Shannon Phillips is a nutrition therapy practitioner who focuses on helping people who have an underactive thyroid condition called Hashimotos or hypothyroidism. This condition is caused when the thyroid stops producing hormones that help you burn fat or metabolize anything, ultimately resulting in weight gain. Coincidentally enough, I would be diagnosed with hypothyroidism in late 2016. In this episode, Shannon talks about the misconception of "alternative" health over Western medicine and why individuals like Rob Rivera were able to heal themselves without having to take any pills--a problem that most of America has to deal with under the consequences of medicinal side effects. Shannon uncovers very basic habits that all of us can afford to practice in our daily lives when it comes to what we eat and HOW we eat our food. She will also disclose why individuals feel fatigued, experience depression, stress or have an upset stomach and provide solutions you can practice to alleviate a lot of these symptoms. We also finish up our conversation with Rob Rivera and he will uncover the most difficult thing he has to face when it comes to being on the road and living a healthy lifestyle. He claims in this episode that he would have been met with a different fate if it weren't for one particular individual in his life. For more show notes and resources, you can check this episode out on my website at: http://www.theshanman.com/blog/podcast-s1e2-breaking-down-why-you-re-breaking-down-with-shannon-phillips