If you're stressed, tense, or restless, the comforting weight of a weighted blanket can help you fall asleep more easily, sleep through the night, and wake up refreshed in the morning. The weighted blanket, or sometimes called a gravity blanket, creates pressure against the body, helping you relax and unwind so you can fall asleep faster and enjoy a deeper sleep. The weight from the blanket provides a comforting embrace that can stimulate and accelerate the release of the body's own sleep hormone, melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the brain when it's time to sleep and plays a significant role in your sleep cycle.