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== Theory == The hypothesis behind the Gupta Program is that amygdala overactivation and [[insula]] involvement lead to symptoms; that ME/CFS and other diseases are caused by problematic or dysfunctional patterns or activity in the [[amygdala]] and [[insula]] parts of the brain.<ref name="CDC-causes" /><ref name="MAIR2020" /><ref name="website">{{Cite web | last = Gupta | first = Ashok | authorlink = Ashok Gupta | date = | title = Gupta Program {{!}} The Secret of Amygdala Retraining | url = https://www.guptaprogram.com/|website=The Gupta Program|access-date=2022-06-04|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Medical3Pager">{{Cite web | last = Gupta | first = Ashok | authorlink = Ashok Gupta | date = Feb 2021 | title = Medical Pager Final Version | url =https://guptaprog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gupta-Program-Medical-Pager-Final-Version.pdf | website=The Gupta Program|access-date=2022-06-04|quote=}}</ref> === '''Content of the Gupta Program''' === The Gupta Program is a brain retraining, mindfulness, and holistic health program accessible via website and a mobile app marketed to people with ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS). It contains 15 video-based modules. The program includes breathing exercises, meditations, mindset insights, light yoga and stretching, somatic experiencing exercises, holistic health advice, laughter workshops, and brain retraining exercises including their seven-step brain retraining technique. The Gupta Program also provides shorter options for brain retraining. The Gupta Program initially mails participants a floor chart and a workbook. There is a dedicated section on how to deal with "dips" and setbacks. Ashok Gupta recommends "doing your best and leaving the rest" if you are experiencing a "dip." The program also gives advice on pacing, diet, sleep, posits that being in nature is essential to healing the body. The Gupta Program encourages members to not wait until they are in perfect health to engage in activities they love. The Gupta Program encourages pacing within one's energy level and to not go beyond one's energy boundaries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guptaprogram.com/how-to-pace/|title=ME/CFS And Fibro {{!}} The Gupta Program|last=Ashok|website=https://guptaprogram.com/|language=en-US|access-date=2024-06-03}}</ref> However, some have reported that the way they applied the Gupta Program resulted in them experiencing a "crash" and/or setback. There are two modules on "parts" work. The Gupta Program posits that there are sub-personalities that are trying to protect us or stimulate the nervous system with stress, including the "achiever," "perfectionist," or the "protector", and encourages participants to imagine them as beings, shapes, or colors. He discusses why we develop these "parts," and how we one work with them as if they were friends and even find value in what they can teach. The Gupta Program features meditation, acceptance, pacing, diet, mindfulness, and sleep hygiene as well. The program points participants to other possible areas to explore such as trauma healing.
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