Six ways dogs can help ease depression symptoms
There have been many conversations about how dogs can help with depression. Dog's can be very intuitive. Some ways that dogs can help with depression are simple yet effective. The first reason is that dogs offer unconditional love. Dogs do not have an opinion or criticize, they will love you no matter what. Dogs can alter our behavior. If a person is having a bad day and is greeted by an excited dog, it can change a persons mood and distract us of our worries. Dogs can promote touch. It is said that stroking a dog can reduce stress, blood pressure and heart rate. Dogs make us responsible. Taking care of dogs promotes structure and promotes mental health. Dogs can lower our blood pressure. Research shows that dog owners have lower blood pressure.
Conversation:a talk between two people or a group of people
Depression: a state of feeling sad
Intuitive: ability to know or understand things without evidence
Effective: successful in producing a desired result
Offer: to present something to someone
Unconditional: not limited in any way
Criticize: to express disapproval
Alter: to change
promote: to change to a higher position
Stroking: to rub gently in one direction
Reduce: to make something in smaller size
Stress: a state of mental worry
structure: the way something is built
research: a careful study to find something
As a dog lover, I was very happy to read this posting. You are absolutely correct in stating that dogs can affect our overall well being in many positive ways. The supporting claims that you offered are great. I think you might need to state your supporting claims in a manner that is easier for ENL students to follow. Writing cohesively and being sure to include transitions is something that we all must remember to do when we write. I think it is especially important to ENL learners that your ideas flow seamlessly from one sentence to the next, so that they can easily understand what your trying to convey.
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I also agree on this posting. As a dog owner myself I have come to realize that due to his unconditional love he gives me my stress level and anxiety has gone down tremendously. Your vocabulary choice is very good and easy to explain to an ESL student and the post is a fun read as well.
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