Pet Tails: Dogs Do Your Heart Good
Thanks to the McDonough County Health Department (and the American Heart Association) for the reminder that dogs make you healthier! Six ways that dogs are good for your health:
1. Dog owners may live longer.
2. Dog owners are 31 percent less likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke.
3. Heart event survivors who had a dog had a 65 percent reduced risk of death.
4. Dog parents are more likely to reach their fitness goals.
5. Dogs can help chronic conditions and prevent chronic disease
6. Pet ownership is an important form of social support. Adopt, don’t shop. For more information on how you can adopt your furever friend, volunteer at the shelter or to be considered as a foster, reach out to the Humane Society of McDonough County, and follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/HSMCIL.
