Modern Medicine Gets a Failing Grade: Birth of the Lifestyle Approach By: Gary Null, Ph.D

There is no longer a debate about the fact that we are an unhealthy nation. Neither is there a debate about the causes: smoking, unhealthy diet, and lack of physical exercise to name the most obvious. The debate is enjoined when we search for solutions. We expect solutions to come from within our health care system, from the Surgeon General, the CDC, the Department of Health and Welfare. However, it comes as no surprise that there has never been a national health program and no one is giving us important lifestyle direction. We do have a solution. It's called CLIP, the Comprehensive Lifestyle Intervention Program, a program that has improved the health of people from all over the country, of all ages, and all walks of life. It's a program that involves diet, supplements, exercise, stress reduction, and behavioral counseling . But first let's define the problem.

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Nutrition and the Mind By: Gary Null, Ph.D

In 1995, it is estimated that our national sickness care system will account for more than 1.3 trillion dollars of our money. That's more than we spend on defense, housing, food, and education combined. The problem is that we are not seeing major breakthroughs, cures, or even successful prevention programs for any of the serious diseases. We hear a great deal about cancer, AIDS, heart disease, and arthritis. But the largest single disorder group in America is mental illness. It is estimated by the National Institute of Mental Health that more than 40 million Americans are affected by any one of a number of mental and emotional conditions that adversely affect the quality of their lives. These include depression,schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia, and autism, as well as other conditions, which,while they may not fall strictly under the rubric of "mental illness," have a mental component, e.g., fatigue, insomnia, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, eating disorders, PMS, alcoholism, and aggressive behavior. When you consider that probably an additional 50 million people suffer from intermittent bouts of any number of these conditions, then you can see that close to one third of the entire American population is personally grappling with mental health concerns.

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