About this episode
What if there was a simple reason your thyroid wasn’t functioning well and by making a few changes in skincare products and swapping some foods you eat for others you could regain thyroid function? What if there was a book outlining just how to do that? What if the author of that book were here to answer all the questions I can think to throw at him for the next 30 minutes? Well, my friend you’re in luck. I’m Debra Atkinson and you’re listening to Flipping 50.. in today’s episode we’re graced by the presence of Dr Alan Christianson and given thyroid is our topic you’ll get the inside scoop on not just his book but the information and hope inside that book. Can you reverse thyroid disease? This episode is brought to you by the Flipping 50 Specialist and look, if you’re a trainer who wants to have a thriving business working with women in midlife and solving problems related to all stages of menopause and beyond.. you have a very short window of time to join the Advanced Specialist 2.0 10-month training. I’ll put a link in the show notes so you can contact me and learn about it before it’s too late. My Guest: Alan Christianson is a Phoenix, Arizona-based Naturopathic Endocrinologist with a focus on thyroid disease. Dr. Christianson was a member of the premier class of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) graduating in 1996. He has been actively practicing in Scottsdale since 1996 and is the founding physician behind Integrative Health. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose titles include The Metabolism Reset Diet, The Adrenal Reset Diet, and the forthcoming Thyroid Reset Diet. Dr. Christianson is the founding president of the Endocrine Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the first medical specialty board dedicated to Naturopathic Endocrinology. He has trained physicians internationally on the management of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, hypothyroidism, and subclinical hypothyroidism. He frequently appears on national TV shows like Dr. Oz, The Doctors, The Today Show, and CNN as well as print media like Shape Magazine, Women’s World, and Natural Health. Dr. Christianson resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Kirin, and their two children. Questions we answer in this episode: It seems like we hear more about thyroid disease - is it more common than it used to be? What are the various types of thyroid disease? Which types of thyroid disease are related to iodine? Once you have thyroid disease can it ever go away? If iodine is essential how can it cause thyroid disease? Isn’t much of the world deficient in iodine? Why are some people more sensitive to iodine? What if you get too little iodine? Resources: Link to the Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3bi7GtP Invisibleiodine.com