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| IVL Products Health Watch - The Healing Power of Pets |
| The Official IVL Products Health Blog |
Dear Reader,
Every animal lover understands how the unconditional love of
a purring cat or playful pup can improve our mood and
enhance our sense of well-being. But few people understand
the substantial physical health benefits that animals
provide.
During the past 15 years, scientists throughout the world
have established beyond the shadow of a doubt the
therapeutic value of animal companions. In a study conducted
in Cambridge, England, researchers discovered that, within a
month of taking a cat or dog into their home, new owners
reported a "highly significant" reduction in minor ailments.
A study conducted at the Medical Research Institute in
Melbourne, Australia included 6000 hospital patients. The
study revealed that those with pets had lower blood
pressure, a lower cholesterol level and, as a result, a
diminished risk of heart attacks. American researchers have
established that, even after a heart attack, pet owners are
more likely than other coronary patients to be alive a year
later. A Japanese Animal Hospital Association study of
people over 65 found that pet owners made an average of 30
per cent fewer visits to doctors than those who had no pet.
The reasons are simple, experts say. Pets help us reduce our
state of arousal, which reduces blood pressure. With pets we
are fulfilling our most basic need - to touch and be
touched.
Several intriguing studies have shown that some dogs can
predict epileptic seizures, apparently by detecting subtle
changes in their owners. Andrew Edney, a British
veterinarian studied 37 pet dogs that reacted to their
owners' impending seizures. Some of the dogs became anxious
and restless. Others nuzzled their owners, stood guard over
them or ran to fetch people.
Pets help Alzheimer's patients by bringing them back to the
present. Specially trained pups can also alert others when
an Alzheimer's patient has wandered into harm's way. "Pets
can provide a measure of safety to people with the disease",
says Thomas Kirk, vice president of a regional chapter of
the Alzheimer's Association.
Pets are an antidote to depression. Life in a long-term care
facility can be boring. A visit from a therapy dog or cat
breaks the daily routine and stimulates interest in the
outside world.
Given this information, it is no wonder that pet therapy is
frequently used in health care settings to help facilitate
physical and psychological sessions in patients of all ages.
Some patients feel better able to express themselves when
there is a pet in the room. Others are more inclined to
perform well in physical therapy when they are encouraged to
groom or walk a pet.
Among older Americans, therapy pets are often used in
hospices, nursing homes, short-term facilities and assisted
living facilities to encourage therapeutic interaction.
If you have a friendly pet that thrives on loving and being
loved, you might want to consider letting him participate in
a pet therapy program. In order for your pet to qualify for
pet therapy, some certification is required. Talk to your
veterinarian or your local humane society to determine the
type of certification that is required in your area.
Chances are, if your pet has a docile temperament, enjoys
being held and petted, is well behaved, responds to commands
and can tolerate an hour or two of lavish attention, he will
pass the certification with flying colors. Then you can sign
up locally to share the health and healing that your pet has
to offer. Because the benefits of pet therapy have been so
well documented, many nursing homes, hospitals and physical
therapy clinics offer pet therapy certification or training
classes.
Animals can be one of nature's most substantial avenues to
natural healing. By the way, have you hugged your pet today?
Yours in good health,
Sheila McCormick
Editor, IVL Health Watch
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How Can the Rooster Help Men and Women Keep Their Joints
& Muscles Free of Pain? |
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100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. Back
pain, neck pain, knee pain, foot pain - you name it, we've
got pain, all day, every day. In fact, joint and muscle pain
cause more disability and missed work days than cancer and
heart disease combined.
As we age, our joints and muscles lose Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
and HA is the critical lubricant for your healthy joints,
skin and eyes. This joint dryness is the principal reason
why your cartilage - the shock absorber between your joints
- becomes malnourished and starved, and why it starts to
break down and disintegrate, causing terrible pain with each
step.
HA is extracted from Rooster Comb and it's the best source
for providing your body with a low molecular weight source
of HA, which means higher absorption. HA is odorless,
neutral in color, water-soluble and classified as a food. It
is 100% natural and has shown to be effective in maintaining
skin elasticity, joint flexibility and sharp vision among
adults.
Read on to learn more:
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/alleviate
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You Can't Get Too Excited About Minerals? |
Here's a little-known health fact:
You can live without vitamins, but...
Without minerals, your brain, your heart and other organs
would cease to function.
No less an authority than Dr. Linus Pauling, the only person
ever to win the Nobel Prize twice by himself, says:
"You can trace every sickness, every disease and every
ailment to a mineral deficiency."
So-called "farm fresh" American produce no longer has much
of its original nutritional value. There are essential
minerals missing from the food you eat - everyday.
Read on to learn more:
http://www.ivlonline.com/letter/mastermin
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Visit our Health Forum and ask a question of one of the
country’s leading experts in nutritional medicine. |
| Dr. Mikles is a Board Certified Internist,
and is the Medical Director of Choices Integrative
Healthcare Clinic in Sedona, Arizona. For more than 30
years, Dr. Mikles has been engaged in the study and practice
of the therapeutic effects of diet and nutrition, making him
one of the country’s leading experts. |
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