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Why Having a Pet Can Boost Your Mood and Keep Your Brain Healthy
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2133" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-having-a-pet-of-any-kind-may-boost-your-mood-and-keep-your-brain-healthy/" target="_blank"><strong>Why Having a Pet Can Boost Your Mood and Keep Your Brain Healthy - Cleveland Clinic</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Understanding how animals contribute to good health</strong></p><p></p><p>Therapy animals have long been the trusted companions of people with disabilities. Now, animals of all kinds are proving their value to individuals dealing with a wide range of mental health conditions, including depression and even dementia.</p><p></p><p>Physiology helps explain why animals are such effective therapists for all of us, says <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/23113-marwan-sabbagh" target="_blank">Marwan Sabbagh, MD</a>, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/neurological/depts/brain-health" target="_blank">Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health</a>: “Simply petting an animal can decrease the level of the stress hormone cortisol and boost release of the neurotransmitter serotonin, resulting in lowered blood pressure and heart rate and, possibly, in elevated mood.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2133, member: 1"] [URL='https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-having-a-pet-of-any-kind-may-boost-your-mood-and-keep-your-brain-healthy/'][B]Why Having a Pet Can Boost Your Mood and Keep Your Brain Healthy - Cleveland Clinic[/B][/URL][B] Understanding how animals contribute to good health[/B] Therapy animals have long been the trusted companions of people with disabilities. Now, animals of all kinds are proving their value to individuals dealing with a wide range of mental health conditions, including depression and even dementia. Physiology helps explain why animals are such effective therapists for all of us, says [URL='https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/23113-marwan-sabbagh']Marwan Sabbagh, MD[/URL], Director of Cleveland Clinic’s [URL='https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/neurological/depts/brain-health']Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health[/URL]: “Simply petting an animal can decrease the level of the stress hormone cortisol and boost release of the neurotransmitter serotonin, resulting in lowered blood pressure and heart rate and, possibly, in elevated mood.” [/QUOTE]
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