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socks, mittens bring on sleep
Question:
I for one have to wear socks to sleep in, too (even wearing nothing else) because otherwise my feet are so cold, I can’t relax enough to sleep. I would not say that socks are a "sleep aid" so much as a "slep necessity" Kent
Response:
Tom Miller wrote: > Actually this is a true story, and apparently bona fide research > results. It was reported on several network news shows on Thursday > exactly as she relates it. Whether it really works or not, I have no > idea, but there are several Swiss guys who say it does..
Tom….. it worked for me when I was a kid, but then I lived in the country in a farm house with only a wood stove for heat. And the Ottawa valley winters were really fierce back then. However I’m sure it would still be beneficial for some people. A friend of mine is a nurse in a nursing home, and they regularly put cotton socks on both the hands and the feet of some residents when they sleep. Regards, Lee
Response:
On Sun, 05 Sep 1999 14:08:07 -0500, Lee Babcock <babco…@idirect.ca> wrote: > | > | Tom Miller wrote: > | > | > Actually this is a true story, and apparently bona fide research > | > results. It was reported on several network news shows on Thursday > | > exactly as she relates it. Whether it really works or not, I have no > | > idea, but there are several Swiss guys who say it does.. > | > | Tom….. it worked for me when I was a kid, but then I lived in the country in a > | farm house with only a wood stove for heat. And the Ottawa valley winters were > | really fierce back then. However I’m sure it would still be beneficial for some > | people. A friend of mine is a nurse in a nursing home, and they regularly put > | cotton socks on both the hands and the feet of some residents when they sleep. > | Regards, Lee
Actually, just from my own experience, I also think that it IS true and DOES work. I have poor circulation in my feet from diabetes and wearing warm socks to bed in cold weather helps my sleep greatly. —————————————————- "Trudy is Beauth, Beauth, Trudy"