Re: Re: need advise topper an update

[Guest guest]

I found out the hard way just how pooped out the adrenals get if you've

been underdosed on thyroid.... it really helps to give them a hand.....

Remember, it's most beneficial to take the adrenals earlier in the day...

I take mine in five doses of 1/4 tabs... last dose is around supper

time.... So, I'm on 1 1/4 tabs a day total... and I'm doing very well.

How are you feeling otherwise?

Topper ()

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 03:03:14 -0000 " terri "

writes:

> topper...

> for the past few days i have been taking 3 adrenals a day along

> wiht

> the 3 thyroid...and my dry hands are just about gone... so maybe i

> really do need the adrenals... i was hoping to just get by with the

> thyroid and not have to pay for adrenals too...

> terri

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/20/2003 7:55:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

thelaskowskis@... writes:

actually topper, i'm feeling great.. i just started to take coconut

oil yesterday, so i hope that stuff will help

I have been taking coconut oil for a month now and I don't feel a difference

but I am not going to stop in hopes it will work.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/20/2003 7:55:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

thelaskowskis@... writes:

actually topper, i'm feeling great.. i just started to take coconut

oil yesterday, so i hope that stuff will help

I have been taking coconut oil for a month now and I don't feel a difference

but I am not going to stop in hopes it will work.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/20/2003 7:55:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

thelaskowskis@... writes:

actually topper, i'm feeling great.. i just started to take coconut

oil yesterday, so i hope that stuff will help

I have been taking coconut oil for a month now and I don't feel a difference

but I am not going to stop in hopes it will work.

[Guest guest]

I have read that the most accurate way to take your temperature is to put the

thermometer in your armpit and leave it there for 10 minutes

Lynda (in the UK)

Re: need advise topper an update

when i take my basil or temp at any time of day i have been leaving

the thermometer in for just 3-4 minutes.. always a low temp.. so

yesterday i did just that, my temp was under 97.... i put it back in

my mouth and kept it in for a full 10 minutes and my temp was all the

way up to 97.8 which i thought was pretty good!! just how long should

we leave that temp in our mouth..?? which temp would be considered

accurate.. i'm thinking the longer one?? i am using a super thick

mercury thermometer...

terri

> I found out the hard way just how pooped out the adrenals get if

you've

> been underdosed on thyroid.... it really helps to give them a

hand.....

> Remember, it's most beneficial to take the adrenals earlier in the

day...

> I take mine in five doses of 1/4 tabs... last dose is around supper

> time.... So, I'm on 1 1/4 tabs a day total... and I'm doing very

well.

>

> How are you feeling otherwise?

>

> Topper ()

>

> On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 03:03:14 -0000 " terri " <thelaskowskis@j...>

> writes:

> > topper...

> > for the past few days i have been taking 3 adrenals a day along

> > wiht

> > the 3 thyroid...and my dry hands are just about gone... so maybe

i

> > really do need the adrenals... i was hoping to just get by with

the

> > thyroid and not have to pay for adrenals too...

> > terri

[Guest guest]

Terri,

The basal temp is taken first thing in the morning, before even sitting

up in bed or doing anything else. You shake the thermometer down the

night before and put it next to your bed so you only need to reach for it

and put it under your tongue. When I take mine I count to about 500, I'd

guess that is about 6 or 7 minutes, depending on how fast my brain is

ticking it off.

Digital thermometers are only good for checking for a fever, they are not

accurate enough to check basal temp.

Taking your temp at intervals during the day can clue you in on how your

adrenals are doing. But are not basal temps.

Simple things such as moving around, watching tv, listening to the radio

can elevate the temp, even if slightly, that is why you take it upon

waking, before moving around, with no stimulus.

For a woman that is still ovulating, the temp rises slightly during

ovulation. So for younger women its best to track basal temp around the

time of the menstrual cycle and not during mid cycle, where ovulation

usually occurs.

Gets confusing sometimes... but after a while all the rules start to make

sense and it's easier to remember.

Topper () *who;s about due to spot check basal temp and pulse again*

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:48:44 -0000 " terri "

writes:

> actually topper, i'm feeling great.. i just started to take coconut

> oil yesterday, so i hope that stuff will help.. does anyone on htis

> site use the stuff... i found out why i have the irregular

> bleeding.... had nothing to do with thyroid..

> i have a new question though..

> when i take my basil or temp at any time of day i have been leaving

> the thermometer in for just 3-4 minutes.. always a low temp.. so

> yesterday i did just that, my temp was under 97.... i put it back in

> my mouth and kept it in for a full 10 minutes and my temp was all

> the

> way up to 97.8 which i thought was pretty good!! just how long

> should

> we leave that temp in our mouth..?? which temp would be considered

> accurate.. i'm thinking the longer one?? i am using a super thick

> mercury thermometer...

> terri

[Guest guest]

Terri,

The basal temp is taken first thing in the morning, before even sitting

up in bed or doing anything else. You shake the thermometer down the

night before and put it next to your bed so you only need to reach for it

and put it under your tongue. When I take mine I count to about 500, I'd

guess that is about 6 or 7 minutes, depending on how fast my brain is

ticking it off.

Digital thermometers are only good for checking for a fever, they are not

accurate enough to check basal temp.

Taking your temp at intervals during the day can clue you in on how your

adrenals are doing. But are not basal temps.

Simple things such as moving around, watching tv, listening to the radio

can elevate the temp, even if slightly, that is why you take it upon

waking, before moving around, with no stimulus.

For a woman that is still ovulating, the temp rises slightly during

ovulation. So for younger women its best to track basal temp around the

time of the menstrual cycle and not during mid cycle, where ovulation

usually occurs.

Gets confusing sometimes... but after a while all the rules start to make

sense and it's easier to remember.

Topper () *who;s about due to spot check basal temp and pulse again*

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:48:44 -0000 " terri "

writes:

> actually topper, i'm feeling great.. i just started to take coconut

> oil yesterday, so i hope that stuff will help.. does anyone on htis

> site use the stuff... i found out why i have the irregular

> bleeding.... had nothing to do with thyroid..

> i have a new question though..

> when i take my basil or temp at any time of day i have been leaving

> the thermometer in for just 3-4 minutes.. always a low temp.. so

> yesterday i did just that, my temp was under 97.... i put it back in

> my mouth and kept it in for a full 10 minutes and my temp was all

> the

> way up to 97.8 which i thought was pretty good!! just how long

> should

> we leave that temp in our mouth..?? which temp would be considered

> accurate.. i'm thinking the longer one?? i am using a super thick

> mercury thermometer...

> terri

[Guest guest]

Don't forget, if taking temp under the arm you have to remember the temp

there runs 1 to 2 degrees lower.. that's way it's best to take it under

the tongue.

Topper ()

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:41:18 -0800 (PST) Carol Brown

writes:

> I have read that the most accurate way to take your

> temperature is to put the thermometer in your armpit

> and leave it there for 10 minutes

> Lynda (in the UK)

> -----

> This is the Broda method and is the CORRECT way

> to do a basal test. Basal measn at rest and should be

> done before getting out of bed in the morning. Hugs,

> Carol B

[Guest guest]

Don't forget, if taking temp under the arm you have to remember the temp

there runs 1 to 2 degrees lower.. that's way it's best to take it under

the tongue.

Topper ()

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:41:18 -0800 (PST) Carol Brown

writes:

> I have read that the most accurate way to take your

> temperature is to put the thermometer in your armpit

> and leave it there for 10 minutes

> Lynda (in the UK)

> -----

> This is the Broda method and is the CORRECT way

> to do a basal test. Basal measn at rest and should be

> done before getting out of bed in the morning. Hugs,

> Carol B

[Guest guest]

Don't forget, if taking temp under the arm you have to remember the temp

there runs 1 to 2 degrees lower.. that's way it's best to take it under

the tongue.

Topper ()

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:41:18 -0800 (PST) Carol Brown

writes:

> I have read that the most accurate way to take your

> temperature is to put the thermometer in your armpit

> and leave it there for 10 minutes

> Lynda (in the UK)

> -----

> This is the Broda method and is the CORRECT way

> to do a basal test. Basal measn at rest and should be

> done before getting out of bed in the morning. Hugs,

> Carol B

[Guest guest]

Test it for yourself... do your basal over the next few mornings and

check both ways and compare the

temps....

You can't do them the same day because even if you did the under arm

second so that you wouldn't have to clean the thermometer before putting

it in your mouth, you'd still have to shake it down and the body movement

would elevate the body temp.

Under arm temps are lower than under tongue.

Topper ()

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:38:22 -0800 (PST) Carol Brown

writes:

> Don't forget, if taking temp under the arm you have to

> remember the temp

> there runs 1 to 2 degrees lower.. that's way it's best

> to take it under

> the tongue.

>

> Topper (

> --

> If you've read Broda book he has you do it

> under the arm. Nothing was said about adding for it

> being lower. My doctor does it the same way. 97.8 or

> lower under the arm has ALWAYS been indicative of low

> thyroid. I assume under the tongue is ok too but

> that's not how did it with the thousands of

> patients he helped over the years. Hugs, Carol B