The information on Germanium is here:
http://www.oralchelation.com/ingred/germaniu.htm Honestly, it sounds a whole lot like Dr. Robert Young's Alkalization. Essentially, eating alkaline foods so you get more oxygen, which kills all the nasties and nourishes all the goodies. Other products do this too, like stabilized oxygen or 35% hydrogen peroxide. This is a theme I've noticed in a couple alternative miracle cures. And I'm sure they all work. Question is...which is the best? As in, which is cheapest, least harmful, and most all-around beneficial? The FDA doesn't seem to be too happy with Germanium for some reason or other. And there are some rather strange abnormal side effects of taking oxygen supplements which I can't remember. The way of Dr. Young is expounded at
www.supergreens.com fairly well. Notice the similarites with all of these methods.
Could you tell me when the posts occurred at egroups? I went through the March titles and didn't find it. I usually just delete their email digests, because they appear way too technical. I also think those people are just way too into their drugs. 
The usenet newsgroup seems more general and sane.
Good luck with the Deep Sleep. Be sure and relay your experience when you get it! I don't know what's been happening to my sleep reduction experiments...I've been getting horrendous results. I've actually been getting rather discouraged lately, which is uncharacteristic of me. I'm sure one of these months I'll hit the jackpot though.
