The well-lived life : a 102-year-old doctor's six secrets to health and happiness at every age / Gladys McGarey, MD ; [foreword by Mark Hyman].

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Mark Hyman, MD -- Introduction: toward life -- Secret 1: you are here for a reason -- Chapter I: the juice -- Chapter 2: why am I here? -- Chapter 3: like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle -- Chapter 4: where should I pour my juice? -- Chapter 5: connecting with desire -- Practice: finding your juice -- Secret II: all life needs to move -- Chapter 6: feeling stuck -- Chapter 7: life is always moving -- Chapter 8: moving through pain -- Chapter 9: locked in shame -- Chapter 10: releasing what doesn't matter -- Chapter 11: removing the blockage -- Chapter 12: look for the trickle around the dam -- Practice: letting go -- Secret III: love is the most powerful medicine -- Chapter 13: love and fear -- Chapter 14: choice -- Chapter 15: the role of self-love -- Chapter 16: how to let love in -- Chapter 17: giving love to others -- Chapter 18: love and miracles -- Practice: loving yourself into healing -- Secret IV: you are never truly alone -- Chapter 19: life is connection -- Chapter 20: embracing imperfection -- Chapter 21: find your friends -- Chapter 22: how to set boundaries -- Chapter 23: the power of listening -- Chapter 24: angels appear -- Practice: weaving together the fabric of life -- Secret V: everything is your teacher -- Chapter 25: a lesson in everything -- Chapter 26: how to stop fighting -- Chapter 27: the role of dreams -- Chapter 28: when you just keep hurting -- Chapter 29: in the impossible moments -- Chapter 30: lesson after lesson -- Practice: finding the teaching -- Secret VI: spend your energy wildly -- Chapter 31: energy as investment -- Chapter 32: what's worth your energy? -- Chapter 33: making space for miracles -- Chapter 34: feeding the positive -- Chapter 35: shifting your attention -- Practice: embracing your life -- Conclusion: you are right on time -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.

"Dr. Gladys McGarey, the mother of holistic medicine (she actually coined the term "holistic medicine" herself!) and a still-practicing doctor at 102, reveals her powerful secrets for how to live with joy, vitality, and purpose at any age in THE WELL-LIVED LIFE. Unlike the $58.5 billion dollar "anti-aging" industry that constantly encourages people to be critical of their aging bodies and to fight the natural process of getting older, Dr. Gladys shares her vision of "aging into health." Our limited view of medicine often splits people into a set of systems and symptoms, attempting to kill off whatever seems to be causing the problem. On these pages, Dr. McGarey shares her six secrets to living a full, healthy happy life, sharing how these principles manifest medically, emotionally, and spiritually in our lives, including: Spending energy wildly to generate new energy; Moving spiritually to help let go of trauma and other roadblocks; Finding the everyday "juice" that helps you stay oriented in your life's purpose; Building a community that's meaningful to you; Discovering the deep learnings that come from pain and setbacks; Loving yourself into healing"--Publisher's description.