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Excellent product! Here's my story. At a recent trip to the doctor for routine stuff, I was told 'No, don't take an iodine supplement. Don't you have salt in your diet? I respond, yes but mostly coarse/Kosher salt, which doesn't contain iodine. Why, can anything bad happen? Doctor replies, Well toxicity levels possibly in the thyroid. Here's the thing people. Frankly, I'm not worried about toxicity levels for iodine. Research information indicates the adult body can safely have up to 1000 micrograms (which equals 1 milligram). A microgram is abbreviated mcg, not to be confused with mg, which is milligram, a much larger amount - 1000 times as large, to be exact). I simply stay within the 500 mcg range. I like these tablets for two reasons: 1) I like the way I've been feeling when I take them (I have more energy and I feel like I've been resting better). Moreover, with this supplement, I feel reassured that I don't have an iodine deficiency. I feel this way because I don't consume much salt (and the salt that I do is Kosher/coarse salt, which is not iodized). After all, how do we really know that we're getting enough iodine? Iodine is important for healthy thyroid function and thyroid function is key for good health, so don't assume blindly that you're getting enough iodine. Verify that you are then act accordingly. 2) The capsules are easily taken apart so that I can take some of the powder out. I take about half of the powder out, because I don't want to have the full 1000 mcg's. The reason is that I assume that I'm getting some iodine in my diet, and together with half of one of these tablets, I get plenty of iodine for healthy thyroid function. If you're wondering why I just don't buy a lower dose which is easily available in a 150 mcg, in the form of sea kale tablets - it's because I've read that the kale may have small (albeit safe) quantities of arsenic. That didn't stop me from trying them, however. I have ordered these tablets and taking them just didn't make me feel as good as the sea iodine tablets.