Many say they are healthier after sessions with vibrational device
BY CARI MERRILL
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The Fort Collins Coloradoan
Originally published August 2, 2007
When Duncan, a 3-year-old ferret, was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in May, Margie Murphy was told to prepare for the worst.
Murphy, who couldn't stand the thought of losing Duncan, whom she refers to as "her baby," spent $2,600 in medical bills for X-rays, ultrasounds and surgery, which didn't help.
On a final attempt, Murphy took Duncan to get "VIBEd."
After one month of sitting in front of the VIBE machine for a few minutes a day, a few days a week at the Atrium Health Spa and Inn, Duncan is now back to his lively self.
"He was skin and bones. He wouldn't open his eyes, wouldn't drink," Murphy said. "It was horrible. My heart was ripped out."
The Vibrational Integration Bio-photonic Energizer, or VIBE, is an energy-transmitting machine that raises the voltages of a person's or animal's cells while they sit in front of it.
The body absorbs the energy, which regulates the vibrations of the cells in the body. The theory behind the machine is that if cells can oscillate at a higher frequency, they will release toxins.
Many people claim they are healthier and re-energized after their VIBE sessions. The machine, which people sit in front of for a matter of minutes, rotates through cycles of 30 seconds on and 15 seconds off.
The machine concept came after creator Gene Koonce of Greeley tried to increase the frequency of water to purify it and drank it when it turned blue.
"Like any inventor, I drank it and I was wired with energy for hours," Koonce said.
He wanted to bottle and sell the energized water; but the water wouldn't hold the charge for that long, leading to the birth of the VIBE machine that Koonce said charges the water inside the body.
Popularity of the $17,800 VIBE machine is spreading rapidly through word-of-mouth as people share their success stories about the machine that users say is shrinking cancer tumors and renewing their health; Koonce said there are 144 machines in Colorado.
Kimberly Manalo, who has multiple sclerosis, started her VIBE sessions after she lost strength in her left leg. After four treatments in November, Manalo noticed a dramatic difference.
"Right away I could feel the strength come back," said the 31-year-old who teaches physical education at Moore Elementary. "I was running up and down the hallways of my parents' house."
While many people are skeptical about the VIBE machine, Manalo said the five to six minutes that she sits in front of the machine twice a week really works. An MRI showed a reduction in the lesions on her brain and she's curious what her next MRI will show.
The VIBE machine, however, does not cure or replace traditional medicine; and Koonce stressed it is an energy device, not a medical treatment - a machine that balances the body, but does not cure ailments.
As finances will allow, Koonce is paying for clinical studies to examine the effect of the VIBE machine on people with various illnesses such as depression and diabetes.
Medical doctors who have heard of the VIBE machine say there's no harm in using the machine.
Dr. Diana Medgyesy of Front Range Cancer Specialists said there is no scientific data that shows the VIBE cures cancer, but she doesn't discourage patients from using it. She also said it shouldn't be a substitute for standard cancer treatment.
Prices for a VIBE session vary based on each location. Donna Corbett-Lewis, owner of Atrium Day Spa and Inn, asks for donations from the 20 to 50 people a day who use the machine, but she said some clinics charge from $10 to $30 per sitting, adding that she doesn't offer the service to make money.
"It's exciting to see people get their health back," she said. "If you have your health, you can do anything you want."
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