Pets are good for you

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1. Prevent Allergies - Pets can help prevent eczema and some allergies in children. Children who live with dogs have lower rates of childhood eczema and children raised with cats or dogs from their first year of life are less likely to develop pet allergies.
2. They lower healthcare costs - People who own pets traditionally make fewer trips to the doctor than those who don't. As a result, pets help keep the cost of health care down for individuals as well as our nation.
3. They lower cholesterol - Pet owners tend to have lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels than people who don't have pets.
4. They relax you - Petting pets has been shown to reduce blood pressure and heart rates in adults. Even being in the same room with pets, including fish in tanks, can lower blood pressure and reduce stress in adults and children.
5. They keep you fit - Regardless of age, people who have pets, especially dogs, get more exercise than non-pet owners. While this isn't surprising for dog owners, owners of other kinds of pets are also more likely to be physically active than people who don't have pets.
6. They're good for your heart - Last but not least, dog and cat owners are significantly more likely to survive heart attacks than non-pet owners, regardless of the severity of the heart attacks.