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The Evan Brand Show

Dr. Alan Christianson: How the Mind Overpowers Healthy Habits and the Benefits of Stress

The Evan Brand Show

Evan Brand, BCHN, FNTP

Health & Fitness

4.8802 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2014

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Alan Christianson is a Phoenix, Arizona-based Naturopathic Physician (NMD) who specializes in natural endocrinology with a focus on thyroid disorders. Today we talk about some personal hilarious stories about laughter and how we need to quit taking ourselves so seriously. Also we talk about a story where a man suddenly died after finally reaching his dream and why you have to enjoy the journey of life itself. Please write a review for the show on iTunes! Thanks!

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to Not Just Paleo. This is your host, Evan Brand. And how's it going out there? I had an awesome weekend. I spent much of my time in the woods. And I've found some of the most massive cypress trees I've ever seen in my entire life i guess that's why the place that i was at

0:39.6

was called cypress springs but it was crazy and it makes you feel really small you know when you get

0:46.7

next to a tree that massive i don't know if any of you all been out to the sequoias the redwoods or

0:53.8

any of that area throughout California and

0:56.3

just that whole area with those trees, but I got to make it out there sometime. Maybe

1:01.1

eventually we'll do some kind of camping retreat or something like that where we can all get

1:07.2

together and camp out and meet up. I think that'd be fun. But anyways, I hope you enjoy the show today with Dr. Allen Christensen,

1:15.8

and I'll see you back at Not Just Paleo.com.

1:19.8

All right, well, I'm back with Dr. Allen Christensen.

1:23.4

This is podcast number two together, talking about thyroid and all of the things that he studies.

1:29.6

So welcome to the show.

1:31.6

Thanks so much for having me.

1:32.8

I love the show and glad to be on it.

1:35.2

Yeah, well, thanks for taking the time again.

1:37.3

Would you mind just telling people a little bit about yourself and what you do in Scottsdale, Arizona?

1:44.5

My name is Dr. Alan Christensen.

1:46.5

I'm a naturopathic position, and I focus on natural endocrinology.

1:50.4

And that's primarily thyroid disease, but also diabetes and management of obesity, all the things that go along with that.

1:58.8

So how long have you been doing this stuff for?

2:01.3

And what has been the most insane revelation you've had?

2:06.7

How long have I been doing this stuff?

2:08.1

That's an awesome question.

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