6: A Different Perspective on Healing: The Animal-Human Relationship & How Animals Heal Us Food is the Best Medicine: A Teen's Guide to Navigating Autoimmunity
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Welcome back to this autoimmune healing and wellness community, it is good to have you back! Join your host, Maddy, as she delves into a topic that is not often talked about within the autoimmune community: the vital role that our pets (dogs in particular) play in helping us heal. You won't want to miss out on this episode, especially if you are an animal lover!
Show Notes:
Below is a full list of the topics discussed in today's episode as well as the various resources that I recommended and/or mentioned throughout the episode.
Topics Discussed:
- Maddy's personal relationship with her dog and how he was helped her heal
- The roles animals play in the autoimmune healing process
- The idea that dogs have the power to heal us
- How dogs are now being used as service animals to those who struggle with Lupus
- Evidence from medical professionals about the positive impact of pets on those with health challenges
Sources Mentioned:
- https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets
- https://lupusla.org/dogs-and-lupus-patients-the-how-tos-of-doggie-help/
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-friend-who-keeps-you-young
Other Helpful Resources:
DIGITAL SOURCES:
- https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/stress/pet-therapy
- https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/the-healing-power-of-dogs/
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lets-reconnect/201812/3-ways-your-pet-can-heal-your-mind-and-body
Welcome back to this autoimmune healing and wellness community, it is good to have you back! Join your host, Maddy, as she delves into a topic that is not often talked about within the autoimmune community: the vital role that our pets (dogs in particular) play in helping us heal. You won't want to miss out on this episode, especially if you are an animal lover!
Show Notes:
Below is a full list of the topics discussed in today's episode as well as the various resources that I recommended and/or mentioned throughout the episode.
Topics Discussed:
- Maddy's personal relationship with her dog and how he was helped her heal
- The roles animals play in the autoimmune healing process
- The idea that dogs have the power to heal us
- How dogs are now being used as service animals to those who struggle with Lupus
- Evidence from medical professionals about the positive impact of pets on those with health challenges
Sources Mentioned:
- https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets
- https://lupusla.org/dogs-and-lupus-patients-the-how-tos-of-doggie-help/
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-friend-who-keeps-you-young
Other Helpful Resources:
DIGITAL SOURCES:
- https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/stress/pet-therapy
- https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/the-healing-power-of-dogs/
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lets-reconnect/201812/3-ways-your-pet-can-heal-your-mind-and-body