Many doctors don't know the importance of iodine unfortunately. I've been using this iodine for 6 months and one concerned symptom that lasted over a year has completely disappeared soon after I started taking this. But I read reviews about the density issue and safety issue of this iodine sold in Amazon, so I contacted Lugol's about it, and here is their response: "Lugol's is made with distilled water. Color may vary depending on storage. We use a tamper evident one piece cap which reveals a ring that separates upon opening and falls to the shoulder of the bottle. All Amazon sellers are known to us. But in general they store in bins and not upright which is what we suggest. We guarantee our product for the life of the bottle." I told them that nothing fell upon opening my bottle, and sent them a photo of my bottle. They said that the ring is still on the cap, and it's possible the ring did not disengage, but usually it separates. * The Amazon sellers of this iodine seem to change quickly. Iodine (I only trust Lugol's so far) is effective for allergy, depression, fatigue, fertility problems, heart arrhythmia, ovarian problems, psoriasis, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, Fibromyalgia, and the list goes on. Most of us are deficient in iodine. I take this 3 drops in the morning as this can wake you up. I take Selenium supplement and use Himalayan salt (recommend Sherpa Pink Gourmet Himalayan Salt) that will help its effectiveness and also reduces side effects. I didn't have much side effect, except I got very sleepy. Some get headache, skin disorder, fatigue, and if you get those side effects, reduce the amount and if needed gradually increase the amount (1 drop for 1st week, 2 drops for 2nd week). What I understand is that overtaking iodine also causes health issues, but 1-5 drops would be fine, EXCEPT those who has KIDNEY issue. My mom who has kidney issue takes only 1 drop daily (can start from twice a week depending on the person's condition), and her high blood pressure became stable soon after taking this. * Please do this under your sole responsibility. Hope this info is helpful

UPDATED REVIEW The dosage information is wrong in the product description as it states one vertical drop is 3.25 mg of Iodine. The dosage that is shown under the product description is for Lugol's 5% solution. One drop of Lugol's 2% is 1.65mg of Iodine per vertical drop, which shows how woefully inadequate the current Recommended Daily Allowance is, since one vertical drop is equal to a little more than 10 days of Iodine per the RDA. The calculation for the vertical dosage in iodine is as follows: The "United States Pharmaceutical ("USP") standard for Iodine and Potassium Iodide in iodine solutions" "Iodine topical solution two percent U.S.P. is defined as having in each 100 ml [milliliters], not less than 1.8 grams and not more than 2.2 grams of iodine, and not less than 2.1 grams and not more than 2.6 grams of [potassium] iodide in water." The following calculations are for the average of the range, which could vary by 10% either way and still be compliant: 100 ml = 4.125 grams (g) of iodine 100 ml = 4,125 mg of iodine 1 ml = 41.25 mg of iodine 1 ml = 25 vertical drops (this was my measurement; a bottle should contain a total of 59.15 x 25 vertical drops = 1,479 vertical drops per 2 fluid ounce bottle) 1 vertical drop = 1.65 mg of Iodine For comparison to Iodoral tablets, the 2 fluid ounce bottle has 59.15 ml of solution containing 2,440 mg of Iodine or about 195 Iodoral 12.5 mg tablets. OLD REVIEW below: This product is the same formula that was invented in 1829 and is terrific for supplementing health. At 150 micrograms, the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance is woefully insufficient to sustain healthy humans. Japanese daily consumption is on average over 8,500% (13milligrams) more than what the U.S. population is supposed to ingest. The japanese also smoke more than americans, spend much less on health care, and are more densely populated. Despite this they have 10 times less obesity, many times less occurrence of almost all types of cancer, circulatory disease, and other types of disease. While iodine is commonly commented on for thyroid necessity it also good for mental acuity and is necessary for many other unknown reasons

I am outrageously stubborn about suggesting supplements and diets and other such health fads to people, even when I THINK they are working for me, and I am incredibly untrusting of other people's self-reporting, because people placebo themselves and then put out a 5 star review before they can possibly know what is actually happening in their body. The excitement of believing that you have a cure-all does wonders for brand-promotion and temporary mental stress reduction, so I don't blame people, but I am wary, and you should be too. I have been taking J. Crow's Lugol's 2% for ~2 years, going through 8 of the 2oz bottles in that time. I have done all sorts of things with my diet and lifestyle to bring down my weight and increase my energy and I have changed dramatically what and how I eat, but I never stopped taking Iodine (with mineral salt and water!!!!) and I have been on a consistent, although frustratingly slow weight loss path. No matter how or what or when I eat and whatever digestive or inflammation issues arise, I am always steadily losing weight since the introduction of Iodine. It has been SLOW, but it has been GENUINE weight loss as well. Apparently there are muscles and tendons and veins under my skin...who knew? Nothing else has ever worked this consistently for me. I have had absolutely no weight fluctuation since I started on Lugol's; it has been a slow, steady loss of weight the whole time. I cannot possibly say what other things may be aiding me, but Iodine was a distinct change from the multitude of other health-promoting changes I made. I would also recommend something like a Clearly Filtered water filter and perhaps the very easy-to-read books by Dr. Brownstein. I refuse to recommend anything to anyone, because of how variable our conditions and tolerances are, but I am recommending Iodine to you, because it is the most impactful, but subtle change I've made to my diet. I started out at 3-5 drops just to be safe and worked up to 10-12 or sometimes 15, going up or down to see if I noticed anything, but I have been at a steady 20 drops for a few months now. It seems like everyone will have a different tolerance and need, so play it safe, and good luck. I hope you benefit like I have

Ok, if you have done your research on the internet, there is a lot of hype about iodine missing in our diets. Guess what? They are right. I just had my blood work done and it stated that my thyroid was ok. However, I ordered this product and started taking one drop per day in a glass of water. Now I'm up to three drops per day. I never get a cold or sick. I lost 10 pounds and I'm full of energy every day. My wife Is taking one drop per day. She has lost 20 pounds, never sick, and full of energy. I really feel that iodine is a missing link in our diet

I was living out the old saying "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.". At only 49, I feared I was following in my grandmother's footsteps with senile dementia. Not the mild forgetfulness that we all jokingly play off when we can't remember something on the tips of our tongues, but rather the scary private secret that we know we're slowly losing our edge. When you make your living with a sharp pencil this knowledge is especially devastating. A slow dimming of the mind is a cruel thing. Enter iodine. Particularly Lugol's solution in this case. Within 2 hours of drinking a glass of water with 5 drops of the solution, I could feel the fog that had taken years to develop, beginning to lift. Within 24 hours and into the following week, it became abundantly clear that the cloud had lifted. My mind had returned to its normal, welcome sharpness. I wasn't just a little sharper, I was back to being me altogether. You cannot overstate my relief and gratitude. A million dollars couldn't buy what a few pennies did. Apparently the FDA and medical community with it, have gotten the whole iodine thing totally wrong. You don't need MICROgrams of iodine, you need MILLIgrams and the health and longevity of the Japanese are my witnesses and evidence. Folks eating western diets get 100 or so micrograms of iodine a day if they're lucky, while the Japanese get 10 - 50 milligrams a day. That's 100 - 500x as much and the Japanese have demonstrably higher IQs and phenomenally lower breast and other cancer rates. Read the work of Dr. Brownstein and others with the Iodine Project. Apparently once again we have forgotten what we once knew - that iodine is medicine. Do your own research on the matter and decide for yourself what is right. If you do decide to supplement with iodine then education is imperative. The iodine is extremely safe, but is also a powerful detoxification agent and you need to be aware of some changes that can occur while your body is eliminating toxins flushed out by the iodine, particularly bromides. Be healthy and smart

I only came upon the idea that we needed supplemental iodine about 6 weeks ago. I spent 2 weeks researching, which included watching a couple of Dr. Brownstein's conference messages on YouTube, reading the JCrow's Logol's 2% and 5% Iodine solutions Amazon Reviews, and purchasing one book for my Kindle. I also spent some time looking at the 'opposition', you can read that to mean the establishment medical community. So I ordered the single bottle about 4 weeks ago, and started with a very small amount daily in grape juice. My initial dose was only 5 drops. I wanted to end up at 50 mg (about 20 drops of the 2% solution) and ramped up my dosage quickly, I was at 50 mg (Iodine) within a matter of 5 days. After about 2 weeks i switched from grape juice to orange juice. I couldn't taste the iodine in either of those juices. After about 2 weeks using the OJ, I realized that I might be better off not putting into a citric juice due to reports that citric acid does something to the iodine (not sure but I figure I want max benefit so I won't take any chances). I went to just water. So then about 3 weeks ago I went from 50 mg to 100 mg (40 drops of the 2%). So what's happening? I can happily report that my body's reaction has been nothing less than amazing. Within a few days on 50 mg, I became much more energetic and mentally clear-headed. I, like so many of my fellow Americans, have become sluggish and foggy-brained over the past 20 years (i'm 58). Please understand that this iodine supplementation is the 'next' item in a series of things I have been doing for the past year or so (more on those other items later). I have felt more 'non-fatigued' in the past month than I have for my entire life (when I was a medic in the Army back in the late 70s, one of our pilots told me that I was the most tired young man he had ever known). So I won't belabor the point.....but will just leave it at 'astounding'. So why do I take it? I learned in my research that a. we don't get enough iodine for our thyroid (primarily) and other (secondarily) glands. And to make matters worse, our constant exposure to the other halogens (Fluorine, Bromine, and Chlorine) creates a situation where those other halogens attach themselves to our 'iodine receptors', effectively replacing a necessary mineral with a toxic mineral. IMPORTANT NOTE: as you will see in other reviews and on various websites, additional iodine alone is not going to give you great results....I probably don't have to complete story, but I can say that you need to look at your intake of the Vitamin B complex, Magnesium, and Selenium. It seems that these are important in the thyroid gland's ability to actually USE the iodine. Additionally, I understand (and have been taking) that an unrefined sea salt (I bough Real Salt on Amazon) is helpful to keep the detox effects of freeing all the bad halogens into the bloodstream. I have had 2 episodes of detox symptoms. The first was about 5 days after going to 100 mg and on a 1-10 scale (10 being worst symptoms) I'd rate those 2 days as about a 6 or 7 in terms of lethargy/sluggishness. Then about a week later I had a 1 day detox symptoms event and that would rate maybe a 4 (not too bad). So my next big question is, 'what about my excess weight'? I need to lose a lot! Like 70 pounds. I want to see what happens naturally with what I think will be an increased metabolism coupled with a decreasing appetite. Give me 6 months and I'll report back. Other supplements: Garden of Life organic fiber, GoL Code multi for men wiser than 50, Amazing Grass superfood, a one bottle use of dessicated bovine thyroid tissue, Kyolic garlic, 1 G of Vit C, 1 tsp Real Salt daily in warm water plus add'l amount sprinkled on my food, Resveterol (sp), and CoQ10. I try and drink lots of H20. Overall I would highly recommend that you consider supplementing with iodine....I like the 40 drops per day....will probably continue with that 4 at least 3 months, but at some point will probably drop it to 20 drops per day. And oh, one more thing....I tell EVERY ONE I know or see or sit next to on flights about Iodine and Dr. Brownstein. Now I've also told you! :) **************************UDPATE ON DECEMBER 27, 2013***************************** Wow! I can't believe it's been 3 months since I first started my 2 drops per day of Lougals 2% Solution. As last reported daily intake was 100 mg, I upped it to 150 mg (60 drops) in early December. I feel that I have done all the mega dosing that I need to do. I am going to start dropping my dosage by 10 drops a day once a week. So I'll drop to 50, then 40, 30, and finally end up at 20 drops per day. I will do that for 3 months and then evaluate how it's done for me. I will keep the other supplements mentioned in my original review as they are. So how am I doing? Well, my energy level has remained strong outside of the times when I feel I am detoxing. They've not lasted more than a day, maybe two, except for my most recent one (which just ended upon waking up this morning) and it lasted about a week. So I just made sure I did salt water (1 tsp RealSalt) daily and 3 grams of Vitamin C. I was glad that it was over. So all day today was spent running around south Florida purchasing and registering a utility trailer, buying 2 ten foot kayaks, and getting a trailer hitch installed on a car. I've actually got the energy, enthusiasm, and desire to get out on some of our beautiful FL waterways and paddle up and down the manatee zones. Bottom line....it has really improved my base energy level. Even when I don't feel that great, I still am more prone to do more than I would ever have normally done in the recent past. I'm speaking of activities. Weight loss...that's an area that hasn't shown any signs of activity. I am not watching my diet that well, maybe you could say moderately watching it. I read somewhere a week or two ago that it can take up to 5 years for the thyroid to regain it's optimum function after starting iodine therapy. So for me I'm looking at a one year and a two year evaluation on how it's doing in this area. So tomorrow I'll be happy to drop my dosage to 50 drops. I'll try and update this post again in April. In the meantime, make sure to g o o g l e dr. brownstein - iodine - and he's got two different YT vids...both are just over an hour long, both worth watching in spite of some material being duplicated

I'm hesitant to make this review because I don't want to mislead anyone BUT then I thought, what if I help someone? So, after losing my thyroid to autoimmunity, becoming obese and being on the road to diabetes and hbp no matter how much I exercised and tried to eat right, I gave up. I had already tried traditional keto and failed. I was so metabolically unhealthy that I still had cravings and couldn't lose weight. So, like a growing number of people who feel tossed aside by big medicine and big pharma and felt like they were circling the drain, I decided to try the carnivore diet which is admittedly an extreme version of the keto diet...but not at all restrictive to those of us who were sick and desperate for healing. So, in my hunger to learn as much as I could, I found Dr. Ken Berry on YouTube and he mentioned in a few of his live chats and videos about the benefits of Lugols. Particularly for women with thyroid problems and breast issues. I had always had pain in my breasts before periods and I even had to have a benign tumor removed and tested for cancer at 19. Mammogram nurses would say I had "busy" breasts due to all the cysts. I was always asked to come back for repeat mammograms and spending money. I got so tired of it, I just gave up and stopped returning. I was sick of being sick and sick of medical doctors recommending all this poking, prodding, mashing and never having a single treatment for anything I had...just monitoring, testing, surgery, disrespect (when they treat you like a less than) and hopelessness. So I started putting a couple of drops of Lugols in my Decaf, half caff or hot tea each day and within a couple if weeks, I noticed the texture of my breast tissue was less "ropy" feeling inside. The tissue right below my breasts was lumpy and it improved. And this is TMI and kind of embarrassing but, for tge first few weeks, my breast seemed to be "sweating" out this smelly moisture even when I was in a cool environment and not exercising and all the while, the lumpy, rope texture improved. I'm also down a out 22 pounds on carnivore in 8 weeks. Used to exercise 2 times a day on regular low carb and keto but never lost an ounce

I bought this initially for my family. My mother is almost through her ovarian cancer treatment. Her naturopath has insisted that she must be deficient in iodine and her thyroid is underactive. I also bought this for myself as I have a uterine fibroid, fibrocystic breasts and heavy menstrual bleeding and I've read that this will help shrink the fibroid, and any cysts in my breasts and lessen the bleeding. Additionally, I bought this for my teen-aged son who has issues with focus and concentration in school. Lastly, I bought it for a close friend who is a diabetic. I also read that it helps with insulin production. In ALL cases, the outcome has been phenomenal. My mother's test results are showing that her thyroid is more in line with where it should be. After using for less than a week, my periods were markedly lighter, shorter and pain-free. No tenderness in my breasts which is basically how I gauge when my period is coming (sorry for being so graphic, but it's necessary here!). Still waiting on test results from the ultrasound to see if the iodine helped shrink the fibroid but I'm sure the results have to be in line with what I've already experienced. My son reported remarkable focus, concentration and energy within a day after starting the iodine and my friend reports the same. I'm beyond thrilled with the results of this product and have been recommending to everyone who asks

Excellent, vital product. Recommend only dabbing on skin topically, make certain you are not allergic, most people aren't though. Health benefits of iodine include: • Fluoride detoxification • Improved cognitive functioning • Improved metabolism because it helps the body bio synthesize food into usable nutrients • Deficiency leaves thyroid gland susceptible to free radical exposure • Balances hormones resulting in emotional balance (increased libido) • Can improve fibrocystic breast disease • Hair growth and hair color restored • Increased energy • Radiation protection • Destroys pathogens, molds, fungi, parasites, and malaria • Supports apoptosis (programmed cell death of unhealthy cells) to protect against cancer and facilitate youth • Iodine removes toxic chemicals: Iodine can flush out chemical toxins like fluoride, lead, mercury, biological toxins and can even strengthen the immune system. It also prevents the proliferation of harmful bacteria in the stomach. Note: David Brownstein wrote..."Iodine is the most misunderstood nutrient. After 17 years of practicing medicine, I can say that it is impossible to achieve your optimal health if you do not have adequate iodine levels. I have yet to see any item that is more important to promoting health or optimizing the function of the immune system than iodine. Learn what forms of iodine you need and why there is not enough iodine in salt. See how iodine can help: breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease, detoxification, fatigue, Graves' disease, and Hashimoto's disease. Find out why iodine deficiency may be the root cause of thyroid problems including hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer. Discover how to get iodine in your diet and improve your immune system.

okay so after noticing 5 ponths postpartum my energy was literally nothing i would sleep 16 hours a day and take 2 naps in the day. no matter how great i ate and excercise i couldnt lose weight ! for me that was the biggest red flag.i had to quit my job too ....my hair was dry like if all i did was smoke cigarrettes my skin was dry my nails started peeling ...i decided to go to the doctor after a month of experiencing these symptons i thought something was not right so i went january 6,2017 to be told i had a goiter hypothyroidism borderline diabetes ..... the first thing i did was cry literally everyday i would wake up thinking i wasnt going to live to be by my newborn son side. they gabe me syntheroid and it worked for a week but then i experienced dramatic weight gain acne and depression so i stopped the syntheroid 2 weeks in ....then i tried a gluten free raw diet but that didnt give me my energy it just helped my my stomach and digestive issues i had at the time ... i was tired feeling like crap so i did some research and found that a goiter was the result of a iodine defficiency so i decided to go on amazon and find out if they had supplement and i found lugols iodine drops. imediatley i went to read the reviews and to find that this had gave peoples energys back ... well im proof to tell you that its absolutley true !!!!!!! in a week !JUST A WEEK i was ables to wake up at 6 in the morning with only 5 hours of sleep wow!! and my husband even noticed that i no longer complained to get up i just jumped out of bed ! my hair is growing again after a 7 month halt it went through my skin is not pale its my normal skin color .... and my nails stopped peeling ... im not a doctor but i also advise this if you have hypothyroidism i reccomend you get tested for candida because i found out i had candida so you have to make a protocol that will work for candida and hypothyroidism . i take collagen powder in the morning to help heal the seals in my gut .... i started eating fermented things like kombucha , saerkraet , and apple cider vinegat to regain my gut while taking iodine drops for my thyroid issues , also im taking wormwood extract for candida so all this together and a gluten free low fruit cooked veggie diet i will say im on the path to healing ...NEVER GIVE UP if i had given uo and believed doctors i had a incurable disease i wouldnt be where i am now 2 months later .. believe in yourself dont let your family tell you that medicine is your only choice find supportive people in the raw food and naturalist community . Before you give up when you are starting the path to healing i will say changing to a cleaner diet all this detoxing food will give you a pretty bad detox effect if you jump on it too quickly i would say start incorperating things slowly so your body can adjust to it or unlike me suffer 3 weeks of sneezing cold and flu symtoms due to rushing into detox ...but if you do take my route THEIR IS A LIGHT AT THE ENND OF THE TUNNEL i am feeling so much better and would do it again anyday to regain my health ..GOODLUCK HAPOY HEALING BELIEVE IN YOURSEL