Those of you who saw my videos about iodine a few months back, I would like to share some of my personal experience since then. It may help those who still wonder why iodine matters to consider jumping on the wagon with us. And for those who have not seen those videos, just type “iodine” in my YouTube community search bar and you will find them. In my opinion, they were very interesting. For me, this has been a fascinating journey. For years, I ignored iodine. The information felt cloudy, unclear, and a bit overhyped. But eventually I took the time to study it more deeply. The more I looked into it, the more I realized that ignoring it might have been a mistake. So I decided to test it on myself. I discovered two things. First, I was deficient. And this was despite eating seaweed, fish, swimming in the sea, and generally doing everything I could think of to ensure sufficient iodine intake. Still, I was clearly deficient. Second, once I started supplementing, things began to shift. After going through a detox phase that included what I can only call a rather powerful “senior moment,” my focus improved. My energy started rising. My weight dropped, even though I was not clinically hypothyroid. And several other things began to fall into place, things I had not consciously connected to iodine until I experienced the change. That alone was quite a shock. Another anecdote truly blew my mind. I introduced iodine to someone I know who had been feeling stuck for years, struggling with focus and forward movement. There were no signs of hypothyroidism. And yet, within a month or two, there was a shift that had not happened in more than twelve years of therapy. That made me pay attention. From what you can find in the previous posts, iodine deficiency is far more common than most people realize, and its effects can be wide reaching. I am sharing this now after stopping iodine for about a week. The drop in energy and inner drive was very noticeable. It became clear to me how much good it had been doing. I still have some balancing to do. Perhaps improving water filtration to reduce chloride exposure, for those who understand that correlation, and for those who do not, go back to the previous posts.