Dear all,

I spoke to my old acupuncturist this morning. He is extremely wise and a very talented healer. He is a Buddhist and started practising Chinese medicine from the age of twelve - his father was the local 'doctor'.  He said that he does not remember any cases of chronic illness at all. Instead, people would get ill through infection/bacteria, which were treated with herbs/food.  Chronic illness really does seem to be a product of our 'sick' society - if anyone is worried about their children, I am convinced that IC is not inevitable but can be avoided. He also said to breathe 'mindfully' every day (he meditates), that illness is a warning and that what we have is not insurmountable at all; when he was practising, he used to see cancer and all sorts of diseases - relatively, we can completely heal. Everything we already know from DR. B - just nice to have it confirmed by someone else.