Pets can improve your immune system
Did you know that having a furry friend not only will prevent various allergies, but it can actually improve your immune system? But this theory is more efficient when you grow up with a pet because adopting an animal as an adult will not protect you against allergies.
“A study found that children ages 5 to 7 from pet-owning households attend school three weeks more per year than those who don’t have pets. Kids who grow up on farms and around animals don’t have allergies. That dander on that hair, that’s natural immunotherapy,” says Dr. Becker.
