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Podcast: The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast
Episode: 019: Elizabeth Grojean, Founder of Baloo Living, Weighted Blankets 101: Every Question Answered!
Description: KEY TAKEAWAYS:Weighted blankets don't have many studies behind them so what we know is largely from user-feedback.Users speak to reduced anxiety and stress and bring with it the feeling of being secure and safe.It is thought that the way these blankets might achieve these benefits is by helping to decrease the stress hormone cortisol while increasing the happiness hormone serotonin. All necessary components to produce melatonin.Weighted blankets seem to improve restfulness scores for some users, including users’ sleep quality, who didn’t even realize that their sleep is subpar.EPISODE NOTES:Anxiety rate...