Results: Sleeping with socks
Published on 09/11/2018
(Source: howstuffworks.com) In a study, Korean researchers found that wearing a pair of special "sleeping socks" — which are apparently a thing in South Korea — not only sped up the onset of sleep, but increased overall sleep time by an average of 30 minutes and cut nighttime waking episodes in half.
For me, sleeping with socks, even in very cold days, is almost impossible. Instead of sleeping, I would just feel the urge to remove them. I always keep my feet uncovered to regulate my body temperature. That has been the same since I was a kid.
Let's see how it works for you.
If you want to read the full article, here's the link: https://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/sleep/basics/why-socks-help-sleep-better.htm?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
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Do you wear socks to sleep?
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Do you sleep better with socks? Yes
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"You might fall asleep 15 minutes earlier and wake up far less during the night if you put on a pair of socks at bedtime." Does wearing socks help you to sleep faster? Yes
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To understand why, you first need to grasp the relationship between core body temperature and sleep. During daylight hours, the human body hums along at an average temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius). But at night, your core body temperature dips as much as 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) over the course of six or seven hours of sleep. One of the ways that your body regulates its temperature is through blood vessels in your skin. If the brain decides the body is too hot, it will dilate (widen) blood vessels (vasodilation), redistributing warmer blood from the body's core through the rest of the body to cool it down. If the body is too cold, the brain signals the opposite reaction, restricting the flow of blood to the surface (vasoconstriction). This is where your feet come in. The palms of your hands and soles of your feet are the body's most efficient heat exchangers, since they are hairless and less insulated than other skin surfaces. Researchers have shown that warming the feet before going to sleep using a warm foot bath or by wearing socks promotes vasodilation, which in turn lowers the body's core temperature faster than going to sleep with cold, bare feet. Do you have difficulties to get asleep? Yes
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