I take Lugols iodine. I started off with one drop of 2% daily then I worked up to 20 drops daily for six months or more. I also use Iodine transdermally. Painting it on your genitals gives you seven times more bio availability. But you can put it anywhere on your skin. It just absorbs better under your arms and on your genitals. You can add oil to it so that it doesn't burn. I don't. It cured my hypothyroidism. Cofactors of course. I don't take selenium because I get plenty of that in my diet. If I took selenium I would get too much. You don't want to overdo selenium. This protocol cured my hypothyroidism. Cofactors of course. I don't take selenium because I get plenty of that in my diet. I eat organic food mostly. There are countless benefits to that.