Everyone wants to be happy. And happiness is largely a biochemical phenomenon.
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Our mood depends on so-called happiness hormones. Do dogs trigger their production? Let’s see!
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✅Let’s start with endorphins, which are very important, since they make our life enjoyable and improve our mood.
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Endorphins improve anxiety, decrease pain and stress. They help us battle chronic fatigue and depression.
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How to get more of them?
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Spend time in nature and exercise more! And what is the best way to do it, if not walking your dog?
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✅ Serotonin.
Serotonin gets rid of bad mood, improves our emotional balance and increases our intellectual abilities. Serotonin deficiency might lead to constant sadness.
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How to get more serotonin? Any physical activity helps, even if it’s just walking, as well as fresh air. And… here we go again: walk your dog and you’re good!
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Serotonin production is also stimulated by doing what we love. So, spending time with your four-legged best friend (not just a dog) is a great way to happiness!
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✅Dopamine – “interest hormone”.
Dopamine in our body is a “reward” for achieving a goal, which means that dopamine is responsible for your interest and curiosity, desire to learn something new and motivation.
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What helps its release?
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Doing what you love, learning new things – anything you’re interested in. And don’t all animal lovers enjoy getting to know their pets?
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✅ “Love hormone”
Oxytocin is responsible for relieving anxiety, producing the feeling of satisfaction and calmness. Oxytocin also help form a bond and decrease fear.
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Fun fact: when a dog and a person make eye contact, oxytocin levels in both rise ❗️
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Oxytocin is also released when we play with our pets or hug them.
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So, spend time with your pets and be happy! 💕
