This $279 weighted blanket could help you sleep better and feel less stressed

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May 10, 2017 5:03 PM

Gravity is a weighted blanket that's intended to be a natural way to reduce anxiety and stress.

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Sitting underneath a Gravity blanket is like receiving a really gentle hug.

The weighted blanket is plush, large enough to envelop your whole body, and is designed to feel like about 10% of your body weight.

Gravity is a Kickstarter project developed on the idea that a weighted blanket can reduce anxiety and help you sleep better — sort of like how a thunder vest works for dogs. There's some science to back that premise up, but that doesn't even really matter: The blanket is just plain comforting.

I used the blanket for only a few minutes and felt the effects, and Gravity already has more than 14,000 backers on Kickstarter. In fact, the company beat its $21,500 goal in just 45 minutes, and has now raised more than $2.8 million on Kickstarter.

Here's what it's like to snuggle up with the Gravity blanket.

For now, the Gravity blanket isn't intended to be a bedspread — it's meant to be a blanket just for you. The blanket measures about six feet by four feet.

Gravity comes in three different weights: 15 pounds for people who weigh 100 to 150 pounds, 20 pounds for people in the 150- to 200-pound range, and 25 pounds for those who weigh 200 pounds or more.

While the inside of the Gravity blanket looks and feels a bit like a bean bag, the outside is a soft micro-fleece.

The company cites research that weighted blankets can increase serotonin and melatonin levels, and decrease cortisol levels.

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This helps you sleep better and feel less stressed, the company says.

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Gravity will eventually cost $279, but by backing the company's Kickstarter campaign now, you can get a blanket for $189.

The company expects the Gravity blanket to be in the hands of its Kickstarter backers by Fall 2017.

As with any Kickstarter campaign, pledge at your own risk. For more information on the Gravity blanket, check out the company's campaign page.

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