Today Kitties Blue have a guest post and infographic from Emily Parker (Catological.com). We thank her for selecting us to share this information with our readers. We think you will find it interesting and informative.
Science-Backed Reasons Why Cats Are Good For Us
As cat lovers know, our kitties do many things to enrich our lives. Cats bring us joy upon entering our homes by providing constant companionship, expressing unconditional love and providing hours of entertainment.
Cat lovers have known for years about the benefits of sharing their lives with cats, but scientists are just discovering the many ways cats benefit humans. Read on to find out more fascinating facts about how science now confirms how good cats are for us.
In today’s world, getting a good night’s sleep can be tough. Scientists have found, however, if you let kitty curl up in your bed, you are twice as likely to feel refreshed and invigorated upon waking.
Having a purring cat near you who loves to be petted will greatly help reduce stress or anxiety. According to researchers, those two things, as well as merely watching your laid-back cat, will help you calm down.
Your kitty also can help alleviate or even eliminate certain medical conditions. In numerous studies, cat owners tend to have lower rates of both high blood pressure and cholesterol. In an even more stunning scientific finding, some individuals, with these conditions, who became cat owners had such drops in blood pressure and cholesterol that their doctors were able to reduce or even totally discontinue medications.
Whether you suffer from stress, high blood pressure or cholesterol or find yourself in a funk, having a cat in your life can change everything for the better.
To learn more about how cats make us significantly happier and healthier, check out the fun infographic below, or see the original article at www.catological.com/22-ways-cats-make-people-happier-healthier/.
Wow, that sure is interesting! Now we know why we are here in this den…nah, our peeps just love having kitties a whole lot! The rest is icing on the benefits cake:)
Fantastic graph. Now to convince the manor where I volunteer to listen and assistpeople by seeing cats.
Jean
What a great infographic! We knew cats rock, but we love that there are so many extra benefits!
Kitties fix everything – at least, making us laugh at what we can’t control.
Nice infographic. I can’t sleep without at least one kitty with me. XO
That’s a lot of really good reasons. We can think of so many more, but the only one that counts is that mommy luvs us. 🙂 Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
These are 22 excellent reasons why us cats are so great. Thanks for sharing!
cats are so wonderful….aren’t they!!!!
If I could only get a cat or two to sit on my broken hand, to get some of that purring therapy! I can only get a few minutes…
A agree on every point. Cats rock and they are very good for humans.
Have a fabulous day. Scritches to all your babies. ♥
Those are so true. Nothing better than having cats.
With seven kitties running our household, we feel very happy, healthy, and lucky! And I rarely can sleep past 6:30-7:00 a.m. with these kitties around! HA! <3
We enjoyed those too and we agree!
I enjoyed this and so did Momma. I know mom and our furriends on the CB are the healthiest people! They have us!
Those are some great reasons but I didn’t see alarm clock on the list. 🙂
Love that, Charles.
WOW…..very impressive stuff here and while we already knew in my house that cats are MAGICAL in every way, this proves it! Kitties RULE!
Love, Teddy
I knew a lot of these, but not the carbon footprint one! That’s cool.