Our dogs cheer us up when we are sad and make us laugh when we need it. They keep us from feeling lonely and may even make us feel safe. They can help with so much more than that too. In fact, how they can help us get a good night's sleep just might leave you stunned!
Your Dog May Be Able To Help You Sleep Because:
Board certified sleep medicine physician Joseph Krainin, the founder of Singular Sleep, used to advise his insomniac patients to remove their pets from the bedroom before retiring at night. That all changed after he conducted a study with over 1,000 participants.
Fifty-six percent of pet owners allowed their pets to sleep in the bedroom; 87.5 percent of those people allowed their pets in the bed with them; 32 percent more people without bed partners reported better sleep with pets in the bed than those without bed partners. Over twice as many participants (41 percent) reported that their pets had either no effect on or some benefit to sleep.
“For those without a steady bed partner, our results suggest that pets may provide a comforting effect,” Dr. Krainin said.
Wow, our dogs really can help us get more rest. The results of this study are impressive. Apparently, they not only provide us comfort during the day but if we allow them to share our bed, they might just comfort us enough at night for us to relax and fall asleep. If you let your dog crawl in bed with you, you might just have the best night of sleep you have had in a long time.
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