[ABC 7-4]DR DOG: HEALING PETS

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[ABC 7-4] DR DOG: HEALING PETS

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS)(OC): And finally here, we've long known about [1]the ability of dogs to lift our spirits, heal the soul.  But tonight, something new.  [2]Very specific physical ways [3]your four-legged pal can [4]improve your family's health.  Here's ABC's Cecilia Vega.

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS)(VO): [5]What if you could trade everything in your medicine cabinet for this?

DOCTOR MARTY BECKER (AUTHOR OF "THE HEALING POWER OF PETS"): It's basically, you know, [6]a furry, four-legged life support system cleverly disguised as a pet.  So what I'm telling you, [7]it might be poodle instead of Prozac.  It might be Labrador instead of lipitor and it might be beagle instead of benacar.

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS)(OC): And anaconda instead of aspirin.

DOCTOR MARTY BECKER (AUTHOR OF "THE HEALING POWER OF PETS"): And anaconda.

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS)(VO): Veterinarian Marty Becker [8]wrote a whole book about the healing power of pets.  And now scientists in San Francisco think they, too, may [9]be on to something.  They say [10]dust found in homes with dogs may actually make kids less likely to [11]develop asthma.  The benefits of having Alex George, Raven, Lightning and Sheldon the labradoodle don't end there.  [12]So much for an apple a day.  Australian researchers discovered people with dogs [13]visit the doctor less.

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS)(VO): One study found that simply watching this old girl [14]calmed nerves.  [15]That connection with animals thought to [16]trigger a drop in chemical levels linked to stress.  Have heart disease?  You might want to consider getting a cat.  Researches in Minnesota found those who never owned one were 40% more likely to die from a heart attack.  [17]The calming purr might actually [18]sooth anxiety.

DOCTOR MARTY BECKER (AUTHOR OF "THE HEALING POWER OF PETS"): It's [19]that close physical contact, [20]that affection connection that we share.  That's where you [21]get the healing power of pets.

CECILIA VEGA (ABC NEWS)(VO): Fido may be our [22]anti-depressant, our [23]cholesterol killer, our [24]lifesaver.  Now if only man's best friend could help solve world peace.  Who knows, maybe they can.  Cecilia Vega, ABC News, Los Angeles.

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS)(OC): And everybody reduces stress

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[1] 사람의 정신을 고양시키고 영혼을 치유할 수 있는 개들의 능력

[2] 아주 구체적인 물리적 방법들

[3] 여러분의 네 다리가 달린 친구

[4] 여러분 가족의 건강을 개선시키다

[5] 여러분 가정의 약장에 들어있는 모든 약과 이것을 바꿔도 괜찮다면 어떻겠습니까?

[6] 털이 복슬복슬하고 네 다리가 달린 생명유지 장치가 지능을 가진 애완 동물로 변장을 한 것

[7] ‘프로작’이 아니라 오히려 푸들이 더 나을 수도 있다

[8] 애완 동물의 치유력에 대한 전권을 저서로 냈다

[9] 무엇인가를 하는 중

[10] 개가 있는 집의 흙

[11] 천식이 생기다

[12] 하루에 사과 한 알 치고는 너무 효과가 대단하다. (일반적인 상식 치고는 너무 대단해서 과학적인 검증이 필요하다는 의미) 

[13] 병원에 덜 가다

[14] 신경을 안정시키다

[15] 동물과의 교감

[16] 스트레스와 관련된 화학 물질의 농도가 떨어지게 하다

[17] 신경을 안정시켜주는 고양이

[18] 초조감을 달래주다

[19] 친밀한 물리적 접촉

[20] 우리가 공유하는 교감

[21] 애완 동물의 치유력이 생기다

[22] 항우울제

[23] 콜레스테롤 강하제

[24] 생명을 구하는 존재