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Healthy Combination
The
healing power of our pets is no longer just superstition. The
social, behavioral, emotional and physical benefits of having pets are now
backed by scientific evidence. Because of the human-animal bond
studies conducted over the last five years, scientists have found pets to
be valuable from families going through death or divorce, the isolated
elderly, children with low self esteem, AIDS victims, Alzheimer's
patients, to children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Did
you know that...
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Pet
owners tend to have lower blood pressure.
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Senior
citizens with dogs have less doctor visits than those who don't.
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Having
a pet may decrease heart attack mortality by 3%, factoring up to
30,000 lives per year.
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People
with pets feel less fearful of being a victim of a crime while walking
their dog or living with a dog.
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Babies
exposed to pets during their first year have a lower chance of getting
asthma.
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Having
pets develops nurturing behavior in children which transfers to the
way they treat animals and other humans in their adulthood.
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Having
a pet (especially a dog) in the household helps children adjust better
to the illness or death of a parent.
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