The Spirit of Animal Healing: An Integrative Medicine Guide to a Higher State of Well-being

by Marty Goldstein

Overview

The Spirit of Animal Healing is the follow up to Dr. Marty Goldstein's bestselling book on holistic veterinary medicine, The Nature of Animal Healing.

It is chock full of the very latest integrative medical knowledge (which combines conventional therapies with complementary and alternative medicine). Coupled with the vast amount of specialized expertise and learning Dr. Marty has gained from his own practice over the past 45 years, the book takes readers on a journey to the leading edge of integrative veterinary understanding to achieve greater insight into the minds and bodies of their animal companions.

However, this book is not simply a new edition of Dr. Marty's first book with some refreshed content. It is a completely new book in which Dr. Marty turns the traditional approach to animal care upside down. The Spirit of Animal Healing provides readers with the most up to-date tools and knowledge they need to keep their dogs and cats healthy and prevent disease from occurring in the first place, instead of just treating their animal companions when they are sick.

Topics covered include:
*Nutrition and supplements
*Integrative remedies and harmful treatments
*Cutting edge therapies
*The truth about vaccinations
*The latest in cancer treatments
*The spiritual nature of animals
*True, mind-blowing cases from over the years
-And much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250249692
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	506,376
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Dr. Marty Goldstein's Smith Ridge Veterinary Center is in South Salem, New York. He received his D.V.M. from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and has been at the forefront of integrative medicine for pets for decades. He has many cats and dogs, all of which are quite old and healthy. Dr. Goldstein is also the author of The Nature of Animal Healing.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What's New? ix

1 How Far Have We Come? 1

2 A New Perspective on How the Mind and Body Heal 18

3 Inside Your Pet's Mind and Body 38

4 Food Is Still Where It Starts 64

5 The Tremendous Power of Nutraceuticals 102

6 Other Remarkable Therapies 144

7 The Current State of Dog and Cat Disease 183

8 Doctor, Do No Harm 239

9 Walking Through Your Pets Spiritual World 273

10 Tails Beyond the Clinic 298

11 Looking to the Future-Where Do We Go from Here? 334

Acknowledgments 343

Notes 347

Index 357

About the Author 369

Editorial Reviews

"Dogs are a gift from god that we get to care for and enjoy their incredible gratitude and love. Dr. Marty’s relentless commitment to their well-being over the decades that I’ve known him, and the miracles he has facilitated, has brought me to tears. This book will do the same to you!"—Tamar Geller, New York Times bestselling author of The Loved Dog

"Dr. Marty has cared for my dogs for twenty years and, like the man himself, The Spirit of Animal Healing is accessible, revelatory, and entertaining. You will never look at your pet's nutrition, vaccines, or general health the same way again. A must read for any dog owner."—Ed Burns, Writer/Director/Actor

"Dr. Marty is a natural teacher. He wants your animals to be well, and he wants you to understand how to make them well. This is what he does for all the creatures in his life and now he does it for his extended creature family through his new breakthrough book." —Carol Alt, Supermodel, Actress, Entrepreneur, Raw food Enthusiast, Author and Host of A Healthy You & Carol Alt on Fox News

From the Publisher

02/05/2021

For Goldstein, every animal is an individual being—body and soul. His approach to veterinary medicine, which has been described as both "radical" and "common sense," is informed by more than 45 years in practice. Beyond the exam room, Goldstein hosted the radio program Ask Martha's Vet with Dr. Marty and is the subject of the 2020 documentary The Dog Doc. Released more than 20 years ago, Goldstein's first book, The Nature of Animal Healing, was ahead of its time. Now, many of his ideas, such as the importance of a natural, whole-food diet, are more widely understood. There's still more to learn, and readers new to "integrative" medicine, for themselves or their pets, will appreciate Goldstein's balanced approach to explaining its concepts and practices. Readers may be surprised by the variety of available therapies, like high doses of intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer, outside of surgery or pharmaceuticals. Throughout the book, scientific research is complemented by relatable, heartwarming stories of how integrative approaches have healed Goldstein's patients VERDICT Goldstein's second book is an essential read for anyone interested in caring for their whole pet.—Meagan Storey, Virginia Beach

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