Bob - There are so many methods of alternative medicines, it would be hard for the average person to keep up. But there are many different systems, which believe in meridians, chockras, etc, which "they" describe as energy points. For example, rolfing is one, Reiki is another, kinesiology is one of the best. I truly know very little about acupuncture, only that I had it done and thought I got better faster. Also, with your permission, I could write you personally and tell you of one time that I was much, much better as long as I did the acupuncture, but after I stopped it, it came back. Don't give up on alternative medicines yet. After having worked in hospitals 25 years before changing careers to the real estate business, I learned that doctors could not and would not even consider any medicine except what they were taught in medical school. You probably know that most physicians had only 4 to 8 hours on nutrition, and today that has become a vital part in healing. Who's to say it is "that" thing that cause healing and who's to say it is a placebo effect. I'm here to say that what ever works, can't be criticized. Best wishes Bob, I love your input. Jo Ann from Houston here to