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==Evidence == Evidence is largely limited to patient self-reports. The UK's [[Advertising Standards Authority]] upheld a complaint in 2018 claiming that the Gupta Program being falsely advertised as a treatment for [[chronic fatigue syndrome]]/[[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]], [[fibromyalgia]] and "electrical sensitivities" due to the lack of scientific evidence supporting this claim.<ref name="ASA2018" /> ===Amygdala and insula activity hypothesis === There is no scientific evidence to support the Gupta Program claims that chronic diseases including ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia are caused by problematic or dysfunctional patterns or activity in the [[amygdala]] and [[insula]] parts of the brain.<ref name="CDC-causes">{{Cite web | url=https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/about/possible-causes.html | title = Possible Causes {{!}} Information for Healthcare Providers {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS | last = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | first = | authorlink = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | date = 2018 | website = CDC|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-06-01}}</ref> These areas of the brain are not one of the key areas of medical research for ME/CFS, and the UK's patient-driven ME/CFS Priority Setting Partnership did not highlight these within the top 10 it even top 18 areas that medical research should focus on.<ref name="PSP-top10">{{Cite web | access-date=2022-06-01 | date =2022 | title = The Top 10+ ME/CFS research priorities are here!| url = https://psp-me.co.uk/|website=[[Priority Setting Partnership]]}}</ref> ===Amygdala and insula activity changes === There is no evidence that the Gupta Program alters amygdala or insula activity in a positive way-as it claims to do-or even that amygdala or insula activity patterns are altered in ''any'' way. ===Evidence from coaches === The Gupta Program is delivered by "retrainers" (coaches) who charge their clients for coaching them on the program, many of the personal testimonials are offered by coaches who are not neutral since they are earning money by offering the courses and will state have improved themselves as a result of doing the Gupta Program. These personal accounts are not backed up by science and do not include evidence that the coach was even diagnosed with the illnesses claimed, nor that they have actually recovered.{{citation needed | date = 2022}}
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