How a weighted blanket could help you step up your sleep ritual
Deep, restful sleep is absolutely essential to overall health and quality of life.
Luna is a brand with a goal to optimize rest for a population that is generally sleep-deprived (and heavily feeling the symptoms).
"Our products exist to help you fall asleep and stay asleep at night, so you can make the most of your time, energy, and joy during the day," says Kylee Ahr, Luna's Social Media Manager.
Luna's co-founder, Robin, didn’t always live a well-rested life. She chased big-city dreams and found herself working long, stressful hours at a hedge fund in New York. The lifestyle’s anxiety and overwhelm impacted her sleep, and her lack of sleep impacted her anxiety and overwhelm, and she knew the loop would continue forever if she didn’t fix it herself.
As she searched for better sleep aids, she eventually stumbled upon several studies from the 90s, detailing the benefits of sleeping under weight. This launched her dive into the weighted blanket world and she started falling asleep quicker, staying asleep, and sleeping more deeply as she introduced them to her nightly routine.
She tried different weighted blanket brands but eventually decided to innovate a better one herself and named it Luna.
Below, Kylee tells us more about adding Luna blankets to your nightly routine.
The benefits of using a weighted blanket
Releases serotonin, a chemical that regulates mood, happiness and overall sense of well-being. This allows your mind to relax into a more restful, restorative sleep.
Decreases cortisol, the hormone that causes stress. It works with certain parts of your brain to control your mood, motivation, and fear.
Releases melatonin which helps you sleep and relax. Melatonin creates deeper REM cycles, leading to a more restful sleep.
What Luna blankets are made of
Our weighted blankets are sewn using natural materials such as OEKO-TEX® 100 certified cotton that is safe enough for babies. You also have the option of either cotton or bamboo fabrics.
We've developed a multi-layered construction with air channels to keep air circulating and maintain a comfortable sleeping temperature. Microscopic beads are woven into the fibers, reducing shifting and allowing for more even distribution of weight.
The science behind weighted blankets
Our weighted blankets are designed to provide deep pressure stimulation, a therapy modality proven to promote the natural production of serotonin and melatonin to help you relax, calm down, and drift off to deeper sleep.
Research from the medical and scientific community has shown that sleeping under weight improves sleep and wellbeing. By applying firm but gentle pressure to the body, weighted blankets provide an overall calming effect to help achieve a deeper and better night’s sleep.
Choose the right weight for you blanket
Generally, a weighted blanket should be about 10% of your body weight. At Luna, we give the following guidelines, with the caveat that different people may have different preferences that require minor adjustments in weight depending on their needs.
Also, you should never use a weighted blanket on a child under one year of age. Before using a weighted blanket for a child, discuss it with your pediatrician or other healthcare provider.
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