Natural Fabrics

Natural sleep & loungewear (women + men), winter remedies, & optimizing your morning.

Mar 02, 2025

NATURAL FABRICS | SLEEP & LOUNGEWEAR

So much of modern clothing is made with synthetic fabrics (polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex). While there are aesthetic and functional reasons to lean on these materials or blends at times, I prefer my sleepwear to be made from 100% natural fabrics. A few options below for women and men.

WOMEN

Cotton & Silk Top & Short Set (main photo ) // Classic Cotton Set (photo above) // Cotton Nightgown (photo above) // Cotton Poplin Set (photo above; love the menswear-inspired look) // Linen Set (photo above; I own this set and it’s comfortable and has held up well after many washes) // Cotton Poplin Set with Piping

MEN

More loungewear than sleepwear for the guys. I’m adding merino wool and cotton underwear to a future article list as sometimes less is more for men while sleeping.

Cotton Sweatshirt (main photo above) // Poplin Pajama Trousers (photo above) // Mid-Weight Sweatshirt (photo above) // Vintage Wash Sweatpant (photo above) // Midweight Terry Sweatpant (photo above) // Linen Drawstring Trousers // Cotton Knit Pajama Pants

WINTER REMEDIES FROM WARKITCHEN

I’ve been lucky enough to be spared so far, but something was definitely going around. I appreciated the tips & natural tricks in this Winter Remedies article from the Warkitchen, and as always, their whimsical graphics. I’d recommend subscribing to their newsletter while you’re at it.

WARKITCHEN

#117 Feeling sick?

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THE SCHOOL OF GREATNESS: How to Optimize your Brain Health with your Morning Routine

MAIN TAKEAWAYS

Dr. Andrew Huberman

Sleep and the importance of getting enough oxygen to benefit from the overnight brain clean-up processes. “Getting adequate oxygenation of the brain during sleep is key. So learn to be a nasal breather.”
Water with salt first thing.
Set circadian rhythm by going outside (not viewing through a window) and getting 10 minutes of bright light in your eyes.
- Sets circadian rhythm but also affects all cells; “every cell in your body has a 24-hour clock.”
- Sunlight viewing activates the photosensitive retinal ganglion cell which releases signals to the body; “every cell in your body gets tuned to the exact same time reference point so that your system can work as a nice concert of cells.”
Delay caffeine to clear out adenosine from the body. More about that process HERE.

Jessie Inchauspé, Glucose Goddess

Avoid or time sugar to mitigate glucose spikes. Her recommendation is to “have sugar after a meal as dessert, never on an empty stomach, never as a snack, never for breakfast.”
Clothe your carbs:
- Add protein, fat, or fiber — the clothes — before or with starches (e.g. bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, oats) and sugar. This helps slow down digestion and reduce glucose spikes.
Glucose spikes contribute to shorter lifespan and an age us faster.

Symptoms of glucose spikes:

“Do they feel cravings for sugar? Do they feel tired throughout the day? Do they ever experience brain fog, mental slowness?

Do they not sleep very well? Do they have inflammation on their skin like acne, psoriasis, eczema, etc.? Those are all signs of glucose spikes.

If you can never leave the house without a snack because you know you're going to be hungry every couple of hours, that's glucose spikes causing that.”

Four hacks to reduce spikes:

Savory breakfast instead of sweet (built around protein).
Vinegar before carbs. One tablespoon of vinegar in a glass of water before a meal “slows down the breakdown of carbs into glucose molecules.”
Vegetable starter: “…it's this sort of gooey viscous mesh that’s improving your gut lining. And then, any glucose coming down afterwards will not be able to get through to your bloodstream as quickly.”
Movement after eating: “Move, walk, stretch, jump, clean apartment, do the dishes, go grocery shopping.” Basically, move that body.