397: Can Normal Thyroid Function Return by Avoiding Iodine With Dr. Alan Christianson

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 11 a.m.

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I\\u2019m here with someone I deeply admire and I\\u2019m incredibly grateful for. Dr. Alan Christianson is a naturopathic endocrinologist who focuses on thyroid function and specifically Hashimoto\\u2019s (which I had) as well as hypothyroidism and Graves\\u2019 disease.

Dr. Christianson was actually the first doctor to diagnose me (correctly) and guide me to my recovery. He\\u2019s also done this for thousands of people in his years of practice.

In this episode, we go deep on, of course, thyroid health, but also things like iodine, weight loss, and some confounding factors that aren\\u2019t always considered when it comes to thyroid.

Episode Highlights With Dr. Alan Christianson

  • Specific resources to help with thyroid disease
  • Some important reasons to consider avoiding iodine with thyroid disease
  • Why you likely need less iodine, not more, if you have thyroid disease (this was an important factor for me)
  • The hidden source of iodine you\\u2019ve probably never considered
  • How to know if you\\u2019re putting iodine on your skin without knowing it
  • What to know about selenium intake and how to get enough without getting too much
  • The labs to know to look at for thyroid health
  • One lab that confirms the presence of thyroid disease
  • The two products you should consider avoiding for thyroid health
  • And more!

Resources We Mention

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