Expose Babies to Pets to Avoid Allergies
by Jon Barron
(The Best Years in Life) If your four-legged companion animal just pooped on your oriental or growled at your neighbor, you might wonder why on earth you ever agreed to feed and house the sorry critter. Take solace in the fact that pets confer health benefits so substantial that from one point of view, it seems obvious that everyone should have at least one dog or cat. According to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, pets can reduce blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides.1 A study from the University of Buffalo found that, in fact, stockbrokers who petted their dogs while under duress lowered their blood pressure more effectively than those who took ACE inhibitors.2 A related study by the Delta Society found that being with pets lowered levels of the stress hormone cortisol in less than five minutes. Read More.
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