I loved to read, so I started to read health books. They changed my life and inspired me to become a Naturopathic Physician. 

In medical school, I connected with the mystery of thyroid disease. Before I was exposed to it, it seemed like most people could get better with a healthy diet and exercise. People with thyroid disease tried these things but still gained weight and did not feel well. It seemed clear that conventional medicine did not have any effective solutions either. 

I did not know that these were the early days of an explosion of thyroid disease. 

When I started practicing in 1996, thyroid disease was already my main focus. I realized early along that there were pieces of the puzzle scattered in different areas. Some were in the lore of natural medicine. Others were found in conventional practices. Many were in cutting-edge research that had not yet influenced clinical care. 

I’ve done my best to go deep in all of these areas making it a point to neither privilege nor ignore any sources. 

For 20 years I had a full-time thyroid-specific practice. I learned a ton from patient care and treasured just about every minute of it. 

After writing several books and developing a national audience, I was in a position to rethink everything. I spent most of 2018 and 2019 revisiting all the published research on natural ways to help thyroid disease. It was nearly a full-time job for two years. 

My initial focus was on dietary approaches, but as I studied foods, I found many high-quality studies about nutraceuticals. Despite the fact that the data was not hidden, much of it was new to me. I started to write about it, but working with my readers showed me that writing was not enough. 

The things I learned did not help people because there was no easy way for them to make use of it. People either had to take countless individual pills, or they had to try to find formulas that fit my recommendations. 

Taking individual pills was not practical. It required too many pills and there were countless ways it could go wrong. It was too easy to end up with the wrong form of a nutrient or the wrong amount. 

Taking other formulas did not work. Either they had harmful ingredients like iodine, or they were spiked with synthetic thyroid hormones. In fact, one study showed that 90% of ‘Thyroid Support’ products had variable amounts of thyroid hormones, even if none of their listed ingredients should have contained any. 

It was obvious that if I wanted all of this good information to help people, I had to make these formulations from scratch. I also realized that I needed help. I would not be able to reach enough thyroid patients on my own. I needed to be able to work with other practitioners so that we could reach more people.

Thus Thyroid Specific Formulations for practitioners was born. 

I made each formula myself. Each is designed for its own purpose and I made them so they are all compatible with one another. Every milligram of every ingredient is there because studies on actual people showed that it helped. Nothing helpful was left out, and nothing was added for fluff. 

By doing it precisely, I was able to make these products accessible. They are cost-effective and they don’t require massive numbers of pills. I don’t like games and gimmicks. I will work to support you. You’ll never have to worry about your patients buying these products cheaper from elsewhere. Not even from me. 

I believe that it is an honor to help people recover from thyroid disease. If you’re reading this, then you are a practitioner with the same mission. Maybe thyroid disease is not your sole focus, but nonetheless, you know that your thyroid patients need special care. 

I believe that you can help them live better lives. And in doing so you will be rewarded – financially and emotionally. 

I’m happy that we can work together to reach more people and help them more effectively than either of us could on our own. Please know that I’ll do whatever I can to help along the way. You’re always welcome to reach out to me directly: drc@thyroidspecificformulations.com.

To your health and success,

Dr. Alan Christianson