Pets Can Be the Perfect Prescription for Seniors

November 4th, 2008
Pets Can Be the Perfect Prescription for Seniors
By Beth Chipley, published Oct 30, 2006
Are you taking care of your pet or is your pet taking care of you? The answer is “both” and there is solid research to back that up. Most senior-aged pet owners don’t even realize the medical benefits they are receiving from owning, walking, feeding and loving their pet. Studies show that pets not only foster feelings of love and security but can also help lower a person’s blood pressure, heart rate and stress level. Cat owners enjoy the same benefits as dog owners proving that pets can improve your health even if they are of the finicky persuasion.
Dr. Laura Ivan, D.V.M, with Imperial Animal Hospital in Imperial, Missouri, strongly believes pets can have a positive effect on the lives of seniors.
“Dogs and all pets can be an incredible benefit to geriatric patients and people,” Dr. Ivan said.
“We know that they can lower people’s blood pressure.”
On the Web site, www.preciouspets.org, an article written on the health benefits of pets by Ursula Cunningham quotes a study done in 2002 by the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study revealed the heart rates and blood pressure of pet owners increased less if their animals were with them when they were presented with math problems to solve.
Another study, cited by Cunningham, was conducted by the National Institutes of Health in 2001, and found that people who own pets “make fewer doctor visits, especially for non-serious conditions,” and are more likely to still be living one year after being treated for a coronary condition.
Some older people may lack their own social circles and therefore have fewer opportunities for recreation and activity. A warm cat on their lap or a dog that is filled with joy upon their owner’s return home can be therapeutic to the soul.

Special Deals of the day

October 11th, 2008

Senior Blog

June 4th, 2008

I figured out that if I keep it up, someday I’ll probably get wise enough to be silly in public but I probably won’t wait that long. from the wonderful story people

Senior Citizen Jokes

June 3rd, 2008

You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to me 
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holderEarth is the insane asylum for the universe.

Senior Citizen Joke

June 3rd, 2008

I used to have a handle on life, but it broke
Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

Senior Citizens having a affair

June 2nd, 2008
I very quietly confided to my friend that I was having an affair.
She turned to me and asked, “Are you having it catered”?
 
And that, my friend, is the definition of ‘OLD’!!!

HOW A CHILD DEALS WITH LOSS- LOGAN A SKY ANGEL

May 29th, 2008

LOGAN THE SKY ANGEL

Senior Citizens Women Tip for safety!

May 29th, 2008

I was in court a few years ago and the case i was to listen to was cancelled. A kind judge took the time to tell everyone his past experiences for Women. He said to always trust your instinct. Almost every trial he had ever listened to a woman would tell him things just did not feel right but she felt silly in her feelings. Trust your instinct and stop the worry over feeling silly. It could save your life.
Please take the time to read this.
Learn the best way to protect yourself.

1. The elbow is the strongest point on your body. When someone threatens you, if they are close enough, use your elbow to stop him (or her.) .

2. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you. Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
a. Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
c. Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard or policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The chances of hitting a moving target are 4 in 100
times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked “for help” into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

Pass this on the women you love.

Moms are so so so Smart!

May 29th, 2008

Brian Hester invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal, Brian’s mother couldn’t help but keep noticing how beautiful Brian’s roommate, Stephanie, was.

Mrs. Hester had long been suspicious of a relationship between Brian and Stephanie, and this had only made her more curious.

Reading his Mom’s thoughts, Brian volunteered, “I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you Stephanie and I are just roommates.”

About a week later, Stephanie came to Brian saying, “Ever since your mother came to dinner, I’ve been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don’t suppose she took it, do you?”

Brian said, “Well, I doubt it, but I’ll send her a e-mail just to be sure.” So he sat down and wrote:

Dear Mother: I’m not saying that you “did” take the gravy ladle from the house, I’m not saying that you “did not” take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner. Love, Brian

Several days later, Brian received a letter from his mother that read: Dear Son: I’m not saying that you “do” sleep with Stephanie, and I’m not saying that you “do not” sleep with Stephanie. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom

things you learned from your MOm

May 29th, 2008

THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER

TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”

RELIGION.
“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”

TIME TRAVEL.
“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”

LOGIC.
“Because I said so, that’s why.”

FORESIGHT.
“Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”

IRONY.
“Keep crying, and I’ll give you something to cry about.”

OSMOSIS.
“Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”

CONTORTIONISM.
“Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”

STAMINA.
“You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”

WEATHER.
“This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.”

HYPOCRISY.
“If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times. Don’t exaggerate!”

CIRCLE OF LIFE.

“I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
“Stop acting like your father!”

ENVY.
“There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do.”

ANTICIPATION.
“Just wait until we get home.”

MEDICAL SCIENCE.
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way.”

ESP.
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think I know when you are cold?”

HUMOR.
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”

GENETICS.
“You’re just like your father.”

ROOTS.
“Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?”

WISDOM.
“When you get to be my age, you’ll understand.”

JUSTICE.
“One day you’ll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.”