Flippered friends reduce stress

Speaking of dolphins, here's more proof that pets are a great stress-reducer: A study showed that swimming with dolphins helped patients with clinical depression.

These results remind me of another study, which showed that heart-attack survivors experienced reduced stress levels when they participated in an animal-assisted therapy program that invovled visits from dogs.

—Mellow Monk

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