Re: Was: Warrior Diet; Is: THYROID

[Guest guest]

Re: Re: Warrior Diet question

Nenah,

I found your post interesting and helpful, and this is the only part I feel a

need, not to argue with (day readings might be a reasonable way to " get your

numbers " ), but simply to explain in terms of ' work: His experience was

with great numbers of soldiers in an army hospital and covered, IIRC, several

years of data collection. That clinical experience convinced him that the early

morning time (and the armpit) provided the most accurate and consistent time

(and place) for gathering data. Yes, the body temperture is always lower at

that time, but his assessment of what is normal and what is below normal was

based on a different range than is applied to mouth recordings.

I do also have this thought about 's approach: The temperature taken

throughout the day might more readily be affected by foods recently eaten or

physical activity or stress levels, and therefore less reliable -- even when

lots of readings are taken -- since many of us seem to " perform " in very

individual but repeatable patterns once we are awake and going about our day.

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,

I am REALLY glad you brought this up! When I was on 's program, during the

day I noticed as much as a whole degree difference, or even more, when I ate

something warming like lamb. (So, say after a nice lamb lunch, my temperature

could go as high as 99.8 or even 100 degrees Fahrenheit.) And I noticed a

similar *drop* in body temperature after eating something like dairy. I wasn't

worried, but I wrote to and asked him how to account, in his temperature

taking method, for such " anomolies. " He never wrote back, even after I wrote him

again. I am assuming (and this is only a guess on my part) that this was because

he didn't know; such data interfered with his formula.

I agree with you (and ;-) that an early morning temperature reading

assures a vastly diminished chance of interference than a later-in-the-day

temperature reading. But I just never knew what 's baseline was for an

early morning readings. Do you know what is considered a normal temperature for

just waking up?

This brings me to another point, the effects of food on body temperature. Common

sense tells me that if certain foods raise my temperature and certain foods

lower it, then if my thyroid is so apparently sensitive to exogenous conditions,

I should be especially careful about what I'm eating. The Chinese system of

classifying foods as " warming " or " cooling " makes sense to me here. Cinnamon,

ginger, cayenne, cloves, other similar spices are warming. Fruits, as I

understand it, are generally cooling. Red meats are warming.

The irony of hypothyroidism is that sometimes the person can start sweating

(especially at night), and the person may feel subjectively hot when in fact the

thermometer shows a lower than normal body temperature. It amazes me how the

thyroid, a tiny little gland, can be responsible for so much.

Best,

Nenah

[Guest guest]

Neenah,

I'm not familiar with the Chinese classifications, but I certainly do feel

that red meat and ginger are both warming and helpful to me.

Here's what I found online for you:

Do not use an electric blanket for 24 hours prior to taking your

temperature. Shake down the mercury thermometer the night before. When you

wake, place it under your armpit for 10 minutes as you remain quiet, in bed.

Repeat the the test three days in a row. Normal temperature is 97.8 degrees

to 98.2 degrees. If your temperature is low, your thyroid gland is

probably underactive. If you are a still menstruating, do the test on days

2,3,and 4 day of your period and avoid taking oral or topical progesterone

for 24 hrs. before. (I didn't remember the last directive, but that does

seem to confirm the connection between progesterone and the thyroid I

mentioned earlier.)

HTH

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