Top 10 Reasons to Have a Pet
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."
~ George Elliot
Pets bring joy, are fun, entertaining and loving. They also boost your health as well as strengthen the immune system. Need proof?
The Baker Medical Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia conducted a 3-year study with over 5,000 people, and found pet owners to have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels than non-pet owners. The National Institute of Health noticed that pet owners make fewer doctor visits and in a 1999 study the Journal of the American Geriatric Society found that older pet owners are physically and mentally more fit.
"If I had only one single herb to depend upon for all possible health and dietary needs, I would…choose the Indian spice Turmeric. It is an herb one should get to know and live with."