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New Research Says That Pets, Music And Nature Can Help Relieve Stress
Stress is inevitable! It can come from any event or thoughts and make you feel nervous, frustrated, or angry. Sometimes, it can be positive as it helps in preparing a person to face danger and fight problems. Many people prefer natural ways to calm their mind down while others opt for medications as a stress reliever. These ways are effective to some limit but recently, researchers have found new solutions to deal with stress. Read on.
The Paws Therapy
If you have never petted a cat or a dog once in a lifetime, you might not know how playing with them can be a stress buster for you. This has been proven by the research conducted by Washington State University. According to the research, petting cats and dogs have several stress-relieving and psychological benefits. The research was published in the journal AERA Open.
The study was conducted among 249 college students who were randomly divided into 4 groups. Among those four groups, the first group was allowed to be with dogs and cats for 10 minutes - they could either play with them or generally hang out with them as they prefer. The second group was just allowed to observe the group one, the third group was asked to watch a slideshow of cats and dogs while the fourth one was kept waiting.
For the test, the researchers collected the participants' saliva samples in the morning to study the levels of salivary cortisol, a biological marker to identify stress levels. The results were as expected as the participants who were with pets showed significantly lower levels of stress.
Music For Stress Relief
Music calms the nerves! Yes, that's true. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have proven that listening to music has a sedative effect. The study was published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal).
In
the
research,
instead
of
giving
Midazolam
(a
medication
to
cause
drowsiness
or
to
sedate
people
before
the
surgery),
they
had
one
section
of
the
participants
(out
of
157)
separated
and
made
them
listen
to
'Weightless'
for
three
minutes,
a
Marconi
Union
(UK
band)
song.
The
tune
was
named
as
'most
relaxing
song'
on
earth.
This
was
done
before
the
administration
of
regional
anaesthesia
called
single-injection
peripheral
nerve
block
used
to
block
pain
sensations
from
a
particular
area
of
the
body.
The
study
revealed,
"The
use
of
benzodiazepines
for
conscious
sedation
also
requires
continuous
vital
sign
monitoring
of
patients.
More
importantly,
a
recent
Cochrane
review
showed
the
low
quality
of
evidence
that
midazolam
reduces
pre-procedural
anxiety
compared
with
placebo".
Meaning,
the
medication
used
to
sedate
have
certain
side
effects
like
hostility,
respiratory
depression,
and
aggression
while
the
'music
medicine'
has
shown
to
significantly
reduce
the
preoperative
anxiety.
But
still,
the
genre
of
music
well
suited
for
lowering
anxiety
is
a
matter
of
debate.
Naturally Occurring Bacteria To Relieve Stress
As
per
the
new
study
published
in
Psychopharmacology,
Mycobacterium
vaccae,
a
nonpathogenic
bacteria
found
naturally
in
soil
could
be
the
next
useful
way
to
prevent
the
onset
of
stress.
During
the
research,
the
team
isolated
a
fatty
acid
found
in
the
microorganism
and
chemically
treated
it.
This
chemically
treated
fatty
acid
of
the
bacterium
was
proven
to
be
effective
in
restraining
the
nerve
paths
that
cause
stress.
The
test
was
first
performed
on
mice
immune
cells.
On this note, the researchers said that the level of stress increases as we go far away from nature.
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