alternative therapies

Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to fall asleep. Patients with narcolepsy have sleep attacks (i.e., fall asleep suddenly during the day) despite having quality sleep at night lasting for minutes to…

Hyperthyroidism (also be referred to as thyrotoxicosis) is a disorder in which the thyroid gland overreacts, producing excessive amounts of thyroxine.  This excess thyroxine alters most body functions. This condition can occur at any age.…

Graves’s disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism and it occurs frequently in women. It is an autoimmune condition where the thyroid gland is over stimulated to produce thyroxine. In Grave’s disease, a specific type of antibodies…

Aromatherapy is an alternative form of therapy in which essential oils extracted from herbs and plants are used to alter or treat a disease process. The essential oils extracted can be put on the individual’s skin or inhaled into the lungs…

Hypothyroidism, sometimes called underactive thyroid, is a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough of a specific set of hormones, particularly thyroxine. Thyroid gland problems are much more common in women than men and…

Acupuncture is an alternate medicine treatment technique that originated in ancient China. It involves the insertion of specialized needle into specific points in the skin (acupuncture sites). It was thought by the ancient users that this…