329. Secrets to Longevity with 102-Year-Old Doctor Gladys McGarey
The Balanced Blonde // Soul On Fire
Dear Media
4.6 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2023
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Today I am so thrilled to have 102-year-old Gladys McGarey on the show. I learned so much from her and I am in awe of her wisdom. She is by far the oldest guest I have ever had on the show — and the wisest! She began her medical practice at a time when women couldn’t even own their own bank accounts. Over the past sixty years, she has pioneered a new way of thinking about disease and health that has transformed the way we imagine health care and self-care around the world.
The co-founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, Dr. McGarey has mentored everyone from Dr. Mark Hyman to Dr. Edith Eger and has helped hundreds of patients live happier and healthier lives. In a voice that is both practical and inspiring, Dr. McGarey shares her own extraordinary stories and eternal wisdom from her early childhood in India and chance encounter with Mahatma Gandhi to her life as a physician and a mother of six children, to her survival of both heartbreak and illness.
And she doesn’t just look backward, she looks forward. 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 | The following podcast is a deer media production. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey guys, it's Jordan Younger, your host of the Balanced Blonde, Solon Fire Podcast. |
| 0:14.6 | Here we go deep on all things, astrology, awakening, wellness, motherhood, channeling, aliens, |
| 0:21.3 | and so much more. |
| 0:22.5 | We have deep conversations, we go to other realms, it's a lot of fun. |
| 0:26.4 | So stick around, let's dive on in. |
| 0:28.5 | I cannot wait to connect. |
| 0:30.5 | Hello my favorite people, welcome back to the show. |
| 0:34.2 | I'm so happy that you're here. |
| 0:36.2 | Today we have a very special episode for you with hands down the oldest guest that I've |
| 0:43.6 | ever had and that's a compliment. |
| 0:47.4 | I'm not just sitting here telling you, oh my gosh, this person is so old. |
| 0:51.4 | She is 102 years old, Gladys McGarry, and she is so inspiring, she blew me away. |
| 0:58.1 | She is still a practicing doctor, functional medicine doctor at 102 years old. |
| 1:04.6 | She is the mother of holistic medicine. |
| 1:07.7 | She literally coined the term holistic. |
| 1:10.9 | She had to decide how it was going to be spelled and everything, which is incredible because |
| 1:15.7 | holistic medicine is something that I am so passionate about and something that we talk |
| 1:21.5 | all about on this podcast. |
| 1:23.7 | So today we are not only talking to Gladys about how to live a well-lived life, which is |
| 1:29.6 | the title of her latest book, which is all about the six secrets to health and happiness |
| 1:35.5 | at every age, but we're also talking about longevity in the sense of how do we want to |
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