Ep. 154 How to Normalize Your Thyroid Function: What You Can Do To Help Support Your Body with Dr. Alan Christianson

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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I am delighted to have Dr. Alan Christianson joining me as my guest for today’s show! Dr. Christianson is a Board-Certified Naturopathic Endocrinologist who focuses on thyroid care. He is also a New York Times bestselling author whose recent titles include The Thyroid Reset Diet. Dr. Christianson is the founding president behind the Endocrine Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the American College of Thyroidology. He has featured in countless media appearances, including Dr. Oz, The Doctors, and The Today Show. Although tons of information about thyroid conditions is available out there, it can be confusing because so much of it is conflicting. Recent findings have shown that much of what we believed to be true in the past has changed. Thyroid disease has also changed. Thyroid cancers, the prevalence of thyroid treatment, and diagnoses for chronic disease have all tripled over the last couple of decades. Fortunately, Dr. Christianson is an incredible resource! He is joining us today to dive into some of the recent discoveries about the causes of thyroid disease and share some encouraging findings. Stay tuned to learn more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Christianson talks about the changes that have been happening regarding thyroid disease over the last twenty years. Dr. Christianson talks about the most important factor for the increase in thyroid disease over the last couple of decades. Understanding it can offer a solution for many people. How the thyroid works, its physiology, and how iodine interacts with it. Why there is so much iodine in dairy products. Dr. Christianson talks about the shift that took place around the mid-1980s that is relevant to thyroid disease. Everything related to iodine in our body gets filtered through the thyroid function. What you need to be aware of and understand to make educated decisions about the products you use. What almost everyone with thyroid problems can do to normalize their thyroid function in a very short time. Dr. Christianson shares some encouraging findings regarding over and underactive thyroid function. Dr. Christianson talks about thyroid medicines. Things you should take into account when having a thyroid test. What you can do to help support your body. The various factors that work together to exacerbate thyroid function. Lifestyle factors that impact thyroid function. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Alan Christianson On Facebook On Instagram On Pinterest On YouTube On his website

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0:00.0	This is everyday wellness, a podcast dedicated to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
0:11.0	And now, here is your host, nurse practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:18.1	Today I'm delighted to have Dr. Alan Christensen,
0:20.9	he's a board certified naturopathic
0:23.6	andocrinologist who focuses on thyroid care.
0:27.0	He's also a New York Times best-selling author
0:29.7	whose recent titles include the Thyroid Reset Diet and for which I am so excited to have you
0:35.2	joining us this afternoon largely because there's just so much information out there
0:40.0	about thyroid that's so conflicting and yet I know you're just this incredible
0:43.7	resource so let's really dive in into some of the new findings about the
0:48.1	causes of thyroid disease because even as a clinician myself I was really
0:52.2	surprised that I was explaining to my husband
0:54.3	I mean this makes so much sense when I was really diving into the book and doing research for
0:58.7	our interview today.
0:59.7	You know yeah so much of what we've learned has changed in the recent past and so much of thyroid disease has changed recently.
1:07.0	Thyroid cancers have tripled last couple decades.
1:10.0	Prevalence of thyroid treatment and diagnosis for chronic disease has also tripled over this time
1:14.4	frame. And there's been a lot of new initiatives for to answer the question of, you know, why is this happening?
1:19.2	What's going on? One large group of medical reviewers, their conclusion was that many factors are responsible.
1:28.0	However, the biggest single one by far is the change in our iodine intake.
1:32.6	And they argued that it was not only the most important,
1:35.1	but it was more important than all the other factors combined.
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