Owning a pet may help slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of
dementia in older adults. Pets can provide companionship, mental stimulation, and physical activity, which can help maintain brain health.
In a study of nearly 8,000 older adults, published in JAMA Network Open this month, researchers found that among those living alone, having a pet was associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline, specifically composite verbal cognition, verbal memory and verbal fluency.
How pets may help reduce loneliness: Pets can help ease loneliness, which is a risk factor for cognitive decline. They can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. Pets can also encourage people to be more active, which can help protect against cognitive decline. They can also provide mental stimulation, which can help maintain brain health.
What are signs of cognitive decline?
Forgetting to go to appointments or important events, having more trouble finding words than people of the same age. Other factors that may help protect against cognitive decline Exercise, A Mediterranean-style diet, getting enough sleep, and social contacts.
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He used it like the Marquis de Sade. No wonder it turned out nasty. As for Idiot, it just shows the depths of his psychosis.
ReplyDeleteAs with FJB's German Shepard, it is the owner who can determine the temperament of the dog. My cousin has a mean little blue heeler whose mission in life is to bite as many people as possible and her son is the most even tempered friendly dog you will ever come across. Cousin has had several dogs of the same temperament and thinks it's normal. I've never had a dog that acted like that since I would not allow a dog to be that way.
ReplyDeleteCan no longer afford to have a pet thanks to the gov destruction of the dollar and a 2.5% raise when inflation is 25%.
ReplyDeleteG D dog ran off with the roast that was thawing on the counter. Phruckin cat. Can't find it and the wife has been screaming at me all day to find it.
ReplyDeleteAll the exercise I've never wanted.
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