Advantages of Having Pets For Your Health

Many ways to live healthier. One way is to have pets. By treating the animals, you could better quality of life, not only in terms of physical health but also psychological.

If you've never owned a pet, it never hurts to try. As reported by the Woman's Day, there are five benefits you can get.

1. Reduce stress
The research team from the State University of New York, found that when people do a stressful job, reduced her stress levels when accompanied by pets. This comparison was accompanied with a partner, close friends or other family members.


2. Lowering blood pressure
Having a pet also has the potential to lower blood pressure, especially in patients with hypertension. That's according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States.

"If there are pets around you, can decrease blood pressure," said Marty Becker, author of "Your Dog: The Owner's Manual".


3. Reduce pain
Believe it or not, the animal is the best pain relief medication. Especially for people who experience migraines or chronic pain. "It's like Valium, has a pet can reduce anxiety. Anxiety reduced mean pain decrease, "said Becker.


4. Lowers cholesterol
According to the CDC, have pets, make healthier heart because it can reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the blood. It is known that men who have pets, the level of triglycerides (fats) and cholesterol is lower than men who do not have pets.


5. Preventing a stroke
"If you have a cat, the risk of heart attacks was reduced by 30 percent. Then the risk of stroke can be reduced by 40 percent, "said Dr.. Becker. Not only that, pet also can help the recovery of patients who had a heart attack.

According to Becker, if someone had had a heart attack and have a pet, the chances of his eight times larger

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