This forum is NOT advocating that Iodine is a 'cure all'. It's advocacy includes orthoiodosupplemention as being an INTEGRAL part of health that is sorely absent from the current diet, elsewise 95% of the population would not be Iodine deficient. Its application is RESTORATIVE...NOT PANACEA.
MH is an herbalist. If you were to dig a little deeper with regards to his views on Iodine and its efficacy & application, you'd discover that he is in the process of developing an herbal iodine supplement (due to be released in the fall). He's NOT anti-iodine. His approach/methodology is simply herbal/plant-based.
Lugol's is taken from salt wells & natural brines.