Pets Relieve Stress and Improve Health, But Can Ruin Your Sleep...Topic for Natural Sleep Solutions Week

Can your pet help or hinder your sleep? What can appear to be sudden sleep problems may actually be linked to your pet. Consider how your pets may affect your health. Find out how natural solutions can manage a national problem.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 20, 2005 -- Americans own an estimated 65 million dogs and an astounding 77.6 million cats, and we spend over $7 billion on pet food, pet toys and pet care. Owning pets is a good investment because they have a positive impact on your health, which can reduce health care costs. Pets have a calming effect on adults and children.

However, sleeping arrangements can be a source of conflict-for both the pets and their owners.

"Pets are wonderful additions to a family, but when the bedroom environment is disrupted, people can have serious problems-and so can their pets," says Dr. Nikos Linardakis. My recommendation is to consider the bedroom space as sacred ground and to teach your pets not to sleep in your bed."

Can your pet help or hinder your sleep?
Unless you closely supervise your dog or cat, and control where they wander, your pet may bring bugs and pests (such as ticks and fleas) into your home. Your pet may also have the same sleep patterns as you do! Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that the biorhythms in pets and their owners synchronize over time.

Do you suddenly become agitated at night? What can appear to be sudden sleep problems may actually be linked to your pet. However, the health benefits of animals on their owners include a calming effect, improved heart health, and positive emotional responses. Owning pets may even help develop your patience.

Should Fido sleep in your bed?
Its very difficult to know which is stronger-the health benefits (such as supporting heart health) or difficulties caused by sleeping with your pets. Consider how your pets may affect your health:

1. Does the meow or bark of your cat or dog comfort you or increase your stress level and interrupt your sleep cycle?
2. Pets may help your heart health by lowering your blood pressure and heart rate.
3. Pet owners may actually deal better with stress.
4. Pet owners are happier in life.
5. If you sleep with your pet, you may be bringing in pests and allergens to your bedroom environment.

For more information on sleep and pets, visit www.sleepandhealth.com and the Humane Society of the U.S. at www.hsus.org.

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