Acupuncture originated in China approximately 2500 years ago and was considered to be a complete medical system. Today, acupuncture is still used to treat, and prevent disease, and improve well-being. Acupuncture is based on the premise that energy ("Chi" or "Qi") circulates throughout the body along well-defined pathways, or meridians. When the meridians are blocked, the result is pain or illness. Tiny needles (about the same width as a strand of hair) are inserted along specific meridans in order to restore a balanced circulation of energy... yin and yang.

The World Health Organization lists over forty diseases that acupuncture can treat effectively - thyroid is on the list. Acupuncture gained the attention of the American public after President Nixon's trip to China in 1972. Traveling with Nixon was a New York Times reporter, James Reston, who received acupuncture in China after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. He was so impressed with the procedure's ability to relieve his postoperative pain that he wrote about his experience upon returning to the United States. According to Skya Abbate, DOM, Executive Director, Southwest Acupuncture College, doctor's she has studied with in China advocate the use of Western medications to treat hyperthyroidism, although they use some acupuncture as well. (See: Acupuncture Today;Needle Techniques.)

For certain conditions, acupuncture is more effective when the needles are heated using a technique known as "moxibustion." The acupuncturist lights a small bunch of the dried herb moxa (mugwort) and holds it above the needles. The herb, which burns slowly and gives off a little smoke and a pleasant, incense-like smell, never directly touches the body.

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