Kit Roberts
A doctor has explained why you should never make your bed in the morning.
Messy bed-heads of the world rejoice, it turns out that making your bed neatly, tucking in the corners and everything else could actually be worse for your health than just leaving it in a mess.
Now a doctor has taken to TikTok to explain exactly why this is, and it's safe to say that those of a squeamish disposition should look away.
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See, it turns out that even the most perennially single among us never truly sleep alone.
That's because we share our beds with microscopic dust mites, which feed on the bits of dead skin which naturally fall off our bodies.
Dr Sermed Mezher took to social media to explain how not making your bed first thing in the morning can actually help to contain the mites.
He said: "Even if you don't have a partner, you're never sleeping alone. That's because our beds contain millions of these dust mites, which actually feast on human flesh overnight, and they survive because of the moisture.
"When we make our beds in the morning, it actually helps them to live and reproduce so that they can then go on and multiply."
While dust mites are not massively dangerous, if you have an allergy, then they can cause some issues, especially if they are allowed to proliferate.
Dr Mezher continued: "You may not even know that you're allergic to them, but they can cause things like nasal congestion or annoying skin rashes that you didn't even realise were because of them."
He added: "That's also the reason why you should change your bedsheets as often as possible, ideally every week, but at most every two weeks."
But what bearing does not making your bed have on the lives of the dust mites?
Well, the animals thrive in environments which are high in moisture, like the moisture that we sweat out while getting our beauty sleep.
But there's a flip side to that, which is that they don't do well in the air.
Dr Mezher said: "Just half an hour to one hour of leaving your bed unmade in the morning can release that moisture of you being in the bedroom at night and kill them."
He did add that you will never make your bed completely sterile, but it would have an impact.
So there you have it, not making your bed can actually be good for your health.