The Quick, Free Test for Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Fatigue

Hi peeps,

I hear this a lot and wanted to give you a quick self assessment tip (not to replace the advice of a doctor, but to give you some insight). People say they can't get around to the tests for Hypothyroid and Adrenal Fatigue. Or they had the tests and the results said they were "fine".  But you can get immediate insight without all the expensive lab work. By immediate, I mean today, this week. How? Check your body temperature!

Dr. Broda Barnes and Dr. James Wilson explain how to test thyroid and adrenals through body temperature precisely. Checking your body temp at 3pm (when the body is at it's warmest) will give you quick insight. Here is what the temps mean (generally):

Low Temperature (below 98.4) means a possible low thyroid problem

Fluctuating Temperature (more than 0.2 degrees per day) means possible adrenal fatigue

Low and Fluctuating Temperature means low thyroid and adrenals

More Tips: Use a good digital thermometer, or an old fashion glass thermometer for accuracy. With a glass thermometer, first shake down below 95 degrees for a proper reading (some of us are as low as 95 degrees before treatment!). Hopefully this will help you figure out how to explore treatment.

xxoo

Lizzy 

Disclaimer: Of course discuss all treatments with a medical professional. But find a doctor who listens to you!

Comments

[Le]

Hi Miss Lizzy,

Thanks for all the work you put into this blog. I only recently discovered it in the last few days and it has been very informative.

Re: taking body temperature at 3pm everyday, are there certain things we should be doing consistently at that time? I just wondered (and I may be completely wrong here) as I thought body temp is affected by things such as exercise and eating. What about after ovulation? I know that BBT rises after you've ovulated but does it affect normal body temp during the day?

Thanks again!

Cheers,

Le

[Lizzy]

Hi Le,

Thanks, I am glad you find the site helpful!

For taking body temp, from what I have read its best to do it (around 3 pm) but exercise or food could give you a false reading. Dr. Broda Barnes suggests taking the temp under the armpit for ten minutes, and trying to keep activity low during this time (which makes it easier if you just ran up a flight of stairs or drank a hot beverage).

I wrote a more recent blog post about how to track body temp which will answer your questions (I think). But basically yes, Barnes says for women who are in child-bearing years should take their temp around the 2nd or 3rd day of their cycle. I hope that helps!

http://misslizzy.me/blog/2011/4/19/how-important-is-body-temperature.html