Archive · 20 Jun 2025
Expert: Sleeping with a foot out can improve sleep
Want better sleep?
Try sticking a foot out from under the covers!
Our bodies use special blood vessels in the feet to control temperature.
When a foot is cold, it helps your body cool down.
Cooling down signals your brain to sleep.
This method can improve how well you sleep.
It's like a natural way to tell your brain it is bedtime!
Exposing one foot outside the blanket can improve sleep quality.
Feet contain blood vessels that regulate body temperature.
Exposing a foot allows excess heat to escape.
Lowering body temperature signals the brain to sleep.
This method is supported by scientific evidence.
- Who
- Dr. Sheetal Goyal, consultant neurologist.
- What
- Sleeping with one foot outside the blanket to improve sleep quality.
- When
- When trying to sleep.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To help regulate body temperature and signal the brain to sleep.
- Expert
- Dr. Sheetal Goyal
- Method
- Exposing a foot while sleeping
- Benefit
- Improved sleep quality
- Mechanism
- Temperature regulation via feet