| Pets & Your Health
Many pet owners will tell you that getting a pet has
changed
their life. There is something astounding in the
unconditional love that exists between a pet and the
owner
and it can have positive mental benefits for all sorts
of
people.
There is clearly something about loving a pet in this
way
that people find simply makes them feel better! Pet
owners
will attest to the relaxing effect of stroking their
cat, or
even just having the cat snoozing nearby. You can just
feel
your worries taking on some sense of proportion...
Having a pet does give life a little routine and
relief
from mental tiredness from a hard day's work. Life
does
seem a little bit structured and loving a pet
something to
look forward to each day.
Little do we realize that having a pet can have
physical
benefits too. With a dog at home, you will take him
out for
walks and in the process get some fresh air and
valuable
walk or jog. A daily routine of walks and physical
exercise
will help you prevent heart-related diseases, diabetes
and
other dreadful diseases. For overweight people, there
is
nothing better losing those extra pounds of flesh!
Because pet owners are so convinced that pets are good
for
them, there have been studies trying to check this
out. One
study found that heart attack victims who owned pets
lived
longer after their first heart attack than victims who
didn't have pets. It's difficult to say definitively
that
the pet makes the difference, but it seems that it
could be!
In other studies pets have been shown to lower blood
pressure and cholesterol. Children in one experiment
became
less stressed at the doctors if a dog or cat was
present.
And in another piece of research it was found that the
blood
pressure of stock brokers could be better controlled
if they
had a cat or dog in their office!
The researches have been bewildering and there have
been
more studies done. Some scientists believe that pet
dogs
come to know of a seizure earlier than humans. Thus,
people
having frequent seizures can get a lot of help from
pet
dogs. An early warning, about thirty minutes before
the
seizure, can help you prepare you for it.
Recent researches also show that dogs can detect
cancer by
telling the difference between a cancerous skin
blemish and
an ordinary one. Some assert that dogs could also
detect
also bladders cancers by smelling human urine!
Anyone who is thinking about getting a pet may well
find
that they gain so much more from their new pet than
they
ever expected. For one thing they will probably join
the
majority of pet owners who happily say that their pets
help
keep them sane.
Harry Jomanal is the webmaster of
http://www.myrottweilers.com. My Rottweilers,
Inc. one of the leading information resources on the
subject of rottweilers available on line. For more
information,
and immediate access to his articles library, visit
http://www.myrottweilers.com
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