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EDUCATION & IMMERSION
EDUCATION & IMMERSION

Events, Organizations & Healing Resources

Education and immersive healing environments play a significant role in managing chronic conditions. This section highlights key organizations, conferences, clinical trials, and retreat centers.

Educational Organizations & Advocacy

Metabolic Mind

Free educational resources.
What It Does
A non-profit providing education on metabolic health and mental illness, including CME courses, a research database, the THINK+SMART program, a podcast, and advocacy. (See also its Provider Directory listing for finding clinicians.)
Who It Helps
Patients, families, and clinicians interested in ketogenic therapies for psychiatric conditions.
Free educational resources.

The Charlie Foundation

Free resources; paid training available.
What It Does
Provides information about diet therapies for epilepsy, neurological disorders, and select cancers.
Who It Helps
Patients, families, and healthcare professionals seeking ketogenic therapy information.
Free resources; paid training available.

Foundation for Metabolic Cancer Therapies

Free resources.
What It Does
Funds research into metabolic oncology to improve cancer treatment; it does not provide therapies directly.
Who It Helps
Cancer patients interested in metabolic approaches as complements to standard oncology treatments.
Free resources.

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

Free resources.
What It Does
Drives advances in care, research, and policy for rare diseases, and offers direct financial assistance through its RareCare program (US-only).
Who It Helps
Patients with any of the 7,000+ known rare diseases.
Free resources.

International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI)

Some free public resources; paid memberships and educational products available.
What It Does
Educates about illnesses it links to mold, Lyme disease, and environmental toxicants.
Who It Helps
Patients with chronic fatigue, brain fog, and environmentally acquired illness (EAI). Note: damp and mold are clearly linked with asthma and other breathing problems, but mainstream reviews — such as the 2023 German medical guideline on indoor mold in chapter 17 — find the evidence for body-wide “mold illness” inadequate.
Some free public resources; paid memberships and educational products available.

Overcoming MS

Free resources and courses; retreats and some events carry fees.
What It Does
A UK-based, evidence-informed lifestyle program for people with Multiple Sclerosis, drawing on observational research and intended to complement (not replace) disease-modifying therapies.
Who It Helps
Individuals diagnosed with MS.
Free resources and courses; retreats and some events carry fees.

National Diabetes Prevention Program (CDC)

Often covered by insurance or Medicare; uninsured out-of-pocket costs range from free to $400–$500+.
What It Does
A US-only, evidence-based lifestyle change program to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes (not intended for people already diagnosed with diabetes or who are pregnant).
Who It Helps
Individuals with prediabetes or at high risk.
Often covered by insurance or Medicare; uninsured out-of-pocket costs range from free to $400–$500+.

Nutrition Therapy Institute (NTI)

Tuition fees apply.
What It Does
Practitioner training only — not a direct patient resource. A school offering holistic nutrition education and a proprietary “Nutrition Therapist Master” certificate (not a licensed credential).
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking to become certified Nutrition Therapists.
Tuition fees apply.

Functional Nutrition Alliance

Course fees $7,200+.
What It Does
Offers practitioner certification in a systems-based approach to nutrition, now in partnership with the Health Coach Institute.
Who It Helps
Practitioners wanting deep functional nutrition education.
Course fees $7,200+.

Peggy Lillis Foundation (C. Diff Advocacy)

Free resources and support.
What It Does
Builds a nationwide (US) C. diff awareness movement by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy. Offers peer support programs, an archived FMT webinar (2020), and other educational webinars.
Who It Helps
C. diff patients and their families seeking support, education, and advocacy.
Free resources and support.

Digital Health & Wellness Tools

Low Carb Program App

Subscription £14.99/month–£69.99/year; free via NHS referral in some UK regions.
What It Does
Multi-award-winning, NHS-certified structured education and behavior change platform for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Who It Helps
Individuals with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, NAFLD, PCOS, or obesity looking to improve metabolic health.
Subscription £14.99/month–£69.99/year; free via NHS referral in some UK regions.

Second Nature

Medicated programme £124–£329/month; NHS-referral access does not include the medication programme (UK).
What It Does
Digital health program offering medication-supported weight loss and habit change, with NHS partnerships. Combines weight loss medication, dietitian coaching, and behavior change support. Medication prescribing is UK-only and GLP-1 medications require clinical supervision.
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking a combined medical and psychology-based approach to weight loss.
Medicated programme £124–£329/month; NHS-referral access does not include the medication programme (UK).

Bearable Symptom Tracker

Free basic; premium $6.99/month or $34.99/year (“Bearable Heroes” sponsorship available for those who cannot afford it).
What It Does
Quick and easy symptom tracking for any chronic health issue, with insights into what improves or worsens your symptoms.
Who It Helps
Patients with chronic illnesses or complex symptoms.
Free basic; premium $6.99/month or $34.99/year (“Bearable Heroes” sponsorship available for those who cannot afford it).

Levels Metabolic Health

$15/month membership; optional CGM $89–$99 and labs $99–$399.
What It Does
An app for AI-assisted food logging and habit tracking, with optional lab testing and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), for everyday metabolic health.
Who It Helps
Individuals in the US wanting to optimize blood sugar and metabolic health.
$15/month membership; optional CGM $89–$99 and labs $99–$399.

Cronometer

Free basic; Gold premium $59.99/year or $10.99/month.
What It Does
The most accurate nutrition tracking app for macros, micros, and health data (English-only; food database is North America-centric).
Who It Helps
Anyone needing precise nutritional tracking for therapeutic diets.
Free basic; Gold premium $59.99/year or $10.99/month.

BrainHQ

Subscription $14/month or $96/year.
What It Does
Online brain training with six exercise categories for memory, attention, brain speed, and more, backed by 300+ peer-reviewed studies. Note: a 2016 Stanford consensus statement signed by 130+ scientists called many brain-training claims exaggerated, and the FTC fined competitor Lumosity $2M for deceptive advertising (BrainHQ itself was not fined).
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking to support their cognitive health.
Subscription $14/month or $96/year.

Clinical Trials & Research

ClinicalTrials.gov

Free; participation often free with possible compensation.
What It Does
The primary database of clinical studies conducted around the world.
Who It Helps
Patients and researchers seeking information about clinical research studies worldwide.
Free; participation often free with possible compensation.

ResearchMatch

Free.
What It Does
A free, secure tool connecting volunteers with researchers conducting health studies.
Who It Helps
Healthy volunteers and patients (US residents only, including Puerto Rico) wanting to contribute to medical science.
Free.

Achieving Cures Together

Free resources; donation-supported.
What It Does
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing microbiome research, funding and supporting FMT research including capsule development and clinical trials for C. difficile, cancer, and other conditions. Note: the FDA warns of serious infection risk from FMT, especially for immunocompromised patients. Access is primarily around the University of Minnesota, and cancer is a secondary focus.
Who It Helps
Patients with microbiome-related conditions and the research community working toward cures.
Free resources; donation-supported.

Conferences & Events

Symposium for Metabolic Health (LowCarbUSA)

Livestream $99; in-person $449–$499; recordings $49–$99.
What It Does
Regular scientific conferences on metabolic health with leading experts (in-person events are US-based).
Who It Helps
Healthcare professionals and engaged patients.
Livestream $99; in-person $449–$499; recordings $49–$99.

Metabolic Health Summit

Ticket prices vary.
What It Does
The leading global conference on metabolic health and therapy.
Who It Helps
Professionals and patients interested in cancer, neurological health, and metabolic disorders.
Ticket prices vary.

Low Carb Down Under

Ticket prices vary.
What It Does
Annual events in Australia (livestream available globally) with expert presenters.
Who It Helps
Health professionals and individuals interested in low-carb therapies.
Ticket prices vary.

Global Symposium on Ketogenic Therapies

Registration fees apply. (Next event: Cape Town, October 2027.)
What It Does
A biennial meeting on science, medical, and dietary advances in ketogenic therapies. The 9th symposium was held September 16–19, 2025 in Paris; the next is confirmed for Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2027.
Who It Helps
Researchers, clinicians, families, patients, and dedicated advocates of ketogenic metabolic therapies.
Registration fees apply. (Next event: Cape Town, October 2027.)

IFM Annual International Conference

Registration $1,270+ for non-members.
What It Does
The largest functional medicine conference exploring root-cause medicine. (Functional medicine’s evidence base is debated within mainstream medicine.)
Who It Helps
Clinicians and health coaches.
Registration $1,270+ for non-members.

Healing Retreats & Residential Programs

TrueNorth Health Center

$209–$529 per person per day, plus a mandatory assessment ($295–$399) and labs (~$300).
What It Does
The world’s largest facility for medically supervised water-only fasting, located in Santa Rosa, California. Water-only fasting requires medical supervision and is contraindicated in pregnancy, eating disorders, and acute illness.
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking intensive fasting to reverse chronic conditions.
$209–$529 per person per day, plus a mandatory assessment ($295–$399) and labs (~$300).

Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinics

Premium pricing (thousands of Euros per stay).
What It Does
The world’s largest clinical centers for research on therapeutic fasting, with over 100 years of experience. Locations in Germany and Spain (a Côte d’Azur, France location is opening in 2029).
Who It Helps
Patients seeking premium therapeutic fasting in Europe.
Premium pricing (thousands of Euros per stay).

Lanserhof

Premium pricing (€5,900+ per week depending on location).
What It Does
World-leading institution in holistic medicine integrating medical science with alternative healing. Locations in Austria and Germany (a Marbella, Spain location is opening in 2027).
Who It Helps
Patients seeking premium medical fasting, detox, and longevity programs in Europe.
Premium pricing (€5,900+ per week depending on location).

Accord Metabolic Psychiatry

$36,000/month residential or $26,000/month day program; insurance not accepted.
What It Does
A specialized residential program integrating ketogenic metabolic therapy and psychiatric care, including medication tapering, for adults 18+ (not a 24/7 staffed facility).
Who It Helps
Clients with depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, substance use, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder.
$36,000/month residential or $26,000/month day program; insurance not accepted.

Sanoviv Medical Institute

$6,000–$15,000+ per week; full cancer programs $27,000–$45,000+. US insurance typically does not cover treatment abroad.
What It Does
An integrative healthcare facility in Rosarito Beach, Baja California, Mexico offering alternative treatments. Note: medical watchdogs (McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, Quackwatch, and the American Cancer Society) have raised concerns about Mexican border clinics of this kind.
Who It Helps
Patients with cancer, chronic Lyme, neurodegenerative diseases, and severe toxicity.
$6,000–$15,000+ per week; full cancer programs $27,000–$45,000+. US insurance typically does not cover treatment abroad.

Pritikin Longevity Center

Luxury pricing ($4,990–$5,900+ per week); located in Doral/Miami, Florida.
What It Does
All-inclusive health resort for sustainable weight loss and cardiovascular health.
Who It Helps
Individuals looking to achieve remission of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes and improve cardiovascular health.
Luxury pricing ($4,990–$5,900+ per week); located in Doral/Miami, Florida.

Combe Grove Metabolic Health Retreat

From £3,200 for 5 nights (includes a complimentary Returner’s Retreat).
What It Does
A 5-night residential retreat near Bath, Somerset, UK, developed with leading medical professionals.
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking a structured residential environment to reset and improve their metabolic health.
From £3,200 for 5 nights (includes a complimentary Returner’s Retreat).

TheLifeCo Phuket (Thailand)

From ~4,500 THB (~$126 USD) per night; 7-day programs from ~$882 USD (Phuket is TheLifeCo’s most affordable center).
What It Does
Medically guided holistic wellness center offering water fasting, detox, and keto programs, alongside chronic disease management (including diabetes recovery and hypertension) and mental wellness support.
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking intensive metabolic resets and fasting in Southeast Asia.
From ~4,500 THB (~$126 USD) per night; 7-day programs from ~$882 USD (Phuket is TheLifeCo’s most affordable center).

Kamalaya Koh Samui (Thailand)

Luxury pricing; room rates and wellness programs are priced separately. Multi-night stays typically cost USD 500–1,500+/night all-inclusive.
What It Does
Award-winning wellness sanctuary and holistic spa offering programs for detox, stress, and burnout.
Who It Helps
Individuals seeking luxury holistic wellness in a tropical environment. Note: a wellness resort, not a medical facility; a 3-night minimum stay is required.
Luxury pricing; room rates and wellness programs are priced separately. Multi-night stays typically cost USD 500–1,500+/night all-inclusive.

Nimba Nature Cure Village (India)

Premium pricing.
What It Does
A naturopathy center in Gujarat, India offering Ayurveda, Yoga, and holistic therapies (the center describes itself as the best in Gujarat). Note: it claims to treat conditions such as cancer, cirrhosis, Alzheimer’s, and motor neuron disease with naturopathy, and several treatment sections of its website contain placeholder (“Lorem Ipsum”) text.
Who It Helps
Patients seeking traditional Indian integrative medicine and detox.
Premium pricing.

Financial Assistance & Patient Advocacy

Patient Advocate Foundation

Free resources.
What It Does
National nonprofit providing case management services, financial aid, and educational resources for patients with chronic, life-threatening, and debilitating illnesses (U.S. only).
Who It Helps
Patients struggling with the financial burden of chronic illness.
Free resources.

PAN Foundation (now part of the Patient Advocate Foundation)

Free assistance for eligible patients.
What It Does
Helps underinsured patients afford out-of-pocket costs for medications and health insurance premiums for chronic and rare diseases (U.S. only).
Who It Helps
Underinsured patients needing help with out-of-pocket costs.
Free assistance for eligible patients.

Accessia Health

Free assistance for eligible patients.
What It Does
Provides financial assistance, copay support, and resources for essential treatments — including help with health insurance premiums, travel costs, diagnostic tests, and durable medical equipment. U.S. residents and territories only. (Formerly Patient Services Inc.)
Who It Helps
Patients with rare and chronic conditions.
Free assistance for eligible patients.
Important Disclaimer
This directory is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your medication regimen or starting any new therapy.

This document does not guarantee the legitimacy, quality, or suitability of any business, organization, or practitioner listed within. The inclusion of any listing does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or verification of credentials. All organizations listed are independent entities over which the creators of this directory have no control or oversight.

This directory is intended to be used as a starting point and reference for the reader to conduct their own research, exercise their own judgment, and apply their own discretion before engaging with any listed organization or professional. Readers are strongly encouraged to independently verify credentials, read reviews, check licensing, and confirm current pricing and availability directly with each organization before committing to any services.

Costs, availability, contact details, and services may change at any time without notice. Information was accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication.

About Notbroken.io: this directory and the accompanying Breathe, Calm, Sleep, Move, Eat, Track and Build tools were created by Nathan Leary, who runs and updates them. How each tool works, its safety notes, the privacy policy and terms of use are at notbroken.io/about, notbroken.io/privacy and notbroken.io/terms. The tools are general wellness aids, not medical devices, and Track is a personal journal that never gives medication advice.

If you are in crisis: Please contact your local emergency services immediately, or reach out to one of the following helplines:

International: Chapter 02 of this directory lists free helplines by situation and country; elsewhere use Find A Helpline — findahelpline.com
United States: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988) • Crisis Text Line (text HOME to 741741)
United Kingdom: Samaritans — 116 123 (free, 24/7)
Canada: Talk Suicide Canada — 988 (call or text, 24/7)
Australia: Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7) • Beyond Blue — 1300 22 4636
New Zealand: Need to Talk? — 1737 (free, 24/7)
Europe: European Emergency Number — 112
India: iCall — 9152987821 • Vandrevala Foundation — 1860 2662 345
Singapore: Samaritans of Singapore — 1-767 (24/7)
Japan: TELL Lifeline — 03-5774-0992

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