GlobalSpa
27-Jul-2022
Pets play a very significant role when it comes to our general mental and physical wellbeing. Devanshi Shah, Founder & CEO of Petkonnect, tells you all about it.
Many studies have shown that families, or individuals, with pets, are emotionally and mentally healthier than those that don’t have pets. This means you are less likely to suffer from depression or other kinds of mental and emotional problems that could bring your immunity down. Having a pet has therefore made you physically more resilient to any kind of disease, including viral infections.
When recovering from an illness, disease, or even the Corona Virus, resilience plays a key role in wanting to get better and get back to life. Those of us who have pets will vouch for the fact that better emotional ties with those around us puts us in the correct frame of mind for recovery. Since our relationship with our cats and dogs, or other animals, is more unconditional, and uncomplicated than how we relate to most humans, having a pet means we’re more inclined to recover faster. What also serves as a key motivator to return to better health is our need to care for our beloved furry charges.
A study at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine found that owning a pet increases the levels of oxytocin in the human body. Oxytocin has some powerful effects for us in the body’s ability to be in a state of readiness to heal and to grow new cells, so it puts us in a position to stay healthier and heal faster.
Pet therapy is also coming up in a big way around the globe. Another study according to the Mayo Clinic found that pet therapy, also referred to as animal-assisted therapy, can help even chronic patients deal with both emotional and physical pain. The simplest of acts of spending time with animals, playing with them, petting them help humans to distract from their prevailing conditions and work towards a happier mindset. A happier frame of mind is proven to promote a healthier body, which in turn promotes better healing.
Additionally, if you’d ask any pet parent, they will tell you that pet parenting is a very demanding yet rewarding way of life. You must interact with your pet, make them exercise, feed them, take care of them. All of this keeps pet parents on their toes, leaving less time to get bored which usually results in bad habits like watching too much TV, binge eating etc. This also forces some extra exercise, boosting our physical health. In general, promoting healthier bodies which recover faster in times of illness.
