SOUL PURPOSE!

Dr. Gladys tells the story of how she evolved from discovering at two years old that she wanted to be a doctor to becoming a doctor and co-founding the American Holistic Medical Association... to pioneering a new way of thinking of disease... to becoming known as the Mother of Holistic Medicine... to at 103 years old, continuing with her 10-year plan to build the Village for Living Medicine. It's called her Soul Purpose and Dr. Gladys believes that every person has one.

Join Caroline Carey, host of Soul Purpose, as she listens to Dr. Gladys' very interesting story. Listen HERE.

THE SECRETS OF MY LIFE



Are you feeling your juice??? Or do you feel that your Life Purpose and juice are just out of reach, and they are alluding you? Then, you've GOT TO JOIN US!

The Foundation for Living Medicine will be hosting a special retreat that's based on Dr. Gladys' book, The Well-Lived Life, and her six secrets to health and happiness. This special retreat will be held in beautiful Cave Creek, Arizona, where you'll enjoy a healing massage, dream work, meditation, art and sacred spaces, all while listening to and interacting with Dr. Gladys as she shares her wisdom on life, love, laughter, labor, listening, and discusses her six secrets to a well-lived life.

Price and Date are coming soon! If you are interested in learning more, contact the Foundation at livingmed9@gmail.com. 

THE BENEFIT OF DAYDREAMING

Believe it or not, taking some downtime from daily activities and doing nothing for periods of time is good for you. It allows space for daydreaming. Harvard Medical School researchers are finding that daydreaming “plays a role” in brain plasticity. 

Brain plasticity or neuroplasticity means that the brain can change or re-adapt. This has implications for learning, memory, and the ability for brain damage recovery. 

To date, the Harvard medical researchers have initiated a study on mice by tracking activities of their neurons during “quiet waking” or daydreaming time. To learn more, read HERE.   

GIVE DR. GLADYS' WISDOM

AS A HOLIDAY GIFT!

People are describing Dr. Gladys as a "National Treasure." Now you can share some of her wisdom as a Holiday Gift!

Dr. Gladys' new book is coming out as a paperback (with a newly redesigned cover) in early April, but you can give it as a holiday gift now.

With each book purchased here, you'll be eligible to win a one-hour Life Consultation with Dr. Gladys (valued at $450) and other prizes.

The first drawing will be at the end of December, and then there will be three more drawings before the paperback book launch in April. The more books you buy to give to friends and relatives, the more chances you have to win.

So, finish up your holiday shopping by giving one of the most inspirational gifts available. Buy your books and sign up for the drawing now! As you do, remember Dr. Gladys' Six Secrets for Health and Happiness at Every Age:

• Spend your energy wildly
• All life needs to move
• You are here for a reason
• You are never alone
• Everything is your teacher
• Love is the most powerful medicine

MEET NORA REYES, Ed.D.

BOOK LAUNCH MANAGER

Nora Amavisca Reyes, Ed.D., has joined the Dr. Gladys BeGlad team as the Book Launch Manager to make The Well-Lived Life paperback book a best seller and to spread Dr. Gladys’ message to help make the world a better place.  

Nora was born in Roll, Arizona, the youngest of seven children and the only one born in the United States after her family immigrated from Mexico. She has a Master of Education degree in Multicultural/Bilingual Education and a Doctor of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in bilingual education, all completed at Arizona State University. 

Nora Reyes has served in many leadership roles during her tenure at Maricopa Community Colleges for nearly three decades. Specifically, in addition to many other roles, she served as Acting Dean of Innovative Learning and Academic Support, President of Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AZTESOL), Vice Provost for the MCC Red Mountain Campus, Senior Associate Vice President, and College Academic Officer. In October 2023, she retired from Maricopa Community Colleges.

UPDATE ON DR. GLADYS

Like the Energizer Bunny, Dr. Gladys keeps going… and going… and going! Since May when her book was released, she has completed more than 200 podcasts and interviews. That’s just a few more than six months! 

The Well-Lived Life is being published in 23 countries and 12 languages, including French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. She enjoyed the cover article complete with color pictures in the Sunday London Times. She was just interviewed by the Wall Street Journal for a feature story with photographs. Her paperback edition will be published in April 2024.

Check out the article on Dr. Gladys in Well + Good HERE.

MORE NEWS HERE!

Dr. Gladys has often said her work wouldn't be worth a hill of beans if others didn't pick it up and run with it. 

Soooo, the Foundation will be hosting a 4-day training in Living Medicine for physicians, DOs and other medical professionals this Spring. It is a wonderful introduction to the core principles in the philosophy of living medicine. It will offer both didactic and experiential learning. 

More details are coming...

DIVERSE BACTERIA COMMUNITIES

PROTECT THE GUT



Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that diverse communities of good bacteria that are resident to the gut can protect the gut from pathogens more effectively than just one single species of bacteria. They block the pathogens by eating up the nutrients that the pathogens need. 

Specifically, the researchers learned that when microbiome communities were made up of at least 50 different species, the pathogens “grew up to 1000 times less effectively than when cultured with individual species.”   

This finding explains why our guts can tend to be more vulnerable after a course of antibiotics because the antibiotics wipe out the many diverse species… that is, until we can build them back up.

Further, it emphasizes the need to support our guts by building our microbiome communities with multiple bacterial species.

Learn more HERE.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

We need your help!!! Opportunities continue to roll in and our work demands have intensified. More programs will be introduced in 2024. For example, we’re talking with several filmmakers about creating a documentary and a feature film on Dr. Gladys’ life and legacy. Her story is perfect for film, and it must be told!

Please help by giving generously to the Foundation and help us bring these innovative programs to fruition. You can give to the general fund, or you can earmark your gift for a specific action. All donations are tax deductible under the law.

Looking forward to hearing from you HERE.  

We are so grateful for your support!

Thank You,

and

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON THAT IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH LOVE!

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