I slept under a 15-pound weighted blanket for a week — and it was the best sleep I've had in ages
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- Weighted blankets use deep-touch therapy — similar to the comfort created by swaddling babies — to create deeper, more restful sleep and ease anxiety, stress, and other health concerns naturally.
- I tested out BlanQuil's 15 lb Weighted Blanket ($169) and was extremely surprised by how well it worked.
- I've been sleeping under the BlanQuil for over a week, and I've had seven-plus nights of consistently great sleep, disproving the idea that it's partially beyond our control.
- The BlanQuil comes in 15 - 20 lbs and the general rule of thumb is to order whatever is 10% of your body weight.
If you've ever woken up on a frigid winter morning under a pile of heavy, warm blankets and felt — for lack of a better phrase — totally at peace, then you've already had a glimpse into what waking up under a weighted blanket feels like every day. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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