Have you ever noticed a change in your mood or stress after petting a dog (or cat)? Turns out there are several stress busting health benefits to petting a dog!
Some stress busting benefits of petting a dog:
•lowers blood pressure
•reduces stress hormone cortisol
•increases feel good hormone oxytocin
Those are typically helpful benefits for most cancer patients…and any human really! Various studies show the connection of stress and cancer growth, so reducing our stress is a part of healing. If you need some more tips for having MORE PEACE and less overwhelm in your life, especially after being diagnosed with cancer, you can get this free guide here.
So if you needed a chill pill, go pet a dog!
After she gets down from her neighborhood watch perch, I’ll be snuggling my little dog, Poppy, today!
