Comments on: Loneliness and High Blood Pressure http://www.bloggernews.net/17197 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: J Hernandez http://www.bloggernews.net/17197#comment-31986 J Hernandez Tue, 29 May 2007 15:05:23 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17197#comment-31986 I would like to see them add the pet factor. The State University of New York did a study that involved subjects with high blood pressure due to stress. As I recall, they found pets lowered the blood pressure of their subjects. I would be interested to know if pets might also serve to correct the loneliness factor. It is much easier to find a "quality" relationship with a pet than another person. ;)     <em>Hi, Jen, You're absolutely right about pets. My now-deceased dog, Bo, was a "pet partner" who visited hospitals and nursing homes. The Delta Society, which certified him, told us studies show that petting a friendly dog or cat does, indeed, lower blood pressure. If you'd like to read more about Bo, I've written a column about him on my blog </em><a href="http://carolbogart.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><em>http://carolbogart.blogspot.com</em></a><em>. He was a dog with an old soul.  -- Carol</em> I would like to see them add the pet factor. The State University of New York did a study that involved subjects with high blood pressure due to stress. As I recall, they found pets lowered the blood pressure of their subjects. I would be interested to know if pets might also serve to correct the loneliness factor. It is much easier to find a “quality” relationship with a pet than another person. ;)

    Hi, Jen, You’re absolutely right about pets. My now-deceased dog, Bo, was a “pet partner” who visited hospitals and nursing homes. The Delta Society, which certified him, told us studies show that petting a friendly dog or cat does, indeed, lower blood pressure. If you’d like to read more about Bo, I’ve written a column about him on my blog http://carolbogart.blogspot.com. He was a dog with an old soul.  — Carol

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