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April 15th is looming ahead and numerous of us are still anxiously collecting receipts, doing calculations, and trying to figure out which tax forms we really need to fill out this year. If you need someone to help with your taxes, you may want to think about bringing Ginger or duke into the room with you.
No, I’m not suggesting that you write your pet dog’s or cat’s name on the tax preparer line on your forms. Instead, having your pet with you while you fill out these forms may help decrease your tension level. Dr. Odendaal has conducted some essential experiments, measuring physical changes in people before and after spending time petting a dog. After 5 to 24 minutes, a variety of significant improvements in several health markers were noted:
Blood pressure dropped
Stress hormone levels, like cortisol, were decreased
Concentrations of endorphins, the body’s natural pain reliever, were increased
Other researchers have shown that tension relief from time with your pet can have long-lasting effects. For example, reductions in cortisol last for at least an hour after spending even five minutes petting a dog.
If that doesn’t convince you, check out the results from a fascinating experiment where researchers at the state university of new York at Buffalo stressed adults by making them carry out math calculations. Calculations were carried out when they were at home alone, with their spouse in the room with them, with a supportive pal in the room, or with their pet canine in the room. tension levels were measured by monitoring heart rate and blood pressure. As you might imagine, doing math calculations raised people’s heart rates and blood pressure. The tension reaction was actually worse when calculations were carried out with the person’s spouse or supportive pal in the room. but add a canine in the room, and tension levels plummeted! In addition, accuracy in the math calculations was best when the canine was in the room.
So this year, as you’re getting those forms finalized and ready to post, relocation Fido’s canine bed closer to where you’ll be working. You’ll feel better and you may even find you’ve made less careless errors.
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