Healing Power of Pets Archives - Dr. Marty Becker

Category Archives: Healing Power of Pets

The dog who made a miracle happen

Tuesday, Nov 29th, 2022 | By Dr. Marty Becker

EAC Jolo watching over Monique in the hospital

Imagine being a 5-year-old type 1 diabetic or her exhausted parents. What would it be like to be a 19-year-old college student struggling to develop independence when your health, and […]

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Study: Dogs reduce stress in children

Thursday, Jul 7th, 2022 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Dr. Becker's granddaughter with his dog QT Pi

Kids and dogs go together like peanut butter and chocolate, and a study published last month in the journal PLOS One shows that their connection has real benefits. Researchers found […]

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Watching animal videos is good for your health

Wednesday, Oct 28th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Beautiful dog with laptop lying on floor in light room

Watching animal videos is good for the heart and soul, according to researchers at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. They found that heart rates dropped in participants […]

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In times of sinking sands, we reach for our pets

Thursday, Mar 19th, 2020 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Dr. Becker and QT Pi snuggling

Unless you went through the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the Great Depression of 1929, you wouldn’t really know what we’re going through now as a community, county, country, continent, […]

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Quixote: Our long goodbye after a life full of love

Monday, Nov 18th, 2019 | By Dr. Marty Becker

2002 was a sentinel year in our lives. My beloved wife, Teresa, had lost her dad and my best friend, Jim Burkholder, after a brief battle with lung cancer. Teresa’s […]

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