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Gladys McGarey is a doctor from Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. He has reached a century of age, but he is still carrying out his activities productively.
Despite being 102 years old, he remains active every day, reaches his daily step count goal, and even regularly rides his tricycle. In her spare time, she also engages in activities such as knitting, listening to audiobooks and chatting with her friends.
As well as being the mother of six children, Gladys McGarey is also a consulting physician and author. He is known as a practitioner of holistic medicine, which is a healing approach that pays attention to the balance between the mind, body and soul of the patient during the treatment process.
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His contributions to this field include his participation in the founding of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and his more than 60 years of practical experience.
When McGarey was 100 years old, he wrote a book entitled “The Well-Lived Life: The 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets for Health and Happiness at Every Age”. In his book, McGarey shares his secret to longevity.
Here are 5 longevity tips from Gladys McGarey.
1. Three thousand steps a day
McGarey takes great care to stay active in his life. He has a consistent habit of walking three thousand steps a day using a walker. Apart from that, he also enjoys riding his tricycle around his yard and neighborhood.
In living his life, McGarey adopted the motto taught by his mother, namely “do it”.
He argues that it’s important to look for what we can do, not just dwell on the things we can’t do. According to him, our body is a very valuable teacher, and if we pay attention to it, we will learn valuable lessons.
2. Meet your purpose in life
According to McGarey one of the most important things to live life to the fullest is to find a purpose in life. As he wrote in his book that he wanted to become a doctor when he was eight years old.
McGarey’s parents were media missionaries, he raised McGarey in India. When McGarey saw a young man carrying a wounded elephant, he wanted to become a doctor. At that time he managed to remove the bamboo splinter from the animal’s leg, although he was not of medical descent. After helping remove bamboo splinters from animals, McGarey realized he was destined to become a doctor.
3. Find something that suits you
McGarey has a daily routine that he follows. Every day, he starts his morning by praying before going down and starting his activities. He also has the habit of not smoking and not drinking alcohol.
“One has to live their own life, so when you find what works for you, bless it and use it and work with it,” McGarey said.
4. Let go of all harmful things
McGarey lets go of unnecessary stress in his life by throwing away things or experiences that don’t serve him.
“My mom taught me the easy way to get rid of unimportant things. She would hold a soft hand in front of us, palm facing up and fingers outstretched. Then she would sweep it down and back and say, ‘No problem,'” she said. , quoted from the Daily Mail, Saturday (13/5/2023).
5. There are always lessons from various things
McGarey has learned that there are valuable lessons to be learned from everything in life. Over the years, she has faced various obstacles which include battling cancer and grieving the death of her daughter. Also, when she was nearly 70 years old, her husband and clinic partner of 46 years left her for another woman.
McGarey notes that these painful experiences were actually great teachers for him. These experiences helped him find his own identity and voice. They also guided her to start a new holistic medical practice with her daughter.
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2023-07-01 11:30:35
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