The Healing Power of Pets Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy

by Becker, Marty; Morton, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780786886913
• ISBN10: 0786886919
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-19
• Publisher: Balance

Summary

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. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Marty Becker is the popular veterinary contributor to ABC-TV's Good Morning America. His highly regarded weekly newspaper column, "The Bond," is distributed internationally. Dr. Becker is also a contributing editor for Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy magazines, and is the chief veterinary correspondent for Amazon.com. He is the co-author of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul. Dr. Becker lives in Bonners Ferry, Idaho Danelle Morton is a Los Angeles-based writer with a distinguished journalism career. She has worked for publications ranging from The New York Times to People magazine, and has served as a foreign correspondent, state capital bureau chief, columnist, and associate bureau chief of People's Los Angeles bureau

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface: The Bond--The Cementing of Science and Soul	p. 1
The Healing Power of Pets	p. 21
A Healthy Start--The Power of Childhood Pets	p. 23
Untying the Knot of a Troubled Childhood	p. 47
Bypass Heart Problems	p. 60
Cancer Cures--How Pets Are Giving People a Second Chance	p. 78
Chronic Pain--Take Two Pets and Call Me in the Morning	p. 99
Sedentary Lifestyle--A Heart-to-Heart Walk	p. 111
Hippotherapy--Horse Sense	p. 122
Animal Assisted Therapy--The One-Eyed Wonder Drug and Other Animal Healers	p. 134
Assistance Animals--I Get by with a Little Help from My Friend	p. 145
Seniors--Everyday Miracles from the Love of a Pet	p. 164
The Pet Prescription	p. 183
Finding the Best Pet for What Ails You	p. 185
Are You Pet-Ready?--Tests and tips to help you define the perfect pet for your health and well being	p. 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	p. 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	p. 211
Deepening the Bond	p. 225
Getting the Most Out of Your Relationship	p. 227
Quiz Time: Grading Your People-Pet Bond	p. 229
Health Care Checklist	p. 237
Achieving the Ultimate Bond	p. 240
Resources	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 259
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