This article discusses the benefit of having a pet. Having a pet has been proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol along with helping people heal faster and live longer. There have also been studies on the chance that having a pet will improve your chances of surviving a heart attack. Just being in the same room as a child lowers their heart rate, blood pressure, and distress.
Can pets be the answer to helping heal sickness? Well people have been clueing into this fact for years. Therapy dogs are trained to go into nursing homes and hospitals to sit with sick or just lonely patients. But just now are we learning the real effects animals have on people at a cellular level.
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/24/health/pitter-patter-of-paws-is-time-tested-remedy.html?scp=1&sq=Pitter-Patter%20of%20Paws%20Is%20Time-Tested%20Remedy%20%20&st=cse
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