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About Us
Richard Millard is the MD of Energy for Health and here
introduces the background to the company. "Energy for Health was formed in
2002 with the aim of offering innovative and inexpensive tools for maintaining
good health in the home, by combining the knowledge and expertise of East &
West; North & South. The founders were my wife, Kimiyo, our good friend, Kate
Quartermaine (pictured at the foot of this page), and me.
"Pictured here with Hannah McDonald (who moderates
our Practitioner Forum) are Kimiyo and myself at an Exhibition in Olympia
wherewe demonstrated our headline product, the Surge of Chi Exerciser.
"Kimiyo is a State Registered Nurse with many years
experience in Japanese hospitals. She has a searching eye when it comes to
choosing quality healthcare products, and a deep interest in the many strands
of traditional and modern medical knowledge that are evolving so fast these
days.
"I have lived in Japan for over 10 years myself,
and grew to appreciate the way in which Japanese society blends its
traditional understanding and practices with all the new knowledge that is
these days emerging from all corners of the world.
"The Japanese really seem to thrive by learning
about anything that WORKS WELL - and then adapting it to their own needs.
CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IS THE WATCHWORD, and QUALITY is the result, no matter
what the source of the knowledge, research, technology and materials.
"Our first project at Energy for Health was to
research Chi Exercise Machines, a class of passive exerciser – often called
‘Chi Machines’ or ‘Chi Exercisers’ in the West - that has been immensely
popular in the Far East for close on 15 years. The first Chi Exerciser was
invented in Japan in 1989, though the Japanese do not refer to them in this
way. Their focus was on the exercise benefits - which they simply call
‘Goldfish Exercise’.
"After becoming hugely popular among the Chinese
too, these exercisers later reached the West and became known as ‘Chi
Machines’ (and later the term was registered as a Trade Mark by the Taiwanese
company marketing the original model in the West). The name includes the word
'chi' because of the energising effect these exercisers give – based on the
Chinese understanding of the benefits that come from stimulating ‘chi’ energy
to boost all the body’s functions.
"Energy for Health introduced the Surge
of Chi Exerciser - the featured product on this website - to the UK in
2003, with an updated model released in 2004. After working closely with many
healthcare practitioners and ordinary people over the last 6 years, we have
seen what a wide range of potential health benefits it can bring.
"We enjoy hearing the many stories of people who
have found benefits of many kinds from using the Surge of Chi over the last
six years. We have also been greatly encouraged by the positive response of
healthcare professionals – including more than 140 who participated in trials
undertaken during 2005. A full report on the trials was published
in Positive Health magazine [http://www.positivehealth.com] in July 2006.
"Another series of trials in which over 60
Heathcare Professionals have undertaken trials with their clients has produced
some really interesting Case Studies that confirm how much relief they give to
people with chronic conditions that of many types.
"We are working closely with the professional
healthcare sector to expand the knowledge base underpinning use of Chi
Exercisers in clinics and other professional settings. While doing so we are
discovering other innovative products and have selected a few of the very
highest quality that we are happy to recommend to practitioners and ordinary
customers. These are now available to buy on this site, and we will be adding
more products to the shop when we find high-quality products that we
particularly like.
"I hope you will enjoy trying some of them - and
taking advantage of the Money Back Guarantees we offer with all of our
products."
 Energy
for Health has a commitment to excellence and integrity, and this commitment
has been recognised by the Complementary
Medical Association, who have awarded us CMA Approved Supplier Status.
The developing pool of knowledge and experience
with our products in professional environments is being shared among members
of our Practitioner
Forum . Hannah McDonald is another member of the EfH team with her own
therapy practice – specializing as a Nutritional Therapist. Fortunately Hannah
finds time to help EfH in developing our relationships with the professional
healthcare sector, and to help run our Practitioner Forum - including the
design and monitoring of the successful Practitioner Trials of the Surge of
Chi Exerciser that started in 2005.
To read a report on the First Phase Practitioner
Trial results with 140 Practitioners, please click here.
Practitioners wishing to participate in the Second Phase of Trials, which are
still ongoing, please send us an email
with details of your professional qualifications.
Energy for Health is committed to providing a
friendly pre- and post-sales backup service to make sure our customers receive
help and advice on all aspects of their purchases.
Click here
for details of how to find us.
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