pampurredpets IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH WITH A PET Learn to relax, with a fish.
The British are known as a nation of animal-lovers, and almost one in two households owns a pet. Experts share the remarkable health benefits of pet ownership, concluding that the relationship benefits are definitely reciprocal. When the sun appears suddenly taking the dog out doesn't seem like such a chore. But while we all know that pets can be a great motivating force for keeping fit - with the average dog-owner exercising their pet for 48 minutes per day - dogs, and other pets, can also boost an owner's health and wellbeing in other ways. Dr Anne McBride, a psychologist who
researches the bond between humans and animals, believes there are huge physical and psychological benefits to sharing your life with a pet. "Once you've found the right pet for you and
your lifestyle, you get so much back from them. Mentally there's the benefit of companionship and the pleasure of having an animal to play with or confide in. This in turn can produce positive physical effects like lower blood pressure and improved respiration. Pets also make us laugh, which is great because laughter reduces levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, and releases serotonin, which makes us feel happy."
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Have you ever wondered why fish are so often a feature of dentists' waiting rooms? In 1985, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis revealed that fish are at least as successful as hypnosis for the purposes of calming dental patients. Those patients who had watched fish in the waiting room even required less pain medication during surgery.
Children with hyperactivity disorder and Alzheimer's patients both exhibit calmer behaviour when free to gaze at brightly-coloured fish.
Clinical Psychologist, Jane Fossey, of the Alzheimer's Society and Society for Companion Animal Studies, says there is evidence that watching fish can improve the nutritional intake of people with Alzheimer's by around 21%. "Sometimes people can lose weight because of Alzheimer's as it can mean they move around a lot or forget whether they have eaten. Watching the fish makes people more restful, and therefore more likely to sit down and take time to eat. "If patients are able to look after the fish
themselves, this provides further advantages, because it gives them the chance to care for something, rather than always being the care recipients.
Tasks like feeding fish also allow family and staff to
engage with dementia sufferers in the here-and-now, rather than challenging them to remember the past, she adds.
By Rebecca Seales.
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The Ross Gazette
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