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When I saw Dr. Andrew Weil on the October 17 cover of Time magazine, I knew holistic medicine had arrived to the masses - a medicine which was pioneered at Meadowlark, here in Hemet, by Dr. Evarts Loomis.Shortly before Evarts died, at the age of 93, he was featured on the cover of Intergrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, which has an annual circulation of 20,000. Time has a circulation of over 4.5 million.

The second thing that struck me was the title of the article by Dr. Weil:

“Aging Naturally,” from his new book Healthy Aging. Weil is founder, director, and a clinical professor in the integrative medicine program at the University of Arizona

In our culture, aging receives minimal attention, yet from birth onward, we age. So, how can we do this gracefully? First by accepting that fact, and secondly by adapting throughout life to this natural cyle.

A dear friend of ours, who died in her 90s, often said that she thought the biggest obstacle to aging was people not accepting their limits. Regretfully, yet with great clarity, she gave up driving before she was forced to. Eventually she moved in to a small care facility where her daily routine included slowly and deliberately using her walker to visit each guest and inviting them to walk outside with her to enjoy the ever-changing, glorious views of Mt. San Jacinto , though she herself was nearly blind.

She once mentioned that because she could no longer play the organ or read, she had more time to spend on meditation, a practice she had begun early in life. I never heard her aspire to being unnaturally slim or plastic looking. To all who knew her, she was a respected elder.

In addition to positive mental attitudes and spiritual practices, a healthy diet and regular exercise also contribute to healthy aging. In particular, elimination of refined sugars and flours and unhealthy fats, plus an increase in fruits, vegetables, and pure water will create a higher level of wellness at any age.

When Evarts reached 70, he switched from jogging and major hiking tripsto canoeing, and he walked every day until shortly before his death.When I would protest about his growing thinness, he would remind me that he was preparing to shed this earthly mantle. He welcomed death with open arms and eagerly looked forward to his next assignment.


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Aging Gracefully By Fay L. Loomis , MA When I saw Dr. Andrew Weil on the October 17 cover of Time magazine, I knew holistic medicine had arrived to the masses - a medicine which was pioneered at Meadowlark, here in Hemet, by Dr. Evarts Loomis.Shortly before Evarts died, at the age of 93, he was featured on the cover of Intergrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, which has an annual circulation of 20,000. Time has a circulation of over 4.5 million. The second thing that struck me was the title of the article by Dr. Weil: “Aging Naturally,” from his new book Healthy Aging. Weil is founder, director, and a clinical professor in the integrative medicine program at the University of Arizona In our culture, aging receives minimal attention, yet from birth onward, we age. So, how can we do this gracefully? First by accepting that fact, and secondly by adapting throughout life to this natural cyle. A dear friend of ours, who died in her 90s, often said that she thought the biggest obstacle to aging was people not accepting their limits. Regretfully, yet with great clarity, she gave up driving before she was forced to. Eventually she moved in to a small care facility where her daily routine included slowly and deliberately using her walker to visit each guest and inviting them to walk outside with her to enjoy the ever-changing, glorious views of Mt. San Jacinto , though she herself was nearly blind. She once mentioned that because she could no longer play the organ or read, she had more time to spend on meditation, a practice she had begun early in life. I never heard her aspire to being unnaturally slim or plastic looking. To all who knew her, she was a respected elder. In addition to positive mental attitudes and spiritual practices, a healthy diet and regular exercise also contribute to healthy aging. In particular, elimination of refined sugars and flours and unhealthy fats, plus an increase in fruits, vegetables, and pure water will create a higher level of wellness at any age. When Evarts reached 70, he switched from jogging and major hiking tripsto canoeing, and he walked every day until shortly before his death.When I would protest about his growing thinness, he would remind me that he was preparing to shed this earthly mantle. He welcomed death with open arms and eagerly looked forward to his next assignment.