Wendy, Very well said. I forgot to mention that my experience with acupuncture has been the liver and bladder meridians. the liver does so much for the body--so many functions or seeviecs it performs are generally unknown to or not understood by most people. I would like to see a dialogue begun by you about that--you know how to get them ( the list) exploring.. maybe this one post will do it.. but example--the role it plays in blood sugar, hormone balance , filtering --and the miracle of regenereation that it possesses. God has given us a miracle in that alone and we have refused it! love becky