Today's article is about how dog can improve your health.
- Reduced risk of allergies
- Better sleep
- Improved mental health
- More exercise
Many recent studies have also found that those with a dog do indeed get more exercise, with a dog being especially beneficial for helping seniors to get out of the house and get moving.
THIS is the Chinese Year of the Dog. In celebration of Dog here I round up how your furry friend could give your give your health a boost in the coming year.
Reduced risk of allergies
A link between owning a dog and a lower risk of allergies, especially in children. Here the details how children of mothers who had a lower risk of eczema age of two, and that pet dogs could also have a protective effect against asthma symptoms. Swedish researchers also found after looking at more than one million Swedish children that those who grew up with dogs had a 15 percent lower risk of asthma.
Better sleep
A dog's snoring, sleeping with your pooch could actually help you get a better night's sleep. Regardless of the size of the dog, sleeping with a furry friend in the room helped some people sleep better. However, having a dog on the bed didn't have the same effect, those who let their canines get too cosy did it at the expanse of a good night's sleep. Most people assume having pets in the bedroom is a disruption. many people also actually find comfort and a sense of security from sleeping with their pets.
Improved mental health
Having a pet could have a positive effect on managing long-term mental health conditions. Owning a dog, or other animal such as a cat, goldfish or hamster, was found to be beneficial by helping to distract owners from stress of having a mental health problem and helping to alleviate feelings of loneliness. Dogs also had the added benefit of helping owners increase their level of physical activity through walking, which in turn can also help improve mental health and encourage social interaction with other dog owners. Pet dogs have also been found to help support children when they are stressed.
More exercise
It can be hard to find the motivation to get moving sometimes, but most dog owners will tell you you don't have much choice if your dog is asking for walks. Those with dog do indeed get more exercise, with a dog being especially beneficial for helping seniors to get out of the house and get moving. Who walk their dogs clock up around 30 minutes more physical activity a day than non-dog owners. Dog walkers achieved at least 30 minutes of physical activity on more days per week than non-dog walkers, helping them to meet the 150 minutes of physical activity per week currently recommended for good health.
If you liked reading this post, really appreciate your VOTE, COMMENT and RESTEEM.
Thanks for your time