Brunette you seem to be doing the same things I did when I started acupunture. I know all the different herbs etc are expensive and let me tell you some of them taste vile but once a started my detox a few months ago I really started to fell really good on the inside. So perceive through it and you should reap the rewards. I still take 4 different vitamins a day and when I'm cycling I get given another chinese herb which is horrible but I find after a few days of drinking it it tastes ok. When you eventually do the blood tests make sure you go home after I had them done at lunchtime and by the time I got back to work I felt like I was going to pass out. My FS told me that it can take upto 6 weeks to get all the results so I reckon you should sum up the courage to go for it.