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Bad Dreams Help Us Deal with Unpleasant Emotions

May 12th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Bad dreams are extremely common. In fact, studies show that most of our dreams are not happy ones. Unpleasant dreams may be the brain’s way of helping us process our stressful thoughts and emotions, according to researchers from Yeshiva University in New York. 
Emotional regulation may be the primary function of REM sleep, the sleep stage during which most dreams occur. [...]

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Animals Can Be a Therapeutic Stress Relief

February 17th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Relax with your pet and lower your blood pressure.   Many studies have found scientific evidence of the therapeutic benefits of pet ownership.
Contact with farm animals appeared to be therapeutic for patients with mental illness according to Norwegian researchers. These findings were similar to previous studies which have shown that animal-assisted therapy involving cats and dogs was [...]

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