<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> If you have an underactive thyroid, try this rather unconventional method to give it a boost. Dig out your bottle of iodine and before bedtime, paint the soles of your feet! Iodine is staining, but if you are deficient in iodine (one cause of thyroid problems) then your body will quickly absorb the iodine and it will disappear from your feet (usually overnight, if not sooner). If your feet remain stained for 3-4 days, then you are not absorbing it because your body doesn't need it. (That's why you paint the soles of your feet, so the staining won't show.) Do this every night until your feet remain stained for 3-4 days, and supposedly this will help nourish your thyroid. THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, just something I've read about that could possibly help a few people. Carma in Phoenix