Meghna Thacker is a trusted doctor, thyroid expert, and celebrated author. Her book, Seven Steps to Heal Your Thyroid: A proven plan to Increase Energy, Elevate Mood & Optimize Weight is a must-read for anyone who wants to achieve better health and wellness. In this informative, interesting podcast, Dr. Thacker shares her vast knowledge of thyroid health and wellness.  Dr. Thacker has long been a passionate healer, particularly focused on thyroid disease, motivated by her own struggles with this frustrating, troublesome condition. Her book, Seven Steps to Heal your Thyroid, provides pertinent information to help everyone who suffers from thyroid issues—to increase their energy, elevate their mood, and achieve/maintain a healthy weight.  Dr. Thacker is a respected, licensed Naturopathic Physician in Arizona. She graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine after successful completion of her bachelor’s in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery from Mumbai, India. Dr. Thacker talks about her personal history battling Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism, gaining weight, losing her hair, and being frustrated with multiple symptoms when she was growing up in India. She talks about her experiences early on, medications, and the various effects of thyroid conditions. Dr. Thacker explains that it is important to find a doctor who truly understands thyroid issues because blood tests might show normal range results, but people are still suffering, thus you need a doctor who will dig deeper, to test and find a solution to the problem. The thyroid doctor talks about specific cases and patients, and how she worked to find an answer to each person’s unique situation.  The thyroid naturopathic doctor talks about diet, supplements, botanical medicines, and micronutrient analyses that provide detailed information. Understanding things on the cellular level allows physicians to better strategize on appropriate treatment. And she explains thyroid balance and how the body detoxifies.  Dr. Thacker’s holistic practice focuses heavily on helping women balance their hormones and treat their thyroid disorders naturally.