Hi and welcome to episode 18 of the Wellness Mama Podcast, where I provide simple answers

for healthier families.

Did you know that the bulk of the thyroid gland is made up of follicles which contain

thyroid hormones attached to a protein named thyroglobulin.

The thyroid hormones work to increase the basal metabolism of the body and they tend to

increase many of the body's functions and hormone processes.

In short, if the thyroid isn't happy, chances are a lot of other parts of the body aren't

happy either.

Today's guest and I will be talking a lot about the thyroid.

Dr. Alan Christensen is a naturopathic doctor who specializes in natural endocrinology

with a focus on thyroid disorders.

He's always been brilliant and he read the entire set of encyclopedias before he even started

kindergarten.

As a child, he struggled though with health problems such as epilepsy, poor coordination

and obesity.

But in seventh grade, he had a turning point.

He read a lot of books about nutrition, got into fitness and became the fastest runner

in his class and played competitive sports.

He now, as a naturopathic doctor, helps thousands of people each year with his specialized approach

to nutrition and natural medicine, including me as he's my personal doctor.

He founded, in a grade of health, a group of physicians whose philosophy is to provide

smart, safe, primarily natural and scientific solutions for the entire family to live in

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