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Low Body Temperature and Hypothyroidism
Low body temperature is an epidemic problem. I have personally spoken with nurses
and have heard stories from others in the medical field who chart temperatures all day
long and who openly admit that it’s rare to find anyone today with a 98.6°F (37°C)
temperature unless fever is present. In my own practice, I see the same exact thing.
Low body temperature is more often than not, an indicator of hypothyroidism.
Am I saying that everyone today is hypothyroid? Of course not, but it’s well known that
hypothyroid people get sick more often and are far more likely to develop health
complications and disease. So, it should be understandable that the majority of people
being seen in hospitals and doctors’ offices for health problems today are far more likely
to be hypothyroid.
Your thyroid is responsible for controlling and regulating
a large number of functions within your body including:
Metabolism and Heat Production
Circulatory System and Blood Volume
Muscular Health
Nerve Health
Digestive Health
Health of Every Organ
Health of Every Tissue
Health of Every Cell
But today, we don’t even stop to consider the potential
impact that thyroid health has on every function of the
human body, and instead we only focus on its impact on
our metabolism and our ability to lose weight.
Every cell in your body relies on thyroid hormone to produce energy and remain
healthy. When your cells use thyroid hormone, they produce more energy and therefore
more heat. When your cells are starved of thyroid hormone, they produce less energy
and therefore less heat. By simply measuring the heat that your cells, or body, produce
at rest can give you direct insight into how much thyroid hormone your cells are using.
And as I’ve mentioned many times before, TSH tests, blood tests, and all other thyroid
tests DO NOT tell you how much thyroid hormone your cells are actually using, which is
the only true way to accurately diagnose hypothyroidism.
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