And who doesn't like to snuggle under a blanket?

A good blanket gives us a feeling of warmth, comfort, and security. However, not all blankets can achieve this.

Recent research has shown that heavy blankets are more beneficial to our health than lighter ones, which is why gravity blankets have become so popular in recent years.

The weight of the gravity blanket helps the body lower its heart rate and allows the nervous system to enter a state of complete relaxation. It is reminiscent of the feeling we get after a good massage.

Because of these beneficial properties, gravity blankets have been used for decades as a therapeutic tool for people suffering from sensory and anxiety disorders.

So how can a gravity blanket improve your health? Below we will look at the three main reasons.

Let's start!

1. It helps you relax from the stress of everyday life

In recent years, research shows that the percentage of the world's population suffering from stress and anxiety has more than doubled. This is why it has increased dramatically and the percentage of people who currently face serious insomnia problems. Consider including the statistics related to the coronavirus period in the equation...

[Read: Guide to better sleep during quarantine ]

Intense and continuous stress can be devastating to your physical and mental health, which is why you need to find a way to relax and distance yourself from it, especially when you return home.

A gravity blanket can help you deal with stress effectively. The deep and uniform pressure it exerts on the body, called Deep Tactile Pressure , stimulates your proprioceptive system, which relaxes the mind and makes it feel safe.

What is the proprioceptive system?

It is a set of sensors located in the skin and joints and whose mission is to inform the brain about where the body is in space. When the brain "asks" and does not have an answer, then it is in alertness and cannot be described as just relaxed. However, when the proprioceptive system gives clear "answers" due to the pressure exerted on it by the blanket, then the mind calms down, feels safe and rests.

It's no coincidence that gravity blankets are used by the medical community to relieve stress in people experiencing sensory and anxiety disorders.

According to research , using a gravity blanket reduces blood pressure and pulse oximetry, signs that indicate low stress levels.

More specifically:

• 63% reported feeling less stressed
• 78% preferred the gravity blanket for stress relief over any other option

The gravity blanket will therefore help you unwind during the day, relieve intense stress, and feel secure as its sensation will remind you of a mother's embrace.

2. Improves the quality of your sleep

You don't have to suffer from severe insomnia to use a gravity blanket. Many people don't get enough sleep at night, which results in them waking up every morning feeling tired and unmotivated. energy.

How does a gravity blanket help you sleep better at night?

The gentle and steady pressure of the blanket - according to researchers at Harvard and others - causes a beneficial change in your nervous system: the transition from the sympathetic nervous system to the parasympathetic one.

What does this mean practically?

The sympathetic nervous system is what helps us survive in the face of stress. danger and puts the entire body on alert. The pupils dilate to improve vision, the body sweats to keep cool, the digestive system stops working, and the heart rate increases. The goal is survival, and so with the sympathetic nervous system in charge, the body is in a "fight or flight" state.

On the other hand, the parasympathetic nervous system is the exact opposite. It is responsible for resting the body, nourishing it, and replenishing lost energy. With the parasympathetic nervous system in charge, heart rate drops, breathing slows, pupils constrict, the digestive system kicks in, and the mind calms down. It's time to rest.

This change that the gravity blanket causes in the nervous system helps you fall asleep faster than with a simple duvet and reduces the tendency you may have to "toss and turn" during the night, resulting in uninterrupted and deep sleep. It is as if you are in a safe and soft "cocoon" where you can live a unique experience of quality sleep.

According to research conducted on people suffering from chronic insomnia, using a gravity blanket for 4 weeks had the following results:

• reducing the time until they fall asleep
• longer duration of sleep during the night
• more energy during the day
• reduced symptoms of fatigue
• reduced levels of anxiety and depression

3. It improves your mood

It's normal to feel sad or angry from time to time. However, many times these feelings are not always the result of a real event or, let's say, a reaction that follows an action.

Research shows that feelings of sadness, depression, and other mental disorders are the result of chemical reactions in the brain, such as increased levels of the hormone cortisol, which causes stress and fear.

The good news is that the gravity blanket, beyond sleep and stress, can also improve your mood and this is scientifically proven. The Deep Tactile Pressure it exerts on the body helps increase the production of "good" hormones in the body and reduces that of "bad" hormones.

More specifically, in the embrace of the gravity blanket you will feel that feeling of a mother's embrace. The levels of oxytocin - the "love" hormone - increase as do those of serotonin, also known as "the happiness hormone". The natural evolution of serotonin after a while is to convert into melatonin, which is the sleep hormone. At the same time, the pressure of the blanket on the body reduces the levels of cortisol, the stress hormone.

In a 100% natural way, the gravity blanket can increase your mood and therefore your well-being, which is so important for enjoying a better quality of life.

Ready to live a unique sleep and wellness experience?

If you are struggling with sleep problems, stress, and other symptoms of anxiety, then you are in the right place. Now you can solve these problems in a completely natural way.

The power of Deep Tactile Pressure used by the gravity blanket is scientifically proven to help the nervous system relax and enter a state of peace, tranquility, nourishment, and regeneration.

Without drugs and with respect for the environment, the Prosleep gravity blanket can really offer you deeper sleep, less stress and more well-being, conditions necessary for better health and a balanced life.

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