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Most people are taught to make their bed after waking up and before beginning their day. However, scientists are now claiming that this daily practice is actually very unhealthy.

It all comes down to the millions of unseen dust mites that live in our beds. The bizarre, alien looking critters feed on the dead skin flakes that fall off our bodies and into our beds. This makes mattresses, blankets, sheets, pillows and anything else on your bed, the perfect breeding ground for the microscopic creatures. When we sleep for long hours in bed, our bedding takes up moisture from the prolonged body contact which allows the dust mites to survive and reproduce….