Dr. Lixin Zhang, our speaker today, comes from a long, long line of acupuncturist.  He is trained in the fields of both Western and Traditional Chinese medicines,  specializing in neurological and degenerative disorders.  Dr Zhang said that daily medication does not heal but treats chronic diseases and that these medications have side-effects.   With these medication and the chronic condition, the outcome is a lowering of the immune system.   He says that acupuncture is a needle

put in a certain place to help certain problems, and he demonstrated as well as told several stories.   Public education is a part of his job description and went on to describe the three areas that he would not be able to help.   Those being:  1. Emergencies, 2. Surgeries, and 3. Bacteria as Western antibiotics are best for that as well.   After that Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture works.