Get Healthy Now! With Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment, and Healthy Living [Paperback]

Gary Null (Author), Amy McDonald (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 2002

The fully updated and enlarged edition of the giant (1,216 pages) national bestseller from the man the New York Daily News called "radio's leading health and fitness expert" offers a panorama of alternative approaches for staying healthy - including new chapters covering cancer, stroke, asthma, addiction, and more. This encyclopedic wellness handbook also contains special sections on women's and men's health issues as well as extensive information on common ailments such as musculoskeletal injuries, chronic illnesses, and mental disorders.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Null, who has a Ph.D. in human nutrition and public health science, has written more than 50 books and has a syndicated radio program on health. One can only hope that what was omitted to reduce 1000-plus pages to a six-hour recording is not significant information that would affect the results of using any of the therapies or regimens. Oddly the work is not narrated by the author, who as a radio-show host obviously has public-speaking experience; it is competently presented by reader Robert Deyan. Anyone who wants to follow any of Null's advice would probably want the written version for review and reference. Purchase for public libraries where demand warrants.
-Nann Blaine Hilyard, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Bestselling health and nutrition author GARY NULL is one of America's leading health and fitness writers. He is the author of dozens of books and hundreds of medical articles. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press; 2nd edition (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583220429
• ISBN-13: 978-1583220429
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,341,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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124 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Specificity, December 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Healthy Now! A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy Living (Hardcover)

After seeing Dr. Null discussing this book on PBS two weekends ago, I was anxiously awaiting its arrival. However, I find the book to be somewhat of a let down because it is not as specific as Dr. Null made it out to be on television. For example, there was a clear-cut list on the television that broke down the steps, the time frame, and the products necessary to detoxify the body. (Remember, this television show was Dr. Null's lecture which supposedly correlates with the book, Get Healthy Now.) This recipe was something that I could follow and use. Yet, the book has nothing of the sort; the lists are short and hidden throughout the text in a variety of places. Another example is how Dr. Null, during an interview with a PBS fundraiser, named a lot of ailments that the reader would be able to locate in the index and find the treatement for, yet I cannot find one of the mentioned ailments in particular anywhere in the index after attempting every possibility.

I find that the book makes a lot of statements about what to do and why, but it is not altogether specific as to HOW one should carry out such tasks. I am new to Dr. Null's philosophy/medicine, and I need to have my hand held as I attempt to get healthy. Is it that I need to buy more of his books for specifics? If they are as vague as I find Get Healthy Now to be, then I think I will save my money and pay a nutrition specialist.

91 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Former Follower, January 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Healthy Now! A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy Living (Hardcover)

Having seen Gary Null on the PBS show, I thought I would take a look at this book. I had previously been a long time radio listener of Gary Null, but as his behavior and health claims became more bizarre, I could no longer listen to him. That said, I thought his PBS presentation was interesting and I thought perhaps this book would be as well. Unfortunatly, although there are some good points in this book for people who don't know anything about healthy eating habits, this book is mostly opinion, rather than fact. Rather then waste money on this book, I would advise others to look at books written by authors such as Drs. Ornish and Weil. These authors, I believe, are men of integrity whose main goal is the spreading of the message rather than the aggrandizement of the messenger. Good Health.

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some good info but requires hard work to find and use it., December 4, 1999

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Lisa (Princeton, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Healthy Now! A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy Living (Hardcover)

There is some great basic information in this book. Through reading part 1, I determined that I've had a Zinc deficiency. I was so relieved to solve this issue that I joined Gary Null's NYC health support group and got on their suggested protocol. It has been very effective for me.

Unfortunately, this book does NOT resemble what we've learned in the group. For example, Part 2 of the book begins with Detoxification and soon after suggests eating plans. The plan suggestions contain foods that Null's actual protocol strictly avoids during detox (i.e. wheat and miso, etc.). Even more annoying is that once I found recipes containing ingredients that I COULD eat, the proportions were wrong! For example, the 'Aromatic Indian Sweet Potato Bake' that allegedly serves 2 calls for 3 oz (1/3 of one) sweet potato. The same problem goes for the 'Nutty Butternut Squash'. The opposite problem occurs on most of the breakfasts, huge portions (i.e. 6 oz. dried grains cook upto about 2+ cups) for serving 1? Those recipes, however, were tasty once I adjusted them correctly.

That brings me back to my review title: Good info but it requires a lot of work to find and use what applies...