Why Preventive Medicine and Health?
Virtually everyone agrees that living a healthy lifestyle, including regular medical checkups, a good diet, adequate exercise, and acting safely is the best way to prevent disease and promote health.
Preventive medicine is practiced when we use our health care providers to screen for early detection of serious disease and educate us on how to live a healthier lifestyle. Early detection and treatment often reduces health care costs and returns us quickly to health. Pet owners benefit from their relationship with their pets in physical and emotional ways.
Studies show that pet owners exercise more and have an overall lower blood pressure and less stress than those without pets. We know that the money we spend on nutritious food and preventive medicine helps us live longer and feel better. Health wise, what is true for human bodies is true for our pets.
