The Benefits of Having a Pet as a Family Member

Numerous studies indicate that dog owners have a lower mortality risk, with owners of large dogs benefiting most significantly. The reason behind this may be that caring for a pet requires maintaining good health and lifestyle habits, which indirectly leads to a stronger body.

Having a pet as a family member can also bring you the following benefits:

1. Helps improve cognitive brain function

   
   

Research from Italy suggests that owning a pet can help improve cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults. Researchers first taught elderly participants how to care for canaries. After three months of observation, they found a significant improvement in the cognitive abilities of most seniors.

2. Helps enhance the effectiveness of depression treatment

   
   

Scholars have found that when patients with depression and schizophrenia undergo treatment, if they also have a pet, the treatment outcomes improve noticeably.

3. Reduces feelings of social isolation

   
   

For people who have less contact with society, owning a pet can increase their opportunities for interaction with others. For example, having a dog requires walking it and going out to buy food and supplies.

When a group of pet owners meet, they naturally start talking about pet-related topics, which helps ease the atmosphere. Therefore, animals help bring people closer together.

4. Helps reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease

   
   

American studies have shown that elderly dog owners have a much lower probability of developing cardiovascular diseases and related complications compared to those who don't own dogs. Furthermore, heart disease patients who own pets have a higher chance of recovery.

One important reason is that dog owners regularly go out to walk their dogs, resulting in more physical activity than non-dog owners, which naturally boosts their resistance.

5. Helps lower blood pressure

   
   

Scholars have found that people's emotions are calmer and mood fluctuations are smaller when they talk to their pets compared to talking to people.

With the companionship of a pet, one's mood becomes more relaxed. Therefore, for the elderly, keeping a pet can effectively lower blood pressure.

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