Wrapping yourself in a blanket when you get home after a rough day can be very comforting. But doing it in a blanket with proven therapeutic properties is even better! Developed by a team of American engineers, "
Gravity" is a weighted blanket, that is to say with a balanced weight, which uses the method of tactile stimulation (which consists of pressing lightly on different places of the body with the palms, "deep pressure touch" in English), proven to be particularly effective in the fight against anxiety. By applying equal pressure to the whole body, the blanket “relaxes the nervous system by making the person feel like they are being held or hugged according to the creators.
It also has the effect of increasing the level of melatonin (the "sleep hormone" which acts on the circadian rhythm) and reduces that of cortisol, the "stress hormone" which, secreted in excess, can be responsible in particular of weight gain. Weighted blankets are not new:they have been used for decades in the medical field, but are not available to the public. Equivalent on average to 10% of the user's weight (between 7% and 12% more precisely), "Gravity" stimulates body pressure weights that have a direct positive impact on sleep quality, mood and sleep quality. state of relaxation. And obviously, the object seems to convince Internet users:John Fiorentino, one of the scientists who participated in the design of the cover, launched at the beginning of April 2017
a Kickstarter page intended to raise funds for production. While the goal was set at $21,500, the 8,500 contributors have so far given… $1.6 million! And there are still about twenty days before the collection is closed.
Production will therefore begin in May-June 2017, and the cover will be marketed from September-October 2017, “just in time for autumn! “, rejoices the team. It should cost around 200 dollars, or 180 euros. We are quite convinced! And you?
