Well, I've never been fond of the smell of kelp. I used to fish the kelp beds near Malibu and those tablets smell just like old kelp that's washed ashore I've heard about it being prepared for the table, though I've never tried it.

But you're right, I probably should go get a blood test. We have a naturopathic doctor nearby I might go see, but this one is almost a no-brainer and I can already feel a difference.

I don't think there's any doubt I'm deficient in iodine. It's pretty common in the mid west where there's almost none in the farm grown veggies and I don't eat much saltwater fish or shell food. And, even though I've upped my intake of table salt, I still don't use it very often. More than I did a couple years ago, but as I've not made it anything close to a habit of it's pretty close to impossible for me not to be deficient.

To be honest, I don't have a "doctor". I haven't been to a doctor for anything but antibiotics in decades and only about 3 times for those in the past 20 years. I just don't trust them anymore.

The naturopathic doctor we have is great though. He also owns and runs a heath food store with his wife and over the years I've seen him help/cure a lot of people. It couldn't hurt to ask him to check me over.