Kelli Harding's research highlighted by TODAY
Kelli Harding's The Rabbit Effect is out now; TODAY posted 7 tips for "How to practice kindness every day."
❝ In the late 1970s, researchers were conducting animal experiments to see how food affected the heart. Unexpectedly, one group of lab rabbits fared much better than others, despite being fed the same harmful high-fat diet.
It turned out all of the thriving rabbits had the same affectionate caretaker who wasn’t just feeding them, but petting them and talking to them.
It made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart, Dr. Kelli Harding writes in her new book, “The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness.” … [TODAY.com]
| KELLI HARDING is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University & author of The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness. Learn more about booking Kelli for your next event today. |