ON TEST
The Mela Weighted Blanket
from £109; melacomfort.co.uk
THE CLAIM: Said to boost melatonin, oxytocin, dopamine and serotonin, and to reduce cortisol levels, the claims for weighted blankets are high indeed. THE THEORY: Weighted blankets are based on deep pressure stimulation theories, which holds that firm but gentle pressure relaxes the nervous system. One small study found blankets weighing at least 10 per cent of participants’ body weight gave objective and subjective improvements to insomnia – both psychologically (releasing anxiety) and physiologically (decreasing activity of the sympathetic nervous system).
‘Lying beneathBusy or anxious minds.
