Re: Body Temperature and Thyroid

[Guest guest]

Worth noting that thyroid tests can give a false negative, especially in the

borderline region. If someone is showing a lot of hypothyroid symptoms and

the test is not showing a conclusive result, they may still have a problem.

Sue came up borderline on the tests and they tried her with standard iodine

and thyroxine (T4) treatments, but the latter " over-stimulated " her. Much

later we were given some Armour " natural " thyroid to try - this is derived

from pigs but contains both T4 and T3. (T3 is the active component in our

bodies, which normally convert T4 to T3). This has made a remarkable

difference to her mental health - the " brain fog " she was plagued with has

disappeared - even at a very low does (which is all she can take).

Tentative conclusion is that her body is not converting T4 to T3

effectively, and one wonders how many other people may be in the same boat,

as thyroid disorders of various sorts are pretty common.

Ian

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Helen

Sent: 03 October 2006 07:25

Subject: Re: Body Temperature

Hi Snoshoe,

I have taken my temperature on and off, once each day. It does tend to be

low not high.

Even when I have been prescribed warming teas (Chinese medicine and Sth

American herbs)

and taken cayenne pepper capsules, it still stays low. Thyroid tests say

that it is functioning correctly.

Cheers, Helen

On 10/3/06, snoshoe_2 <nonengbunny@ <mailto:nonengbunny%40hotmail.com>

hotmail.com> wrote:

>

> I was wondering if anyone here does, or has taken their temperature on

> a regular to semiregular basis?

>

> I'm betting that being exposed to various fields can alter it. I was

> just recalling a number of years back, my sister, who is EI started

> taking hers and writing it down almost hourly for a record for her Dr.

> and it would fluctuate a lot, she tended to run a fever often.

>

> I'm thinking we may run colder much of the time. I feel colder when I

> sit at the pc for any length of time, than elsewhere it seems, and my

> feet always freeze.

>

> I seem to not have a temp. monitor anymore, but, maybe I can get one

> soon, and see what happens. I think low thyroid also would show lower

> temps. Just a thought.

>

> ~ Snoshoe

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, Sue had none of the severe symptoms of hypothyroid like the ones you

describe (not long term at any rate) - the only external symptom she had was

very dry and chapped skin. That was why it took so long for thyroid to come

to the top of the " in tray " of possible causes and treatments. She only

requires very small doses, about once every 4-5 days, but they have a major

effect.

Ian

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

tayloka_40

Sent: 04 October 2006 02:15

Subject: Re: Body Temperature and Thyroid

Nice to hear this is helping Sue, Ian....I have a question, with the lower

thyroid, did Sue

have any symptoms of hair loss, extreme fatgue, muscle weakness, muscle

spasms or

prolems with her eyes when she tested low?

> >

> > I was wondering if anyone here does, or has taken their temperature on

> > a regular to semiregular basis?

> >

> > I'm betting that being exposed to various fields can alter it. I was

> > just recalling a number of years back, my sister, who is EI started

> > taking hers and writing it down almost hourly for a record for her Dr.

> > and it would fluctuate a lot, she tended to run a fever often.

> >

> > I'm thinking we may run colder much of the time. I feel colder when I

> > sit at the pc for any length of time, than elsewhere it seems, and my

> > feet always freeze.

> >

> > I seem to not have a temp. monitor anymore, but, maybe I can get one

> > soon, and see what happens. I think low thyroid also would show lower

> > temps. Just a thought.

> >

> > ~ Snoshoe

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Please do a Google search on the Basal Metabolism Test. This is the

thing to do if you suspect low thyroid activity. You do it yourself, for

free, and it's more accurate than blood tests.

If your thyroid is sluggish, it is much better to take steps to heal it

than just to take hormones, which does not heal your thyroid, but shuts it

down even more.

Regards,

Shivani A.

www.LifeEnergies.com