While Dr. Broda Barnes and his work were very advanced for his time, there were still some factors that morning temperatures didn’ t account for. Most notably, it didn’ t account for changes in air temperature.
Respected endocrine physiologist Dr. Raymond Peat discovered that in warmer climates your morning temperature was not always the best indicator of hypothyroidism. When the air temperature around you is warm, then your thyroid doesn’ t have to do much work to maintain your core temperature of 98.6 ° F( 37 ° C).
It doesn’ t make sense to measure your thyroid’ s capacity to work during a time that it doesn’ t have to work very hard.
Dr. Peat also noticed a trend of low pulse rates with those who suffered from hypothyroidism, even when their core temperatures were influenced by the warmer air temperature. But when these people took a thyroid supplement, their pulse rates returned to normal.
So, by taking into account your morning temperature and pulse rate together, you get more accurate results than with morning temperature alone.
A Note About Your Pulse
I think that this is an important point to make because so many people have the wrong idea when it comes to understanding what a healthy pulse rate is.
For one reason or another, it is very common to think that the lower your pulse the better. However, nothing could be further from the truth.
Nutrients are delivered to your cells through your blood. The slower your pulse is, the fewer nutrients you are getting to your cells. These are nutrients that your cells need in order to function properly and maintain a healthy energized state. If your cells become starved, which is very common with hypothyroidism, they become easily damaged and dysfunctional.
Also, keep in mind that there is a point that in which your pulse is considered too high. I’ ll touch on this more in a second but this is typically driven by excessive stress hormone production.
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