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Morning Temperature Ranges
When taking your morning temperature, for the most accurate results, you should keep
a thermometer by your bedside and take your temperature before getting out of bed or
moving much. Also, when using a digital thermometer, it is sometimes necessary to
hold the thermometer in place for a minute or two before taking your temperature to
ensure that the measurement is accurate.
A morning temperature of 97.8°F (36.5°C) or less is highly indicative of hypothyroidism.
It is important to monitor your temperature and pulse again after breakfast in order to
factor out the influence of adrenaline. This is because high stress hormones can give
you false normal or even high temperature and pulse measurements. This is most
common in people with hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. As your blood sugar drops
overnight, your stress hormones rise. The stress hormone, adrenaline, will both raise
your core temperature and increase your pulse rate, which can give you false
measurements in the morning.
By eating breakfast and regulating your blood sugar, your stress hormone levels will
return to normal. So, re-testing 20 minutes after you eat breakfast can give you a better
indication of your true thyroid function or basal metabolic rate.
If your thyroid is functioning properly, then after breakfast you should see your
temperature increase from around 97.8°F (36.5°C) up to the normal 98.6°F (37°C).
If you are affected by high adrenaline levels, then you will see your temperature
and/or your pulse rate fall after breakfast. If adrenaline is not an issue, then your
temperature and pulse rate should rise after breakfast.
Afternoon Temperature Ranges
I also advise on monitoring temperature for a third time
around 3 p.m. in the afternoon as an indicator of thyroid function later in the day.
If your thyroid is functioning properly, then after breakfast and continuing through the
afternoon, your temperature should remain consistently close to 98.6°F (37°C).
If your temperature has dropped in the afternoon, this is another sign of hypothyroidism.
Pulse Ranges
According to Dr. Peat, the average resting heart rate of a healthy person is 85 beats per
minute. Less healthy people have an average closer to 70 beats per minute, which
oftentimes is another indication of hypothyroidism.
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