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Unmade beds may be healthier for you<\/a>, since they discourage dust mites.<\/p>\n

A Kingston University study discovered the bugs cannot survive in the warm, dry conditions found in an unmade bed.<\/p>\n

The average bed could be home to up to 1.5 million house dust mites. The bugs, which are less than a millimetre long, feed on scales of human skin and produce allergens which are easily inhaled during sleep.<\/p>\n

The warm, damp conditions created in an occupied bed are ideal for the creatures, but they are less likely to thrive when moisture is in shorter supply.<\/p>\n

So there.<\/p>\n

(via GeekPress<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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