Blood Pressure (Reduction)

Pets Provide Physiological Benefits for Women Living Alone

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 24th, 1997

Human companionship is critical for physical, as well as emotional, well-being, studies have shown. Contact with family and friends can help prevent the age-related rise in blood pressure that can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack.

Unfortunately, a growing number of women, particularly older women, live alone, often in isolation.

Research from the University at Buffalo, New York, presented March 21, 1997, at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, showed that for these individuals, a four-legged friend may be nearly as effective in keeping blood pressure down as the two-legged variety.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1997-03-24)

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