Thanks for all your replies!

Russ, that's good to have that confirmed. I will continue to take the Algin 1-2 hours away from everything else. Maybe longer, seeing as my digestion is terrible.

Bex - Thanks for all your advice. I stick to a pretty good candida diet, which eliminates all those things you mentioned. After a few years of doing it pretty strictly, I have added back in fruit (but I don't eat a lot), and allow a rare splurge on occasion. I know that gluten and dairy bother my system in particular, and I've been doing great with staying away from them for a long time now. I have the Cutler book, so I will read through it. It just looked a bit complicated, so I think I've been avoiding it lately! But I'll pick it back up.

JK98 - Thanks for the word of caution. I think it all depends on the brand. The better brands will test for metal levels to ensure it is pure. I think the Algin sold on this website is tested...but I'm not positive. If they test and guarantee it's purity, they will explain this on the websites selling the products. I'm actually not taking Algin for its iodine, but because it has a special affinity for safely binding to metals, and escorting them out of your system. They don't chelate on their own, but they assist chelators, so that once the mercury/metals are released by chelators, the algin moves the metals out of your system so they aren't floating around your body and causing problems. It's supposed to be a great, and safe, addition to most heavy metal detoxes.

Thanks again guys,
~Tia