565: Longevity Secrets from the Mother of Holistic Medicine with Dr. Gladys McGarey
Age Less / Live More
Lucas Rockwood
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Most people are much more concerned with the quality of their life than the quantity. We hope to stay healthy, lucid, mobile, and engaged until our final days. How exactly to increase your chances of a strong finish is hotly debated, but as a 102-year-old doctor, our guest on this week’s podcast has a unique authority on the subject.
Listen and learn:
- Why you need to find purpose and meaning
- The importance of love in the healing process
- How the body heals itself
- Why memories can provide a place of comfort and joy
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Dr. Gladys McGarey is a medical pioneer and visionary, internationally recognized as the mother of holistic medicine. She is co-founder of the American Holistic Medical Association and has held a family practice for more than sixty years. At 102, Dr. McGarey has a ten-year plan and an eye on a healthier and more joyful future for all
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| 0:00.0 | When I talk to podcast listeners about later life, about longevity, about their plans |
| 0:06.8 | for retirement and the fourth quarter, the final stretch of life, almost everyone, universally, |
| 0:12.8 | is mostly concerned with quality of life rather than quantity. I have this number in my head 122 |
| 0:20.0 | years old, but if I'm being honest, quality of life also for me is much more important. |
| 0:24.6 | So the question is how do we get more life into our years? How do we stay active and |
| 0:30.0 | live it and lucid and connected? My guest on this week's podcast is our oldest guest to date. |
| 0:36.4 | Her name is Gladys and I think you'll find her story and her career and her message very |
| 0:40.6 | unique and inspiring. If you're new here to the show, I am Lucas Rockwood. I'm a yoga teacher and |
| 0:45.2 | trainer, a serial entrepreneur. I'm the father of three kids. Firstly, I'm a student. I'll use |
| 0:50.3 | this podcast as a way to learn new things. I find people writing books and medical doctors, |
| 0:55.0 | yoga teachers, meditation experts, all of the above. And I attempt to bring their work here to the show |
| 1:00.6 | so we can all of more informed lives. Let's see how it goes. If you'd like to support the show, |
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| 1:16.0 | People get lost. If you have questions for the show, you can message me. I'm on Instagram at |
| 1:20.8 | Lucas Rockwood. If you're interested in my teachings online, I release science-based yoga videos |
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| 1:43.3 | and everything else. Thanks for listening. Enjoy. |
| 1:47.6 | Welcome everyone. It's Lucas here. Today's show is called Long Jeviti Secrets from the Mother |
| 1:52.1 | of Holistic Medicine. And I am joined here with Dr. Gladys MacGerry. Gladys is a medical pioneer |
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