Take proper care of your pet


How A Pet Dog Can Help Boost Your Health

Dogs have always been fantastic companions,their blood than non-owners. Again, high
but they're also great for your health. Werelevels of triglycerides and cholesterol can
you aware that owning a dog provides ownerslead  to  heart  disease  and  stroke.
with  a  number  of positive health benefits?
3) A Healthy Mind: People who own dogs have
Keep reading to learn how your dog can helpalso been shown to have better mental health
lower your blood cholesterol levels, maintainthan their non-dog-owning counterparts. A
mental wellness, reduce the number of yoursteady companion provides unconditional love,
visits to the doctor and increase recoveryaffection, a stabilizing presence, and a
times  after  illness.sense of responsibility that can be crucial
to  mental  well-being.
1) A Healthy Body: Both Cambridge University
and the University of California at LosIn fact, another study by UCLA found that of
Angeles (UCLA) have published studies that1800 AIDS patients, those who did not own a
showed pet owners have fewer visits to thepet were more than twice as likely to cite
doctor than non-owners and a generallysymptoms of depression. A study by the
superior sense of health. In addition,University of Pennsylvania showed that Animal
Medicare conducted a study of its elderlyAssisted Therapy can help with ADHD symptoms,
users that showed those who were dog ownersAlzheimer's, and developmental disabilities.
visited the doctor less than theirDogs are also used with a number of mental
non-dog-owning  counterparts.health patients to ward off depression and
episodic  bouts.
2) A Strong Heart: Studies have shown that
dog owners, as a whole, have lower4) A Speedy Recovery: One study at the City
cholesterol rates and blood pressure thanHospital in New York reported that pet
non-owners. Both cholesterol and bloodownership so drastically affected survival
pressure are crucial to your cardiovascularrates that it surpassed the presence of
health and can drastically affect your risk -friends  or  family  in  terms  of  impact.
positively or negatively - for heart disease
and  stroke.There's a reason many hospitals and nursing
homes allow pet visitation along with special
One study from the New York State Universityanimal therapy programs - it's been proven
used high-pressure stockbrokers as itsthat patients will respond more easily to
subjects and showed that not only didtreatment and have a higher survival rate
stroking a pet reduce their blood pressure,when  therapeutically engaged with an animal.
but that reduction continued even when the
animal wasn't there. Their conclusion? PetOf course, an animal is more than a crutch or
ownership can lead to a sustained lower blooda form of therapy - it's also a wonderful and
pressure.loving friend that requests little more than
a little attention and meals. If you're
In another study by the Baker Institute oflooking for a companion, though, consider the
Australia, pet owners were shown to havehealth benefits and joy that a dog can offer
lower cholesterol levels and lower levels ofinto the life of someone who simply needs a
triglycerides - a type of blood fat - inreliable friend.



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