin after being exposed to dust mites.
If you want to eliminate these annoying dust mites there is one simple
way to do it. All you have to do is not make your bed right after
getting up. If you don’t make your bed in the morning you expose them to
direct sunlight and fresh air, which will dehydrate and destroy them.
Leave your bed unmade until you come from work and you’ll be safe. Wash
your sheets as often as you can, every two weeks or so and the pillows
as well and that’s it. You won’t have to worry about these tiny
creatures ruining your day!