I agree hopinso, I have had hair loss also. But I believe it was in some macrobiotic literature that said hair will come out as body seeks balance but will be replaced with healthy hair. It can take some time to balance as it can take 4 months for blood quality to change once supplementing or changing diet. But why is hair mineral analysis used to show heavy metal poisoning. Because it comes out the hair shaft. So out with the bad negative and in with the good quality hair. I did give up Iodine a while back, but had to come back to it about seven weeks ago because the benefits I recieved out weighed the negatives. I just decided to start out slower to let my body balance in a calmer way. I started again with 2 drops of Lugol's, now on on four drops and I may keep it at that for another week or 2. But i'm still moving forward. If my body says back off for a few days so be it. I continue to feel the benfits even if I stop for 3 or 4 days a week. We just need to be in tune with our body and it will let us know what's right for us. This is all my humble opinion.