Gary Null

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Gary Michael Null (born 1945) is an American talk radio host and author on alternative and complementary medicine and nutrition. He is also a critic of the medical and psychiatric communities. He considers himself "one of the country's leading health and fitness advocates." [Howard Pankratz, Denver Post, "Columbine survivor, Wash. teen team up Suit over antidepressants unites an unlikely pair," January 17, 2003] He is the owner of the dietary supplement and media company Gary Null & Associates, Inc. [About Us, [http://gnhealth.com/scripts/about.php GNHealth] ] He was raised in West Virginia with his two brothers. He has one daughter, Shelly Null, with whom he has co-authored a book.

Education

Null holds an Associate Degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey. He has a Ph.D. in "Interdisciplinary Studies" from Union Institute & University, a private college that gives degrees by correspondence from Cincinnati, Ohio. According to Null, his Ph.D. thesis was titled, "A Study of Psychological and Physiological Effects of Caffeine on Human Health." Union Institute & University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, but its accreditation does not cover awarding of PhDs in the sciences, only in the humanities. Null is a New York State Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist.License Information, [http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opscr2?profcd=48&plicno=003731 NY State Education Department - Office of the Professions] ]

Promoter of natural alternative remedies and exercise

Gary Null was a short-order cook in his 20's in New York City. Also, in the late 1960s Null was the editor of "Caveat Emptor", a consumer health activist publication. Later, he was a New York City health food restaurant owner.Fact|date=February 2007 He owns a health food store, Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods Market, [Gary Null's Uptown Whole Foods, [http://www.nysite.com/westside/b9/uptownwf.htm NY Site] ] in New York City. He is best known as a promoter of natural and alternative remedies. He is the author and producer of more than seventy books, booklets, and audio CDs on the topics of health, wellness, nutrition, and alternative medicine. [Gary Null Book List, as listed on [http://www.amazon.com/s?page=1&rh=n%3A1000%2Cp_55%3AGary+Null&sort=daterank&x=9&y=6 Amazon.com] ] His opinions on medical issues have been published in "Penthouse".

Null says he sleeps only two hours a night, promotes vigorous exercise even for the elderly, and says that although "younger people may have enthusiasm...today what they share is a social psychosis. Ninety percent of the people in my support groups are whining all the time." [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06EFD81030F934A25756C0A96E958260 New York Times, May 17, 1998] ]

Talk show host and maker of documentaries

Null's syndicated radio talk show, "Natural Living with Gary Null", earned eight Silver Microphone Awards (an award presented to radio commercials) and remains the longest-running continuously airing health program in America for 27 years and counting from New York City. ['The Gary Null Show' to the Internet on the VoiceAmerica Network, [http://www.techweb.com/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X273538&CompanyId=3 Tech Web] , Retrieved on April 14, 2008] He now broadcasts over the Internet on the Progressive Radio Network. [The Gary Null Show, [http://www.modavox.com/pages/press.html#091906 Modavox.com] ] Null has made several of what he calls documentary films on public policy issues, personal health, and personal development that are posted on YouTube.

Null's videos have been aired by PBS during pledge drives, but concern arose within PBS over the sensational claims they contained. Null responded by alleging an effort to silence him, saying: "The guardians of the gates of orthodoxy at PBS... you don't know who their friends are."

Views on medicine

Gary Null has attacked many facets of mainstream medicine. He argues that physicians are not actively conspiring, but are just trained and conditioned to accept the premises of their profession. Null believes that physicians have an economic interest in sickness maintenance, not prevention. Null co-authored a series of articles on cancer research, new therapies, and political influence for "Penthouse", beginning with one entitled "The Great Cancer Fraud". [Null, Gary and Houston, Robert "The Great Cancer Fraud". "Penthouse", 1979 (September): p.76-78, 82, 268, 270, 272, 274, 276-278.] [Null, G. and Pitrone, A. "Suppression of new cancer therapies: Dr. Joseph Gold and hydrazine sulfate". "Penthouse", 1980 (January): 97-98, 160, 162-163. Null, G. and Steinman, L. "The politics of cancer. Part five. Suppression of new cancer therapies: Dr. Lawrence Burton". "Penthouse", 1980 (July): 75-76, 188-194, 196-197.] He accused the "medical community of suppressing alternative cancer treatments to protect the medical establishment's solid-gold cancer train." "Time" wrote: "From a young reporter this is to be expected. But two decades later, Null, 54, is still warning of a variety of medical bogeymen out to gull a trusting public."The New Mister Natural, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990975,00.html Time - May 17, 1999] ]

Gary Null is also a promoter of AIDS denialism—that is, the belief that HIV is harmless and is not the cause of AIDS. He sells self-made films on his website that promote AIDS denialism. [ [http://www.actupny.org/reports/denialist_gary_null.html ACT-UP report on Gary Null] ] [ [http://www.garynull.com Gary Null's commercial site] ]

Criticism

Many of Null's viewpoints are controversial and he has attracted the attention of Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch. Barrett criticizes the validity of Null's Ph.D. thesis, his alternative health claims, and several of his commercial products. [cite web|url=http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/null.html|author=Stephen Barrett, MD|title=A Critical Look at Gary Null's Activities and Credentials|accessdate=2007-02-11|publisher=Quackwatch]

The James Randi Educational Foundation, an organization that aims to promote critical thinking, has accused him, together with Wayne Dyer, of "dealing in nonsense", promoting the notion of eternal youth, and prescribing magnets and "other medieval tools" to prevent aging. [ [http://www.randi.org/jr/031904science.html James Randi Educational Foundation] ]

"The Null Hypothesis: Comments on Gary Null's "Death by Medicine" by James R. Laidler, MD [ [http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/null_hypothesis_laidler.html The Quack-Files: "The Null Hypothesis" - James R. Lailer, MD (comments on Null's "Death by Medicine") ] ] criticizes Null’s work for double counting statistics and for presenting a simplistic and skewed view of medicine.

Books

* "Gary Null's Power Foods: The 15 Best Foods for Your Health". :NAL Hardcover, Dec. 5, 2006. ISBN 0451219763] 336 pages.
* "Gary Null's Mind Power: Rejuvenate Your Brain and Memory Naturally". :New American Library, December, 2005, 326 pages. ISBN 0451216733
* "Get Healthy Now! with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy Living." (2nd rev.ed., Amy McDonald, Senior Project Editor)(pbk) Seven Stories Press, Oct. 1, 2006. ISBN 1583227534 1146 pages. 2nd ed. (pbk), Dec. 30, 2000, ISBN 1583220429, 1037 pages. 1st ed. 1999.
* "Healing with Magnets". Carrol & Graf Publishers, August 2, 2006. softcover, 240 pages. ISBN 0786705306
* " The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and their Proven Natural Treatments". (rev.& updated ed., Oct.1, 2005) :Kensington. (pbk) ISBN 0758213167. 320 pages. Also (pbk) :KTrade Paper, 2000.
* "Gary Null's Power Aging". :NAL Trade, Dec. 7, 2004 ISBN 451213082 400 pages.
* "Germs, Biological Warfare, Vaccinations: What You Need to Know" (with James Feast). :Seven Stories Press, 1st ed. Feb. 2003. (pbk) ISBN 1583225189. 304 pages.
* " Gary Null's Guide to a Joyful, Healthy Life". :1st Carroll & Graf Ed., January 2000. (HB) ISBN-13: 978-0786707126. 848 pages. :Carroll & Graf Publishers, July 10, 2002, reprint ed. of three books: Who Are You Really, Be Kind to Yourself, and Choosing Joy. (pbk) ISBN-13: 978-0786709946. 768 pages.
* "Women's Health Solutions". :Seven Stories Press, 1st ed., Jan. 9, 2002. ISBN 1583224199 640 pages.
* "The Joy of Juicing: Creative Cooking with Your Juicer" (with Shelly Null). New York: Avery, rev., updated. May 31, 2001. ISBN 58333-102-6. 240 pages.
* "AIDS: A Second Opinion" (with James Feast). :Seven Stories Press, 1st Ed., December 2001. (HB) ISBN-13: 978-1583222067. 400 pages.
* "The Baby Boomer's Guide to Getting It Right the Second Time Around (with Vicki Riba Koestler). :Carrol & Graf Publishers, 2001, (pbk) ISBN 0786708514. 384 pages.
* "For Women Only! Your Guide to Health Empowerment" (with Barbara Seaman). New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, reprint (pbk). 1999, (HB). ISBN 1583220153. 1573 pages. Oct. 10, 2001 (pbk) ISBN-13: 978-1583222978. 1600 pages.
* "Gary Null's Ultimate Lifetime Diet: A Revolutionary All-Natural Program for Losing Weight and Building a Healthy Body". :Broadway, Jan.2, 2001. (pbk) ISBN 0767904742 720 pages. (Retitled "Kiss Your Fat Goodbye" :Broadway, Feb. 28, 2006 ISBN 0767925174.)
* "Gary Null's Ultimate Anti-Aging Program". :K Hardcover, 1st ed., Feb. 15, 1999. ISBN 1575664095 (HB) 498 pages. And :Kensington (1999)(pbk) [ASIN: B000HZXEC4] . And :Broadway, reprint ed., Dec. 1, 1999. (pbk)ISBN 0767904360 608 pages. And :Broadway Books (2000). (pbk) [ASIN: B000GRS85Q]
*"The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Healing: The first comprehensive guide to scientific peer review studies of natural supplements and their proven treatment values". New York: Kensington Publ. Corp., March 1, 1998. (HB) ISBN 1-57566-720-7. 870 pages. And Nov. 1, 2000, (pbk) ISBN-13: 978-1575667201. 880 pages.
*"Choosing Joy: Change Your Life for the Better" (with Vicki Riba Koestler). 1st Carroll & Graf edition. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, April 1998 [ISBN 0-7867-0522-1] (pbk) 311 pages.
*"The Joy of Juicing Recipe Guide: Creative Cooking With Your Juicer" (with chef Shelly Null). :Penguin Group USA, Inc., 1996 (pbk) [ASIN: B000J33RKS] . And :Avery, April 1, 1992. (pbk) ISBN 0895295927. 240 pages. And :Golden-Lee Book Distributors, Inc. (1992) (pbk) [ASIN: B0000J00HPG] . And :Gary Null & Associates (1991) (pbk) [ASIN: B000MPR0E8] .
*"The Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing". :Seven Stories Press, Nov. 1996 ISBN 1888363357 (28 ailments) 411 pages.
*"Who Are You, Really?: Understanding Your Life's Energy". New York: Carroll & Graf, July 1996 ISBN 0-7867-0326-1 (pbk) 218 pages.
*"Be Kind To Yourself: Explorations into Self-Empowerment". New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Sept. 1995. ISBN 0786702695. 256 pages.
*"Nutrition and the mind. New York/London: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995. ISBN 1-56858-021-5
*"Ultimate Training: Gary Null's Complete Guide to Eating Right, Exercising, and Living Longer" (with Dr. Howard Robins). :St. Martin's Griffin, March 15, 1993. ISBN 0312087968. 224 pages.
*"No More Allergies: Identifying and Eliminating Allergies and Sensitivity Reactions to Everything in Your Environment" (The Gary Null Natural Health Library). :Villard, 1st ed., Nov. 3, 1992. ISBN 0679743101. 464 pages.
*"How to keep your feet & legs healthy for a lifetime: the only complete guide to foot and leg care, with sections for walkers, joggers, and runners" (with Howard Robins). 1st ed. New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, c1990, ISBN 0-941423-36-0
*"Black Hollywood: The Black Performer in Motion Pictures". :Carol Publishing Corp. (pbk) Reissue Ed., April 1990. ISBN-13: 978-0806509082. 254 pages.
*"The Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition: A Sourcebook for a Healthier Life". London: Arlington, 1984. ISBN 0-85140-655-6. And :Dell, Aug. 1, 1986. (pbk) ISBN-13: 978-0440506126. 608 pages.
*"Man and His Whole Earth". Harrisburg, Pa: Stackpole 1976. ISBN 0-8117-0969-8. :Pyramid Books, 1977. (Mass Market PBK) ISBN-13: 978-0515036206. 159 pages.
*"The Conspirator Who Saved the Romanovs: The untold story of Aaron Simanovitsch-Kiev jeweler, Rasputin's secretary, etc." by Gary Null. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, (HB) 1971. 177 pages.

Published articles and interviews

* Null, Gary and Houston, Robert "The Great Cancer Fraud." Penthouse, 1979 (September): p.76-78, 82, 268, 270, 272, 274, 276-278.
* Null, G. "The suppression of cancer cures." Penthouse, 1979 (October): 90-92, 94-96.
* Null, G. and Pitrone, A. "Suppression of new cancer therapies: Dr. Joseph Gold and hydrazine sulfate." Penthouse, 1980 (January): 97-98, 160, 162-163.
* Null, G. and Steinman, L. "The politics of cancer. Part five. Suppression of new cancer therapies: Dr. Lawrence Burton." Penthouse, 1980 (July): 75-76, 188-194, 196-197.
*"Caffeine: Psychological Effects, Use and Abuse" Sanford Bolton, Ph.D. and Gary Null, M.S. 1981. 47 references from 1965–1981.
* "The Antioxidant Vitamin - Vitamin C" by Gary Null, Ph.D. 15 pages. 69 endnotes, 1991.
*"The Hidden Side of Psychiatry" by Gary Null, Ph.D. 49 endnotes. 38 pages. 1997.
* "Iatrogenic Illness: The Downside of Modern Medicine: A White Paper" by Gary Null, PhD & Debora Rasio, MD. 2000.
* "Fluoride: The Deadly Legacy." A 16-part white paper by Gary Null, Ph.D. 2001. 233 endnotes.
*"The Fluoridation Fiasco" by Gary Null. 85 endnotes. © 1983–2002 [http://www.tldp.com/issue/157-8/157fluor.htm Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients] .
* "Vitamin C and Treatment of Cancer: Part I Abstracts and Commentary from the Scientific Literature" and "Vitamin C and the Treatment of Cancer: Part II" by Gary Null, Ph.D.; Howard Robins, DPM; Mark Tannenbaum, DPM; and Patrick Jennings, Editor. A review of the medical literature published in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients – May 1997.
* " Death by Medicine" By Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; and Dorothy Smith, PhD. Six pages. 152 references. 2004. [Death by Medicine, [http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/mar2004_awsi_death_01.htm Life Extension magazine] March 2004]
* "Oxygen Therapy The Empire Strikes Back!" (Gary Null interview 1993) Transcript of radio interview conducted in mid-1993 by Gary Null of WBAI; Nexus Magazine Dec 1993--Jan 1994. Polyatomic Apheresis unit.
* "Fascism in Medicine." by Gary Null, Ph.D Speech given May 15, 1994 at a forum on Democracy and Fascism. Broadcast June 6, 1994 on the Pacifica Radio station WBAI-FM, New York. A 12-page transcript is available on the www.whale.to website.
* "Flu Vaccine: Interview of Dr. Eva Snead." by Gary Null 8-minute interview. No date.
* "Emerging Viruses: AIDS & Ebola. Nature, Accident or Intentional?" Interview of Leonard G. Horowitz, D.M.D., M.A.., M.P.H. by Gary Null 1995.
* "Why We Lost The War On Cancer". Two page essay, 1997.
* "Pathologizing Life." by Gary Null © 2002, ADHD and Ritalin. 59 endnotes.
* "Vaccines: A Second Opinion." by Gary Null. 2000.

References

See also

* Health freedom movement

External links

* [http://www.garynull.com Gary Null's website]
* [http://gnhealth.com/ GNHealth website]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990975,00.html The New Mister Natural] : article on Null from "Time", May 1999