About the Author

Dr. Allen Christianson is the "go-to" expert to whom other physicians refer patients with thyroid disease. He has been featured on TV news stations across the country for his views on medicine, and has been spotlighted by national publications ranging from "Woman's World" to the Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients.
Hy Bender is the bestselling author of 15 books and has also written for such national publications as "The New York Times, American Film, Advertising Age, Spy," and "Mad Magazine." Hy's lived through both thyroid cancer and hypothyroidism, allowing him to write about thyroid topics in a nuanced way that fully takes into account a patient's feelings and needs.