Pets can help you relieve stress

We have to admit that almost every person in this world is struggling with stress nowadays and the truth is that life is full of different stressors, whether we talk about work, personal life or social environment. But, if I told you that pets help you relieve stress, would it make you adopt an animal? I do not know if you would do this, but I can assure you that these amazing creatures have a calming impact on you. 

“A powerful neurochemical, oxytocin, is released when we look at our companion animal, which brings feelings of joy. It’s also accompanied by a decrease in, a hormone. One veteran couldn’t leave his home without his wife until we placed a dog with him and in less than a week he was able to go around his town,” said Rebecca A. Johnson, Ph.D., director of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.