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  • 2021-02-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Does Wearing Socks to Bed Cool Down the Body for Sleep? (en)
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  • On Feb. 10, 2021, a doctor posted a new TikTok video about the science of wearing socks while sleeping. Dr. Jessica Andrade is a resident doctor in Boston, Massachusetts. In the video, she said that wearing socks to bed can make your body cool down for a better night's rest. It's mostly true that wearing socks to bed can cool the body down. Research in archived newspapers for past studies led us to an old Associated Press story. In 1999, the AP published a story about a study that was conducted in Switzerland: The study, Warm feet promote the rapid onset of sleep, involved 18 healthy young men and was published in Nature magazine. Another TikTok video from National Health Service (NHS) surgeon Dr. Karan Raj also mentioned wearing socks to bed for better sleep: We reached out to sleep medicine specialist Dr. Atul Malhotra, who is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He told us that the basic warming and cooling concept rings true, but that there's more to the story: We also contacted Dr. Wendy Troxel, Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist, RAND Corporation. She said much the same as Malhotra about the study from 1999: Malhotra also told us that socks shouldn't be a substitute for talking to a medical professional about sleep problems: On March 11, 2019, Footwear News published that cotton or wool socks are recommended: Wool is particularly favored because it is a breathable material and is naturally moisture-wicking, which means your feet will stay dry the whole night long. Various articles also mentioned that moisturizing lotion can be applied to feet before putting on socks. This gives the skin on feet and toes a chance to repair during sleep. Just be sure to not add any onion. In the course of our research, we came upon a 1988 letter to long-time advice columnist Ann Landers. We found it published in The Hartford Courant in Connecticut. The letter documented a case of taking sock-wearing perhaps a bit too far: Landers answered not with her advice, but rather with another letter. She wrote: Dear Dothan: Let's just say it's 'different.' George's hang-up is inconsequential compared to some I've heard of. Read the next letter and you will never complain again. The next letter was about a woman whose husband had not taken a shower in over a year. (en)
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