Live longer and healthier with a pet!
Research has documented that companion animals like dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds help people live longer and healthier lives. Some of the health benefits of having a companion animal are lower blood pressure, decreased stress, reduced bone loss, lowered cholesterol levels, and improved circulation.
Source: U.S.Administration on Aging. www.aoa.gov
Laughter is the best medicine for your heart!
Laughter mixed with a sense of humor may protect you from a heart attack. A study found that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to
laugh in a variety of situations compared to those of the same age without heart disease.
Source: University of Maryland Medical Center. www.umm.edu/features/laughter.htm
Men can get breast cancer, although it is rare.
The lifetime risk of breast cancer in women is 1 in 8 and 1 in 1,000 for men. Treatment for men is the same as treatement for women
and usually includes a combination of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and/or hormone replacement therapy.
Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure. ww5.komen.org
Excessive alcohol use is the third leading lifestyle-related cause of death for people in the United States each year.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.cdc.gov