{"id":16332,"date":"2018-11-30T16:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T21:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eztaxreturn.com\/?p=16332"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:42:21","slug":"6-reasons-pets-are-good-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/6-reasons-pets-are-good-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Reasons Pets Are Good for Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to improve your health?\u00a0 Consider adding a pet to your family.\u00a0 Pets provide unconditional love and are known to help lower blood pressure and reduce depression.\u00a0 The list of health benefits doesn&#8217;t stop there.\u00a0 Here are some other ways pets are good for your health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You&#8217;ll be more active<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/healthy-living\/fitness\/fitness-basics\/aha-recs-for-physical-activity-in-adults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Heart Association<\/a>, adults need to get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week to be healthy.\u00a0 Owning a pet is good for your health because they force you to get off the couch and make walking a part of your daily routine.\u00a0 Mainly because you don&#8217;t want your dog relieving themselves in your living room or anywhere else in the house.\u00a0 Research shows that dog owners are 54 percent more likely to get the recommended amount of exercise than non-owners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Touching your pet alleviates stress<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re not feeling your best, petting your four-legged friend can help you turn that frown upside down.\u00a0 The act of stroking or hugging your pet causes your body to release <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxytocin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxytocin<\/a> which is a bonding hormone. As a result, you&#8217;ll feel less stressed.\u00a0 Bonding with your pet also lowers your <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blood_pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blood pressure<\/a> and heart rate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>People are more likely to strike up a conversation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs are great companions but they&#8217;re also good icebreakers for adults who struggle to make friends on their own.\u00a0 Not too many people can resist striking up a conversation when a good-looking dog is around.\u00a0 Typically, they&#8217;ll make comments or start asking questions about your pet and before you know it, you&#8217;ve made a new buddy without even trying.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You&#8217;ll live longer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People who own pets live longer.\u00a0 A study was conducted to see how social isolation and social support effects the survival of patients hospitalized in a coronary care unit.\u00a0 A year after being discharged, the researchers contacted the surviving patients.\u00a0 They found that those who had at least one pet in the home had a higher survival rate.\u00a0Out of the 78 patients who survived, 50 were pet owners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dog ownership protects children from respiratory infections<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Respiratory_tract_infection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Respiratory infections<\/a> are a common occurrence during the first year of a child\u2019s life.\u00a0 However, having a pet in the home can lower their risk.\u00a0 Researchers in Finland followed 397 children from pregnancy onward asking parents to submit weekly diaries and questionnaires about dog and cat contacts.\u00a0 They found that children who had dogs in the home were healthier than those without.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>They&#8217;ll defend you to the death<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs are extremely loyal, and they\u2019ll do what they can to protect you.\u00a0 In many instances their loud barking is enough to make criminals think twice about breaking into your home.\u00a0 If bad guys do make it through the front door, dogs are very fast and can chase them away.\u00a0 Most people aren&#8217;t going to just stand there when a dog is charging at them full speed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">File your taxes fast, ez and stress-free in 30 minutes or less.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to improve your health?\u00a0 Consider adding a pet to your family.\u00a0 Pets provide unconditional love and are known to help lower blood pressure and reduce depression.\u00a0 The list of health benefits doesn&#8217;t stop there.\u00a0 Here are some other ways pets are good for your health. &nbsp; You&#8217;ll be more active According to the American [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-discussion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.13 (Yoast SEO v20.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>6 Reasons Pets Are Good for Your Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pets are good for your health. 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