Gary Null's Power Aging [Hardcover]

Ph.D., Gary Null (Author), Gary Null (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2003

Gary Null is one of the founding fathers of the alternative health care movement, whose books, videos, television and radio programs as well as his nutritional supplement line have helped millions of people attain better health and vitality over the last 30 years.

Now, he's joining NAL with one of the most exciting books he's published in years-Power Aging. Cutting-edge science is proving in clinical trials for the first time that antioxidants, like vitamin C and beta-carotene, as well as lesser-known substances such as trimethylglycine, can effectively fight the symptoms of aging. We stand at the brink of a new paradigm that will change the very meaning of growing old.

Gary Null's Power Aging is a practical guide that anyone in their 40s, 50s, and beyond can use to live a longer, healthier life.

Part I explains how our modern environment, as well as our own biological processes, contribute to aging.

Part II looks at hormonal keys to health, and shows how they can address specific concerns- from maintaining cardiovascular function, facing the specter of cancer, and staying mentally sharp.

Part III puts it all together in a practical way, including a new diet and exercise program.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Null, a well-known spokesperson for natural health and aging (Gary Null's Ultimate Anti-Aging Program), offers another volume on how to deal with the physical effects of aging. According to the author's research, illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and degenerative brain conditions are, in part, caused by damage inflicted by free radicals-unstable molecules that impair cells. The bodies' defenses against free radicals are antioxidants that can neutralize the free radicals' effect. In order to lessen the number of free radicals, Null believes it is necessary to drink pure water, exercise properly, follow a power aging diet and consume a variety of antioxidant vitamins, herbs and minerals that should boost the immune system. Null's exhortations to detoxify the body will sound familiar to devotees, but others may find his program overly stringent and too detailed. The cardiovascular protocol, for example, is quite complex. His diet program (he calls it the non-diet diet) is similar to what he has been recommending for years: strictly avoid red meat, caffeine, sugar, dairy, alcoholic beverages and wheat products. The mainly vegetarian meals (menus are included) that he advocates should be composed of organic products.
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Review

"If keeping a sound mind and body seems hopeless, chances are you've never heard of Gary Null."
-- New York Daily News (UNKNOWN ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: NAL Hardcover; 1st Printing edition (December 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451210506
• ISBN-13: 978-0451210500
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #674,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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72 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, July 16, 2005

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JK - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gary Null's Power Aging (Hardcover)

This book is pretty good if you haven't read any other books by Null. If you have, I would forget about it. Mainly because he doesn't really bring anything new to the table. The only difference between Power Aging and his previous books are in the way the information is arranged. Other than that, it is basically recycled material. Good for a new reader but almost a waste of time for people who have read something published by Null in the past.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Actually, sort of surprised, October 10, 2006

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Marcus T. Brody (Tampa Bay, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gary Null's Power Aging (Paperback)

I haven't been impressed with Gary's books as of late. I completely agree with a couple of the reviewers who claim Gary's books are just recycled material, over and over again. I couldn't agree more.... until this book.

I have to say, I got A LOT out of this book, that I hadn't in some of his other books. There are plenty of new ideas presented in this book, and I also like the format of this book. His writing style is much more fluent in this book than in books of the past. Also, his message is as clear as ever. In addition, this is one of the first books that I've read of Gary's, where he recommends eating fish. I believe in early 2000 or so, is when he started promoting fish, after 20+ years of promoting a vegan diet. But I hadn't seen it in print until this book.

All in all, I think this is Gary's best book yet. I'm still kind of surprised with some of the reviews on here. Maybe they didn't actually read the book; it was more of a skim through.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing New, March 9, 2007

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Chan Joon Yee "Dr Chan" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gary Null's Power Aging (Paperback)

Unlike books by some anti-aging practitioners who seem to publish in order to advertise their HRT programs, Gary Null's agenda is not so obvious. He claims that his book is different from the rest, but that's only because he has included a bit more information on environmental factors and their effects on aging at the beginning. Hence, he recommendations safe and organic food sources.

Apart from that, I see nothing new. The same old glossary of supplements, the same old recipes that no one has time to prepare and recommendations on exercise which only show that the author is far from an expert in this area.

However, I'm surprised that the author actually gave "natural" alternatives to hormone replacement. I'm not sure if the supplements really work, but at least he's not pushing HRT and making light of potential side effects even in expert hands.

Not a fantastic book but still quite informative for those who haven't already read a hundred books on anti-aging.

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