Slipping on a pair of socks before bed could help you fall asleep faster and have better quality sleep.

Research shows that sleeping with socks on can help regulate your core body temperature, which naturally drops at night as part of your circadian rhythm. In fact, a small study published in 2018 found that young men who slept in socks fell asleep nearly eight minutes faster and slept 32 minutes longer than those who didn’t wear socks. The study participants who wore socks also didn't wake up as much in the middle of the night, researchers said.

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Dr. Keisha Sullivan, a sleep medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente, said sleeping with socks is something she encourages her patients to try.

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