Gladys Louise McGarey (née Taylor, November 30, 1920 – September 28, 2024) was an American holistic physician and medical activist.
She also co-founded the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine, and she served as president of the Arizona Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners.
[5] Her parents left Cincinnati, Ohio for India in 1914 and settled in a Reformed Presbyterian mission north of New Delhi[2][3] in the village of Roorkee.
[7] They offered free medical care to all people, regardless of caste, and many of their patients were children of parents with Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.
[5] During the conflict-ridden period after the Partition of India, the Taylors treated the injured, prevented the spread of disease through immunizations, and buried the dead.
[12] For 60 years, she operated a family practice where she focused on prevention and wellness,[4] including some of Edgar Cayce's beliefs about living a healthy lifestyle through diet, nutrition, and being wellness-centered.
[16] The foundation was recognized in 2008 for their work at University of Arizona Medical School where they taught the ways in which integrative medicine improves patient's recovery.
[16][d] In 2009, McGarey responded to President Barack Obama's request to identify the ways in which the health care system in the United States could be improved.
[19] In Afghanistan, McGarey taught women how to take care of themselves while pregnant, including diet and nutrition, and childbirth practices that reduced infant mortality 47% in the rural areas that she visited.
[4][19] They decided to spell holistic with an "h" rather than a "w" because the Anglo Saxon world "hal" was the root word for "holy," "health" and "healing".
[19] She co-founded the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine and served as president of the Arizona Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners.
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