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s I've told you, during th e past five years, th ere have been some five th o u sa n d p articip an ts— one th o u sa n d specifically for this anti-aging project— in the controlled scientific studies th a t provided th e d ata for the protocol detailed in this book.The average age of these dedicated particip an ts is forty-three—
w ith one group including children, an d an o th er targeting older adults, ages sixty to ninety-tw o. Of these, approxim ately 55 percent w ere fem ale. M ost w ere m iddle class— schoolteachers, civil service w orkers, m id-level m anagers, com puter technicians, etc. A pproxi
m ately 20 percent h ad advanced degrees, w ith professions such as psychology, social w ork, law, dentistry, chiropractic, nursing, ac
counting, an d education. A nother 20 p ercent w ere in the low er in come an d education brackets; these people w orked in offices, retail stores, an d at trades.
H ere's w h a t som e of these am azing people have to say about th eir experiences in th e program .
In December 19941 found out I was HIV-positive. Like so many people, I went through a deep depression, hopelessness, guilt, fear, and anxiety. At the same time, I had to make believe everything was fine, since no one in m y family knew.
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The first time I heard your name was from a gentleman selling vitamins at Queens Mall. He was giving me the advice to not take AZT because you said it was toxic, and he asked me to listen to you, but I had no idea when, where.
At work, m y office is separate from another, and one day, I walked in and heard you on the radio, got the station, and listened in m y own office. Then I realized it was the same person the vitamin man had told me about. I've been a faithful listener ever since, so naturally, when you announced this program study, I signed up.
It's very hard to change, but you have encouraged me to do so.
Since starting in the group almost a year ago, I've been taking the supple
ments and your Veggie Green Stuff capsules. I've become more conscious of what I eat, so much so that m y kids are "upset" at you because I don't buy meat anymore—maybe once a month. But then, on the other hand, if I'm going to eat something I shouldn't, they will say to me, "What would Gary Null say?" and I'll stop.
I have a lot of respect and admiration for you—your honesty, integrity, the truth you share to help heal the world.
To summarize the changes in me from this program: I go to the bathroom regularly, whereas before I was always constipated. I feel better, more positive.
The other day, I went to m y mother-in-law's and ate her meal. It must have had MSG or something in it, because I got such a headache—which never happened before. I listen to m y body now—its reaction to the things I eat. I'm encouraging m y husband and kids to eat healthy and change their lifestyles also.
I know this is just the beginning, but I thank you for your dedication, your time, and your guidance for those of us who are searching for a better life.
My T-cells haven't changed much, but I trust God and your testimony that people have been brought to HIV-negative. This is m y goal—to be healthy, physically, mentally, spiritually, and be around a long time to enjoy m y chil
dren, husband, and life itself.
—Nancy N.
I have improved in terms of energy, most significantly. I have also found I have much more patience and m y relationships have improved. At work, I have become more efficient and I have more energy to do activities on the weekend.
All in all, I find that when I keep close to the protocol, I feel and function much better.
—Joel K.
So much has changed since I entered your study, and I thank you for the wisdom and enlightenment you have shared with me and the others in our group.
My story is long, but I will try to be brief. In February 1996 I went to a holistic medical doctor. My symptoms were: I was tired and "drained" all the time, especially after eating. After days and days of intradermal skin tests, it was clear that I was allergic to almost every food and inhalant on the planet.
The situation looked bleak.
Then I read your book. Who Are You Really?, in April 1997. It opened m y eyes to recognize m y true life energy. In your book you give such good exam
ples, and I recognized myself as a dynamic, supportive energy in absolutely the wrong profession. I have been a lawyer for fourteen years.
When I joined your study group in July 1997, I was asked to write an answer to the question, "How do I live and experience life?" Looking back on my answer then shows how much I have changed in m y thinking. In the sum
mer of 1997, m y answer was: "I don't. I'm a workaholic. Life sucks. I'm trapped—on a treadmill, worn out, mentally and spiritually dead."
Wow! I cannot believe that was how I answered that question. I was critic
izing myself and angry with myself and others. Then, in September 1997, I accepted a full-time teaching position at a graduate school. Then I struggled and questioned, why isn 't everything "all better now"? I was carrying two full
time jobs—teaching and lawyering.
Today, less than a year later, as I write to you, I am more peaceful and aware. I am in transition and I accept and honor that. Now I see that at first I was trying to make a quick change—to jump from full-time lawyering to full
time teaching. It was impossible to do. I had obligations to finish. I couldn't leave everybody stranded. You taught me to begin to plan for the change.
Now m y plan is to let go of the old way and make peace with where I was and what I was. I accept and approve of myself. I recognize that I cannot make a radical jump. I was trying to change too fast.
Now I'm finding a solution—giving myself time. I'm giving myself time for self-learning, yoga, and meditation. I am saying no to any new law obliga
tions and I'm finishing up with the old obligations.
I’m finding a balance here, because now I know that even greater change requires mastery. I'm going someplace on a path better than where I was. I am focusing more on being present in the moment. I trust myself and m y intu
ition. Instead of old voices and preconditioning controlling m y life, I choose nurturing thoughts.
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Now, when I meditate each morning, I say to myself, I forgive and I am forgiven. All is well. What is it that I need to know about m y career? I am peaceful and kind and gentle to myself and I accept that I am in transition,
and I don't criticize myself.
Thank you, Gary, for this protocol, the nutritional products, self-empower
ment videos, and for being so wise that you chose Louanne Pennse to lead our support group. She is an inspiration to all of us.
—Geri L.
My energy level has improved during this year-and-a-half-long Reversing the Aging Process study. I require less sleep. The ability to maintain a more intense mental alertness, over an extended period of time, has increased,
Vision at 71l/2 years of age has remained stable, without the need of eye
glasses. Gum health has improved, and m y nails are strong and growing more rapidly My hair root color has become a speckled brown, black, and gray,
where it was previously white. It also grows more rapidly.
Skin wrinkles are lessened and skin texture is smoother and softer.
Sexually, m y aging process has been reversed. Use of Eternal brought about premenopausal conditions. I experienced sweats, fuller breasts, and va
ginal lubrication. Intake of Passion affects m y sexual responses. The intensity of those responses are greater. I also experience sexual stimulation from visual sources. These responses are at a level that had been fifteen years ago.
I started taking Greens and Grains recently. Since that time, I lose only a few hairs when I shampoo. My nails are stronger and are growing more rapidly
than previously.
I'm always searching to determine how I can function more purely in order to manifest m y true being. Who Are Your Really? made me aware of why I function as a Dynamic Asserter and how to do that more proficiently. You stim
ulate self-recognition. Especially important is the toxic people I've removed from m y environment. Those who are family I have to endure—at times—and have set new rules for dealing with them.
May 12, 1998, marked twenty-four years since I became a Nicherun Shoshu Buddhist. The only purpose of chanting, “Nan myoho renge kyo," is for personal enlightenment. One can only be to others what they are to them
selves. For me, the chanting opens and cleanses energy patterns. Only then can rebuilding of positive energy occur.
Thank you, Gary, for being such a devoted host of this fun and joyous voyage.
—M arsha W. C.
For the first four months of the program, I resisted taking the supplements. All m y life, I never took any vitamins and supplements other than what was in the natural foods. I had been eating only natural foods and nothing else. I bought all the required items on the protocol the first night after class. But they stayed on m y table untouched for the first four to five months. Finally, I decided that I am in the program already, I might as well go with the flow. I also created more faith and trust in the program. The whole thing was a chal
lenge to m y belief system to take factory-made products as foods and as nutri
tious aids. I was open to change, and new ideas gradually sunk in me over the course of the program. I let it happen.
Physically, I am more than ever in touch with m y energies within and the energy of other people. Prior to the program the energy field was unknown to me. I took a couple of courses in Pranic healing and in Chi Gong.
Awareness of this issue even helps me in m y business. I evaluate the em
ployees who work in m y business. During the day, if I observe that they are not present or their energies are low, I send them home to take care of them
selves. I didn't do this before. I used to try to get a lot produced during the course of the day. Spiritually, I got in touch with m y emotions, which I had piled up under a bunch of factual stuff. I had been ignoring how things affect m y feelings.
I put myself in this program again because I wanted to be in a support group to detoxify and because I have bene fit ted from the program. I am not finished. I believe that some changes happen as a result of a process and some other changes can occur very fast. The change in eating habits, lifestyle, or spirituality can only happen as a result of a process. They require time and exposure. And the support group provides this for me.
I do not have any "obstacles" in m y life. I do not look at m y life this way.
I am looking at where I want to develop to from here and where I want to move on to. I have done everything I've ever wanted to do in m y life and I do not have any wish lists to work on, or to be attached to. At this stage of m y life, I am inquiring into what I can leave behind and what is m y legacy. I want to contribute. I must decide in what way My passion is in the environment and probably in alternative medicine. I have decided to get out of the business I am in and move on to something that I can directly impact and contribute.
That is m y challenge. I am in the group because I have benefitted from it.
Repeating it will not be the same experience. Probably, more than anything else the group has helped me not to ignore myself emotionally and spiritually.
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I am also bene fit ting detoxifying m y body. I have learned a lot of small detailed but important information about foods and health.
—Mavash
For the first four months of the program, I resisted taking the supplements. All my life, J never took any vitamins and supplements other than what was in the natural foods. I had been eating. When starting the program, I was pretty well mentally readjusted. Three years ago, m y own beliefs were validated as far as not conforming to what the society demands from you, just being a freer thinker with no restrictions. Physically, I work a lot of hours, so I didn't find the time to take care of myself as I should have. On weekends I enjoy outdoor activities. After starting the program, I am more aware of the need for daily exercise for the physical, mental, and spiritual aspect in growing and becoming whole.
I've had a hard time in the spiritual area. After having been pushed out of the Catholic Church at an early age, I have had bitter feelings toward the Church and no desire to return. After having children, my wife wanted to bring the children up Catholic, still respecting m y feelings. I feel m y own spirituality, even though it is not channeled through some bureaucratic system. I am at peace with myself and follow the values I believe are correct. I still feel some
thing lacking in this area, like I need to do more.
I am on a new plane of thinking. A higher level, clearer, sharper, more relaxed, able to control anger better. When I wake in the morning. I'm on, not having to wait for a cup of coffee to start to function. It was easy eliminating coffee. Also I feel less limited than before just from my own limitations I put on myself. That's gone—the sky is the limit. I am able to solve problems better just being more focused and less frantic, just clearer thinking. Everything just seems less difficult, enabling me to enjoy life much more. After using protein supplements and weights I am back on track feeling lighter and stronger with more energy and endurance. From time to time I've been having problems
with my energy levels.
Also, my hair is thicker and faster growing, skin is clearer and healthier looking, nails are thicker. Although not channeling my beliefs through a fixed system, I do feel more at peace with myself. I feel on a higher plane after making these changes in my life. I don't feel I need the rules and regulations from a given religion or the guilt or suffering that's expected of you. Though I feel I would like to find another religion different from what I learned in my past just to expand my mind.
The changes I have made were not as difficult for me because I truly want to better myself and make up for the past abuses of m y body and the pollution that has accumulated for so long. After making these changes and feeling so much better, it is clear that this is the way I want to live the rest of m y life, no doubt. The change was a little different for m y wife, who had seen me trans
form into a new person. She had a hard time adjusting to this, but the change was all positive in m y eyes anyway, and now she sees that I am a better, more honest person. I tell it like it is, I don't hold back and accumulate negative emotions.
As far as diet goes, I really did not have a hard time eliminating the bad stuff after learning how it effects the body. Though switching to the new diet has been a constant learning process, I still have a way to go. Sometimes I feel weak and tired, most likely from m y diet, but it's becoming easier. People look at me drinking m y juices and look at me kind of funny, but I don't care because I know I am better off than them just by drinking the juices.
My hours at work make it difficult to get the physical part done, but I just make time the best that I can, always being aware of the need to incorporate the physicalaspect of the program. It's hard not to make these changes after learning what we have in the program. I find now it's impossible to go back to m y old ways.
After feeling the positive changes and growing every day and looking for
ward to a longer, healthier life, it's like I have been reborn. I would also like to run the marathon in 1999, because I don't think I could be ready in 1998. Still I'm going to train now. I love life now. Where everything was pretty much a drag, now I'm on a higher plane looking to go higher and meet harder chal
lenges and learn and better myself as I go and grow through life with m y new life's program.
Thank you.
—Edm und H.
One of the issues I felt difficulty in overcoming was the guilt surrounding m y mother's death. I worked with her in her treatment to seek an alternative ap
proach and although she complied initially, in the long run she didn't want to maintain the dietary and lifestyle changes. I felt there were perhaps other ways or approaches I could have pursued in her care in retrospect, but that's all in thepast. I felt I could have even contributed to her demise, but I learned I have no control over otherpeoples's actions.
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After four years of living with this guilt I finally let go. Today m y father has mild coronary disease, which I feel is partly due to the loss of m y mother.
I am helping him but understand now that I can explain the options, make suggestions, but ultimately the decision is his own what course he chooses to take.
Physical challenges were prematurely aging skin and hair loss, also fifteen or so years of acne. Today m y skin is softer, smoother, and more youthful- looking. My acne is gone. It is rare to see any hairs on m y pillow, because the excessive hair loss has ceased. Finding m y purpose in life is an issue I am working on still. But I'm following m y instincts and intuition and this is pro
viding insights along the way. Like doing the things I enjoy doing, rather than what I may have been conditioned to do. The forgiveness letters and the emo
tional work were very helpful in the letting go of the guilt of m y mother's death and the past as well. Again, the appearance of m y skin, hair, and no longer having any acne is a big improvement. Regular exercise along with di
etary changes have made for a better-toned body. Although at one time I trained with weights approximately two to two-and-a-half hours a day, three to four times per week for almost ten years, eventually I slacked off, and today I don't exercise as long so I don't get burned out or bored. I do different things in addition to weight training, biking, mambo dancing, meditating, and have a more balanced approach so I could continue for the long term. The program provided me with options I wouldn't normally consider. Because I've been able to let go of the past I look forward to a brighter future. As a result of the
etary changes have made for a better-toned body. Although at one time I trained with weights approximately two to two-and-a-half hours a day, three to four times per week for almost ten years, eventually I slacked off, and today I don't exercise as long so I don't get burned out or bored. I do different things in addition to weight training, biking, mambo dancing, meditating, and have a more balanced approach so I could continue for the long term. The program provided me with options I wouldn't normally consider. Because I've been able to let go of the past I look forward to a brighter future. As a result of the