Fall asleep faster with this foot bath trick

What's surprisingly helpful when you can't fall asleep is a warm foot bath. Swiss scientists even once precisely measured how cold or warm feet affect the time it takes to fall asleep. With cold feet, it takes 25 minutes, while with warm feet, it takes only 10. So, off you go in the foot bath.

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You may want to add a bath additive to your foot bath: Valerian, hops, or lavender have an additional relaxing effect. Mustard and ginger oils really heat things up and can provide a more intense feeling of warmth.

If your feet are already quite warm, you can rinse them with cold water before going to bed. The cold stimulus causes the blood vessels to first constrict and then dilate, so your feet warm up quickly.

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