Power of Pets
Found a great article that lists the health/physcological benefits of owning pets, thought id share:
- reduction in high blood pressure
- it can induce relaxation, the simple act of petting an animal is known to cause a person's blood pressure to drop.
- Alleviates loneliness
- People with dogs tend to walk more on average
- Pets can help people learn about the continuity of life — birth, death, loss and grief
- Pets Can Help With Social Support
- Pets Can Reduce Stress—Sometimes More than People
- They are even a way to help couples prepare to have children
- reduction in high blood pressure
- it can induce relaxation, the simple act of petting an animal is known to cause a person's blood pressure to drop.
- Alleviates loneliness
- People with dogs tend to walk more on average
- Pets can help people learn about the continuity of life — birth, death, loss and grief
- Pets Can Help With Social Support
- Pets Can Reduce Stress—Sometimes More than People
- They are even a way to help couples prepare to have children
