WORTH THE WEIGHT

Restful sleep sounds like an oxymoron these days, but before you pop an Ambien, consider weighted blankets. People with clinical insomnia who hit the sack with a 17-pound weighted blanket were 26 times more likely to see a 50 percent or greater decrease in insomnia symptoms, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The time it took subjects to fall asleep also dropped from 70 minutes to a half-hour. We like Sensacalm, Gravity Blanket, and Blanquil Chill Cooling Weighted Blanket.