{"product_id":"the-healing-power-of-pets-harnessing-the-amazing-ability-of-pets-to-make-and-keep-people-happy-and-healthy-9780786886913","title":"The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Dr. Marty Becker, co-author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e comes a ground-breaking new book that reveals the stirring stories and medical miracles behind the healing power of pets.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pets and people have been living together for thousands of years, but as pets have moved indoors, there have been extraordinary changes in the relationship. In the last twenty years, medical research has increasingly proven the healing effect pets can have for the ill, the elderly, the stressed-out, and the emotionally disengaged. Research shows that people with pet companions have fewer doctor visits and recover more quickly from severe illnesses. In \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Power of Pets\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Marty Becker, resident vet on ABC-TV's \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, shows readers how pets can prevent, detect, treat, and in some cases cure a variety of maladies, from arthritis to asthma, and from Alzheimer's to depression. Pets decrease cardiovascular risk factors, motivate their sedentary owners to exercise, and help people deal with chronic pain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition, the book offers heart-warming true stories of pets who have enriched--even saved--their owner's lives to reveal the lasting physical, emotional, and social benefits of the human-animal bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion - Acquired Assets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786886913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.84w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marty Becker,Dan Morton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403376488629,"sku":"9780786886913","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_388ea967-76ed-4aa3-9982-09163a08364f.jpg?v=1774968982","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-healing-power-of-pets-harnessing-the-amazing-ability-of-pets-to-make-and-keep-people-happy-and-healthy-9780786886913","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}