Tested wellness
A new scientific and clinical study investigates how beds based on the Gharieni concept have a positive effect on the autonomic nervous system.
The ANS is a largely unconscious system that is responsible for regulating bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion and respiratory rate and is also the primary mechanism for controlling the body’s fight-or-flight response.
The new study, designed by researcher Sergio Pecorelli, MD, Ph.D., an expert in the field of early human development, and in collaboration with First 1000 Days of Wellness®, examines the effects on the ANS before and after the treatments in the Gharieni beds. The study also looks at whether the treatments have an anti-inflammatory effect on the system.
“We know from talking to our customers that our beds induce a deep sense of relaxation and that the Welnamis, with their acoustic and vibration therapy, and the quartz table, with the enveloping effect of warm sand, affect both physical and mental relaxation,” says Sammy Gharieni, founder of Gharieni. “We set out to explore this with a scientific study that we hope will prove the positive effects on the body’s nervous system, and that we hope will also be useful for spas to communicate with their clients.”
The first part of the study took place in a “closed environment” consisting of Gharieni employees and their friends and families. In total, around 55 people took part in non-invasive tests lasting around five minutes before and after the treatments and measuring the three main components of the ANS before and after the treatments.
A second part of the study is conducted in an “open environment”, i.e. participants are tested in the real environment or spa where they would normally receive the treatments.
“Our results so far indicate that these two Gharieni beds definitely have a positive impact on the ANS and exert an anti-inflammatory effect on the participants tested,” says Alina Hernandez, co-founder of First 1000 Days of Wellness® and coordinator of the study.
The final results will be compiled by Dr. Pecorelli after the study is completed, and it is planned to publish the results in collaboration with First 1000 Days of Wellness®.
