It may depend on the person that you are seeing for acupuncture, and if they are really specialized in what they do.

I am seeing a local acupuncture doctor and he is excellent. I feel so much better (in the long run). He helps the worn out organs properly function again. My kidneys are bad because they are connected with the feeling of fear according to the Chinese medicine. I am about 70% better since I started seeing him a year and a half ago and following his advice.

I firmly believe that I would have not made it as I was so sick and skinny I could hardly stay on my feet. The detox was killing me. Although the supplements such as Algin helped greatly, I really needed someone to fix the damage already done to my internal organs by mercury which is well known to stay put and slowly eat you alive! At least that's how it felt..

So acupunture and macrobiotics is a way to go! - may not be true for everyone, but great results with me.