The Oil That Heals

William A. McGarey, MD (1919-2008) was a pioneering holistic health physician who considerably advanced the practice of Edgar Cayce's holistic healing methods. Dr. McGarey, or Dr. Bill as he was fondly called, was widely known through his books and magazine column and as co-founder with his then-wife, Gladys McGarey, MD, of the A.R.E. Clinic in Phoenix, Ariz. He practiced family medicine for some 40 years and advocated Cayce's healing principles through his writing and private consulting. He was also a published author of a dozen books, notably The Edgar Cayce Remedies, The Oil That Heals, and Edgar Cayce on Healing Foods. His magazine column appeared in Venture Inward for 22 years. As director of the medical research division of the A.R.E. Clinic, he wrote The Medical Research Bulletin, an information service for the medical profession, from August 1970 until 1986. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, in 1919, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati Medical School. He was also a veteran of World War II and a flight surgeon during the Korean War.