Regarding your 10/20/09 newsletter/article on Thyroid/iodine function and hoping you can clear something up.... have also just finished Dr. Brownsteins book on Iodine. He seems to be an advocate for Lugol's solution....you mention him in your article and that he has a book out with more info, yet it seems you are not in agreement with his lugol's iodine solution and pendren.....mainly, you seem to be in conflict with his thoughts. You also mentioned toxic halides get stuck in the body and cant get rid of...then later in article you mention saunas, etc...to get rid of them....are you saying you CAN get rid of them, just that its hard? I feel like I have symptoms of iodine deficiency (WI - goiter belt) with hair loss, dry skin, cold, etc...I was ready to just supplement...now I am not sure, are you suppose to have a urine test, or can you assume you are deficient as Brownstein says over 96% of his patients are....and considering my WI location, I am more than likely to be deficient. Couldnt I just supplement small amounts to be safe?