Everyone would like to live a healthier life. Recent research suggests that if you own a dog, it would be an added bonus to your health.As well as lower blood pressure and cholesterol, dog-owners suffered fewer minor ailments and serious medical problems.
There was also the suggestion that dogs could aid recovery from serious illnesses such as heart attacks, and act as 'early warning' to detect an approaching epileptic seizure.
"It is possible that dogs can directly promote our well-being by buffering us from stress, one of the major risk factors associated with ill-health.
"The ownership of a dog can also lead to increases in physical activity and facilitate the development of social contacts, which may enhance both physiological and psychological human health in a more indirect manner."
Source: BBC
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Tags: Dog | Animal | Health
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