weighted blankets

Restless legs syndrome plagues countless Americans (and their spouses) on a regular basis. Luckily there are a variety of effective home remedies that may help relieve your symptoms.

Weighted blankets work by stimulating deep pressure touch (DPT), a well known therapeutic technique to relieve stress. The weight provides a hugging sensation which works to calm and settle the nervous system. It has many different benefits, such as reduce anxiety, improve mood, and lessen pain. Here are the top weighted blankets to help with anxiety. 

Weighted blankets are one of the newest trends to enter the bedroom with promises of improving sleep, as well as relieving anxiety and stress. Before shelling out a couple hundred bucks, let’s find out what the hype is all about and whether or not these blankets actually work.

The medical world is still debating the advantages of a weighted blanket, which actually have long been used in occupational therapy to help people with autism and other disorders, notes Live Science. Let’s pull up the covers and read about six things to know about weighted blankets.