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Laboratories/Tests
Practitioners
Physical/Energetic Therapists and Associations
Information Web Sites
Books on CFS and related subjects
CFS and Related Associations and Support Groups
Health Products and Supplement Suppliers
           Global
           UK
                       Detoxification Products
                       Nutritional & Health Supplement Manufacturers/Companies
                       Electromagnetic & Ionisation Products
                       Wholesale Distributors & Resellers
                       Miscellaneous
           France
           Belgium
           Cyprus
           Canada
           Australia
           USA
                       Chelation/Detoxification Products
                       Nutritional Products
                       Electromagnetic & Ionisation Products
                       (Wholesale) Distributors & Resellers
Sports and Fitness Products and Information
Binaural Beat Technology
           Binaural Beats CDs with ambient sound/music
           Binaural beats with ambient sound/music and also Affirmations/Subliminal Messages/Guided Meditation
           Audio-Visual Brain Wave Entrainment Aids (AVS)
           Binaural Beat Generation Software
Alternative Approaches
           Nutritional Products and Drugs
           Bio-Feedback and Other Electronic Devices
           General Treatment Protocols and Methods
           Oxygenating/Oxidant Supplements
           Chiropractic Offshoots
Not Recommended - Miscellaneous






Laboratories/Tests:

UK:

Doctor's Laboratory in London can arrange for various blood tests inc. Melisa test for heavy metals etc.
www.tdlpathology.com

Biolab Medical Unit (UK) are a medical referral laboratory specialising in nutritional and environmental medicine, in Weymouth Street in London. On their web site, they have a referral list of medical doctors specialising in nutritional and environmental medicine, and allergy testing.
www.biolab.co.uk
www.biolab.co.uk/tests.html
www.biolab.co.uk/reflist.html

Acumen is a laboratory set up by Biolab's retired laboratory director Dr John McLaren Howard. He performs the Translocator (TL) Protein Study and ATP Profile. For those who live outside the UK and wish to order these tests, the blood sample can be couriered direct (in sealed tube, in plastic bag, with cooling packet and absorbent material, in padded envelope etc. to arrive maximum 72 hours from when the sample is taken.) Acumen Laboratory has no web site currently but can be contacted directly via email at acumenlab@hotmail.co.uk or telephone on +44 (0)7707 877175. Postal address is Acumen, PO Box 129, Tiverton, Devon EX16 0AJ.

Individual WellBeing Diagnostic Laboratories (IWDL) is the new European parter for the US laboratory Genova Diagnostics.
www.iwdl.co.uk

Diagnostic Services Limited in High Peak provide independent pathology services and were formerly the UK agents for Genova Diagnostics (US Laboratory).Their contact telephone number is 0800 298 6280, email: info@diagnosticservices.co.uk.

Neuro-Lab Limited is a laboratory run by Dr Galkina-Taylor, based in Bournemouth, Dorset. It specialises in neurological assays.
www.neuro-lab.com

YorkTest Laboratories Limited are a laboratory specialising in food allergy testing.
www.yorktest.com

The Diagnostic Clinic are a diagnostic laboratory offering a range of medical services and also a range of supplements. Nurses currently used by Nutrition Associates for PLX and B12 injections etc. Also offer Live Blood Analysis.
www.thediagnosticclinic.com

Lab21 Healthcare are a diagnostic and clinical biochemistry laboratory based in Cambridge offering a range of tests, including blood and saliva tests (for hormones).
www.lab21.com/healthcare/index.php

Mineral Check are a UK based laboratory for hair mineral analysis. No doctor's referral is necessary. Supplier of Trace Nutrients brand of supplements. Good customer service and helpful staff. Not BlackSpy's first choice for the most useable and accurate information (see Doctor's Data in USA below).
www.mineralcheck.com

Bionetics are a UK based laboratory for hair mineral analysis. No doctor's referral is necessary.
www.bionetics.co.uk

Lab Tests Online is an internet resource listing different types of test for a variety of different conditions. It is not a laboratory. It is by no means comprehensive, but may supplement the tests described on Health-Spy.
http://labtestsonline.org

Institut Europeen de la Prevention Personnalisee (I.E.P.P.) provides diagnostic and predictive genetic susceptibility testing.
www.i-e-p-p.org

Nutrition Geeks are a supplier of professional nutritional supplments such as Design for Health, and also Clinical Laboratory Services. They are also the UK representative for Metametrix in the USA.
www.nutritiongeeks.co.uk

Breakspear Medical Group in the UK. Their web site is shown below, including a link to view a pdf file on the causes and treatments for 'CFS/ME'. Breakspear Hospital is a private licensed day patient unit, dedicated to the treatment of allergy and environmental illness located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. There are many overlapping areas with this web site (Health-Spy), but it is clearly more 'orthodox' in its approach promoting more pharmaceutical treatments and slightly fewer natural treatments, although this is not to say that herbal treatments are not offered/recommended. They offer various pathology testing services, in conjunction with consultations with specialists based at the hospital. A list of pathology tests can also be found below. Other tests include 2,3-BPG and BPG mutase tests (oxygen transport), transcutaneous gases test, VEGF test (formation of new budded capillaries, and also resulting elevated Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite levels), and QIFT (Quantitative Inotropic Fatigability Test) test (of heart function). Please see the Cardiac page for more information pertaining to this area.
www.breakspearmedical.com/files/chronic.html
www.breakspearmedical.com/files/documents/ChronicFatigueweb.pdf
www.breakspearmedical.com/files/pathology.html



Europe:

Laboratoire Philippe Auguste in Paris, France offers a variety of test panels such as tests for evidence of toxicity (Polyphyrins), oxidative stress (80HdG & 80HG), Mitochondrial Membrane Damage (F2-Alpha-Isoprostane), and cellular immune response and inflammation (Pterins).
www.labbio.net

The MELISA test web site (a test of the immune system response to the presence of different heavy metals) is shown below. The MELISA web site contains a list of agents and laboratories that can submit blood samples on your behalf for the MELISA test. The actual MELISA Diagnostics Research Laboratory is based in Belgium.
www.melisa.org

Micro Trace Minerals are a German based laboratory for hair mineral analysis. They offer a variety of profiles for element analysis, including those a comprehensive radioactive isotope profile. The nutritional valency 1 elements Sodium and Potassium, and also Phosphorus, however are not currently included in hair analysis tests. Staff are very helpful and are multi-lingual. No doctor's referral is strictly necessary.
www.microtrace.de

Protea biopharma, a company run by Prof. Kenny de Meirleir, has in June 2009 launched the Neurotoxic Metabolite Test (NMT), a test to detect elevated Hydrogen Sulphide/Sulfide (H2S) levels based on abnormal level of certain metabolites in the urine. Please see the Identification page for more information. Please see the Viruses page for more information about Kenny de Meirlier and his work on RNaseL.
www.proteabiopharma.com/page/diagnostics.php
www.proteabiopharma.com

USA:

Genova Diagnostics (formerly known as The Great Smokies Laboratory) is an excellent resource for a wide variety of blood/urine/faecal tests, such as Amino Acid Analysis Profile and Metabolic Analysis Profile. The site contains detailed information, sample reports and interpretation guidelines for a wide variety of test types. It also contains a contact form for information about practitioners in your area that use Genova. Genova also have local agents in many countries across the world who conduct the testing on their behalf and are fully approved.
www.gdx.net/home
Genova Diagnostics do not have a page that lists all available tests as such, but offers search pages to find the test you are looking for. Click here to search for Profile Name or here to search for tests under Disease or Condition.

Doctor's Data is a great laboratory with high tech equipment for performing hair analyses, amongst other tests.
www.doctorsdata.com
http://www.doctorsdata.com/tests_assessments_info.asp

EnteroLab is a laboratory that provides gluten intolerance testing.
www.enterolab.com

IGeneX is a laboratory specialising in Lyme Disease and Tick-Bourne Disease testing.
www.igenex.com

Stereo Optical Co. Inc. in the USA provides the Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test (VCS) kit.
www.stereooptical.com/html/contrast-sensitivity.html

Metametrix Clinical Laboratory's web site is shown below.
www.metametrix.com/content/Home/Main
www.metametrix.com/content/DirectoryOfServices/Main

NeuroScience in the USA offer a wide array of Neurological, Endocrine and Immunological tests, and work with practitioners to provide Targeted Amino Acid Terhapy (TAAT) programmes designed to address the spectrum of neurotransmitter and hormone imbalances. They are able to provide contact details of doctors and practitioners in your area that work with their laboratory.
www.neurorelief.com

Hemex Laboratories specialise in blood coagulation tests, e.g. ISAC (Immuno Solid-phase Allergen Chip) test, usually in conjunction with hypercoagulation through viral infection.
www.hemex.com

The Holtorg Medical Group, Inc., the Center for Hormone Imbalance, Hypothyroidism and Fatigue is located in Torrance, CA. They offer in house hormone testing at their laboratory.
http://hormoneandlongevitycenter.com

Australia:

ARL Pathology offer a number of tests, including the Functional Liver Detoxification Profile (FLDP):
www.arlaus.com.au
www.arlaus.com.au/sub.php?page=tests
www.arlaus.com.au/clinical_guides/FLDP%20Guide.pdf

Australian Biologics offer a variety of blood tests for Mycoplasma DNA testing, food sensitivity testing, chemical sensitivity testing and much more. Click on Testing Services on the left on their home page for more information.
www.australianbiologics.com.au/

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Practitioners:

UK:

Biolab Medical Unit (UK) are a medical referral laboratory specialising in nutritional and environmental medicine, in London. On their web site, they have a referral list of medical doctors specialising in nutritional and environmental medicine, and allergy.
www.biolab.co.uk
www.biolab.co.uk/tests.html
www.biolab.co.uk/reflist.html

The British Society for Ecological Medicine's web site has a find a practitioner function. The society offers training, and runs seminars.
www.ecomed.org.uk

Nutrition Associates is a nutritional health consultancy. Dr Damien Downing is the London-based contact, who operates at the New Medicine Group. BlackSpy personal opinion is that he is sometimes a terse character, less focussed on details, more interested in the bigger picture; sometimes reluctant to provide explanations; sharp in diagnosis; focussed on biochemical cellular function and cellular detoxification. Recommends use of Phospholipid Therapy and Synthetic Chelation Agents.
www.naltd.co.uk

New Medicine Group is a practice with a number of different practitioners in Harley Street in London.
www.newmedicinegroup.com

Chiron Clinic in Harley Street in London (shares premises with HB Health) is a clinic that hosts a variety of treatments and therapies. Dr Nyjon Eccles is the principle contact for CFS patients. He specialises in bio-resonance testing. He is a pharmacologist, doctor and has considerable experience of complimentary medicine and magnetic therapy trials. He is also a special advisor to the Institute of Complimentary Medicine. The Chiron Clinic offers LBG/OAPD treatments in addition to many others.
www.chironclinic.com
A video by Nyjon Eccles discussing thermal imaging use in breast cancer screening, a technique offered at the Chiron Clinic, is shown at the link below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVW_-2vZ5ZE&feature=channel_page

Dr Michael Culp of Integrative Health Solutions in Queen Anne Street in London can perform blood microscopy, kinesiological testing and arrange for the relevant tests. Uses ALA, OSR, DMSA and/or EDTA for chelation. An experienced biochemist and homeopathist, and Bastyr University graduate, BlackSpy's personal opinion is that he is a jolly character; helpful answering questions and providing explanations; skilled in adrenal support, mineral and vitamin supplementation; a kinesiological testing purist (in a good and bad way); takes minimalist approach, may require prompting to explore certain avenues. See his web site for a full description of available tests and also some excellent pages with dietary recommendations, recipes and general health tips. IHS are also suppliers of Vital Nutrients and Stabilium products in the UK.
www.ihs.eu.com
www.stabilium.co.uk

Dr Sarah Myhill is a doctor based in Powys and has been working with CFS patients for over 20 years. Her approach to treating CFS is to treat mitochondrial dysfunction by removing toxins or other factors that have caused it, to provide enough co-factors to allow proper mitochondrial function, and to repair oxidative damage and enough rest and a good diet. These are some of the principles discussed on www.health-spy.com. Dr Myhill also has a list of practitioners of ecological medicine on her web site. Her web site also contains a number of interesting articles.
www.drmyhill.co.uk/article.cfm?id=381
www.drmyhill.co.uk/article.cfm?id=374

Dr Xandria Williams is a multi-disciplined practitioner, a naturopath, geochemist, biochemist, nutritionist, homeopath, EFT, NLP and Reiki practitioner. She has been lecturing and practising since the 1970s, and has authored many books on health. She runs a practice in London.
www.xandriawilliams.co.uk

Dr Jenny Goodman is a doctor who sees patients in New Barnet (Herts) and�at Biolab (central London - see above). She also works with Acumen laboratory. Her phone number is 0208 216 3751 or through Biolab on 0207 636 5905 (see Biolab details above.)

Karen Devine is a Health Consultant and Technical Advisor to Nutri-Link in the UK. BlackSpy has no personal experience of working with her as a patient however.
www.nutritionalenergy.co.uk

Dr Andrew Wright is the lead physician at tthe Prestwich Walk-In Centre, Fairfax Road, Prestwich M25 1BT and Hulton Lane Hospital, Deane, Bolton BL3 4JZ. Tel: 0044 (0) 1204 360071. [Lead physician: Dr Andrew Wright, c/o Neurological Rehabilitation Team, Lever Chambers, Ashburner Street, Bolton B4 1SQ]. Dr Wright arranges for nematode parasite testing (cryptostrongylus pulmoni).
www.meassociation.org.uk/content/view/316/122/1/2

Breakspear Medical Group in the UK. Their web site is shown below, including a link to view a pdf file on the causes and treatments for 'CFS/ME'. Breakspear Hospital is a private licensed day patient unit, dedicated to the treatment of allergy and environmental illness located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. There are many overlapping areas with this web site (Health-Spy), but it is clearly more 'orthodox' in its approach promoting more pharmaceutical treatments and slightly fewer natural treatments, although this is not to say that herbal treatments are not offered/recommended. Breakspear test for chlamidia, pneumonia and borrelia bacterium species.
www.breakspearmedical.com/files/chronic.html
www.breakspearmedical.com/files/documents/ChronicFatigueweb.pdf

Ashok Gupta runs a clinic (Harley Street Solutions Ltd) and an NLP web site CFSRecovery.com. His programme is now called 'Gupta amygdala retraining'. It works on the basis that most CFS problems are caused by over-stimulation of the Amygdala of the brain, i.e. too much adrenaline being continuously produced and general biochemical hyperreactivity, which is likely to be a major contributary factor in many CFS cases. Gupta himself overcame his own CFS using these techniques combined with improved nutrition. He treats CFS patients with NLP techniques alone, recommending only in addition some basic nutritional dietary improvements, rather than nutritional, supplemental, detoxification and other biochemical treatments ('external agents'). His Gupta Amygdala Retraining is based on retraining the Amydala, using NLP type techniques. He also offers an recovery programme on DVD - BlackSpy is currently trialling this for himself and will provide a full review in due course. Links to Ashok Gupta's medical theories on CFS are shown below also. NLP is endorsed on Health-Spy.com for assisting recovery in CFS patients, but in addition to a number of medical tests and treatments.
www.cfsrecovery.com
www.cfsrecovery.com/html/explainCFS.asp
www.cfsrecovery.com/html/medicalPaper.asp
www.prohealth.com/ME-CFS/library/showArticle.cfm?libid=14512&B1=EM050609C
www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=14508
www.chronicfatiguetreatments.com/forums/about-ashok-gupta-the-truth-vt669.html

Southbourne Natural Health Centre is clinic providing a variety of disciplines. Dr John Millward also has a book available called 'The Treason Within - The threat to your health and how to combat it', which examines the root causes of illness and the individualised approach that must be applied to each patient (an approach promoted on this web site). BlackSpy has no direct personal experience however.
www.natural-health-care.co.uk

The Freed Clinic in London offers a range of treatments as well as food allergy testing.
www.thefreedclinic.co.uk

The Third Space is a combined medical clinic (The Third Space Medicine - TTSM) and health club in London W1. There are a number of practitioners of natural medicine, alternative therapies and also GP and IV facilities. Carole Symons, the pracitioner of herbal medicine and individualised nutrition, practices there. She has her own web site, Health Insight.
www.thethirdspace.com
www.health-insight.co.uk

The SKIAN (Scottish Klinghardt Institute of Applied Neurobiology) Clinic in Forres, Grampian, Scotland, features Dr Zieger, who studied under Dr Deitrich Klinghardt MD, a holistic specialist in Neural Therapy, mercury toxicity and Lyme Disease. Some treatment protocols may be a little 'alternative'. The SKIAN Apothecary also sells a variety of supplements for patients. Dr Klinghardt runs a training academy in Forest Row in East Sussex, called the Klinghardt Acadmey for the Healing Arts.
www.sustainablehealth.org.uk/pages/Dr_Klinghardt.html
http://www.klinghardtacademy.com

The National Institute of Medical Herbalists' web site is listed below. It contains a directory of UK practitioners.
www.nimh.org.uk

The Association of Systematic Kinesiology's web site is listed below. It contains a directory of practitioners in the UK.
www.systematic-kinesiology.co.uk

The National Candida Society has a list of UK practitioners on its search page on its web site, the link listed below.
www.candida-society.org/ncs/clinics.php
www.candida-society.org/ncs/p_region_locality.php

The General Council and Register of Naturopaths keeps a directory of qualified naturopaths in the UK.
www.naturopathy.org.uk

The Society of Homeopaths keeps a directory of qualified homeopaths in the UK.
www.homeopathy-soh.org

British Society for Mercury Free Dentistry - the main contact is currently the treasurer, Dr Gareth Rhidian BDS LFHom (Dent), who is based at the Holistic Dental Centre in London. For years their on line information (BSMFD) was out of date.
www.holisticdentalcentre.co.uk

Drs Graeme and Lilian Munro-Hall run a holistic general dental practice, the Munro-Hall Clinic, in Bedford in the UK. They have authored the book Toxic Dentistry Exposed, and pioneered their own variant of detoxification and pre/post-amalgam removal treatment programme called 'V-Tox Therapy'. They prefer high dosage Vitamin C infusions to using synthetic chelating agents such as DMPS and DMSA, and recommend daily Vitamin C infusions for a few days after Amalgam removal takes place.
www.hallvtox.co.uk

London Holistic Dental Centre's web site is shown below. It is located at 39 Harley Street, London.
www.londonholisticdental.com

El-Essawy Holistic Dental Care practice is located at 94 Harley Street, London. Dr El-Essawy is also a respected Muslim scholar.
www.el-essawy.com

Nutri-People is a UK directory of nutritionists. Of course, each practitioner may vary in personal preferences and biases.
www.nutripeople.co.uk

British Nutrition Foundation web site is below. It contains a list of registered Dieticians and Nutritionists. Of course, each practitioner may vary in personal preferences and biases.
www.nutrition.org.uk

Dr R Vecht at Heartscreen Limited in the UK is able to perform an Echocardiogram (Saline Bubble Infusion) test for a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) or hole in the heart, for anyone concerned that they might have a PFO, including scuba divers who plan on doing an decompression diving. Tel: 020 7328 4105, 4B Wellington Road, St Johns Wood, London NW8 9SP.

USA:

Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, Inc. has a list of practitioners for CFS and FMS in your area.
www.fibroandfatigue.com

Dr Mercola has a number of articles on his web site about health and diet. He also has a book 'Total Health Program' available as a paperback (2003) from Amazon (cheaper) or an e-book from his site (more expensive). He is also selling a variety of health products on his web site, including Whey Healthier (also available elsewhere as 'Paleomeal') and Kefir Starter Pack (freeze dried kefir granules). Delivery times may vary. Dr Mercola is also a health consultant.
www.mercola.com

End Fatigue is Jacob Teitelbaum's web site. He sells a range of supplements for CFS. He is also a consultant for CFS and FMS sufferers. He can recommend consultants in your area. His book From Fatigued To Fantastic is also worth buying as a reference guide for certain areas, but contains no information on toxicity and detoxification.
www.endfatigue.com

Dr Larry Sharp is a doctor based in Forth Worth, Texas and specialises in CFS patients. FAQs about his treatment approach are shown at the second link on his site.
www.cfidsdoctor.com
www.cfidsdoctor.com/CFIDSfaqs.asp
Dr Qingcai Zhang is a practitioner of integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and is familiar with treating Lyme Disease (bad bacterial infection) and Babesiosis (parasite infection).
www.dr-zhang.com

Dr Rao MD is a holistic practitioner with a very large moustache based in New York.
www.drraomd.com

The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) has a directory of qualified naturopaths in your area.
www.naturopathic.org

Homeopathy Home is a web resource with a directory of qualified homeopaths in the USA and UK.
www.homeopathyhome.com

Kinesiology Network is a web resource with links to web sites for various branches of kinesiology.
www.kinesiology.net

Find a Nutritionist is a web resource with a listing of US based nutritionists.
www.findanutritionist.com

Dr W. Lee Cowden, MD is a lecturer in a variety of disciplines including applied kinesiology (muscle testing) and has authored a number of books. He also developed the Laser Energetic Detoxification (LED) method. He is currently based in Chandler, near Phoenix, Arizona. He runs the Academy of Bio-Energetic and Integrative Medicine (ABEIM), which runs a variety of related seminars nationally as well as internationally.
www.abeim.net/seminars.htm
www.nuchoice.com/about/cowden.shtml

The Holtorg Medical Group, Inc., the Center for Hormone Imbalance, Hypothyroidism and Fatigue is located in Torrance, CA. They offer in house hormone testing at their laboratory.
http://hormoneandlongevitycenter.com

Dr Ritchie C. Shoemaker MD, of ChronicNeurotoxins, Inc. - a Visual Contract Test Center - focusses mainly on neurotoxicity and dysbiosis and heavily favours the VCS test.
www.chronicneurotoxins.com

ProHealth Solutions offer a variety of services including Nutritional surveys and Counseling, Tissue Mineral Hair Analysis, Lymphatic Inspections and Movement Therapy, Colon Hydrotherapy, Detoxification counseling, Hydrotherapy and Aromatherapy Spa Services, Liver Cleansing and Detoxification, Massage Therapy, Kinesiology, Hypnotherapy, Herbal and Clay Detoxifying Body Wraps. They are also a supplier of a number of health supplements and products, including BioPro pendants, Garden of Life, Vitalzym, Paleomeal (c/f Whey Healthier) and Mt Capra.
www.prohealthsolutions.com

International:

Genova Diagnostics (formerly known as The Great Smokies Laboratory) is an excellent resource for a wide variety of blood/urine/faecal tests, such as Amino Acid Analysis Profile and Metabolic Analysis Profile. The site contains detailed information, sample reports and interpretation guidelines for a wide variety of test types. It also contains a contact form for information about practitioners in your area that use Genova.
www.gdx.net/home

Blake Graham, BSc., is a Clinical Nutritionist with Nutritional Healing, based in Subiaco, Perth, Australia. He specialises in CFS, having recovered from this himself. He favours synthetic chelation agents, such as DMPS, for eliminating heavy metals.
www.nutritional-healing.com.au/content/home.php

Co-Cure is a web site containing a list of recommended practitioners (by the moderators) in a number of countries. BlackSpy does not necessarily recommend those listed, and at least one is listed in the 'Alternative Approaches' section on this page.
www.co-cure.org/Good-Doc.htm

Environmental Illness Resource's web site contains a variety of different types of information including a find a practitioner page for the USA, UK, Canada and Australia (recommended by author's of web site). There is also a useful lab test section.
www.ei-resource.org

International Guide to the World of Alternative Mental Health.
www.alternativementalhealth.com

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Physical/Energetic Therapists and Associations:

Global:

Quantum-Touch is a form of non-intrusive physical and bioenergetic treatment using resonance, either in person or by distance. A list of practitioners in your country/area can be found at the web site below. BlackSpy has personally used Alan Chinn in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Charlotte Bernstein in the UK, and can strongly recommend them.
www.quantumtouch.com

Neurostructural Integration Technique (NST) is a form of holistic massage developed from the famous osteopath Tim Bowen's Bowen Technique by applied Physiologist, Michael J. Nixon-Livy from Australia in 1995. It combines disciplines like Kinesiology with Osteopathy and many others. It is reputed to enable body to 'communicate better with itself' through stimulating the nervous system in a specific manner. Some claim it to be a refinement of the Bowen Technique (or perhaps it is a 'trademark' issue). A find a practitioner tool can be fond at the second link, although it is best to use a national rather than regional search as some practitioners do not appear to be correctly categorised at present. The third link is from Dr Joseph Mercola's web site, including an article by Nixon-Livy. Mercola believes NFT to be a useful tool in treating CFS and Fibromyalgia patients.
www.nsthealth.com
www.nsthealth.com/pract.php
http://www.mercola.com/nst/explain.htm

The Bowen Technique is an osteopathic technique that was created by famous osteopath Tim Bowen.
http://www.thebowentechnique.com

Morter Health System have created the Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) which is a non-intrusive physical treatment. A list of practitioners in your country/area can be found at the web site below. This is not to be confused with Bio-Energetic Stress Testing (B.E.S.T.), a form of bio-feedback testing using an electronic device with two cylinders that are held in each hand, which is descibed further below and which has nothing to do with the Morter Health System.
www.morter.com

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a form of visualisation/belief brainstorming combined with tapping acupressure points. At the Gary Craig's World Center for EFT web site, you can download the EFT manual in pdf format for free. You can also locate an EFT practitioner in your country and area from this web site.
www.emofree.com
www.emofree.com/downloadeftmanual.asp

Thought Field Therpay (TFT) is a form of stress relief treatment/self-treatment that appears to use the same acupressure points as EFT (above). TFT was developed by Dr Roger Callahan. It is practised by many leading hypnotherapy practitioners including Paul McKenna. The TFT web site has a list of practitioners.
www.thoughtfieldtherapy.co.uk

The Association of Reflexologists web site contains a list of international Reflexology organisations.
www.reflexology.org/usefullinks.html#c

The Qigong Institute contains a list of registered qigong instructors and medical qigong practitioners.
www.qigonginstitute.org/listing/directory.php

Domancic Bioenergy method, created by Zdenko Domancic in Slovenia.
www.domancicmethod.eu

UK:

The Craniosacral Therapy Association of the UK are below. Many craniotherapists are non-affiliated. Find a highly recommended, highly qualified, experienced and highly recommended practitioner.
www.craniosacral.co.uk

General Osteopathic Council is the certifying body for osteopathy in the UK. Their web site provides a search function for practitioners.
www.osteopathy.org.uk

The British Osteopathic Association provides a list of local practitioners to you. Some osteopaths are non-affiliated. Find a highly recommended, highly qualified, experienced and highly recommended practitioner.
www.osteopathy.org

A list of Body Stress Release practitioners in your area can be found at the link below.
www.bodystressrelease-uk.co.uk

Seka Nikolic is a world famous Bio Energy Healer based at the Hale Clinic in London, and has had considerable success with thousands of CFS, MS sufferers.
www.sekanikolic.com

The Hale Clinic in London has a large number of therapists and practitioners of many disciplines, including colonic hydrotherapy, bio-energy healing, acupuncture, NLP etc.
www.haleclinic.com

Acumedic is London's most famous Acupuncture clinic. There are many experienced doctors there, in particular Dr Lily.
www.acumedic.com

Herb Medic are a chain of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine centres across the UK. Please see their web site below for your nearest branch. Each clinic is a franchise and so the experience of doctors will vary from clinic to clinic.
www.herbmedic.co.uk

Sasha Allenby is an EFT and 'Matrix Reimprinting' practitioner. She offers treatments as well as training courses. She also wrote the book 'Joyful Recovery from CFS/ME'.
www.bodymindhealing.co.uk

Kieran Floura is an osteopath and sacrocranial therapist. His practice is based at Cobblestone Health Centre, 186 Bierton Road, Aylesbury, HP22 5DT (formely Belmore Centre in Stoke Mandeville). He treats humans as well as animals.
www.hsfloura.com

The Belmore Centre in Stoke Mandeville is a complimentary therapy centre with many treatments available, including acupuncture with Penny Upchurch.
www.belmorecentre.co.uk/contact.htm

A list of qualified Shiatsu practitioners is available at Shiatsu.org. It is best to use an MRSS qualified practitioner.
www.shiatsu.org

A list of qualified Reiki practitioners is available at The UK Reiki Federation's web site.
www.reikifed.co.uk

A list of qualified Reiki practitioners is available at The Reiki Association's web site.
www.reikiassociation.org.uk

A list of qualified Reflexology practitioners is available at The Association of Reflexologists' web site.
www.fbw1.net/aorfar
www.reflexology.org

A list of qualified Homeopathy practitioners is available at The British Homeopathic Associations' web site.
www.trusthomeopathy.org

The Homeopathic Medical Association's web site has a list of homeopathic hospitals in the UK.
www.the-hma.org

Complimentary Medical Association's web site is below. A practitioner search function is available.
www.the-cma.org.uk

British Complimentary Medicine Association's web site is below. A practitioner search function is available.
www.bcma.co.uk

The British Medical Acupuncture Society's web site is below. A practitioner search function is available.
www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk

USA:

Acupuncture.com is a US web site with a directory of acupuncturists in your area.
www.acupuncture.com

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Information Web Sites:

PhoenixCFS (PCFS) is an excellent resource site with a forum and a number of research articles.
http://phoenix-cfs.org
http://phoenix-cfs.org/The%20SITE/CFSResearchIntro.htm

Dr Joseph Mercola has a number of articles on his web site about health and diet. He also has a book 'Total Health Program' available as a paperback (2003) from Amazon (cheaper) or an e-book from his site (more expensive). He is also selling a variety of health products on his web site, including Whey Healthier and Kefir Starter Pack (freeze dried kefir granules). Delivery times may vary. Dr Mercola is also a health consultant. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the WestonA. Price Foundation. Dr Mercola is no stranger to controversy, and whilst BlackSpy finds the majority of his articles useful, they are rather informal in presentation (i.e. blogs). Dr Mercola sometimes make bold claims without backing these up with hard facts. However that might be said about Health-Spy.com! Use your own judgement. Overall his web site is a great resource.
www.mercola.com

End Fatigue is Dr Jacob Teitelbaum's web site. He sells a range of supplements for CFS. He is also a consultant for CFS and FMS sufferers. He can recommend consultants in your area. His book From Fatigued To Fantastic (listed in the books section below) is also worth buying as a reference guide for certain areas, but contains no information on toxicity and detoxification, and does not strongly differentiate between recommended and less ideal treatments described.
www.endfatigue.com

CureZone.Com is a major source of information on a variety of health issues. The usefulness of information on this site may vary.
curezone.com

Environmental Illness Resource's web site contains a variety of different types of information on tests, practitioners, causes, treatments etc for environmentally related illnesses including CFS, FMS etc.
www.ei-resource.org

Natural News has up to date articles in the realm of health. The quality is generally good but some may need to be taken with a pinch of salt in BlackSpy's opinion (or rather put into context).
http://naturalnews.com

ProHealth.com (formerly known as ImmuneSupport.com) has some high level summaries of CFS and FMS, and also includes news articles relating to these areas and also CFS and FMS forums, bulletin boards and communities.
www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/library/index.cfm

The CFS Report is a news site for CFIDS and contains links to news articles from a variety of sources including sites on this page.
www.cfidsreport.com/

Dr Michael Culp of Integrative Health Solutions can perform blood microscopy and arrange for the relevant tests. See his web site for a full description of available tests and also dietary recommendations, recipes and general health tips. IHS are also suppliers of Vital Nutrients products in the UK.
www.ihs.eu.com

Dr James Wilson's web site Adrenal Fatigue is listed below.
www.adrenalfatigue.org

Ian Solley's web site This Cure Works sells an e-book on chronic fatigue syndrome. The book covers a broad range of material, and contains information on toxicity, its effects, lifestyle, lipid exchange, diet and detoxification and nutritional supplements. His preferred detoxification method is to use of Cilantro, Chlorella, PCA-Rx, Butyrate, Phosphatidyl Choline and Coffee Enemas, which is similar in many respects to that described on this web site. Do read the Q&A appendix at the end in conjunction with the supplementation regimes and doses and detox sections as much of the necessary information is actually there and not integrated into the relevant sections of the book. Ian Solley is sometimes unfairly criticised for selling an e-book on line rather than providing the information for free. Ian heavily advertises his site on google adwords, which is a pay-per-click service. It is extremely easy to rack up costs of �100s each month, and so I would be suprised if he breaks even. Whilst BlackSpy has heavily advertised Health-Spy.com in the past on google adwords, it was financially disasterous, and currently Health-Spy.com has only a token minimal presence on google adwords. Ian is able to reach many more people by pursuing his marketing strategy, but of course, it relies on the user being prepared to buy the e-book when they click on the advert and visit his site. BlackSpy was inspired in some respects to produce this web site from many of the things he read in Solley's book. BlackSpy felt that certain topics were not covered in enough detail, related to other areas or put into the right context, some concepts were not spelt out properly for the novice (e.g. cell membrane integrity and the mechanisms of neurotoxin attachment and detoxification) and that some information relating to the same topic was found in different places, making it easy to miss something important (e.g. dosage and supplementation manufacturer information). In addition, certain topics are mentioned in passing, e.g. FIR saunas, rather than being stressed as a core part of the detoxification protocol. But credit where credit is due, BlackSpy was pointed in the direction of a number of topics and supplements because of this e-book. And whilst BlackSpy was not totally convinced on the strength of what he read in the e-book with regards to phospholipid therapy and FIR saunas, he independently came to the same conclusions on these topics himself some time later himself.
http://thiscureworks.com/cfs
Ian Solley also now offers an e- book entitled 'This Diet Works: Your Food Freedom' which is essentially a high protein diet recipe book. It is designed for use by those with food allergies, to treat and cure those allergies. BlackSpy will be reviewing this book shortly.
http://www.thiscureworks.com/allergiesrecipes

Dr David Gersten's web site Amino Acid Power contains a variety of research and general articles on CFS. He also supplies a custom amino acid blend, tailored to each patient's blood amino acid test results.
www.aminoacidpower.com/currentHealth/cfsIndex
www.aminoacidpower.com/

Dr Myhill's approach to treating CFS is to treat mitochondrial dysfunction by removing toxins or other factors that have caused it, to provide enough co-factors to allow proper mitochondrial function, and to repair oxidative damage and enough rest and a good diet. These are some of the principles discussed on www.health-spy.com.
www.drmyhill.co.uk/article.cfm?id=381

A high level view of the some of the factors in causing CFS (also described on Health-Spy.com) is examined by Nutritionist Blake Graham at his web site below.
www.nutritional-healing.com.au/content/condition.php?condition=CFS%2FFMS

Beat CFS and FMS aka Advanced Techniques for Overcoming CFS, FMS and GWS is a personal web site with a good overview of many causative factors, areas of investigation and possible treatments regarding CFS, Fibromyalgia and Gulf War Syndrome. Detoxification, in particular chelation, is limited here however to synthetic chelants, which is not Health-Spy's favoured approach. Otherwise a very good high level summary.
www.beatcfsandfms.org

Ken Lassesen's CFS web site was under construction in 2001 but never appears to have been finished. However, he did compile it into a single pdf file. It contains a huge amount of information, not all of which BlackSpy has validated or approved necessarily, but well worth a read or scan.
www.lassesen.com/cfids/idefx.pdf

'Body Detox - Toxic World - Toxic Body - The Secrets of Detoxification!', a e-book by Dr George J Georgiou, covers a variety of topics concerning toxicity, toxification, sources of toxins and also detoxification protocols. These include topics like probiotics, clearing the organs of elimination and chelation using a product called HMD, which contains chlorella, CGF and Cilantro.
www.detoxmetals.com
www.detoxmetals.com/images/EBOOKS/body%20detox.pdf

FibroFighters is a web site with a number of interesting articles on CFS and FMS in the Science section.
www.fibrofighters.com

Dr Edward F. Group has written a number of books on health including Health Begins in the Colon, as well as running his own supplement company Global Health Center (GHC), which sells detoxification and cleaning kits, FIR saunas and EM products.
www.ghchealth.com/natural-health
His web site contains a number of information resources, including a video question and answer page, listed below.
www.ghchealth.com/natural-health/video-questions-and-answers-blog
Summaries of the content from his book Health Begins in the Colon can be found at the links below.
www.healthbeginsinthecolon.com
www.healthbeginsinthecolon.com/table-of-contents.html
www.healthbeginsinthecolon.com/chapter-summaries.html
www.healthbeginsinthecolon.com/docs/chapter1.pdf
www.healthbeginsinthecolon.com/dvd.html

Dr Ben Kim's web site is shown below with a number of articles on healthy living and body cleaning. He also has his own range of wholefood supplements including Dr Ben Kim's Greens (a soil-based organism probiotic).
http://drbenkim.com

Dr Ray D. Strand's web site below contains articles on oxidative stress and other topics. Below is also a link to an article about oxidative stress and CFS and FMS.
www.bionutrition.org/default.asp
Oxidative Stress and CFS and FMS pdf file

A subset of Dr Paul Cheney's suggestions for CFS treatment can be seen at the link below.
www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/library/showarticle.cfm?id=3278&t=CFIDS_FM

The Australian Naturapathic Network's web site features a Fibromyalgia treatment page, with protocols almost identical to some of those suggested on Health-Spy.com.
www.ann.com.au/features/fibromyalgia.htm

Randall Fitzgerald in his slightly controversial (but factual) book 'The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health' (2007), (available in paperback and hardcover) examines the time line of the last century, containing statistics regarding mortality rates, use of pharmaceutical drugs, uptake of processed foods, saturated fat intake, use of additives and growth hormones/pesticides etc. in non-organic farming etc. The link below shows a high level summary of his data.
www.hundredyearlie.com/ssi.html

The Encylopedia of Foods, by the Mayo Clinic (on behalf of Dole Foods), can be downloaded as a pdf file at the link below.
http://drive.heartinternet.co.uk/F/134231-282663027

Powerwatch is a web site with information about reducing your exposure to electromagnetic fields in the home.
www.powerwatch.org.uk

BioInitiative Report is 'A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF)' and has linked mobile phone usage to cancer.
www.bioinitiative.org

National Pure Water Association's web site is listed below.
http://www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk

Research Institute for Applied Bioenergetics web site is listed below.

www.bioenergeticsinstitute.com

Weston A. Price Foundation is a web resource for diet and health information. Some articles are somewhat poorly written and make various controversial claims without a great deal of evidence or logical reasoning. Use your own common sense and judgement. Other articles lack clarity and could benefit from executive summaries weighing arguments and evidence from both sides. But otherwise the site is a useful source of information.
www.westonaprice.org

Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Research for Optimum Health page is a useful resource for micronutrient information pertaining to the treatment of a variety of medical conditions.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter

Chris Masterjohn's web site Cholesterol and Health examines a number of issues around cholesterol and oil intake.
www.cholesterol-and-health.com

Dr Deitrich Klinghardt MD, a holistic specialist in Neural Therapy, mercury toxicity and Lyme Disease, runs a training academy in Forest Row in East Sussex, called the Klinghardt Acadmey for the Healing Arts. His web site contains a number of articles on heavy metal toxicity and other conditions. Some of his treatment protocols may be considered 'alternative'.
www.sustainablehealth.org.uk/pages/Dr_Klinghardt.html
http://www.klinghardtacademy.com

Cayce.com, the web site dedicated to Edgar Cayce writings and ideas on nutrition and the alkaline diet. There are also links to his foundation's general approach on CFS and FMS which this web site has probably been inadvertently and indirectly heavily influenced by!
www.cayce.com
www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/health_resources/chronic_fatigue-syndrome.asp
www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/health_resources/fibromyalgia.asp

Inner Self web site - an article below 'Causes of Cancer by W. John Diamond, M.D. and W. Lee Cowden, M.D. with Burton Goldberg.
www.innerself.com/Health/cancer_causes.htm

Dr Richard Schultze's web site is shown below. He provides a range of 'out of the box' solution products containing high quality herbs. They include formulas for liver, kidney and bowel cleansing as well as superfood mixtures and herbal teas. He has a number of nutrition and herbal programs and information can be found on his web site below and videos and mp3s can be found on the Other Detoxification Methods of the Detoxification page.
www.dr-schulze.com
New Trends Publishing are a publisher of a number of books on nutrition, including Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions.
www.newtrendspublishing.com

Ecology Health Center or Crohn's.Net is a supplier of probiotic and intestinal health products, and their web site contains some useful information about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. It is a commercial web site and is selling supplements as well as offering information. www.crohns.net

MSG Truth is a web site that examines the issues around high MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) and Glutamic Acid concentrations in food, an additive to make food more 'beefy' tasting, but in high concentrations can cause a number of potential health problems.
http://www.msgtruth.com

Additives Out is a UK web site listing the definitions of E-number additives and the dangers of other types of food and drink additive, like aspartame.
http://www.additivesout.org.uk

Centre for Science in the Public Interest's web site, specifically the food safety page with respect to additives, is listed below.
www.cspinet.org/foodsafety

Real Milk is a web resource for diet and health information about pasturised and raw milk, and a directory for local suppliers and sources.
www.realmilk.com

Jordan Rubin's web site for The Maker's Diet, includes diet information and the book of the same name.
www.makersdiet.com

Dr Batmanghelidj's web site Water Cure is all about the benefits of proper hydration.
www.watercure.com

CFS Recovery is a web site providing generation information about CFS, causes and treatments.
www.cfsrecovery.org

What the Doctors Don't Tell You is a general 'contrarian' health information web site. The information pertaining to 'M.E.' is reasonably enough although not particularly comprehensive.
www.wddty.com

Rob Robertson's Fibromyalgia web site is listed below. He also sells his own off the shelf supplements.
www.fibro-info.com/menu

Cancer Active is a web site dedicated to information about cancer and different natural cancer treatments.
www.canceractive.com

International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology includes basic information regarding mercury free dentistry and mercury amalgam filling removal.
www.iaomt.org

Nutrition for Optimal Health Association (NOHA) have a number of archived newsletters on their web site on a variety of topics.
www.nutrition4health.org/NOHAnews/ChronologicalIndex.htm

The Paleo Diet web site is listed below.
www.thepaleodiet.com/faqs/#Basics

Enzyme University web site is listed below, with many articles on enzymes and digestive health.
www.enzymeuniversity.com/artman/publish

A personal account of recovery from HyperThyroidism (i.e. too much Thyroid activity - as opposed to HypoThyroidism, being too little Thyroid activity) can be found at the link below.
www.ithyroid.com/hypert_recovery_story.htm

The Schwarzbein Principle is a nutritional information web site.
www.schwarzbeinprinciple.com/pgs/info/faq1.html

Dr Lee Cowden is a lecturer in a variety of disciplines including applied kinesiology (muscle testing) and has authored a number of books. He is currently based in Phoenix, Arizona.
www.nuchoice.com/about/cowden.shtml

Touch4Health is a web site about acupuncture and kinesiology techniques.
www.touch4health.com

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Association's web site is listed below. Please note that BlackSpy does not recommend using anti-depressants for any condition.
www.sada.org.uk

Laser Energetic Detoxification (LED) treatment is a type of laser light-based treatment incorporating homeopathy to enhance the body's natural detoxification processes of specific substances. It has been developed by Dr W. Lee Cowden, MD (see practitioners above). It is not currently available outside of the USA.
www.comprehensivenaturopathy.com/led.htm

Light Beam Generator (LBG) a light-based lympathic therapy for detoxification. The Chiron Clinic in London uses this method and is described briefly below. It is also referenced on the toxicity page.
www.chironclinic.com/cc-beauty-detox.htm

Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is another light-based detoxification therapy. A web site Laser World below explores this therapy. It is also referenced on the toxicity page.
www.laser.nu

LymphStar Pro by Alt Med Services is a type of light therapy device used to stimulate the lymphatic system and to break down physical blockages in it, by passing light through a gas prior to striking the body, in a similar way to LBG/OAPD.. However, it differs in that it does not utilise oxygen, but 'ionised noble gas technology'.
www.lymphinfo.com/equip-lymphstar.htm
www.wonderworkers.com/lymphstar.html

Lustre is a light generation device created by a company called Lustre Tech. It is said to utilise cold-gas-ionization technology to produce negatively charged light photons (negative quanta charge). The treatment is known as Electro Lymphatic Drainage/Therapy (ELT).
www.lustretech.com/product.php
www.longevitytherapies.com/id4.html
www.thewindsorclinic.co.uk/#/howdoeseltwork/4529844485

A personal web site on one person's experiences of Phospholipid Exchange (PLX) Therapy in treating CFS. Features a useful Q&A page.
www.zipworld.com.au/~ataraxy/plx.html

Below is an interview with Jerry Brunetti, a person who was suffering from Lymphoma, or cancer of the Lymphatic System. It describes the steps he took to cure himself, including nutrition, supplementation and treatments. The article was originally printed in ACRES USA magazine in May 2002 and is available to view in pdf format.
www.acresusa.com/toolbox/reprints/interview-brunetti_may02.pdf

Dr Tullio Simoncini has conduced research into the parallels between systematic candida overgrowth and cancer cell growth. His book on the subject can be read at the link below. His main web site is listed at the second link.
www.cancerisafungus.com
http://www.cancerfungus.com

DIPEX.org is a web site dedicated to personal experiences of illness and lists a variety of conditions.
www.dipex.org

PositiveHealth.com is a web site with a number of articles about different types of treatments for a variety of conditions.
www.positivehealth.com/article-subject-list.php

European Society of Anti-Ageing Medicine
www.esaam.com

World Society of Anti-Ageing Academy of Medicine
www.wosaam.com

British Holistic Medical Association
www.bhma.org

British Society of Integrated Medicine
www.bsim.org.uk

Celiac Disease Foundation web site contains information on intestinal inflammation and gluten intolerance.
http://celiac.org/cd-what.php

The British Society for Ecological Medicine's web site has a find a practitioner function. The society offers training, and runs seminars.
www.ecomed.org.uk

British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology's web site is shown below. it is a member of the National Allergy Strategy Group
www.bsaci.org/allergyservices.html

Truth Publishing contains a number of free e-books at the link below (of varying quality).
www.truthpublishing.com/Articles.asp?ID=131

Herb Society UK provides an information newsletters and a book shop regarding the use of herbs in medicine as well as cooking.
http://www.herbsociety.org.uk

The Doctor Within's web site contains a number of articles and lectures transcripts.
http://thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.php?page=articles/articleindex.php

The World's Healthiest Foods web site is shown below.
http://whfoods.org

Dr Ben Kim's Experience Your Best Health web site is shown at the link below.
http://drbenkim.com

Alternative Health News Online's web site can be found below.
www.altmedicine.com

Nutra Ingredients is a web site for 'Breaking News on Supplements and Nutrition' for Europe and may contain the odd interesting article.
www.nutraingredients.com

Holistic Pediatric Association's web site is shown below.
www.hpakids.org

National Vaccine Information Center's resource page is listed below.
https://www.nvic.org/ResourceCenter/Resource_Center.htm

International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology's (IAOMT) web site is shown below.
http://iaomt.org
http://iaomt.org/videos

The Autism Research Institute's web site is listed below. It includes a treatment page also.
www.autism.com/treatable/index.htm

Juvenile Hemochromatosis is a genetic disorder that results in the overabsorption of Iron and a set of symptoms that resemble CFS in certain respects. This can however be identified by examining the blood, urine, hair or tissue samples for iron levels, and thus differentiated from 'CFS'. The condition is examined on the Iron Disorders Institute's web site at the link below.
www.irondisorders.org/Disorders/JHemochromatosis.asp

Harry Schultz Letter is a subscription based newsletter mainly focussing on global finance and investing, but also contains a health section.
www.hsletter.com

Centre for Digestive Diseases in Australia has the following information page relating to digestive and intestinal disorders.
www.cdd.com.au/html/expertise/diseaseinfo/ibd.html

Sign onto the NHS Organ Donor Register at the web site below. Not really an information web site, but worthwhile for sure.
www.uktransplant.org.uk

Grounded For Life contains a number articles pertained to studies relating to insomnia.
www.sleepgrounded.com/Research.htm

Gary Null's (PhD) web site and Radio Programme 'PRN - Progressive Radio Network' is shown at the link below. The second link is his articles page, containing a number of articles on a variety of health-related topics.
www.garynull.com
www.gnhealth.com/articles/index.php

The Institute for Human Individuality (IfHI) is headed by by Dr Peter J. D'Adamo, under the South West College of Naturopathic Medicine. D'Adamo is the author of the Eat Right for your Blood Type Diet.
www.dadamo.com
www.dadamo.com/ifhi/whoifhi.htm

Fibromyalgia Support Network is a personal web site containing articles and research summaries about Fibromyalgia.
www.fibrosupportnetwork.com

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Books on CFS and related subjects:

Allenby, Sasha. (2008). Joyful Recovery From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (Hardcover).

D'Adamo, Peter. (2002). Live Right for Your Type: The Individualised Prescription for Maximizing Health, Metabolism, and Vitality in Every Stage of Your Life (Paperback).

Cutler, Andrew Hall. (1999). Amalgam Illness, Diagnosis and Treatment: What You Can Do to Get Better, How Your Doctor Can Help (Paperback).

Cutler, Andrew Hall. (2004). Hair Test Interpretation: Finding Hidden Toxicities (Paperback).

Fallon, Sally. (1999). Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats.

Fitzgerald, Randall. (2007). The Hundred-Year Lie: How to Protect Yourself from the Chemicals That Are Destroying Your Health.

Gvozdjakova, Anna (2008). Mitochondrial Medicine: Mitochondrial Metabolism, Diseases, Diagnosis and Therapy (Hardcover).

Goldberg, Burton. (1998). Alternative Medicine Guide to Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Environmental Illness.

Hyman, Mark. (2008). The Ultramind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Hardcover)

Mercola, Joseph. (2003). Total Health Program.

Moynihan, Ray & Cassels, Alan. (2006) Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients.

Pall, Martin. (2007). Explaining 'Unexplained Illnesses': Disease Paradigm for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Fibromyalgia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Gulf War Syndrome.

Rasmussen, William. (2008). Lead Detoxification Naturally.

Rasmussen, William. (2003). Natural Mercury Detoxification.

Rogers, Sherry A. (2002). Detoxify or Die.

Rubin, Jordan S. (2005). The Maker's Diet: The 40 Day Health Experience That Will Change Your Life Forever.

Schulze, Richard. (2008). Healing Disease and Creating Powerful Health Naturally.

Schulze, Richard. (1999). There Are No Incurable Diseases: Dr. Schulze's 30-Day Cleansing & Detoxification Program.

Teitelbaum, Jacob. (2007). From Fatigued To Fantastic.

Walker, Morton & Shah, Hitendra. (1997). Everything You Should Know About Chelation Therapy [IV EDTA only]

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CFS and Related Associations and Support Groups:

Global:

Immune Support (now known as ProHealth.com) has some high level summaries of CFS and FMS, and also includes news articles relating to these areas and also CFS and FMS forums, bulletin boards and communities.
www.immunesupport.com/library

ICareCafe is a networking site run for sufferers and carers of a variety of medical conditions. BlackSpy (at the time of writing) helps to moderate the 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & M.E.' forum there.
www.icarecafe.com
www.icarecafe.com/?page_id=1107&group_id=44

The Patient's Voice (aka TPV, affiliated to ICareCafe) features a CFS and ME blog, which guests or members can leave testimonials on.
www.thepatientsvoice.org/Chronic_Fatigue_Syndrome

Immune Web has a forum/mailing list for conditions and issues related to the immune system, for example, CFS, FMS, MS etc.
http://www.immuneweb.org/lists/immune.html

WeAreFibro.Org is a global community, perhaps similar to 'myspace', but for the Fibromyalgia community. One can register a profile and discuss issues with other users, and visit profiles etc.
www.wearefibro.org

UK:

The National Candida Society site is shown below. If you join, you not only support the society, get newsletters and dietary recommendations for the 'anti-candida diet' but you can also get a 20% discount on supplements at Nutricentre, Revital and Bio Organix Health.
www.candida-society.org.uk

Yahoo discussion group for National Candida Society members.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/candidasociety

The M.E. Association's web site is listed below. It offers some useful information and suggested tests.
www.meassociation.org.uk

Tony Britton of the M.E. Association said of Health-Spy.com that 'We are worlds apart in approach. I don't think there's much we can offer each other.' However, at least he was polite enough to reply, and polite in his response, despite his no doubt extremely sceptical view of Health-Spy and it's 'nutritional' approach. This is more than can be said for the other 'M.E.' Research and Support organisations, who did not even bother to reply to BlackSpy. In BlackSpy's view they are all very narrowly focussed and not a great credit to sufferers of CFS and ME in the UK.

Dr Charles Shepherd is the Medical Advisor for the M.E. Association, whilst making many correct statements, believes that 'despite the enthusiasm of many alternative practitioenrs (and self help books on the illness) there is still no proven link between ME and Vitamin deficiencies; Mineral and trace element deficiencies, but publication of the magnesium study quoted by Martin Lev is awaited with interest; Candidiasis, intestinal or systemic; Clinical immunodeficiency, although various changes in components of the immune response (e.g. natural killer cells) are being reported; Toxic colon; Measurable hypoglycaemia. The link with multiple food allergies and environmental sensitivities is very debatable...'

Dr Charles Shepherd believes that the main three groups of medically qualified practitioners who are 'treating' 'M.E.' patients are 'psychiatrists, using anti-depressants and behaviour modification therapy; Dr Peter Nixon, from Charing Cross Hospital, who believes that almost all these patients are hyperventilating/overbreathing; and a small group of private doctors, some of whom are charging desperate patients large sums of money for the very speculative approaches to management...' Dr Shepherd does not believe that all three groups are necessarily treating the same condition. In BlackSpy's view, it is much more than this, that each case of 'CFS' or 'ME' is completely different and unique to that individual, and that methods used by various practitioners of measuring progress is often very crude. Whilst there are indeed many doctors charging large sums for somewhat speculative treatments or partially effective treatments, there are indeed some who are providing effective treatment. Dr Shepherd seems to rule out a number of factors contributing to many cases of CFS and ME, on a somewhat arbitrary basis, despite a great deal of empirical evidence to suggest that they do play a factor in the majority of 'M.E.' cases in some capacity; which leads BlackSpy to believe that he does not really understand what is going on in the body in each case. Whilst dismissing toxicity and nutritional factors, Dr Shepherd does not promote research to actually disprove these factors and to understand the effect they actually do have. He appears to have a binary approach to 'M.E.' People often assume that because of the name, the M.E. Association is at the cutting edge of 'M.E.' research and is representative of the community of M.E. specialists and sufferers, but this is not really the case at all. Action for M.E. broke away from the M.E. Association in the mid 1980s for this reason. Not that Action for M.E. is perfect either, but it reflects the division in opinion, understanding and approach to CFS and ME.

Action for M.E.'s web site is listed below. Conclusions and recommendations seem to vary in quality.
www.afme.org.uk

M.E. Research UK's web site is listed below.
www.meresearch.org.uk/research/index.html

The Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre's web site is shown below.
www.msrc.co.uk

The NHS Direct web site provides the following information about CFS. This has been included for comparison purposes, and highlights a lack of understanding of the nature of CFS within the health service.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/en.aspx?articleID=102

Invest in ME's web site is shown below. It contains some research papers and links to support organisations.
www.investinme.org

Europe:

M.E. Web is a directory of European support organisations for CFS. Treatment recommendations may vary in quality.
www.me-net.dds.nl/meweb/europe.html

Foggy Friends is an internet forum for CFS and FMS sufferers.
www.foggyfriends.org

USA:

The National CFIDS Foundation web site is listed below. It funds research and publishes research data on its web site.
www.ncf-net.org

The CFIDS Association of America's web site is listed below. It provides some useful information about the condition, but treatment information appears to vary in quality.
http://www.cfids.org/about-cfids/medical.asp

American Holistic Health Association's web site is shown below. The web site offers a search on member practitioners.
www.ahha.org

Australia:

ME/CFS Society of Western Australia.
http://www.mecfswa.org.au

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Health Products and Supplement Suppliers:


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Global:


AOR are suppliers of supplements including CDP Choline (branded as CDP Citicoline).
www.aor.ca

Physiotherm are a major European brand of cabin-style FIR Saunas, distributed in Europe, Australia and New Zealand by MagMed. Funnily enough, run in Europe by ex-backing singer of the 1980s teenybopper pop group Wham!
www.physiotherm.net

Wellmax Industrial Limited are the Chinese manufacturers of the Thermal 4 PH-2B (III) FIR blanket sauna bag.
www.wellmax365.com/sdp/226603/4/pd-1088284/2485069-545796.html

FIR Saunas in their various forms can be found on ebay (affectionately known as 'egobay', 'ohboy', 'thiefbay' or 'lemonbay') if you do a worldwide search on 'FIR sauna' etc. Always compare specifications prior to purchase! And ensure you purchase a unit with the correct voltage for your country and from a reputable seller (check feedback and read description carefully etc.)

RadiaX is an EMF protection product based on presumably ERT(site states it is MRET not ERT, but surely this is a mistake?). For sale in Singapore only.
www.honeycombtechnology.com/radiax.html

Young Living Europe are suppliers of quality EFA products.
www.younglivingeurope.com/products.asp
www.drugawareness.org/Ribbon/Alternatives.html

Bioceuticals in Australia sell a Probiotic product called UltraBiotic 45. It contains 45 billion viable cells per capsule!
www.bioceuticals.com.au/product.aspx?function=displayproduct&productid=166

VSL#3 are suppliers of the VSL#3 probiotic supplement. There are regional web sites for regional distributors. Some are listed below.
www.vsl3.com
www.vsl3.co.uk


Innerlight, Inc. are manufacturers of a variety of alkalising supplements, including a wholefood supplement, Supergreens.
www.innerlightinc.com

Pulsor is a type of EMF protection technology. International distributors are available.
www.pulsor.org/

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UK:

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Detoxification Products:

Herbs of Grace are a UK supplier of herbs and tinctures, including Coriander leaf (cilantro) Tincture, and also Heavy Metal Purify capsules (containing Yellow Dock Root, Bugleweed, Red Clover, Blue Flag, Burdock Root, Irish Moss and Spirulina).
www.herbsofgrace.co.uk

The Organic Herb Trading Co. are a bulk UK supplier of dried organic herbs, which for example, can be used to make one's own tinctures, e.g. Coriander (leaf) and Milk Thistle (seed) at cheap prices. For fresh organic herbs (non-dried) you may wish to try your local (organic) farmer's market. Minimum spent is £50.
www.organicherbtrading.com

Phyto Products Limited are a bulk UK supplier of dried organic herbs. Minimum spent is £20, and orders less are subject to a surcharge.
www.phyto.co.uk

Serenity Health & Wellbeing market detox foot patches (previously marketed under the Champneys brand).
www.serenityworld.co.uk

BodyTox are a supplier of detox foot patches.
www.bodytox.co.uk

Detoku are a supplier of detox foot patches.
www.detoku.com

HealthyDirect are a supplier of various supplements including detox foot patches and high strength milk thistle tablets.
www.healthydirect.co.uk

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Nutritional & Health Supplement Manufacturers/Companies:

Nutri Ltd are the official importers for Nutri and Metagenics supplements such as Ultra Muscle-eze, Methyl Max, UltraMeal Whey, Eskimo 3 (well respected Omega3 supplement) etc. Customer service is excellent with fast delivery times.
www.nutri.co.uk
www.eskimo3.co.uk

Nutri-Link are the official UK distributors for E-Lyte/BodyBio products and Thorne Research products.
www.nutri-linkltd.co.uk
www.nutri-linkltd.co.uk/elyte_product.htm

Natrol, a.k.a. CLF Distrubition Ltd, are manufacturers of a small cross section of nutritional supplements, including a high quality and extremely cost effective 20mg NADH supplement (Active B3). One can order direct from their web site, more cheaply than other resellers in the UK or otherwise.
www.natrol.co.uk

primaFORCE are manufacturers of body building products, which include R-Lipoic Acid, L-Carnitine, 5-HTP, CLA and so on.
www.primaforce.co.uk/sports_nutritional_supplements/insopro_r.htm

The Really Healthy Company are a UK-based supplier of Waiora's Natural Cellular Defense and other supplements. They are currently the cheapest UK supplier, although savings on bulk purchases may be obtained by ordering directly from the USA. See below in the USA section.
www.reallyhealthy.com/shop/home.php

Manifest Health are a UK importer of high quality Utah (USA) bentonite clay, and supplier of other colonic products such as Cytoplan psyllium husks and Epsom Salts.
www.manifesthealth.co.uk (a.k.a. www.e-enema.co.uk)

Herbs of Grace are a UK supplier of herbs and tinctures, including coriander leaves (cilantro) tincture.
www.herbsofgrace.co.uk

Herbs Hands Healing are a UK supplier of a variety of herbal and nutritional products. The are also resellers for Dr Schulze's SuperFood Plus.
www.superfoodplus.co.uk

Ascott are a farm supplies company, and sell freeze-dried Kefir powder sachets, for making your own live Kefir.
www.ascott.biz

Nourish Kefir are suppliers of live kefir milk drinks.
www.nourishkefir.co.uk

Seeds of Health web site contains a list of UK sources of raw dairy products including milk and grass-fed meat sources. The web site also contains fermenting instructions for kefir.
www.seedsofhealth.co.uk/resources/dairy/index.shtml

Best Care Limited are suppliers of Himalayan Crystal Salt and other products. Also available via Nutricentre.
www.bestcare-uk.com/index.htm

Igennus are distributors of a DHA-free EPA product called VegEPA (which is NOT vegetarian and has nothing to do with vegetables despite the name!)
www.vegepa.com

Asphalia are suppliers of herbal products, including Natural Protection (from harmful EMFs) and Natural Sleep. The ingredients on their web site seem to be out of date as both products contain Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).
www.asphalia.co.uk

Kiki Health aka Kiki Limited are manufacturers and distributors of Nature's Biotics, a probiotics blend including SBOs.
www.kiki-health.co.uk
www.kiki-health.co.uk/Products/Supplements/Natures_Biotics.asp

Safe Remedies are the manufacturers and suppliers of a variety of health supplements, including the Prime Directive certified organic probiotic range (capsules and powder).
www.saferemedies.net www.saferemedies.net/products/probiotic_primedirective.htm

Androv Medical are suppliers of full spectrum light products, including both BC and ES fitting full spectrum (ionising) light bulbs. It appears that SES (smaller ES screw) fitting full spectrum light bulbs are not yet available.
www.androv-medical.com

R&D Laboratories Limited aka Mistral supply a number of different chemical products, including cost effective (bulk) food-grade glycerine (glycerol) for making herbal tinctures with.
www.rdlabs.co.uk
www.mistralni.co.uk/products.php?type=purechem&page=60&limit=20

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Electromagnetic & Ionisation Products:

Get FITT (Far Infra-Red Thermal Treatment) are suppliers of ionising and far infra-red (FIR) saunas. They offer a rental service for a variety of FIR sauna products in the UK. They offer the Thermal 4 PH-2B (III) FIR sauna blanket bag.
www.get-fitt.com
http://www.get-fitt.com/problems_life_today.htm

Magno-Pulse are suppliers of powerful magnetic wrist bands and other magnetic products. Some information regarding trials can also be found on this web site.
www.magno-pulse.com

Ecoflow plc are the manufacturers of the Bioflow magnetic wristbands.
www.ecoflow.com
www.ecoflow.com/Inventory/Navision/categories/29?cat=yes&category=29&categoryName=Our%20Unique%20Bioflow%20Range

QLinkWorld are a UK retailer of Q-Link products.
www.qlinkworld.co.uk

Heaven Fresh UK Limited are a supplier of Heaven Fresh air ioniser and purification products.
www.heavenfresh.co.uk

Grander Water are manufacturers of Water Revitaliser range of products. They are said to energise water by passing water close to a isolated source of 'information water' which is said to pass on its 'information' to the water flowing through the system, and also making it 'softer'. It can be connected to pipes etc.
www.granderwater.co.uk/

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Wholesale Distributors & Resellers:

Nutricentre supply an extremely wide range of supplements, and many different brands of each product type. You clearly need to know what you are specifically looking for, as products vary considerably in quality. National Candida Society members get a 20% discount (but you won't be entitled for the on-line voucher discount as well or a discount on products on 'special offer'). During checkout procedure, mention your NSC membership number in the notes window. Nutricentre stock many Nutri (e.g. Ultra Muscleze), Thorne Research (e.g. Olive Leaf Extract), Metagenics and Cytoplan products, as well as MicroOrganics Hawaiian Spirulina powder, Optimum Source Chlorella Pyrenoidosa tablets, Serenity/Champneys Detox Patches, E-Lyte BodyBio PC (Phosphatidyl Choline) and Butyrate, Dr Schulze SuperFood Plus etc. Metagenics UltraMeal Whey is now marketed as Nutri UltraMeal Whey in the UK. The prices of certain items are inflated above the manufacturer's prices. Delivery times vary considerably - some items are in stock and are next day delivery, other items may take a few days to several weeks to arrive (or more if not chased up). The cashier staff take a rather 'minimalist approach'. Customer service sometimes sluggish but usually very helpful when chasing up an order. The Nutricentre is physically located at The Hale Clinic in London, which is listed further below.
www.nutricentre.co.uk

Revital are suppliers of a variety of health supplements. National Candida Society members can apply for a 20% discount card (25% on Bioharmony products). Application form available on the NCS web site (in members area). Exclusive UK distributors for certain brands, e.g. Researched Nutritionals.
www.revital.co.uk

Bio Organix Health are suppliers of various health supplements. National Candida Society members can apply for a 20% discount card (25% on Bioharmony products). Application form available on the NCS web site (in members area).
http://bio-organixhealth.co.uk

Bodykind are a supplier of a variety of supplements, including Nutrex Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica.
www.bodykind.com

Wholistic Research Company is a distributor of juicers, blenders, enema kits and sprouting products, including sprouting jars, and organic beans and seeds.
www.wholisticresearch.com

Nutrition Geeks are UK suppliers of EcoNugenics PectaSol products.
www.nutritiongeeks.co.uk

Vibrational Gaia Rising is a reseller for various products including Premier Research Labs' Max Stress B Nano-Plex.
www.vibrationalgaiarising.com/p/577147/quantumrx-max-stress-b-nano-plex-8oz.html

Discount-Supplements are UK resellers of a variety of different supplements, including primaFORCE etc.
www.discountsupplements.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=6112

Integrative Health Solutions Limited (c/f Dr T Michael Culp) are UK distributors of French Stabilium 500 and also Securil (Propionibacteria) probiotics.
www.stabilium.co.uk

Flytes of Fancy are (one of many) UK suppliers of Bio Link's Diatom (Diatomaceous Earth).
www.flytesoffancy.co.uk
http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/chickenhouses/Diatom_Parasite_Control.html

Whirlpool & Bath Sensations are distributors of 5kg tins of Dead Sea Salts (Maris Sal)
www.whirlpoolandbathsensations.co.uk

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Miscellaneous:

Tempur are manufacturers of posture adaptive mattresses and pillows.
www.tempur.co.uk

Daniel are discount suppliers of Tempur beds and indeed other beds and furniture products.
www.danielstores.co.uk

Robinsons Foundry is a motorcycle accessories shop, that sells earplugs, including EAR Soft FX.
www.robinsonsfoundry.co.uk/shop/index.php/product/motrax/clothingacc/earplugs/index.html

ProtecDirect is a health and safety equipment supplier that sells Howard Leight Laser Lite Ear Plugs.
www.protecdirect.co.uk/Brand/HOWARD-LEIGHT/Laser-Lite-Ear-Plugs.htm

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France:

Argiletz are a supplier of French Argiletz clays, such as green clay and montmorillite clay - crushed or fine powdered.
www.argiletz.com

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Belgium:

Santi-Shop are a Luxemburg-based supplier of Argiletz Crushed Green Clay and other health products, with very competitive shipping rates, especially to the UK.

www.santi-shop.eu

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Cyprus:

Detoxmetals.com is the web site of Dr George J Georgiou, of the Da Vinci Medical Centre in Cyprus. He offers a variety of products including a chelation product called HMD, which contains chlorella, Chlorella Growth Factor (CGF) and Cilantro.
www.detoxmetals.com

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Canada:


Magnetico Sleep Pads are a manufacturer of magnetic sleep pads or 'sheets' that fit under your mattress in your bed, using a negative therapeutic magnetic field.
www.magneticosleep.com

Herb Care is a Canadian distributor of high quality Pau D'Arco powder (i.e. Tabebuia Avellanedae/Impetiginosa, 100% inner bark/phloem, fine grind), Ojibway Tea herb powder (aka Essiac tea - after Rene Caisse who treated and cured cancer patients in the 1930s and 40s using it - containing Sheep Sorrel, Burdock Root, Slippery Elm and Turkey/Indian Rhubarb), Stevia and other herbs and can ship worldwide at reasonable rates.
www.herb-care.com
www.herb-care.com/pau-d-arco-tea.html

Pheylonian Beeswax Candles are a supplier of pure beeswax candles, which emit negative ions when burnt. And/or maybe they just look attractive and smell appealing!
www.philoxia.com/ions.htm
www.philoxia.com/producthome.htm

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Australia:

Bioceuticals offer a number of different excellent health supplements. They manufacture/market UltraMuscleze, a Magnesium supplement with a variety of other critical minerals, metabolites and B-vitamins. This product is imported/marketed by Nutri in the UK. Bioceuticals also sell a Probiotic product called UltraBiotic 45. It contains 45 billion viable cells per capsule!
www.bioceuticals.com.au
www.bioceuticals.com.au/product.aspx?function=displayproduct&productid=214
www.bioceuticals.com.au/product.aspx?function=displayproduct&productid=166

FermPlus (marked as Prime Directive in Europe) is a high quality probiotic powder supplement containing a variety of 'green superfoods'. It is actually manufactured in Australia.
http://nuferm.com/prodfp

AGM Grainfields is a range of probiotic products based on fermented cereal grasses.
http://www.agmfoods.com

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USA:

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Chelation / Detoxification Products:

Maxam Labs produce a line in detoxification and health products, including PCA-Rx oral detoxification spray.
www.maxamlabs.com

Waiora are the manufacturers of the detoxification product Natural Cellular Defense (NCD). A better price can be obtained by joining up as a preferred member or a distributor (but only within countries in North America and Asia Pacific). Waiora also offer other detoxification and health products. For those who live outside of these areas, you may choose to order from an official US supplier or through a local unfranchised distributor. Try ebay or see the Wholesale Distributors list below.
www.waiora.com

E-Lyte/Detoxx/BodyBio Nutrient Centre is a supplier of E-Lyte detoxification products, such as BodyBio PC (Phosphatidyl Choline), Butyrate and the E-Lyte Detoxx book outlining the 'Detoxx' dietary regime. The Patient Detoxx book mainly comprises of dietary recommendations and recipes, but does contain a couple of pages on how to perform the Detoxx Liver Flush and recommended and optional supplements. The patient book is a little thin when it comes to supplementation and detox protocol, and it may be more worthwhile to buy the Practitioner Detoxx Book instead as the patient should understand why he is doing what he is doing.
www.detoxbox.com
www.detoxxbox.com
www.e-lyte.com
www.bodybio.com

Dr Edward F. Group has written a number of books on health including Health Begins in the Colon, as well as running his own supplement company Global Health Center (GHC), which sells detoxification and cleaning kits. GHC offers a zeolite based chelation forumula called Zeotrex.
www.ghchealth.com/natural-health
www.ghchealth.com/zeotrex.php

Science Formulas are manufacturer's of Chelorex, a chelation product containing Cilantro and Chlorella, amongst other factors.
www.scienceformulas.com/primer.html

BioRay are manufacturers of NDF (Nano-Colloidal Detox Factors) - an MIER chelation product which also uses Cilantro and Chlorella.
www.bioraynaturaldetox.com

Mountain Rose Herbs are bulk suppliers of dried organic herbs. They supply a huge variety of herbs at cheap prices (for US customers and for export), including Cilantro (Coriander leaf) and also Milk Thistle seed - useful for making one's own detoxification and chelation tinctures.
www.mountainroseherbs.com/bulkherb/bulkherb.html

Supreme Fulvic are suppliers of (very cheap) bulk Fulvic Acid solution. They also sell a Fulvic & Humic Mineral Complex (i.e. a mixture of fulvic and humic acid) solution. Both products are available in 32 Fl. Oz. (1L) or 1 US Gallon (4.5L) bottle sizes. They also ship internationally (no C&P for international orders of 2 gallons or more). They also sell Zeolite solution bottles (not NCD).
www.supremefulvic.com

Nano Health Solutions are suppliers of bulk near 100% (claimed) Fulvic Acid and also Humic Acid, in 32 Fl. OZ (1L) or 1 US Gallon (4.5L) bottle sizes. Shipping is only available within the US.
www.fulvic.org

World Health Mall are suppliers of bulk near 100% (claimed) Fulvic Acid and also Humic Acid, in a 32 Fl. OZ (1L) bottle size. 1 US Gallon sizes are available but are not advertised on the site at time of writing. It is reputedly exactly the same product (at the same price) as Nano Health Solutions. International shipping is available.
www.worldhealthmall.com

BioAg Humic & Fulvic Solutions are suppliers of bulk quantities of WuJinSan Pure Fulvic Acid (made using 'the complex traditional way, developed in China 500 years ago'). BioAg also sells a product called Fauna Mana, a powder which contains fulvic and humic acids, as well as green tea, ashwagandha and 8 certified medicinal US-grown mushrooms (Maitake, Cordyceps, Reishi, Turkey Tail, King Trumpet, Brown Beech, Himematsutake and Shiitake). International shipping is available, but only with UPS for the Fulvic Acid liquid.
www.bioag.com

Morningstar Minerals are suppliers of bulk Fulvic Acid (Energy Boost 70) and Humic Acid (various) products.
www.msminerals.com

FightingToxins.com are suppliers of Kenrico Detox Pads (foot patches).
www.fightingtoxins.com

Perma-Guard are suppliers of two different Diatomaceous Earth products.
www.perma-guard.com/

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Nutritional Products:

Jarrow Formulas are a high quality supplier of various health supplements including Taurine, CDP Coline, Chlorella Vulgaris etc.
www.jarrow.com

Pure Encapsulations are a high quality supplier of various health supplements.
www.purecaps.com

Metagenics are a supplier of quality supplements, including Ultra Meal Whey, which can be bought in the UK from Nutricentre or Nutri (see above). It is branded as Nutri and not Metagenics in the UK only.
www.metagenics.com

Thorne Research are high quality suppliers of a variety of nutritional and biochemical supplements, including P5P, 5MTHF and many others.
www.thorne.com

Xymogen are high quality suppliers of a variety of patented nutritional and mitochondrial supplements, including ALAmax CR (Controlled Release Alpha-Lipoic Acid) and CoQmax CF. Available only from practitioners rather than wholesalers like other supplements. www.xymogen.com

Premier Research Labs are manufacturers of high quality nutritional and herbal supplements, including Max Stress B Nano-Plex, a B-vitamin complex product made from plant source extracts of B-vitamins rather than synthetically manufactured B-vitamins.
www.prlabs.com

Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. are manufacturers of a variety of nutritional and medicinal supplements, including Tyler Recancostat 100 (100mg, also available in 400mg form and powder form), a stabilised reduced Glutathione supplement that also contains L-Cysteine and herbal extracts.
www.integrativeinc.com
www.patient.integrativeinc.com/Products/Categories/Product-Details.aspx?p=236005&cid=2053
www.patient.integrativeinc.com/Products/Categories/Product-Details.aspx?p=236006&cid=2054
www.patient.integrativeinc.com/Products/Categories/Product-Details.aspx?p=236007&cid=2052
www.pwpgroup.com/recancostat%20description.htm
www.ritecare.com/prodsheets/TYL-231007.html

Nutri-West are a supplier of various supplements including Core Level Adrenal.
www.nutriwest.com
www.nutriwest.com/products/products.htm

Klaire Labs are manufacturers of a variety of probiotic supplements and other products, including Ther-Biotic.
www.klaire.com/default.htm

SCD are manufacturers of Efficient Microorganisms (EM) probiotic products.
www.scdworld.net
www.scdworld.net/product_p/a112-1.htm

EM Earth are manufacturers of Efficient Microorganisms (EM) probiotic products.
www.emearth.com
http://www.emearth.com//PDFs/HistoryOfEm.pdf

VSL#3 is a brand of Probiotic containing 450 billion viable cells per capsule!
www.vsl3.com/VSL3/research.asp
www.vsl3.com/VSL3/about.asp

Dr Mercola has a number of articles on his web site about health and diet. He also has a book 'Total Health Program' available as a paperback (2003) from Amazon (cheaper) or an e-book from his site (more expensive). He is also selling a variety of health products on his web site, including Whey Healthier, Full Spectrum Light Bulbs and Kefir Starter Pack (freeze dried kefir granules). Delivery times may vary. Dr Mercola is also a health consultant.
www.mercola.com

Dr David Gersten's web site Amino Acid Power contains a variety of research and general articles on CFS. He also supplies a custom amino acid blend, based presumably on Montiff amino acid powders, tailored to each patient's blood amino acid test results and exact requirements. He also recommends Metagenics supplements which he sells.
www.aminoacidpower.com/
www.aminoacidpower.com/osc

RenewLife are a supplier of digestive health products including probiotics, enzyme and detoxification, e.g. FloraMORE.
www.renewlife.com

Garden of Life are a supplier or quality probiotic and other health products, e.g. Primal Defense, Perfect Meal whey product etc.
www.gardenoflife.com

Mt Capra are a supplier of quality, grass-fed, organic goat products, such as Goatein protein powder and CapraColostrum.
www.mtcapra.com

RubyReds by New Vitality is a red fruit antioxidant formula. New Vitality also offer a range of other nutritional supplements.
www.newvitality.com
www.rubyreds.com
www.rubyreds.com/ingredients.html
www.dietspotlight.com/ruby-reds-review

Dr Ben Kim's web site is shown below with a number of articles on healthy living and body cleaning. He also has his own range of wholefood supplements including Dr Ben Kim's Greens (a soil-based organism probiotic) and Comprehensive Vitamin & Mineral Formula (wholefood based).
http://drbenkim.com
https://www.drbenkim.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3
https://www.drbenkim.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=57

Dr Ohhira's Probiotics 12 Plus by Essential Formulas is reputed to be 'the world's most popular probiotic and is recommended/sold by Dr Ben Kim.
http://drohhiraprobiotics.com/

Green Pasture sell a variety of oil products, including Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil.
www.greenpasture.org

Chlorella Pyrenoidosa is a more nutritious form of Chlorella than Chlorella Vulgaris. Whether Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica is actually better than Spirulina Platensis is a matter of debate. It is probably best to try smaller quantities of various brands from local suppliers and to see which one agrees with you best, then bulk buy your favourite. It is recommended to stick with a high quality brand, as low quality brands can often contain high levels of heavy metals. Please note that Cyanotech in Hawaii are the only company to actually grow Spirulina Pacifica (which is a sub-strain of Platensis), which is grown only in Hawaii. Various brands resell this Spirulina Pacifica, including Nutrex, Now and MicroOrganics in the UK. Earthrise is a well respected supplier of Spirulina Platensis. Earthrise Chlorella is Chlorella Vulgaris, as are brands such as Jarrow's Japanese Yaeyama Chlorella. Nature's Balance Chlorella is Chlorella Pyrenoidosa, as is the UK brand Optimum Source. Suppliers of Chlorella and Spirulina are listed below.
www.earthrise.com
www.cyanotech.com
www.nutrex-hawaii.com
www.now-2-u.com
www.natures-balance.com
www.papanature.com (formerly www.iherb.com)
www.watershed.net

TumorX are manufacturers of a variety of different supplements, aimed at treating various forms of cancer, as well as adrenal fatigue, and as such are applicable to a variety of other environmental illnesses also.
www.tumorx.com

Dr Natura are suppliers of various wholefood supplements and bowel cleansing products, including DetoxiGreen.
www.drnatura.com
www.drnatura.com/product_pic/detoxigreen_pic.html
IVL Products offer a range of wholefood products, including All Day Energy Greens.
www.ivlproducts.com
www.ivlproducts.com/p-28-all-day-energy-greens.aspx

Natural Health Network's All Natural PhytoGlow is a wholefood green superfood supplement.
www.naturalhealthnetwork.com/phytoglow1antioxidants.html

Healthy-Living.org are suppliers of a variety of nutritional products including the rice bran and germ based supplement RiSoTriene.
www.healthy-living.org
www.healthy-living.org/html/risotriene.html

Swanson Vitamins are a manufacturer of herb and vitamin products, and have an on-line store. They sell a variety of herbs including Olive Leaf Extract etc.
www.swansonvitamins.com

HerbalCareDirect.com are suppliers of a variety of herbal cleaning and anti-dysbiosis products.
www.herbalcaredirect.com

See Udo Erasmus' web site below for more detailed information on the Udo's Choice Oil Blend.
www.udoerasmus.com

Prince Tea is a distributor of high quality Pau D'Arco powder (i.e. Tabebuia Avellanedae/Impetiginosa, 100% inner bark/phloem, fine grind).
www.princetea.com

Amazon Thunder Acai Berry, Inc. are manufacturers of various Acai and Camu Camu products.
http://acaihealthproducts.com

Dr Richard Schultze's web site is shown below. He provides a range of 'out of the box' solution products containing high quality herbs. They include formulas for liver, kidney and bowel cleansing as well as superfood mixtures and herbal teas.
www.dr-schulze.com
Please see the Other Detoxification Methods of the Detoxification page for more information on Schulze's programs and ideas.

Dr Clark Research Association's web site is shown below. This provides a range of 'out of the box' solution products.
www.drclark.com

Dr Ron's web site is shown below. This provides a range of supplements and herbal products.
www.drrons.com

Designs For Health are the manufacturers of Whey Cool (as described above).
http://designsforhealth.com

Readisorb have a range of 3 'readily absorbable' products in spray form including Liposomal Glutathione, Melatonin Spray and Methyl B12 Spray.
www.readisorb.com

Enzymedica are manufacturers of a variety of enzyme and herbal based products, from digestive enzymes to anti-inflammatory enzymes.
www.enzymedica.com/product_guide.php
Enzymedica On Line Catalogue

The Nikken Whole Foods Revolution web site contains information on Nikken health products such as Lactoferrin, Jade GreenZymes, etc.
www.wholefoodsrevolution.com

Designs for Health are suppliers of nutritional supplements, including Whey Cool (a pure whey powder using the same source of whey as Paleomeal and Whey Healthier).
www.designsforhealth.com

Hepapro are suppliers of pre-packaged Chinese herbal health products, including Dr Qingcai Zhang's lyme disease range.
www.hepapro.com

Pure-XP GliSODin is a brand of vegetarian SOD, a powerful probably the most powerful) anti-oxidant.
www.glisodin.com

LifeOne is a herbal immune boosting and anti-cancer and HIV formula.
www.lifeone.org

Sun Warrior Protein is a protein drink mixture made from Whole Brown Rice Protein (bio-fermented and sprouted).
http://store.sunwarrior.com/Articles.asp?ID=143

Bio-K+ or BioKPlus are manufacturers of the Bio-K+ CL1285 probiotic supplement.
http://biokplus.com
http://biokplus.com/shop/en_us

Protocel is a powerful antioxidant product sometimes used as part of cancer treatment, marketed.
It is a patented, proprietary blend (marketed as Cantron and Protocel) including Tetrahydroxyquinone is used to treat cancer, a variety of viral infections including AIDS, as well as CFS. It's ingredients are tetrahydroxyquinone, rhodizonic acid, sodium, potassium, croconic acid, catechol (or pyrocatechol), triquinoyl, leuconic acid, inositol, and copper. It is claimed to be one of the most potent antioxidant formulas.

http://cancertutor.com/Cancer/Protocel.html
http://alternativecancer.us/cantron.htm
http://www.cantron.com/html/whatis.html
http://alternativecancer.us/protocel.htm
www.webnd.com/index.php
https://www.webnd.com/protocel_prevention_package.php
www.protocelglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=66

Ariona (ariona melanocarpa) is a small, bitter, violet-blackberry native to North America. It is very high in phytonutrients and antioxidants, in particular anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins. Oki is a juice blend containing Aronia but also organic aloe vera, black currant, a�a�, pomegranate, goji, noni, mangosteen, guava, apple, blueberry, pear, mango, and concord grape.
www.orendainternational.com/gbr_content.asp?page_id=250

Nature's Plus are manufacturer's of a variety of quality nutritional supplements including Blue Lightning, an organic powder form of a variety of blue fruits, extremely high in antioxidants.
www.naturesplus.com

Flavay is an antioxidant formula, 'a highly specialized, nutritional complex of pairs and triples of a specific molecule called "flavan-3-ol," isolated from natural extracts.' It is manufactured by Healthy Alternatives.
www.healthyalternatives.com/flavay.html

Body Ecology is the web site of Donna Gates' Body Ecology Diet. Body Ecology are suppliers of a variety of products, including Probiotic Starter Culture Packets, including Kefir etc. and other culture products.
https://shop.bodyecology.com/products.asp?dept=1002
www.bodyecology.com

Organic Pastures is an organic raw dairy, farm and creamery. They supply raw milk and colostrum as well as fermented products such as kombucha.
www.organicpastures.com
A blog detailing some recent lawsuits against Organic Pastures as a result of E.coli poisoning can be viewed by clicking here. Some argue that this is unsubstantiated and others that those with dybiosis and little probiotic bacteria in their GI tract should go on a course of probiotics before consuming raw milk to ensure they have adequate natural defences.

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Electromagnetic & Ionisation Products:

Philip Stein is the manufacturer of Teslar watches, which emit a 7-9 Hz electromagnetic pulse.
www.philipstein.com

BioPro Technology are the manufacturers of the BioLife Pendant and BioPro cell chips/buttons, which may help to protect users from electro-magnetism from radio devices such as cellular phones and microwaves, and improve sleep etc. They are only able to ship goods to the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand (as of 10/2006). See below for a worldwide distributor. MRET is licensed to other companies in 6 countries in Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore) using a different brand name, but ERT is licensed globally under the BioPro name.
www.bioprotechnology.com

Clarus Q-Link is a unique product that may help to protect users from electro-magnetism from radio devices such as cellular phones and microwaves, and improve sleep etc. Search on google for a list of distributors in your country/area.
www.clarus.com

LifeWave are a manufacturer of nanotechnology patches for various conditions that work on the body's internal energy meridians. Their top selling product is sold to international athletes like David Beckham and Shaq for increased energy and fat burning performance. LiveWave do not sell directly to the UK, but there are a few distributors now in the UK.
www.lifewave.com

High Tech Health are manufacturers of Infra Red Saunas and Water Ionisers
www.hightechhealth.com

Ion Life are manufacturers of water purification and ioniser systems.
www.ionlife.info

Grounded for Life are a supplier of negative ion emitting foot pads. Using the voucher code 4001 entitles you to a 20% discount from the list price.
www.sleepgrounded.com

Phiten pendants and bracelets are reputed to provide protection from EM fields and harmonise the body's EM field, using specially treated titanium. They are endorsed by atheletes such as Paula Radcliffe and Ernie Els.
www.phiten.co.uk
www.phitenusa.com

Berkey are manufacturers of portable water filtration systems. PF2 Fluoride and Arsenic filters can be fitted to any Berkey system using black elements (basically charcoal rods). The housings come in either clear plastic (non-leaching apparently) or stainless steel. Priming the black or PF2 elements requires pressing them onto a tap to force water through them and can be quite exhausting - as there are 4+ to do!
www.berkeywater.com
www.berkeywater.com/Other_Products/PF_2.html

Lotus Sanitizing System is a system for producing ozonated water, to use in a spray bottle in place of chemical-based household cleaners. Make sure you order the correct voltage for your country.
http://www.time.com/time/2006/techguide/bestinventions/inventions/meals4.html

Dr Edward F. Group has written a number of books on health including Health Begins in the Colon, as well as running his own supplement company Global Health Center (GHC), which sells detoxification and cleaning kits as well as FIR cabin saunas, water and air purifiers and a variety of EM field shielding products. Click on the Organic Living section.
www.ghchealth.com/health-accessories
www.ghchealth.com/zeotrex.php

Ewater.com are distributors are water filters, reverse osmosis systems and also EMF protection devices.
www.ewater.com
www.ewater.com/index.php?option=com_tuulshop&page=shop.browse&category_id=4&Itemid=1

Premier Research Labs offer an EMF Protection product called Tektite. It is based on a volcanic mineral.
www.prlabs.com
www.renewalenterprises.com/tech1.html
www.renewalenterprises.com/tech2.html
www.renewalenterprises.com/tech3.html

Ki Flow are manufacturers of bracelets and neckalces that use a mixture of ground zeolite and tourmaline in order to produce a large amount of negative ions, which are housed in a porous silicone rubber tube. The zeolite also helps to absorbs any toxic metals from the sweat.
www.kiflow.com/jewelry.html

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(Wholesale) Distributors & Resellers:

Vivagen are cost effective resellers of Maxam Labs products (e.g. PCA-Rx) for international export include the following.
www.vivagen.net

Vicki Conley is a registered reseller of Waiora products, including Natural Cellular Defense (NCD). Her company is Picture It Here. She is based in the US, and can ship worldwide. She is very cheap for UK-based customers who order one pack of 4 bottles or more. She can be contacted via the web site below to order direct or via this email address. She accepts Paypal, Bidpay and Western Union.
pixithere@yahoo.com
http://www.detoxright.com
http://optree.com/spreading-the-word-about-waiora-small-town-style

Lucky Vitamin are a cost effective wholesale supplier of health supplements, including Metagenics products such as UltraMeal Whey. Overseas shipping is provided.
www.luckyvitamin.com

Ecology Health Center or Crohn's.Net is a supplier of probiotic and intestinal health products, and their web site contains some useful information about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. It is a commercial web site and is selling supplements as well as offering information. www.crohns.net

ProHealth Solutions are a US-based health supplement distributor and on-line store, and provide international shipping all over the world. Products include BioPro (including the BioLife pendant) products, Garden of Life (discounted), Mt Capra, Vitalzym, Paleomeal (c/f Whey Healthier), Designs for Health Whey Cool (pure whey powder, uses same source of whey as Paleomeal/Whey Healthier) and many more. Very helpful customer service and fast delivery times.
www.prohealthsolutions.com

Live Super Foods are a US-based distributor of health supplements, including EM Food Grade Concentrate liquid.

http://livesuperfoods.com/probiotics/SCD002.html

RadiantLife are a distributor of health supplements and water filtration products.
www.radiantlifecatalog.com

Energizing Athletes is an independent reseller of LiveWave patches and other products like Velvet Antler. They provide international shipping (including the UK) and cost effective prices.
www.energizingathletes.com

Golden Illumination Products are suppliers of health supplements, e.g. Vitalzym, and water filtration (kitchen/bathroom) products.
www.healthilluminationproducts.com

HealthXP supply the Thermal 4 PH-2B (III) FIR blanket sauna bag.
www.healthxp.com/infrared-thermal-energy-bagph2b-p-133.html

Vitality Shoppe offer a variety of different FIR sauna products, including the Thermal 4 PH-2B (III) FIR blanket sauna bag.
www.vitalityshoppe.com/id21.htm

I-Herb are a discount supplement supplier, and sell a huge variety of different products, including Jarrow's Toxguard Heavy Metal Detox capsules and Thorne Research products. UK customers can buy from I-Herb (or another discount supplier) in bulk for large savings, for example. Prices are shipping costs are highly competitive, with good customer service. Prices are much cheaper than UK prices for the same products.
www.i-herb.com

Total Health Vitamins are a discount supplement supplier and sell a variety of brand products, including Thorne Research products.
www.totalhealthvitamins.net

Chinese Herbs Direct is a wholesale supplier of various brands of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs. Although it is marketed by brand and product, and also according to ailment, it is probably not wise to purchase it in the latter manner, but on instruction from an experienced TCM practitioner.
www.chineseherbsdirect.com

Dorchelle's Whole Health are resellers of Native Remedies supplements.
www.dorchelleswholehealth.com

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Sports Fitness Products and Information:

Fitness Equipment & Products:

POWERbreathe is a simple type of lung training device.
www.powerbreathe.com

Handgrippers are a supplier of forearm training devices including Powerballs and Gripmaster.
www.handgrippers.co.uk

Powerballs are a manufacturer of gyroscopic power training balls for forearm and other muscle group development. Powerballs have retail outlets in many countries and can sell you a powerball directly from their web site. An alternative is to purchase a powerball from a web-based gadget seller such as www.play.com. Shop around for the best deal.
www.powerballs.com

Gripmaster produce a line of forearm and finger training devices from light tension to heavy tension.
www.gripmaster.net/gripmaster

Lifeline are a US supplier of Kettlebell lifting equipment and other fitness products.
www.lifeline-usa.com/products.cfm?cd=361&categoryid=4&productid=129

Intense Fitness is a UK supplier of Kettlebell lifting equipment and other fitness products.
http://www.intensefitness.co.uk

LifeWave are a manufacturer of nanotechnology patches for various conditions that work on the body's internal energy meridians. Their top selling product is sold to international athletes like David Beckham and Shaq for increased energy and fat burning performance. LifeWave patches are also promoted by Richard W. Quick, Head USA Olympic Coaach 1988, 1996 and 2000, Aurelio Leo Ramos, US Cyclist, and Nick Job, UK Golf Player. LiveWave do not sell directly to the UK, but there are a few distributors now in the UK.
www.lifewave.com

Energizing Athletes is an independent reseller of LiveWave patches and other products like Velvet Antler. They provide international shipping (including the UK) and cost effective prices.
www.energizingathletes.com

Bodybuilding.com is a large fitness info and store web site.
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/index.html

Dynaband is a brand of portable, stretchy band used for exercises and sports rehabilitation. It appears to be similar to theraband which is recommended by physiotherapists for sports injury rehab.
www.dynaband.co.uk

PhysioSupplies.com are distributors of physiotheray supplies and exercise equipment, including a Swiss Ball.
www.physiosupplies.com

BowFlexSelectTech.co.uk is a distributor of an adaptable, easy to adjust dumbell system for free weights work outs.
www.bowflexselecttech.co.uk

Gaiam are manufacturers of fitness equipment including exercise balls and the BalanceBall Chair. This is reputed to be very good for one's posture.
www.gaiam.com
www.gaiam.com/product/fitness-center/exercise-balls/kits-equipment/exercise-ball-ballanceball-chair.do


Fitness and Strength Training Information:

Pete Sisco's Precision Training web site and e-book is all about static contraction weight training for maximum results with minimum input, using a different approach to 8 reps/3 sets 3 times a week philosophy.
www.precisiontraining.com

Crossfit is an all round weights and fitness web site.
www.crossfit.com

Dragondoor is a US strength training web site with a focus on kettlebell lifting.
www.dragondoor.com

Rebounding is a form of exercise similar to trampolening rely on the g-force of deceleration between reps to generate resistance.
www.weightlossresources.co.uk/exercise/reviews/rebounding.htm

The Pilates Foundation is the main UK body for Pilates. Their web site contains plenty of information, including a class finder tool.
www.pilatesfoundation.com

Bodybuilding.com is a large fitness info and store web site.
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/index.html

Muscle and Strength is a large fitness info site.
http://www.muscleandstrength.com


Martial Arts:

WingChun.com is a worldwide portal for Wing Chun Kuen (kung fu) and contains links to history and instructors. Wing Chun is the last style of kung fu created and is specialised for close quarter fighting but with the minimal of effort and strength. It was the style Bruce Lee first trained in.
www.wingchun.com

Jeet Kune Do World is a worldwide portal for JKD (the style Bruce Lee created from Wing Chun and numerous other styles, about formlessness, and evolved ever since by the various schools of JKD in somewhat different directions).
www.jkdworld.com

Ba Gua Kung Fu is an internal style of kung fu.
www.pa-kua.com

Hsing-I Martial Arts Institutes' web site contains some background information on the internal styles of Hsing-I, Ba Gua and T'ai Chi Chu'an.
www.hsing-i.com

Shaolin.com is a portal for information about Shaolin Kung Fu.
www.shaolin.com

Shaolin Temple UK is the UK training school for Shaolin 5 animals style.
www.shaolintempleuk.org

Wu Kung Federation is a Tai Chi Ch'uan and Qi Gong organisation in the south of England. Contact Peter Warr to see if there is an affiliated or recommended instructor in your area.
http://wu-kung-federation.co.uk

Sifu Harry Cannon's UK Wing Chun Kung Fu schools can be found at the link below.
www.notjustwingchun.co.uk

Body Mind Spirit Kung Fu is based on Wing Chun. It was originally developed by Derek Jones who has passed away and the school is now run by Master Simon James.
www.bmskungfu.com/index.html

KundaliniYoga.org explains the various types of kundalini yoga including pranayama.
www.kundaliniyoga.org/pranayam.html


Scuba Diving:

Dr R Vecht at Heartscreen Limited in the UK is able to perform an Echocardiogram (Saline Bubble Infusion) test for a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) or hole in the heart, for anyone concerned that they might have a PFO, including scuba divers who plan on doing an decompression diving. Tel: 020 7328 4105, 4B Wellington Road, St Johns Wood, London NW8 9SP.

Global Underwater Explorers or GUE is a relative new global scuba diving training organisation that provides training for scuba diving, technical diving and cave diving. They have kit configuration information on their web site. Don't buy any diving gear before you've done some training with or spoken with a GUE instructor!
www.gue.com

Halcyon are manufacturers of high quality and streamlined scuba diving gear for technical, cave and recreational diving.
www.halcyon.net

Apeks are UK Manufacturers of high performance regulators.
www.apeks.co.uk

Scubapro are manufacturers of high performance regulators.
www.scubapro.com

DUI are manufacturers of high quality dry suits and undergarments. Best to get a made to measure 'cave cut' drysuit rather than an off the peg drysuit or normal made to measure suit as they tend to be ridiculously baggy.
www.dui-online.com


Freediving:

Umberto Pelizzari is one of the top freedivers in the world and runs training courses in freediving.
www.umbertopelizzari.com

Aharon and MT Solomons offer world class freediving training.
www.freedivers.net


Skydiving:

Skydive Empuriabrava in Spain is Europe's largest Drop Zone for skydiving. And home of the Babylon Freefly School
www.skydiveempuriabrava.com

Skydive University is the world's largest skydiving training organisation for formation skydiving (flat flying)
www.skydiveu.com

Steve Blincoe is a skydiving instructor for freeflying.
www.blincoe.org

Skyventure run a series of indoor vertical windtunnels for 'indoor skydiving' all over the world, including the USA and UK. No previous experience is necessary and it is suitable for all ages. It is probably the most fun and exciting way to keep fit too (although regular tunnel sessions will leave you broke!) 2 day intensive tunnelcamps with skilled skydiving coaches are also available.
www.skyventure.com

British Parachute Association (BPA)
www.bpa.org.uk

United States Parachute Association (USPA)
www.uspa.org

Everest Skydive is a web site dedicated to the world record set on 5th October 2008 for a skydive over/adjacent to Mount Everest at 29,500 feet.
www.everestskydive.com

High and Wild organise skydiving trips to Mount Everest (for advanced jumpers only)!
http://www.highandwild.co.uk/hw/adventureholidays.jsp?destination=WEB_SKYDIVE,RG,TO


Figure Skating:

Figure Skating Jumps explained - by BlackSpy
Figure Skating Jumps

International Skating Union (ISU) - shows live results for Figure Skating competitions.
www.isu.org


Motorsport:

Palmersport run the Bedford Autodrome which is a purpose build corporate hospitality motorsport facility with no crash barriers and large run off areas (i.e. not designed for races)! Tuition, track days and corporate driving days (in a variety of cars) available.
www.palmersport.com

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Binaural Beat Technology for Brain Wave Entrainment and Brain Synchronisation:

 
Binaural beats with ambient sound/music:

Insight & Focus are products by Immrama Institute, also distributed by Mercola. There are no additional levels and all is contained on 2 CDs each.
www.immrama.org
www.immrama.org/soundsamples/rainsample.mp3
http://products.mercola.com/insight-focus

Quantum Mind Power Program with TMM (The Morry Method) created by Morry Zelcovitch:
http://quantum-mind-power.com
http://quantum-mind-power.com/special2.htm
http://quantum-mind-power.com/Alpha_Flight.mp3

Center for Neuroacoustic Research, founded by Dr Jeffrey D. Thompson, D.C., features a number of services including sound therapy and also offers a variety of CD programs including pulsed beats (e.g. Brainwave Suite), non-brain synchronisation sound CDs (e.g. Delta Sleep System, Delta Sleep Solution etc.) and a number of primordial sounds CDs based on sounds from space (with a degree of phase shifting presumably to shift the 'sounds' into the audible range.)
www.neuroacoustic.com/healing_growth.html
www.neuroacoustic.com/compactdisks.html
www.neuroacoustic.com

Perfect Meditation is a 13 level meditation CD set. It uses Tibetan Buddhist sounds in the foreground such as Ohm sound, chants, and singing bowls, which are said to enhance the meditation and serve a 'spiritual' development purpose too:
www.perfectmeditation.com

LifeFlow Meditation 2.0 by Project Meditation is a 10 level meditation programme using one frequency per track rather than mixing multiple frequencies as in other products. The reputedly cutting edge technology uses Binaural Beats as well as Isochronic and Monaural Beats. Each track (one track per CD) is a dedicated frequency, and is listened to for 1-2 months before moving onto the next CD. One starts at CD 10 and works one's way down to CD 1. The progression is from Alpha down to Delta. There are no 'tones' but just natural sounds etc. One can either purchase all 10 Audio CDs (expensive) or buy the mp3 files on a monthly or bimonthly basis, one at a time (possbily ripping each one to CD for non-computer or mp3 player use). There is no difference in audio quality between the two formats in this case.:
www.lifeflow.net
www.project-meditation.org/demo/sample.html
www.project-meditation.org/a_ra1/holosync.html

Optamind Meditation - offer 3 products Optamind Awakening Meditation (Beta, Alpha, Theta & Delta), Gamma Meditation and Study Buddy. Each is contained on one CD and there are no additional levels.
http://optamind.co.za
http://optamind.co.za/main.htm

Binaural-Beats are suppliers of a variety of meditation CDs, but there is the binaural beats are very much in the foreground and can sound like one's head is in a washing machine, and BlackSpy found they grated on his nerves after a while - akin to a form of torture. BlackSpy has however heard glowing reports from other users.
www.binaural-beats.com/binaural-beats/all_products.aspx

Hemi-Sync is a range of binaural beat CDs by Monroe Products, incorporating binaural beats over musical or sound backgrounds (probably the most interesting of all music/sound backgrounds of the above). Mp3 demos are available under each product.
www.hemi-sync.com

Ultra Meditation offer a number of different multi-level meditation programmes using the Mind Tek technology (based on binaural beats), including Ultra Meditation Meditation Training (5 level CD set), and and X-mind (extreme) which are single CDs. They also offer binaural beats programmes in conjunction with affirmations, for example, the demo file below which uses their Brain Supercharger technology (a simplified version of the Brain Supercharger CDs audio).
www.ultra-meditation.com
www.ultra-meditation.com/meditation-samples/danespotts_meditation.mp3

Brain Evolution System by inspire is a multi-level binaural beats based meditation programme, with a free trial.
www.brainev.com

Life Mastery Guilds offer a variety of binaural beats programmes including Meditation Mastery.
www.lifemasteryguilds.com

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Binaural beats with ambient sound/music and also Affirmations/Subliminal Messages/Guided Meditation:

Holosync by Centerpointe Research Institute. Awakening Prologue is the first part of the programme, with subsequent parts using your actual voice recordings to create custom affirmation in subsequent CDs for you. There are 13 levels in total:
www.centerpointe.com

Sonic Access is a guided meditation programme that uses Holosync technology and Paraliminal technology (affirmations).
www.nightingaleconant.co.uk/prod_detail.aspx?product=Sonic_Access&dloc=2

Hypnosis-and-Health offer self-hypnosis CDs to trigger meditative states using sounds that correspond to various brain wave frequencies.
www.hypnosis-and-health.com/brain-wave.html

Brainwaves offer a variety of guided meditations and pure sound mp3s for a variety of goals. One includes the Extra Energy mp3 which is based on an 18Hz frequency, which was trialled (the frequency not Extra Energy) on CFS sufferers in 1998.
www.brainwavesmp3.com
www.brainwavesmp3.com/index.php?do=catalog&c=mp3&i=extra_energy

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Audio-Visual Brain Wave Entrainment Aids (AVS):

MindSpa by A/V Stim LLC is a mind machine (incorporating binaural beats and LED goggles). It contains 2 sets of goggles, one blue light pair (for use in deep relaxation or before going to bed) and one white light pair, the latter for use whilst involved in other activities (have transparent centres of each lens - those who wear glasses would have to use contact lenses with them). Contains 15 preset simulation programmes and 3 preset deep relaxation programmes. Up to 50 additional programmes can be downloaded from the AVStim web site. Recommended by Dr Richard Bandler.
www.avstim.com
http://www.meditations-uk.com/products/mindspa.html
David Siever of Mind Alive Inc. offers a range of David branded AVS mind machines, including the PAL range. The PAL36 comes in two models, the standard PAL36 and the PAL36 with Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES) - . It contains 30 preset programmes. The googles are white LEDs with blue tints. There is research to suggest that CES can be helpful in improving depression and sleep disorders. A David Session Editor (windows-based) is available as an additional cost option.
http://www.mindalive.com/
http://www.mindalive.com/2_1_8.htm
www.vuvee.com/mind-machine-review-to-entrain-or-entertain/

Laxman Light and Sound Mind Machine Innertainment System - a German made system using a pair of goggles that can be used with open or closed eyes. It is a multi-programme device generating binaural beats along with ambient sound tracks. It can also be used as an mp3 player. It also comes with LaxEdit session editing software.
www.electronichealing.co.uk/laxman.htm
www.mindmodulations.com/prod-neurotronics-laxman-mind-machine.html

Procyon Audio Visual Synthesizer (AVS) by MindPlace is a mind machine (incorporating binaural beats and LED goggles). The goggles have LEDs of 3 different colours, and each coloured LED has 255 different levels of brightness, so many colour combinations are possible. The device comes with 50 preset programmes. Frequencies possible: 0.1 - 75.0 Hz. Auxiliary input for external audio input to 'mix' with binaural beats. A (basic) PC interface only for customisable sessions (will work on a Mac if you have Parallels Virtual Machine or similar and a copy of Windows). Proteus is the cheaper version with red LED goggles only (probably not so suitable for evening use and deep relaxation use.)
www.mindplacesupport.com/Procyon.htm
www.mindplacesupport.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=241&d=1226431435
www.meditations-uk.com/products/procyon.html
www.meditations-uk.com/information/ProcyonSessions.pdf
www.vuvee.com/mind-machine-review-to-entrain-or-entertain/

AV3X is a psychedelic meditation DVD 'movie' that uses pulsating flashes set to images, natural sounds and ambient music (not binaural beats). i.e. relying on pulsating flashes on your TV screen for the actual brain entrainment with the audio 'score' serving no brainwave entrainment purpose. The demo works best in full screen mode in a dark room, so that one can actually see the flashing properly.
www.av3x.com

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Binaural Beats Tone Generation Software:

BrainWave Generator is a freeware Windows-based Binaural Beats generator program can be downloaded at the link below.
www.bwgen.com/download.htm

The Transparent Corporation currently offers three brainwave entrainment products, Mind WorkStation, The Neuro-Programmer 2, and Mind Stereo.
www.transparentcorp.com/products

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Alternative Approaches:

This section is for illustrative purposes. The web sites below are NOT being promoted or recommended, but are included to compare what you have learnt on this web site with some other approaches available. This will hopefully help to increase your understanding of the core principles of cause and treatment, so you can build a picture of what types of treatment are out there, and thus help you determine what type of consultant you want to use and what type you want to avoid, and to ultimately make up your own mind. Some of these methods BlackSpy personally likes very much and use many of the ideas promoted on this site, but believes focus on perhaps too narrow a subset of possible areas. Some of these are methods that BlackSpy has no personal experience on and has no opinion on, using similar (but not identical) principles to treat specific disorders discussed on this site. Other methods use an entirely different approach to tackling some of the bio-chemical or skeletal disorders described on this web site and are not something that BlackSpy personally recommends. However, each personal must choose their own path and make up their own mind. This is why they are included. BlackSpy does not however recommend reading these links until you have a reasonable working knowledge of all the concepts on this web site.

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Nutritional/Health Products and Drugs:

Detoxamin is the leading EDTA detoxification product in the marketplace at the moment.
www.detoxamin.ca

Mangosteen is a very expensive fruit juice or an excellent antioxidant depending on how you view it. Below is a web resource for documents about mangosteen and xanthones.
http://goxanthones.com

Ariona (ariona melanocarpa) is a small, bitter, violet-blackberry native to North America. It is very high in phytonutrients and antioxidants, in particular anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins. Oki is a juice blend containing Aronia but also organic aloe vera, black currant, a�a�, pomegranate, goji, noni, mangosteen, guava, apple, blueberry, pear, mango, and concord grape. One associate of BlackSpy has reported considerable benefit in reducing lactic acid build up in the muscles and joints (aches and pains) associated with its use.
www.orendainternational.com/gbr_content.asp?page_id=250

Juice Plus is a product that is supposed to 'replace' a lack of fruit and vegetables in one's diet. It contains dried vegetable juice powder and other ingredients (a full list can be found at Wikipedia).
www.juiceplus.co.uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Plus

StemEnhance is a health supplement that is claimed to promote healthy cell functioning and cellular repair (promoting additional stem cell growth).
www.admiraldinghy.com/page/1023362
http://stemenhanceinfo.com

http://stemenhanceinfo.com/pdf/spec_sheet.pdf

Duloxetine hydrochloride is an anti-depressant (SNRI) that is used to 'treat' (alleviate symptoms rather than actually cure) a variety of conditions such as depression, generalised anxiety disorder, diabetic nerve pain and fibromyalgia. Brand names include Cymbalta and Yentreve. It is FDA approved for the treatment of Fibromyalgia. However, there may be a number of adverse side effects.
www.cymbalta.com/index.jsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duloxetine
www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100005102.html

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Bio-Feedback (BEST/EDS) & Electronic Devices and Treatments:

The Vibrational Integration Bio-Photonic Energiser (VIBE) Machine. An electrical device working on the premise of using certain frequencies of fluctuating electromagnetic field (presumably) to increase the voltage of the body's cells. It is claimed to be used for diagnosing problems and conditions as well as the body's responses to various supplements or external test items. The treatment is therefore presumably only as good as the software and the practitioner. The VIBE Machine cannot be purchased by the public, as presumably is cost prohibitive and requires training. However, a list of practitioners with a VIBE Machine can be found at the web sites below.
www.vibemachine.com
www.vibemachine.co.uk

QXCI Synergy - distributors of the Quantum Xrroid Consciousness Interface. The QXCI is a electric device that is claimed to be used to diagnose and treat medical conditions by reading a huge number of bio-energetic patterns of the patient from a headset, and processing this data in a computer and then computing up to 100 different treatment programmes to remedy these bio-energetic problems. The treatment is therefore presumably only as good as the software.
www.qxcisynergy.co.uk/index.php

VEGA Machine is an electronic diagnostic device manufactured by VEGA Medical Devices. The first electrodiagnostic device available on the market was the Vegatest in 1968.
www.vegamed.com/default_e.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega_Machines
www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/electro.html

GTech are US distributors of the Asyra AT3 (NutriVital in the UK). This electronic bio-energetic testing device connects to a PC, and uses two cylinders that are held by the patient, and is claimed to be able to diagnose and treatment various conditions, including food allergies, pH imbalance, hormonal imbalance, parasite, lyme, protozoa and bad bacteria overgrowth. GTech also produce another device for Detoxification, called Body Cleanse.
www.asyra.com
www.asyra.com/asyraFeatures.html
www.asyra.co.uk
www.asyra.co.uk/asyra-AT3
www.biotechhealth.com/asyra
Asyra's web site contains a historical overview of Bio-Feedback devices, a.k.a. Electro-Dermal Screening (E.D.S.) or Bio-Energetic Stress Testing (B.E.S.T.), including it origins in the 1900s.
www.asyra.co.uk/technology
Bio-Energetic Stress Testing has nothing to do with the Morter Health System a.k.a. Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (B.E.S.T.) which is a non-intrusive physical treatment for rebalancing the body's weaknesses, which uses some principles of Applied Kinesiology and uses various hands-on release techniques. The two share nothing except for the acronym 'B.E.S.T' and a claim to use Bio-Energetic principles.

The Rife Machine was first created by Dr Royal Raymond Rife. It is claimed to use different electromagnetic frequencies to treat a variety of conditions.
www.rifehealth.com

Biomeridian's Vantage is an electronic device that is claimed to diagnose medical conditions by measuring the energetic strength of the body's meridians. One probe is held in one hand and the other probe is connected to different acupuncture points on the hand, foot or body.
www.biomeridian.com/products.htm

CNGI, Inc. are manufacturers of the Detox Box, featuring 550+ preprogrammed codes and 450 frequencies (similar to a Rife machine); and also The ION Bath Platinum Edition (designed for use with a foot bath of water).
www.2detoxify.com
www.ionbath.com

The Mayo Cinic's web site contains an article of Biofeedback testing and explains some of the available electronic methods.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/biofeedback/SA00083

Tools for Healing's Don Croft Zapper or Terminator II is an EM device based on one proposed by Dr Hulda Clark that is reputed to be able to safely 'zap' harmful micro-organisms from the body, e.g. yeasts, parasites, bad bacteria etc. There are several variants on this model.
www.toolsforhealing.com/Products/Zapper/Products/TerminatorII.html
www.toolsforhealing.com/Products/Zapper/Articles/MiniFGFAQs.html

Neuroliminal Training (by Dr Philip Bate, PhD) uses similar principles to EEG Biofeedback testing but uses taped waveforms to adjust the amplitude of certain brain waves. It is claimed to help insomnia, depression, autism, ADD and ADHD and is currently being trialled on CFS patients (in combination with Biofeedback testing).
www.drbate.com/howitworks.html
www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/9046

Micro-Current Therapy is a type of therapy similar to TENS, using electronic devices such as those by MicroDoctor or MicroAce. It is said to speed up the rate of cellular repair, as well as reduce pain and inflammation (the latter qualities are like TENS).
www.microdoctor.co.uk
www.microace.com
www.frequencyspecific.com
VOICEEntertainment.net offers a sound file download or CD of the 'NASA Sound of the Sun exposed to water'. This is a sound file that is supposed to harmonically energise water so that it mimmicks water that has absorbed the sun's rays and energy signature. The concept was developed by David Sereda and Saida Medvedeva. It sounds similar in some respects to BioPro Technology's I-Water/I-H2O which uses sound waves to ionise/alkalise water.
www.voiceentertainment.net/store/product_info.php?products_id=39

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General Methods, Techniques and Treatments:

The Gabriel Method is a dieting and health restoration method devised by Jon Gabriel. It does not use dieting but utilising the body's own internal logic about whether it 'wants' to gain weight or lose weight. His approach to losing weight is said to be backed by solid, cutting edge obesity research from over four years of full- time investigation of the roles of biochemistry, neurobiology, quantum physics and human consciousness in weight-loss.
www.jongabriel.com.au

www.jongabriel.com.au/index.php?cPath=2&osCsid=b9f8e026465df4bedfd84b6906caf87c

RPAH Elimination Diet is used to determine which particular foods are causing allergies or problems in the body. It is a more direct method than underdoing tests at a food allergy laboratory.
www.plantpoisonsandrottenstuff.info/content/elimination-diet.aspx

Dr Thomas Cowen's web site Four Fold Path to Healing focuses on nutrition, therapeutics, movement and meditation as the four cornerstones of recovery and health. This includes some alternative treatments.
www.fourfoldhealing.com

Dr Sandra Cabot specialises in liver health and runs a web site Liverdoctor.com. She recommends nutrition (esp. soy) and herbs to assist in liver health.
www.liverdoctor.com

FibroFix is Anne Hillebrand's personal Fibromyalgia web site. This contains plenty of useful information and shares much in common with this web site in terms of pH and dietary management, and has an intereting classification system for 'types' or paths to FMS. She does however also recommend certain anti-depressants for day to day pain management.
www.fibrofix.com

Field Control Therpay (FCT) is an integrative system of medicine created by New York physician, Savely Yurkovsky, M.D. It is a type of therapy using Bio-Resonance Testing to identify sources of toxins and harmful micro-organisms in the body and special Homeopathic remedies to encourage the body's natural detoxification pathways and to support the organs and restore cellular energy fields (providing a coherent energy pattern to the body in the homeopathics which is said to help restore the body's natural coherent energy pattern by communicating with the body in energetic terms), rather than rely on chemical means to remove toxins, which is believed to ineffective or to drive the 'cause' of the disease deeper.
'The homeopathic remedies used in F.C.T. are unlike that of classical homeopathy. F.C.T. uses causative homeopathy (isopathy) involving nosodes which are made from the bioenergetic signatures of actual toxins such as mercury and candida and sarcodes which are made from the bioenergetic signatures organs.'
FCT seems to use principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and toxicology and mainstream medicine, and also 'Quantum Physics.' The methods of identification and the understanding of the mechanics of the illnesses seem to be shared with those described on Health-Spy.com, but with a different route ore more speicalised route in terms of actual treatment.
www.drdaveou.com/artexplaincam.html
www.yurkovsky.com

Nutri-Energetics System (NES) seems to be break-away discipline or development from Field Control Therapy (FCT).
www.nutrienergetics.com
www.nutrienergetics.com/The_Coming_Medical_Revolution-Peter_Fraser(1-0)uk.pdf

Dr David Mickel's web site, about Mickel Therapy, is listed below. This takes the approach of treating hypothalamic dysfunction, a frequent contributor to CFS in many patients, by viewing the body-mind as one and looking at the symptoms as a message, and to work with the body intelligence to stop the body sending the messages or symptoms. Many elements of this approach are explored on Health-Spy.com, in addition to many other factors.
www.mickeltherapy.com

Reverse Therapy is a therapy geared towards resolving hypothalamic dysfunction, a frequent contributor to CFS in many patients, by listening to the body and symptoms, and taking corrective action to restore emotional harmony. In many respects it sounds similar to Mickel Therapy.
www.reverse-therapy.com
Tania Abdulezer is a London-based practitioner of Reverse Therapy and NLP. Her web site is listed below.
www.mindyourlanguage.co.uk

The Phil Parker Lightning Process is a therapy incorporating NLP, Hypnotherapy, Life Coaching and Osteopathy. These are therapies that Health-Spy site actively promotes, although it does promote a variety of other approaches also.
www.lightningprocess.com"

The Yasko Protocol, devised by Dr Amy Yasko PhD of Holistic Health International. This protocol involves avoiding glutamine containing foods, taking 'whole organ' supplements, chelation using DSMA and EDTA. There has been some controversy over her incorrect use of an assumed title of 'Naturopathic Physician'.
www.holistichealth.com
www.maloneymedical.com/id86.html

Cellular Memory Release (CMR) is a system devised by Luis Diaz, who comes from a background in Specialised Kinesiology & Touch for Health, Oriental Medicine, Shaitsu, Reiki, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Nutrition and Herbology. CMR is reputed to be an 'effective, practical synthesis of tools for accessing and freeing the trapped, stagnant life force held inside the cells of your body. The crystallization of this life force within the cellular memory of your being is the root cause of most manifested life imbalances, be it physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual. There is a vast intelligence in you just waiting to set you free. It has the wisdom to heal, the knowledge to share, and the information to help show you how to live life at your maximum potential.' It works on the basis of redressing the balance between 'Positive Emotional Charge' and 'Negative Emotional Charge' of individual cells, working with emotional issues to release negative cellular memory.
www.cellularmemory.org
http://www.cellularmemory.org/documents/cm_pamphlet.pdf

The Homeostatis Protocol by Blake Sawyer (Triad) is a method recommended for general health. The general philosophy is similar to that on this web site, e.g. detoxification, water ionisers, immune system support etc. However it differs in that it does not recommend mineral and vitamin supplements as they are claimed to 'rob' the body of nutrition and have the opposite effect intended. The protocol also recommends fixed supplements rather than an adaptive approach. There are a number of big claims too in the protocol, in that it is claimed to be able to cure any number of complex 'untreatable' illnesses (an FDA warning letter to Triad is shown in a link below). The Homeostasis Protocol is not described on the web site, but is broadly similar in certain respects to the 'Athlete's Protocol, which is'. A booklet on the Homeostasis Protocol is available when LifeWave products or other supplements are ordered from Triad. Energizing Athletes web site is also listed in the Health Supplements sectiona above - customer service is excellent and prices are very competitive.
www.energizingathletes.com/php/whatyoudo.php
www.energizingathletes.com/php/protocol.php
www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/prod/2004/triad.shtml

Prolotherapy is a type of therapy whereby injections of anaesthetic and dextrose are administered into the joints to improve tendonitis and joint weakness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolotherapy
www.prolotherapy.com/prolodefine.htm
www.harolddsteinbergmd.com/services.html
www.bimm.org.uk/Prolotherapy.shtml
www.attract.wales.nhs.uk/question_answers.cfm?question_id=1849
A list of prolotherapy practitioners in the UK can be found at the link below.
www.bimm.org.uk/prolotherapy-practitioners.shtml

K1 Whole Body Vibration Machine uses vibrational technology originally developed for use by Russian cosmonauts to counteract the effects of space and the lack of gravity on the skeleton and body. It is reputed to increase muscle and bone density and have a variety of other health benefits.
www.aestheticmd.com/vibration.shtml
www.harolddsteinbergmd.com/k1.html

Inversion Therapy is a type of exercise using an Inversion Table commonly found in some gyms, except that instead of using them for extreme abdominal exercises such as sit ups or crunches at an extreme gradient, one simply hangs upside down. This is said to increase circulation to the head, which is often impaired in those with CFS and/or low blood pressure. Being inverted is also said to relax the muscles and tendons. BlackSpy has not personally tried it in this context, but has friends whose CFS conditions have benefitted from this practice.
www.articleexclusive.com/article/the-basics-of-inversion-therapy-116043-1.html
www.electronichealing.co.uk/products/inversion.htm

ME FM Action's Web Site is listed below, in addition to a pdf file summarising their recommended treatment protocol to doctors. This is rather vague in places and recommends the use of anti-biotics.
www.mefmaction.net
www.mefmaction.net/documents/me_overview.pdf

ThyroidUK is a campaign organisation for thyroid-related diseases. There is plenty of useful information on this web site with regards to conditions, but with regards to treatment, takes the approach of alleviating symptoms with hormone replacement rather than actually curing the problem by stimulating and nourishing the thyroid or adrenal glands etc. as promoted on Health-Spy.
www.thyroiduk.org

Stuart WG Derbyshire believes that hypnosis, and specifically hypnotic suggestion (suggestion through hypnotic induction), is more effective in relieving symptoms in FMS sufferers than simply non-hypnotic suggestion.
www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=9034&T=CFIDS_FM&B1=EM082008F

ThetaHealing is a cross between kinesiology, NLP and some kind of spiritual connectivity.
www.thetahealing.com

The Journey is a self-development workshop/seminar that is supposed to work on healing physically and emotionally.
www.thejourney.com

Living and Raw Foods is a web site dedicated to a the living and raw vegan diet. Plenty of generalisation and somewhat lacking somewhat in scientific facts, even though much of it may well be true for some people.
www.living-foods.com/index.shtml

Paul Nison's web site contains a variety of information about the raw food diet.
www.paulnison.com

Apple Cider Vinegar (unfiltered, unpasturised) is reputed to have various health benefits as it includes many enzymes and electrolytes. Vinegar in general has been reported to inhibit digestion of carbohydrates to some extent.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/06/02/Apple-Cider-Vinegar-Hype.aspx
www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com
www.bobbys-healthy-shop.co.uk

HPI (Human Probiotic Infusion) Therapy is a type of probiotic therapy for IBS where a course of (oral) antibiotics is first employed to kill off all bacteria in the colon (and small intestine), followed by an intensive high strength probiotic infusion 'up the bottom' (i.e. to the colon only and not the small intestine, which has the potential to cause bad bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine and yeast overgrowth in the the large and small intestines if not managed properly). It is said to cure most IBS cases, although a 'cure' (a temporary alleviation in symptoms?) for CFS cases is reported to be around the 50% mark in the small group of patients who engaged this treatment.
www.probiotictherapy.com.au/patients/hpi.html

The Marshall Protocol is an anti-biotic based treatment devised by Trevor Marshall for systematic mycoplasma (CWD or Cell Wall Deficient bacterial) infection, one potential factor in CFS sufferers. It also uses light deprivation as part of treatment. Some patients have benefitted greatly from this protocol and others have been made very ill as a result. The official Marshall Protocol web site (www.marshallprotocol.com) is not very user friendly or easy to navigate, but the link below seems to summarise the protocol quite well.
www.marshallprotocol.com/forum2/364.html
An interview with Trevor Marshall from July 2004 can be found at the link below.
www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=5784&t=CFIDS_FM
The link below shows a video of Trevor Marshall 'Keynote Presentation at the 2008 World Gene Congress' discussing the links between the immune system, its natural anti-microbial peptides and their suppression by certain types of foreign bacteria or 'microbiota'.
www.vimeo.com/2585394
Below this is a web page with critique of the Marshall Protocol, highlighting potential risks, and also quotes from Dr Paul Cheney PhD. More from Cheney can be found on the Cardiac Insufficiency page. In April 2009, Cheney revised his opinion and stated that Vitamin D3 was 'toxic' to CFS patients, and whilst this may be the case in some individuals, it clearly is not in others.
http://lassesen.com/cfids/MarshallProtocolRisks.htm

Dr Bob Beck's protocol, known as the Beck Protocol, uses four basic treatments, blood electrification, colloidal silver, high-intensity pulsed magnetic fields and ozonated water. Devices that emit such powerful magnetic fields as the pulsed magnetic field devices if not used correctly may cause illness and manic depression.
www.toolsforhealing.com/CD/Articles/B/BobBeck/BobBeckProtocols.html

The Guaifenesin Protocol as described by The Fibromyalgia Center centres around abstaining from dietary sources of salicylic compounds and other compounds for the treatment of FMS. It works on the basis that the active cause of FMS is Phosphate accumulation, and that Guaifenesin helps to bind with Phosphorus in the Kidneys to remove it. Guaifenesin's affinity for Phosphates is blocked by Salicylates.
www.fibromyalgiatreatment.com/FAQ_protocol.html
www.fibrokur.com/fms.html

Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) is a form of allergy identification technique based on muscle testing. The company is based in Australia.
www.naet.com
Some critical reviews are listed below.
www.revolutionhealth.com/stories/stories/show/2e229a38bbe81029878b0013725222f6
www.chirobase.org/06DD/naet.html

PACE Trial, or Pacing, graded Activity and Cognitive behaviour therapy: a randomised Evaluation - is a UK based trial to treat CFS and ME patients, and consists of standard medical care (e.g. anti-depressants, sleeping pills, anti-biotics etc.), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) and Adaptive Pacing Therapy (APT or Pacing) - adapted exercise and activity levels according to energy levels.
www.pacetrial.org
A University of Maryland Medical Centre article about these treatments (CBT, GET and APT) and their effectiveness on CFS patients can be found below.
www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/lifestyle_psychotherapeutic_treatments_chronic_fatigue_syndrome__000007_6.htm

Arguments against the appropriateness of CBT and GET by Dr Ellie Stein can be found at the link below.
http://phoenix-cfs.org/IACFS07Lappe.htm

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a new type of therapy recommended by NICE for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Some theorise it can be used for the pain management of Fibromyalgia and M.E.
www.emdrassociation.org.uk/whatisemdr.htm
www.overcomingpain.com/emdr.html

A new website has been launched by members of the ME/CFS community supporting the current legal action being under taken against the UK NHS's much criticised National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) ME/CFS CG53 guidelines published in 2007 (involving CBT, GET and Activity Management). The initial judicial review is due (at the time of writing) in October & November 2008.
www.nicemecourt.co.uk
http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/CG53
www.nice.org.uk

The National M.E. Centre and Centre for Fatigue Syndromes is a centre/clinic at Old Harold Wood Hospital Site, in Romford, Essex. Consultants include Dr Betty Dowsett (microbiologist) and Prof. Leslie Findley (neurologist). Findley is also a senior neurologist at the Essex Neurosciences Unit of the Havering Hospital NHS Trust based at Queens Hospital in Romford, Essex, and according to one of BlackSpy's associates has been known to assist NHS patients in their dealings with their GPs to receive appropriate diagnosis rather than the 'brush off' which is not unusual amongst the NHS's GPs. However, other patients have reported still being prescribed GET and (exercise) Pacing based 'treatments' by Dr Findley which would indicate perhaps less than an ideal approach to treatment and indeed causality. BlackSpy cannot comment on their general understanding and approach to holistic medicine and appropriateness of diagnosis or treatment however, but from third hand information it does not instill a huge amount of confidence. But it is a start of sorts.
www.nmec.org.uk/mecentre.html

The MoodGYM Training Program is a web site providing an on line training program in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for preventing depression.
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au

German New Medicine (GNM) developed by Dr Ryke Geerd Hamer, M.D., is a type of treatment for cancer which operates on the basis of stress being a major factor in the livers of cancer patients prior to developing cancer (based on empirical observation and also on the known effects that long term chronic stress has on the immune system). Dr Hamer believes that cancer in of itself cannot kill, but that the stress component certain allows it to do so. BlackSpy believes that whilst there is some logic here, to focus purely on the psychological (which is of fundamental importance in such cases in BlackSpy's opinion), it would be foolish to ignore detoxification protocols and diet changes, and indeed other types of treatment. Perhaps this is an over-simplification of GNM. Dr Hamer claims to have been plagiarised by many organisations and groups over the last 20 years or so, including NLP and even Scientology.
http://www.germannewmedicine.ca
A New View of Cancer - German New Medicine (GNM)

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Oxygenating/Oxidant Supplements:

Web sites advocating the use of Ozone, the poweful oxidising agent, to combat harmful micro-organism overgrowth/infection (in the large intestine) can be seen below. If this treatment is localised to the large intestine, then only so much damage will occur to the gut floral balance in the GI tract.
www.majidali.com/ozoneis.htm
www.oxygenmedicine.com/steamO3saunabenefits.html
www.thefinchleyclinic.co.uk/nojavascript/therapies/index.htm
www.promolife.com/alternative-therapies/ozone-therapy-/cat_40.html

Ozone, the powerful oxidising agent, is also one of many anti-viral treatments proposed by some researchers.
www.lightconnection.us/Archive/nov04_colums.htm
www.maebrussell.com/Health/Oxygen%20Therapies.html
www.burstingwithenergy.net/ozone.php

Hydrogen Peroxide, the strong oxidising agent, a topical antiseptic, is advocated as useful treatment tool against harmful microorganisms and viruses, and to assist in oxygenating the body, by some. Opinion is divided on the subject. Those who believe taking H2O2 is a bad idea point to the fact that it is an oxidising agent, and will act in the same negative manner as taking in free radicals, which act to oxidise the body's cells, i.e. one should be trying to increase one's intake of antioxidants (reduced compounds) rather than ingesting more oxidising agents that have the opposite effect. In addition, as argued by BlackSpy, certain parts of the GI tract, especially the Small Intestine, are anaerobic environments, and some probiotic bacteria there is exclusively anaerobic, and oxygenating those areas or sending oxidising agents into those areas will only kill these beneficial organisms off. "Hydrogen peroxide does participate in the bactericidal processes within activated phagocyte cells. But when it escapes from the cells into the adjacent extracellular space during the inflammatory process, it becomes a major contributor to the tissue damage seen in lung disease, malignancies, and hemolysis. The presence of pharmacological concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the blood is clearly a double-edged sword which can easily cause as much harm as it can cause good." (Green, S.) The American Cancer Society states that "there is no scientific evidence that hydrogen peroxide is a safe, effective or useful cancer treatment", and advises cancer patients to "remain in the care of qualified doctors who use proven methods of treatment and approved clinical trials of promising new treatments." Another controversial alternative medical procedure is inspiration of hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of about 1%. Internal use of high concentration hydrogen peroxide has a history of causing fatal blood disorders, and its recent use as a therapeutic treatment has been linked to several deaths. During the Second World War, Doctors in Nazi concentration camps experimented with the use of hydrogen peroxide injections in the killing of human subjects.

www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/M408754200
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide
www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/UnconventionalTherapies/HydrogenPeroxide.htm
http://www.naturalnews.com/016446.html

Supporters of H2O2 therapy (using greatly diluted food grade hydrogen peroxide containing no additives or stabilisers) argue that it is naturally occurring in rainwater (created from the ozone layer), and that with increased levels of atmospheric pollution that we see today, less and less reaches the ground. Farmers compensate for this by adding H2O2 to water used on plants, it assists plant growth as well as acting as an insecticide. Of course, we are not plants. H2O2 can cause burns, at 10-30% concentration, but the typical concentration it is ingested in is around 0.1% or so. This is still relatively strong but will not burn the skin or mouth. Incidences of fatalities following ingestion of H2O2 have involved drinking concentrated H2O2 (i.e. 30-60%!)

http://tuberose.com/Hydrogen_Peroxide.html
http://educate-yourself.org/cancer/benefitsofhydrogenperozide17jul03.shtml
www.the-natural-path.com/hydrogen-peroxide-therapy.html

The body also produces its own H2O2, in the body's white blood cells, to help fight off unwanted foreign organisms or particles. Vitamin C is believed to help fight infections by being converted into H2O2 (intracellular) which stimulates the production of prostoglandins (a class of lipid 'hormones'). However this is arguably a reason to take high Vitamin C dosages rather than actual H2O2 so that the H2O2 is produced in the correct places. Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria in the colon and vagina (if you have one) also produce H2O2, however this is localised to those areas only, and is not something that occurs throughout the body and indeed the Small Intestine.

According to Dr Martin Pall, H2O2 helps to increase BH4 production, which can help to decrease the uncoupling of NOS enzymes, thus lowering Nitric Oxide production. However it does put additional oxidative stress on the body. Please see the Peroxynitrite page for more information.

When it comes to oxygenation of the body, Dr Charles Farr's research apparently shows that it is not actually the H2O2 that results in the increased oxygen levels in the body, but it is the effect of enzymatic stimulation that results in the increased oxygen levels. Otherwise, ingesting H2O2 would simply result in increased levels of oxidising agents and O- rather than than actual O2. Low oxygen levels in the body often lead to conditions such as dysbiosis and even cancer.

www.maebrussell.com/Health/Oxygen%20Therapies.html
www.arthritistrust.org/Articles/Hydrogen%20Peroxide%20Therapy.pdf
www.anaturalcure.com/mambo/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=211
www.casewatch.org/fdawarning/rsch/ibomf.shtml

One natural source of H2O2 is found in the waters of Lourdes in France, around 0.25% H2O2, and is renowned for its alleged healing qualities. This is not quite as attested by Wikipedia. The location was revealed to Bernadette Soubrirous, 14 year old girl, in 1858 in a vision she had of the Virgin Mary.

Mother's milk, especially colostrum, contains significant levels of H2O2. Indeed, the H2O2 in colostrum is regarded as being an immune system stimulating substance or transfer factor, in addition to the IgG-type immunoglobulins. Doctors in the British army used intravenous hydrogen peroxide to treat victims of the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919 in India. It is estimated that over 10 million people have ingested or had injections of H2O2 to date.

http://www.naturalnews.com/009912.html

H2O2 is produced during respiration, although this is intracellular, although its presence can pose an oxidative risk within the cell. The body uses a protective enzyme, Catalse and to a lesser extent Glutathione peroxidase, that prevents the mitochindria being damagd by H2O2, which break it down. These enzymes are also found in the blood, and any H2O2 ingested will likely be destroyed by the blood (localised bubbling off of Oxygen) unless it hits any bad (or good anaerobic) bacteria first; and if it is not, it may potentially cause oxidative damage to cell walls (i.e. lipid peroxidation), DNA and indeed the kidneys. So whilst some alternative practitioners use H2O2 injections to help fight cancer and boost the immune system, as a short term solution, in the long term, it may actually cause enough DNA damage to cause cancer or at the very least premature ageing of the body and cells. Any benefit from H2O2 is likely to be localised if injected and penetrate into the GI tract if ingested. It is likely that the H2O2 that stays within the digestive tract is carried through the small then large intestine and may act to neutralise harmful anaerobic micro-organisms in the colon, but also probiotic anaerobic bacteria in the small intestine. However, the H2O2 cannot be destroyed quite that quickly in the blood, or those consultants who give their patients H2O2 injections would not see any beneficial results. H2O2 is sometimes used to clean cuts or treat ear infections, and can be seen to bubble, which is the enzmatic activity of it being broken down by the blood's enzymes into water and O2. However, some tissue damage has been noted in this application, although it is minimal.

BlackSpy has himself tried low doses of H2O2, at around 0.05%, orally, (i.e. 1-2 drops of 35% H2O2 solution in a glass of water) to treat dysbiosis, and it did help, although he felt some (presumably) 'die off' reaction immediately after ingesting, but did not pursue the treatment for more than a few days on account of debate in his mind over whether he was producing enough antioxidants to compensate and protect himself from adverse effects (poor Glutathione production at the time). The least oxidative damage is likely to occur in cases where dybiosis is more widespread, i.e. a great ratio of bad bacteria and yeasts to actual bodily cells; and when Glutathione peroxidase levels are adequate.

Additional discussion on the use of 'oxygenating' supplements (i.e. oxidising agents) can be found on the Viral page, the Bacterial page and also the Cardiac page.

Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS) is a Sodium Chlorite solution (usually taken with citric acid) that produces Chlorine Dioxide once in the body (when acidified and mixed with our stomach acids). Sodium Chlorite (NaClO2) is a form of 'stabilised oxygen' and is alkaline. Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) is a powerful oxidising agent (oxidant). MMS is said to be useful for treating Lyme Disease and various other ailments. BlackSpy does not generally favour oxygenation/oxidising agent products as: 1) they are oxidising agents (delivering ClO2- or O-- rather than O=O); 2) discourage people from learning to breathe/eat properly; 3) deliver oxygen radicals indiscriminately killing off some good anaerobic bacteria (wrong place, wrong concentration) as well as bad. Clearly such approaches can offer short term benefits, but the long term effects of killing off useful anaerobic bacteria and potentially putting excessive oxidative stress on the body must also be considered. BlackSpy tried taking Sodium Chlorite for a few days and found that it gave him a bad headache (perhaps as he had consumed it on a nearly empty stomach and not fully empty stomach), and significantly increased the level of inflammation symptoms (c/f Peroxynitrite) and made him feel much more fatigued - even after he had stopped taking it, pushing his condition onto a worse/lower level for weeks afterwards. There are many positive testimonials for this, but clearly one has to use one's own discretion.
www.miraclemineral.org/index.php

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Chiropractic or Osteopathic Offshoots:

Dr John Bergman is a Chiropractor that has treated some Fibromyalgia patients for spinal and neck misalignment, which has in specific cases resulted in recovery from 'FMS'-type symptoms.
www.bergmanchiropractic.com



The Perrin Technique is an osteopathic approach to getting the spinal fluid and lympathic system moving, in order to remove toxins from the body. This is perhaps similar to Craniosacral Therapy or Lymphatic Drainage Massage, but in BlackSpy's opinion, one part of a wider treatment programme, and certainly not a suitable sole treatment for CFS. The Perrin Technique was created/adapted by Dr Raymond Perrin intended to diagnose, treat and cure CFS and ME patients. The Perrin Clinic, run by Dr Perrin, is located in Manchester in the UK.
www.theperrinclinic.com
www.forme-cfs.co.uk/clinic.html
www.theperrinclinic.com

The Whitcomb Method is a spinal-based treatment for FMS, devised by Dr Paul Whitcomb, a Chiropractor. The Whitcomb Method promotes the idea of specialist spinal treatment to resolve all biochemical problems, regarded as the chief causative of these problems, as opposed to examining a patient's biochemical problems and treating these. Some (but not all) FMS patients do appear to have skeletal problems as a factor in their overall condition (including a history of whiplash). Are the rest of FMS sufferers actually suffering from postural problems with no accident history? Clearly this is strongly debated. The second web site is an interview with Dr Whitcomb. As of 2008, Whitcomb has not taught anyone else his technique.
www.stopfibro.com
www.newstarget.com/008526.html

Manipulation Under Anaesthesia or MUA is a procedure where a person is anaesthetised and various osteopathic style manipulations are performed in order to break down scar tissue. It sounds similar to osteopathy, or rather deep tissue massage and stretching, except that it removes the brain and the pain barrier from the equation in order to go further. It is more focussed on lengthening the muscles and breaking down scar tissue and lesions of the muscles around the spine than actual joint and vertebrae manipulation. To what extent do the muscles react to such manipulation after the event is not known by BlackSpy - which occurs when the nervous system is fully engaged during normal osteopathy to some extent (going against the path or resistance rather than unfolding the resistance itself). This seems to be a medical approach to the problem, to bypass the perceived hurdle rather than to try less invasive approach. Dr Eric Waldorf's web site is shown below.

www.njmua.info

The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) is a Chiropractic offshoot that involves precise, low-impact atlas bone adjustment so that the jaw can be aligned to a corrected spine (e.g. after major dental surgery). There is an international practitioner locator page, shown at the second link below.
www.nucca.org
www.nucca.org/find_doctor.php
Heidi Grant is a UK-based NUCCA practitioner.
www.nucca.co.uk

Primal Reflex Release Technique (PRRT), developed by John Iams, PT, is a new type of pain relief technique involving tapping certain points of the body (possibly similar to EFT or Acupressure in certain respects). John Iams has also developed other spinal therapies.
www.theprrt.com

Walking or running barefoot is reputed to have various health benefits, such as correct postural alignment and absorbing more negative ions through the feet. This is examined at some of the web sites below.
www.going-barefoot.info
www.mccallbodybalance.com/barefoot_walking.php
www.erskien.blogspot.com/

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Health/Fitness Related Instructors/Practitioners Not Recommended:

This section is perhaps out of place on this page. However, here it is! Wherever you go, you will not often find an instructor or practitioner who is perfect. Quite often, one has minor reservations, but in general the level of service is good. Every person is different and for a variety of reasons one may not get the benefit one would have hoped for. Sometimes there are complicating factors. Occasionally, one comes across an instructor or practitioner who is so awful that it is worth mentioning to others; so that any interested party should approach with caution and try to seek the opinions of others who have had contact with that instructor or practitioner. And to make up their own mind. If you have slight reservations at the start of your dealings with someone, they are likely to become bigger over time, rather than be 'swept under the carpet'. In the case of small sized suppliers, especially found on the internet, you don't know until you've tried them what they will be like. It is useful to find references, reviews or recommendations for such suppliers.

You are never going to avoid practitioners, instructors or suppliers that are incompetent, unscrupulous, who provide poor customer service and/or who are bordering on the criminal. However, those of particular note are listed below. This is really for the benefit of those considering using these individuals or companies, to make up their own minds and to view BlackSpy's experience in context.


Roy Abrahams, Orthodontist:

http://www.orthodontist-online.co.uk/index.html

BlackSpy's experience from 2000 to 2002 was of ineffective orthodontic treatment, with a lack of direction in treatment of the teeth of the lower jaw, moving them back and up, then forward and down, and achieving very little apart from heavy exposure of the roots of the teeth and a misaligned biting plane. A big gap was left between the teeth on both the left and right side of the lower jaw. Why the teeth were instructed to have been removed is beyond BlackSpy's understanding. A very disappointing result. Once you've exposed the roots, the gums won't grow back again so it is a permanent feature! The gap in the teeth denied some of the teeth structural support and means that the discrepency in the biting plane will just get worse over time unless corrective action is taken.

BlackSpy would not suggest that you follow the recommendation of your local dentist about seeing a particular orthodontist, but find the best orthodontist you can find in a big city, preferably capital city. Most local dentists are likely to be rather average, and thus are not in the best position to be able to judge the work of others in the field of dentistry and facial/oral surgery. Orthodontics are very tricky. As with most things, an average practitioner will yield poor results. An excellent one will yield good results.

Another factor to consider is that the advice you receive may vary considerably, sometimes annoyingly so when it is too late! Some dentists or orthodontists will encourage wearers of a brace/orthodontics to brush their teeth regularly and well to avoid discolouration of the teeth relative to that underneath the appliances (seen once they are removed). Others will tell you to only brush very gently, as you would be brushing your teeth many times a day anyway, there may be a danger of receeding gums from repeated aggressive brushings. It seems that a dentist or orthodontist will exaggerate advice as they assume the average person is lazy and won't bother looking after their teeth, regardless of who they are talking to. It is not sensible to give over-zealous advice to someone who is already neurotic! It would be better just to tell the truth and be honest!

BlackSpy was advised that the excessive recession of the teeth on his lower jaw was down to his overbrushing of his teeth during the time the braces were in place. However, this does not quite tally, as there was minimal recession on the top teeth, and BlackSpy was not aware of having brushed them significantly differently (but could be wrong of course). BlackSpy put this down to the excessive movement of the front lower teeth during treatment, which moved up too much when pulled back so had to be pushed back forwards again. It is also likely that the actual mandibular osteotomy was also a factor as the jaw rarely 'likes' being cut and moved forwards, and being forced to grow back together again (to bridge the new gap) over many months.

In addition, once the recession of the teeth had started, the rate of recession was hugely greater than the normal rate of recession, even given gentle brushing, and in the course of 5 years, the gum recession was so bad that BlackSpy will likely have most of the teeth on his lower jaw fall out in the next 5 or 10 years and will need to have numerous implants fitted (at enormous expense). BlackSpy's molars on the lower jaw were worst affected, followed by his canine teeth. In fact his left lower molar was worst affected and has ached intensely for many years when chewing something very chewy. He also cannot eat apples without a knife as biting into them with his upper incisor teeth is too painful. The jaw operation associated with the orthodontics (the osteotomy) also left BlackSpy with little sensation in his lower lip. Prior to the orthodontics, there was very minimal if any recession on the teeth of his lower jaw, BlackSpy's gums being healthy and strong, and BlackSpy had been known to brush his teeth quite vigorously prior to that.

Towards the end of the 'treatment', Roy became tired of BlackSpy and practically threw him out at the end. When the retainers were issued, instructions for their care were given extremely nonchalantly. Retainers look similar to boxing mouth guards and are worn at night on occasion to prevent the slow movement of the teeth back to their original (undesired) positions after orthodontic treatment (braces). BlackSpy was told to 'brush them with toothpaste occasionally if you want to'. However, after 2 or 3 days of wearing them, BlackSpy became aware of a funny taste whilst wearing them and found pieces of white fungus floating around in his mouth. Highly pleasant! Even brushing them with toothpaste once or twice a day wasn't enough, and after many months of trying to clean them properly, he asked the orthodontist's reception and was told to soak them in vinegar overnight, every few months or so. BlackSpy further has found that leaving the retainers when not in use in a mug of concentrated (saturated) saline solution or in a pint glass/mug of vinegar (with cling film on the top to prevent one's bathroom smelling too much!) keeps any bacterial/fungal build up from occurring. Retainers are then brushed with toothpaste and rinsed immediately before use each time when removed from whichever solution is used to store them in when not in use. It would have been preferable to have been advised of the correct procedure from the start.

Other criticisms of orthodontics, mainly regarding retainer usage, are quoted below from the Sources of Toxins page.

'Those who are considering orthodontic work should consider the fact that as well as the gum recession, they will need to wear plastic retainers on most nights in bed to fight the body's natural genetic memory which moves the teeth back to their original positions.

www.popeorthodontics.com/retention.asp

A wearing schedule suggested has been for the first 6 months after removing braces, to wear the retainers all the time (except during meals and when drinking acidic drinks). The next 6 months, wear them at night only. The next 6 months after that, wear them 3 nights a week, and for the remainder of your life, wear them one night a week only. The advice BlackSpy received personally was to wear them initially 7 nights a week and gradually reduce this to one night a week. BlackSpy has found even after several years that there is considerable movement of the teeth in between the weekly wears, and the teeth aching and feeling less secure after each nightly wear for half a day or so, meaning the teeth are being moved backwards and forwards, shallowing the roots gradually over time.



Vacuum form retainers are depicted above. These are worn on both upper and lower teeth (as per above schedule). They are usually made of softer plastics, which tend to leach more. Unlike with plastic bottles, retainers are reused regularly, and the amount of leaching of BPA and other compounds is likely to increase over time. BlackSpy noticed that after a year or so, the retainers, even when kept clean, could only be worn for so many hours a night before the taste in the mouth became too disgusting. This is a sign of leaching. It is likely that some organic toxins are ingested in this manner, through swallowing or sublingually directly into the bloodstream. Orthodontists will vary in the advice they give regarding how often retainers shoulld be replaced. If they are not kept clean properly and cleaned meticulously (and regularly soaked in vinegar), then there is an additional mould problem. At present, BlackSpy is not aware of any type of non-plastic retainer available to take the place of current retainer materials for the top and bottom teeth, and as a result cannot recommend orthodontics in general as the fundamental maintenance premise is based on ingesting carcinogenic compounds over a lifetime.' Does BlackSpy recommend Orthodontics? Well, not really! If one considers the amount of time, effort and expense put in, and the amount of associated aggravation in the past, present and likely future, then for a little cosmetic vanity, it was really not worth it. If you go to a highly skilled orthodontist, the amount of gum recession


Sunseed Desert Technology:

www.sunseed.org.uk

Sunseed Desert Technology is the Spanish project of The Sunseed Trust Ltd, a registered charity founded by Harry Hart, co-founder of Green Deserts. SDT was a desert reclamation centre started in 1986 in a small village Los Molinos in Rios Aguas, near Sorbas in Almeria. It consists of 3 houses and a number of cultivated terraces. Visitors pay a nominal amount to stay, as part of a working holiday, working half days for 6 days a week. Green Deserts was dissolved allegedly in a controversy surrounding wasting or misuse of charity funds for personal use.

BlackSpy stayed there in the summer of 1991. The location was idyllic indeed. BlackSpy had some good times there. However, he had a number of reservations about how it was run and managed at the time. The staff were predominantly visitors who decided to come back and work there on a nominal salary, for a one year contract minimum. However, as they were of the 'hippie' disposition for the large part, inevitably they were not altogether mature, and the staff were smoking cannabis and drinking wine many nights and their expertise in desert reclamation questionable. The atmosphere was more of a party village (c/f the film 'The Beach') than serious environmental charity. The atmosphere was generally good.

The projects that were undertaken were of dubious scientific value, and on one occasion BlackSpy and others were tasked by the psychedelically challenged evironmental scientist to pin flat pieces of cactus to a vertical cliff face, the cut on the side and not facing the cliff face. This was in some way supposed to protect the cliff face from erosion or to encourage the cacti or other plant life to grow on it. A passing car slowed down and stopped and the driver and passenger were hysterically laughing at what we were doing - being locals and knowing more about the indigenous flora probably than anyone doing than the 'scientist'. The project relied mainly on outside talent from visitors and guests rather than the staff whose expertise was questionable. Most visitors were there for a good time as it was cheap to stay there and it was in Southern Spain. The staff, besides being stoned much of the time, would form sexual relationships with one another, gender and sexual orientation permitting, which would often result in break ups and tension in the community, which would not be hidden from the paying guests - not particularly professional. The staff generally kept to themselves in a form of clique in the evenings, somewhat out of kilter with their 'hippie ideals' and it didn't feel so great for the guest who felt on occasion that they weren't good enough to socialise with them - resulting in a two tier feeling and atmosphere. BlackSpy asked one of the staff members about this and she told him that they found it upsetting getting to know visitors who would leave after a few weeks. This is a rather negative attitude and a sign of mental weakness and emotional immaturity in BlackSpy's opinion. The converse is true that one could make hundreds of friends from all over the world instead and simply enjoy people whilst they were there. The staff did not inform guests about the local area and did not seem to have any real objective local knowledge. This resulted in visitors not really getting the best out of their stay and exploring the local area. For example, the location was a great place of mountain biking and was at the centre of the largest subterranean cave system in Europe. The surrounding hills were populated by deserted villages, vacated for labour migration reasons, with plates still on the tables.

The food was purchased in bulk from the local town and the community baked its own sour dough bread, which would be healthy if it were not for the sugary jams that were served with it. The diet was strictly vegan, and the dietary regime had not been thought through well enough, and nuts hurredly introduced halfway during BlackSpy's stay when someone pointed out that the diet was insufficient in its diversity and nutrition. Most of the staff were very slim. Whilst aiming to be healthy, strong black coffee was available and drunk by most visitors and staff, and much jam, honey and cheap (chemical-laden) Spanish red wine was consumed, in addition to not meeting all of one's nutritional requirements.

The plantation areas were however a success, and a variety of food stuffs were grown and irrigated from the local stream - where the guests and staff would wash and bath (polluting it with shampoo and detergents). Aside from these inconsistencies, great lengths were gone to to be environmentally friendly. In the village were a number of hangers on had moved in and bought/built houses, who had caught onto the fact that there was a hippie community thriving there. One of these was a Dutch cannabis dealer and the other was an aristocratic drop out, although staff were keen to hide the fact that they all bought their cannabis from within the village to stop guests openly buying and smoking cannabis and bringing the centre into disrepute (or at least more than the staff already did).

Whilst one may be critical of the way the charity was run during that time, accepting charitable donations from the public and making little use of them besides living themselves ecologically in certain areas and generally having a good time, there was little or no actual work done towards desert reclamation, which was how it described itself. From the photographs on the Sunseed web site and Los Molinos blog spot, it appears that the site has become somewhat more sophisticated technologically and perhaps may even be making some serious efforts towards serious scientific work. It still seems to attract hippie types looking to escape from British society. So whilst BlackSpy cannot comment on the effectiveness of the work curently performed there, and must cut them a little slack for taking a few years to get going, there were many inexcusable problem areas that should have been addressed. He would certainly not recommend that anyone give Sunseed a charitable donation, but if you want to stay there to get away from it all, then you might like it (assuming the staff working there at the time are not acting unprofessionally).

Here is a blog site with a series of reviews of the project. One early staff member from 1989 to 1992, states that the staff were trying to screw as much money out of the project as possible and that the (rather inept) manager's role was mainly to stop this occurring. This is rather typical of many aspiring hippies, whose ideals go out of the window when the opportunity arises to take everything they can get.

www.economads.com/log20020108-20020122.php


The Wing Chun Boxing Academy:

The Wing Chun Boxing Academy, existing in the 1990s and early 00s, run by Sid Sofos and Andrew Sofos, is described in detail in the Psychology section under the page 'cults'.


Westlab Limited:

www.westlabshop.co.uk

BlackSpy purchased 20kg of Dead Sea Salts from Westlab Limited, 433A Woodham Lane, Woodham, Addlestone KT15 3QE via the internet during 2009 and delivery was within 1-2 weeks and communication satisfactory. The product was relatively cheap and of acceptable quality considering the price (there were stones in the salt, but finer grade Dea Sea Salt was in smaller packets and almost twice the price). BlackSpy decided to use the firm again in November 2009. He received a communication some days later stating that there were some difficulties relating to imports from their supplier in Israel, and that deliveries would be forthcoming in 2 weeks. The goods were finally shipped, Westlab claims, approximately 5 weeks after the order was placed, and delivery by City Link. However, the goods, as of 6 weeks after the claimed first shipping date, are still not received. Westlab claimed that the first delivery took place, for which a card was put through the door by the delivery person (who did not actually knock on the door), after 2.5 weeks (should be a next day delivery service). The goods were returned to them they stated. They claim to have made another delivery attempt, but no card was received this time. Westlab do not seem to understand the concept of customer service and when a customer has been had a rather poor deal with a supplier, one should make an effort to ensure the remainder of the deliver goes without fault or problems; to actively chase up the delivery with the delivery company and to make sure it goes smoothly. The company seem to be rather amateurish. After 5 weeks of non-delivery and little effort being made to chase up the delivery and ensure it was made, and after ignoring requests to either delivery or provide a refund, BlackSpy was eventually forced to make a claim with his credit card company. If BlackSpy lived locally, he might buy the said item from their store (if he had not personally experienced their shoddy service), if it was in stock, but he would under no circumstances deal with this company again or recommend anyone doing so by mail order. They are not serious about doing business and have little comprehension of customer service.


Mazzoni & Pensator Sprl:

Below is an instance of borderline criminal behaviour from Mazzonishop.com in a watch purchase BlackSpy made. They essentially sent BlackSpy the wrong watch (a much cheaper watch), and when BlackSpy returned it for a refund, ignored his requests for 4 months, and in the end BlackSpy was forced to choose another watch which he did not particularly like (which he recently sold at a loss) rather than simply lose his money. The seller was classified as 'Trusted Seller' on Chrono24.com! The seller is currently using misinformation to sell more products by claiming all watches are liquidation stock, to make them sound like they might be good value, which they are not (significantly overpriced for the large part).

http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=271923

Quoted from a post on the Watchuseek.com forum:

'Purchased a Hamilton 1970 Type 1 Navigation Watch (RAAF) (36mm) from Mazzoni & Pensator (www.mazzonishop.com), advertised on www.Chrono24.com. Having only dealt with private individuals on there with great success, I assumed dealing with a 'Trusted Seller' would be smooth. Unfortunately I was wrong! After some haggling, agreed on the price, and sent a paypal payment. This was May 2008. Mazzoni were also advertising a much less expensive 1983 Hamilton GG-W-113 (33mm), with the similar name 'Hamilton Military'.

As I suspected might happen, 2 weeks later, a watch arrived, but it was the wrong one! It was the cheaper GG-W-113. I contacted them and told them, and they said I could keep it (for that price I don't think so) or send it back for a refund. It would have been more professional to ask the other buyer who bought the Hamilton GG-W-113 and who actually received a more expensive RAAF watch to send it back, but they didn't want to bother with this. That would have been the right thing to do. I had a joke with them that someone got a nice surprise (unlike me who got a nasty surprise).

They got the watch back another week later or so. After 2 months of waiting for a paypal refund and having had nothing I started chasing them up. The lady who works there can't speak any English so I dealt with a guy called Christian for the main part. Seemed like a nice guy, and sincerely, but wasn't the person making the payments/decisions. He said he'd get it sorted out. Nothing happened. I spoke to him a number of times over the next couple of months, but still nothing. Finally I was informed that they 'had a problem making paypal payments' - which I half believed at the time, but in hindsight was just a fob off. They asked for my bank details to wire the money to, which I gave them. Still nothing. At this point I had posted about my experience on this forum. The owner, Mr Mazzoni had seen this, and although factual in content, it implied that his company was disreputable or at least the customer service was appalling - which it was! He then went on to threaten me, and said that if I don't remove the post, 'something bad might happen'. Well it already had, they had messed up the transaction and were keeping my money with little interest in paying it back. How much worse was it going to get? He then told me he would refund my money but required me to remove my post as it was 'incorrect' - which I didn't press him on exactly what he disagreed with, as I had been very precise about the facts and it would have gotten nasty I am sure.

I removed the post and informed him, but still nothing. After chasing him up for several weeks, I decided that he basically was never going to refund me the money. At the time of offering the refund, he had also offered to sell me another watch (i.e. keep my money, and give him more money for a more expensive watch). I wasn't really keen on this as none of his more expensive watches took my fancy, and his prices weren't competitive on them anyway. So in the end I decided to ask for a Record Military watch. I didn't particularly want it, but it was the best of the bunch for me of what he had in stock. But getting that watch was better than being mugged and being out of pocket.

So after a few emails and weeks passing he paid attention to my emails and agreed to send me the watch, which had been advertised at a higher price than what I paid, but any watch purchase from these guys must involve haggling to get to a more palatable price.

So after 5 months I eventually got a watch that I didn't particularly want. The unwillingness to provide a refund for months on end and the untruths about why they 'couldn't' provide one (from my perspective) were really reflective of dire customer service. If they had sent the right watch and not been incompetent, then I am sure everything would have been dandy. But come an error on their part, they were not willing to follow the rules and act honorably, instead choosing to act like a bunch of chancers. I guess I was 'unlucky' and this kind of incompetent error doesn't happen all the time with them - and the resulting illegal behaviour that they engaged in as they thought they could get away with it.

This chancer attitribute is clearly illustrated in some of their pricing of military watches on chrono24. Whilst for items like Tudor, they are in line with most other watch dealers, for military items where the prices are highly variable, in many cases they seem to charge 2-3 times the market rate, even for items like CWC and NOS Marathon. I spotted a 1991 CWC chrono being advertised recently for nearly �3000!!! Hello?! They are perhaps hoping for some mug to come along who knows nothing about watches to pay the full price perhaps? On one occasion I saw an Elgin 24 hour watch (a converted one) discounted by 50% when no one bought at the higher asking price.

Whilst you may well be lucky and have a smooth transaction with this company, I would never buy from them again nor recommend them to anyone. This is no way to run a business.


Antique Watch Company (AWC) Limited

www.antiquewatchcouk.com

BlackSpy wanted to find a competent watchmaker in and around the South East of England experienced with vintage and military watches to do a service on a front loading Benrus military watch. He spoke to the chief watchmaker at Antique Watch Company in London who said he was used to servicing front loaded watches (i.e. those where there is no case back but the movement is removed from the watch through the front. He had it serviced for �200 or so, and had the mainspring replaced on the request on the watchmaker. When it came back the crown was now continuously clicking when it was turned during winding (even when the mainspring had no power) which it never did before. The watch stopped after after a day and did not start again, so he sent it back and it was returned a few weeks later working again (but still with the winding issue). BlackSpy assumed there was nothing that could be done about this and thought nothing of it. BlackSpy had an old quartz watch for a bezel adjustment and two front loaded plastic military watches to service, and he sent these in to the same shop (including the Benrus also, as he'd come across a specificationf for the gaskets that would allow the watch to be waterproof). After a month after receipt, the watchmaker, whilst advertising that he could service that the brand of the Quartz watch and antique watches by that brand, announced that he did not want to touch it as it was an old quartz. The other 2 front loaded black watches he said he couldn't service as they were front loaded, which was strange seeing as he had told me he was competent at dealing with them before. He said he would try to source the gaskets (after a month of having received the watch). After 2 more months, and a few emails that duly ignored, BlackSpy requested the watches to be returned, as the watchmaker had appeared to have made no effort to find the gaskets and would likely have just left all 4 watches of BlackSpy's in the shop indefinitely or as good as. Thus after 3 months or so, the watches were returned, nothing having been done whatsoever (more than an initial 2 minute inspection)! This was a collosal waste of BlackSpy's time. BlackSpy later learnt that the clicking noise during the winding of the Benrus was a gearing issue and could be corrected by a competent watchmaker, which BlackSpy had got a recommendation for, which he then had fixed (at additional expense). BlackSpy won't be using the Antique Watch Company again.

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