How Pets Impact Your Physical and Mental Health

02/15/23 • 28 min

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If you’re a Pet Parent, we don’t need to spend any time convincing you that your pet positively affects your emotions. But that’s not just your opinion. Research on the topic has shown that pets can help us achieve better long-term physical and mental health. To help us understand why, we invited ABC News contributor, Dr. Darien Sutton, to talk about his own experiences as well as the studies on ways that pets affect the emotional well-being of their parents.

Tune in to learn:

How does having a pet affect a person’s brain? (4:20)
The roles that animals play in people’s medical journeys (7:35)
Is there a future where medical professionals can play a more active role in pairing humans with pets who can help them? (9:15)
How can humans better take care of themselves so they can be the best Pet Parents? (14:25)
How pets can help children learn valuable life lessons (25:00)

Mentions:

Life’s Essential Eight https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078
The Power of Pets: Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interactions https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets

Life with Pets is sponsored by Buddies by Blue Buffalo. Learn more at LifewithPetsPodcast.com

Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at http://www.mission.org.

Tune in to learn:

How does having a pet affect a person’s brain? (4:20)
The roles that animals play in people’s medical journeys (7:35)
Is there a future where medical professionals can play a more active role in pairing humans with pets who can help them? (9:15)
How can humans better take care of themselves so they can be the best Pet Parents? (14:25)
How pets can help children learn valuable life lessons (25:00)

Mentions:

Life’s Essential Eight https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078
The Power of Pets: Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interactions https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets

Life with Pets is sponsored by Buddies by Blue Buffalo. Learn more at LifewithPetsPodcast.com

Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at http://www.mission.org.

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Dietary Health Tips from Dr. Evan Antin

What does the best diet look like for your pet? Well, every animal is different, but Dr. Evan Antin, a veterinarian at Conejo Valley Veterinary Hospital, has some useful tips for all pet parents looking to keep their pets’ guts happy and healthy.

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Pet parent advice - how to be proactive with weight gain/loss (6:30)
What does an ideal diet look like for your pet? (9:00)
What to avoid feeding your pet (16:00)
Resources for pet parents (21:00)

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Life with Pets is sponsored by Buddies by Blue Buffalo. Learn more at LifewithPetsPodcast.com

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The two-way relationship between dogs and humans (17:30)
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Life with Pets is sponsored by Buddies by Blue Buffalo. Learn more at LifewithPetsPodcast.com

Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at

http://www.mission.org.