Pets Help in Controlling Hypertension

If you have high blood pressure and are generally stressed, adopting a pet can help you in lowering blood pressure naturally.

The latest researches show that along with unconditional love, pets also play a significant role in lowering blood pressure of their owners.

While experts are yet to provide definite answers on how owning a pet can help in controlling high blood pressure, all studies done on this subject proclaim univocally that pets do actually help in improving the condition of hypertension patients.

Research also suggests that pets besides lowering blood pressure, may also boost the function of immune system, and lower the risk of depression and anxiety.

The Study

Recently a study was conducted to see if owning a pet can help in controlling hypertension.

In the study, 48 stockbrokers of different age groups were examined. All the participants had highly stressful jobs, lived alone, and were being treated for hypertension. Some of the individuals in the group were given pets.

Experts found that pet ownership controls blood pressure more effectively than allopathic drugs! Karen Allen, a key researcher said that when the findings of the study were disclosed to the participants, many of them went and got themselves pet. While Karen Allen acknowledged that the reason why pets have such a positive effect yet needs to be established, she also added that perhaps it is the unconditional love and acceptance that pet provides helps in improving the condition of hypertension patients.

Many other experts support Karen Allen’s point of view that it is the positive physiological effect that pets have, which helps immensely in lowering the blood pressure of hypertension patients. In addition to improving physiological health, pets also help in improving the physical health of their owners.

Recently a program, named “Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound and Stay Fit for Seniors” was conducted by ReCHAI. In this program some senior citizens were paired with dogs and others were given human walking partners. The program lasted for twelve weeks and senior citizens were asked to walk outdoors for at least 1 hour, 5 days a week. At the end of the program, improvements in the activity levels of the participants were studied and it was found that while walking capabilities of senior citizens who walked with dogs increased by 28%, participants who were given human walking partners recorded only 4% improvement.

In a nutshell, pets help you in managing blood pressure by improving your activity levels and physiological health.

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