HOW DOES YOUR PET AFFECT YOUR HEALTH?(part-1)

It is a wonderful thing to have a pet.  It must feel so good to have that friend who unfailingly waits for you day after day when you return from work. But latest studies have proven that it isn’t just   “cute” to have a pet, but very advantageous for the owner’s health as well.  Click here at https://animalsa2z.com/benefits-of-having-a-pet/ for more.

• PETS HELP ELEVATE MOODS OF OWNERS – Walking your dog/cat, watching the fishes swim in the aquarium take only a few minutes out of a busy day to make you feel less anxious and distressed. Therapists have even reported having prescribed pets as a cure to fight depression. No one loves you better than a pet. . Taking care of a pet makes one forget about oneself and just concentrate on something so pure. Childless couples sometimes adopt pets and treat them like their own children.

  

• HELP LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL-To manage cholesterol its important to follow guidelines as set by the doctor. But it has been observed that people with pets have lower cholesterol and triglycerides compared to people who don’t. It’s attributed to the fact that while walking with the pet (or running after it) the pet owners unknowingly go longer distances than they usually would if on their own.
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•  MORE IMMUNE TO ALLERGIES –Children growing up in homes with pets are less likely to develop allergies.Studies on having cats in homes with infants have shown that those children were significantly less like to develop asthma if they got older. With pets this suggests that babies  have more exposure to  allergens , hence a stronger immune system.
• SNACK ALARM-For people with diabetes,a sudden drop in level of blood glucose can be very serious.Some dogs can alert their owner to a dangerous drop before it actually happens.They respond  to chemical changes in the body that give off scent.The alarm gives owner time to snack to avoid the emergency.About 1 in 3 dogs living with people with diabetes have this ability

  

• OVERCOMING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER– Children suffering from ADHD can have improvement by working with a pet.Taking charge of the jobs on a pet care schedule helps a child to learn to plan and be responsible.Pets need to play and playing is a great way to release excess energy!

And not only those but there’s a lot more  to the situation of how having pets affects one’s health .So next time you see a kitty trapped somewhere ; rescue it,love it and if she still likes you ,take her home.But don’t forget to take any new pet to a veterinary doctor first to follow the necessary protocol.

Stay tuned next week for more on how pets affect us.Cheers to all the pet-owners!You may refer http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2012/june/the-pet-effect/ for more on this.

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