Please bear in minsd I'm not expet, just a lay person reading and trying to figure these things out too.
I figure it's generally good to make sure nutrition and other needs are met first. Sometimes this may be enough to allow metabolism to come up naturally. And if not, you need good nutrition to support thyroid supplementation anyway, else it can create more stress and/or worsen deficiencies.
Great. Maybe changing your food timing will make a difference without needing to supplement thyroid - I'd give it a chance for a bit.Had a great day yesterday with more proteins in the morning, I felt warm all day long even with the cold temperature outside
I thought I needed to be prescribed thyroid. It looks like I could try some, but I am trying to limit supplements if possible.
I figure it's generally good to make sure nutrition and other needs are met first. Sometimes this may be enough to allow metabolism to come up naturally. And if not, you need good nutrition to support thyroid supplementation anyway, else it can create more stress and/or worsen deficiencies.
I'm not expert. Maybe someone else can point to a good description. But here is some of what I remember coming across.I did take my morning temperature initially. It was 36 celsius, so 96.8 Fahrenheit. Is there a protocol I could follow? I was not sure when to do it.
- It can take at least 5 mins for thermometer to come up to stable temperature, even if it says its's ready before then. I usually leave mine in for 5 mins and then check that I get 2 readings in a row the same.
- Measure every morning for a while and record.
- I think Broda Barnes recommended taking waking temps - before rising. He considered a range of 97.8 - 98.2 F good. If below that, he'd consider adding supplemental thyroid. (When I measured multiple times one summer I consistently got under 36C. Figured that confirmed somewhat low thyroid function, along with symptoms.)
- More information can be gleaned from measuring at different times of day, and before and after meals.
- Temps normally drop at night, and afternoon is often highest body temp.
- If you measure before meals and then again 1/2 hr or so after and temps drop, that may indicate temps were elevated by stress hormones, and food allowed the stress to reduce, showing closer to base metabolism. Ideally, temps would rise after breakfast.