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  • The Rabbit Effect

  • Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness
  • By: Kelli Harding
  • Narrated by: Kelli Harding
  • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

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The Rabbit Effect

By: Kelli Harding
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Publisher's Summary

Columbia University doctor Kelli Harding never intended to explore the invisible factors behind our health. But then there were the rabbits. In 1978 a seemingly straightforward study designed to establish the relationship between high cholesterol and heart health in rabbits discovered that kindness – in the form of a particularly nurturing researcher – made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart.

As Dr Harding reveals in this eye-opening book, the rabbits were just the beginning of a much larger story. What truly makes us sick – and what can make us healthy? Groundbreaking research shows that love, friendship, community, life’s purpose, our environment, and kindness can have a far greater impact on our health than anything that happens in the doctor’s office.

With engaging stories and compelling evidence, Dr Harding gives you a new model to take charge of your health and happiness.

©2019 Kelli Harding (P)2019 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic Reviews

'[A]n inspiring guide that will appeal to health enthusiasts.' (Publishers Weekly)
'Dr. Harding weaves together compelling clinical vignettes with fascinating medical evidence.' (Arthur J. Barsky, MD, professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School)
'A wonderful demonstration of how our physical health is affected by the kindness we receive – and the kindness we give.' (Lord Richard Layard, co-author of The World Happiness Report)

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