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The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy » (First Edition)
Authors: Marty Becker, Danelle Morton, Danelle Morton
ISBN-13: 9780786886913, ISBN-10: 0786886919
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hyperion
Date Published: February 2003
Edition: First Edition
Author Biography: Marty Becker
Book Synopsis
In The Healing Power of Pets, Dr. Marty Becker, the popular veterinary contributor to Good Morning America, shows readers how the special relationship between pets and people is one of the most powerful weapons in fighting disease and treating chronic conditions ranging from arthritis and depression to obesity. Blending revolutionary scientific discoveries with deeply moving personal stories of pets and their owners, Dr. Becker shows that the best medicine may not be in the medicine cabinet, but at your side.
Susan Chernak McElroy
Dr. Becker steps confidently . . . adding a strong voice for the healing powers of animals.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ix | |
| Preface: The Bond--The Cementing of Science and Soul | 1 | |
| Part 1 | The Healing Power of Pets | 21 |
| A Healthy Start--The Power of Childhood Pets | 23 | |
| Untying the Knot of a Troubled Childhood | 47 | |
| Bypass Heart Problems | 60 | |
| Cancer Cures--How Pets Are Giving People a Second Chance | 78 | |
| Chronic Pain--Take Two Pets and Call Me in the Morning | 99 | |
| Sedentary Lifestyle--A Heart-to-Heart Walk | 111 | |
| Hippotherapy--Horse Sense | 122 | |
| Animal Assisted Therapy--The One-Eyed Wonder Drug and Other Animal Healers | 134 | |
| Assistance Animals--I Get by with a Little Help from My Friend | 145 | |
| Seniors--Everyday Miracles from the Love of a Pet | 164 | |
| Part 2 | The Pet Prescription | 183 |
| Finding the Best Pet for What Ails You | 185 | |
| Are You Pet-Ready?--Tests and tips to help you define the perfect pet for your health and well being | 189 | |
| Looking for Love in All the Right Places--How to pick the right dog or cat at the shelter or the breeders using the Tripp Tests | 202 | |
| Filling the Perfect Pet Prescription--Pets and their role in some major illnesses: asthma, allergies, aging, arthritis, depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), chronic pain, cancer, diabetes, and heart problems | 211 | |
| Part 3 | Deepening the Bond | 225 |
| Getting the Most Out of Your Relationship | 227 | |
| Quiz Time: Grading Your People-Pet Bond | 229 | |
| Health Care Checklist | 237 | |
| Achieving the Ultimate Bond | 240 | |
| Resources | 255 | |
| Bibliography | 259 |
Subjects
Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books
Health Healthy Living
Home & Garden Pets Pets - General & Miscellaneous
Health Healthy LivingHome & Garden
Pets Pets - General & Miscellaneous