I always hear someone say that "cats cure all diseases", and I always thought it was a casual remark by people who like cats. I didn't know until now that "cats cure all diseases" is not just talking, there is a scientific basis, don't believe it!
The relevant scientific basis of "cats cure all diseases":
"Prevention of stroke and heart attack"
An extensive study found that people who own cats have a 36% lower risk of dying from heart disease than those who don't. Scientists believe that this is related to the fact that having a cat can relieve stress and anxiety, and through research, it has been concluded that having a cat can prevent stroke and heart attack, which is good for people's health!
"Good for the heart"
A survey led by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota in the United States conducted a 10-year study of about 4,000 people. And in order to make the data more accurate, the ratio of men to women is close to 1:1, and it was found that having a cat is good for the human heart and can reduce the chance of heart attack, which is reduced by about one-third.
Huang Qingrong, a veterinarian at the "Association for the Protection of Animals of the Republic of China", once said that pet owners who have cats suffer from cardiovascular diseases will reduce the number of visits to the hospital about 20 times a year.
"Reducing allergy rates"
In a 2017 study, it was found that children who grew up with cats had a much lower chance of developing asthma, pneumonia and bronchiolitis, and that these children had stronger immune systems and better physical fitness.
"Boosts immunity"
One study specifically asked the test subjects to pet the cat for 18 minutes and found that the level of immunoglobulin A (IgA) in the tester's saliva was significantly increased, indicating a significant increase in the tester's immune function.
Therefore, even a short contact with cats can activate a person's disease defense system, and it is also proved that having a cat can enhance people's immunity.
"Relieves depression"
This was discovered by a study by Orge Mota Pereira and Daniela Fonte, in which 33 patients with major depressive disorder were brought home with their pet cats, and the results showed that after 12 weeks of spending time with the cats, the patients' depressive symptoms and social dysfunction improved significantly, and more than a third no longer met the criteria for depression.
In the end, it was concluded that having a cat can also greatly reduce malignant depression that does not respond to conventional treatments, and can also prevent depression!
"Preventable from Critical Diseases"
A research team at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom has found that cats contain hydrosulfide compounds in body odor, which can protect the mitochondria in cells against disease, and mitochondria are the main organelles that eliminate inflammation in blood vessel cells.
Most importantly, the medical research team believes that protecting or repairing mitochondrial function is the key to treating diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, arthritis, diabetes and dementia, so there is a scientific basis for saying that having a cat can prevent major diseases!
In addition, there are many benefits of having a cat, but there are two sides to everything, don't be impulsive to have a cat. Raising cats also has the following disadvantages, which should be understood clearly before raising and can be accepted again.
The "disadvantages" of having a cat:
(1) Having a cat = losing freedom; having a cat is equivalent to having a bond, you can't go on a trip, and you have to complete a lot of trivial things every day, so you lose a lot of free time.
(2) Raising a cat = burning money; after raising a cat, there is a fixed expense every month, in case the cat is sick, you also need to spend money to see a cat doctor, so it will cost a lot of money in a year. Especially cats with poor constitution and genetic diseases are very expensive to raise.
(3) Raising a cat = planting the seeds of sadness; because the life span of cats is only more than ten years, and some are even shorter, so after establishing a deep relationship with cats, it is very painful to face the cats leaving.
(4) Cats will be naughty and mischievous; don't look at the small cat, in fact, the cat's destructive ability can also be very strong. Cats will also have a mischievous side, always dismantling and destroying the house, causing a lot of trouble and losses to the owner.
After getting a cat, you must train the cat patiently, and you can match it with a snack reward to improve the cat's obedience.
(5) cat hair loss is very serious, as long as there is hair cats are going to lose hair, after raising cats cat hair flying all over the sky, the body is often covered with cat hair is normal. If you want to improve your cat's shedding, you must comb it frequently, and supplement enough nutrients, it is best to choose a cat food containing fish oil!
Conclusion: What do you think are the other benefits of having a cat?
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