Ep 11. Can Pets Keep Your Brain Active?

An analysis of just under 8000 people showed that those with a pet had lower rates of mental decline than those without a pet. In particular, owning a pet offsets the negative impact of isolation. Source - https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-pet-ownership-ward-cognitive-decline-2024a10001oj If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr Joe Kosterich⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DrJoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rumble - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drjoeunplugged⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Dr Joe Unplugged: Dr Joe Unplugged is your home for open commentary on health, wellbeing and life in the broadest sense. We will explore diet, exercise sleep and stress amongst other health matters as well as issues that may impact you and your wellbeing in direct or indirect ways. Topics and comments on this podcast are general information only and are not in any way medical advice.