Who knew?

Worth a try anyway, eh?

 

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/09/15/how-to-fall-asleep-faster/

Heating your feet can help you fall asleep faster - The Washington Post

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I struggle with getting good sleep. What can I do about it?

Try heating up your feet at night with one of these methods:

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Take a warm bath or shower.

Do a quick foot soak in warm water.

Wear socks to sleep.

Warming the extremities before bed has been shown to help people fall asleep more quickly. It does so as well as many over-the-counter sleep aids.

“It’s a natural sleep medication,” said William Wisden, a professor at Imperial College London who studies how nerve cells signal sleep.

Many animals — humans included — “nest” in preparation for sleep to create a warm microenvironment surrounding their bodies, whether by curling up, wrapping themselves in bedding or donning fuzzy socks. “Having warm skin, especially hands and feet, induces drowsiness,” Wisden said.

 

 

I tried this with socks but I don't own any heavy socks and my light socks didn't seem to have an effect.

Plan on trying the soak feet in warm water method next.

 

 

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-aids/best-tea-for-sleep

6 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-aids/best-tea-for-sleep

I've found passionflower to be quite effective.

9 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Who knew?

Worth a try anyway, eh?

 

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/09/15/how-to-fall-asleep-faster/

Heating your feet can help you fall asleep faster - The Washington Post

 

I tried this with socks but I don't own any heavy socks and my light socks didn't seem to have an effect.

Plan on trying the soak feet in warm water method next.

 

 

Take a shower before sleeping.

 

Warm Bath or Shower: A warm bath or shower an hour before bed may seem counterintuitive, but it triggers the body's natural cooling process by warming the skin, which promotes blood vessel dilation and heat release through the hands and feet. 

 

On the bed a short burst of high intensity exercise that drains the body will induce restful sleep. You know what I mean.

On 9/18/2025 at 6:37 PM, Jingthing said:

Who knew?

Worth a try anyway, eh?

 

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/09/15/how-to-fall-asleep-faster/

Heating your feet can help you fall asleep faster - The Washington Post

 

I tried this with socks but I don't own any heavy socks and my light socks didn't seem to have an effect.

Plan on trying the soak feet in warm water method next.

 

 

 

This idea is ridiculous for places like Thailand.

 

I have my 24,000 BTU bedroom AC going 24/7.

 

Now, you want me to wear heavy wool socks to bed after soaking them in steaming water?

 

Also, I sleep with a heavy duvet, and that keeps me warm enough.

 

If you want to sleep better...

Turn down the AC to about 19-degrees C, and use a quilt to keep warm.

 

Even 18-degrees is OK.

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

This idea is ridiculous for places like Thailand.

 

I have my 24,000 BTU bedroom AC going 24/7.

 

Now, you want me to wear heavy wool socks to bed after soaking them in steaming water?

 

Also, I sleep with a heavy duvet, and that keeps me warm enough.

 

If you want to sleep better...

Turn down the AC to about 19-degrees C, and use a quilt to keep warm.

 

Even 18-degrees is OK.

 

You make a lot of ASSumptions.