Thyroid Temperature Check
Cari Wright
Thyroid Temperature Check
Dr. Broda Barnes, MD, was a medical endocrinologist who spent 50 years of his life studying the effects of the thyroid gland on the human body. After many years of extensive research, Dr. Barnes discovered that the serum thyroid tests used routinely in medical practice are not reliable indicators of thyroid function. He found that a 6 day average of one’s basal temperature was a far more accurate indicator of the thyroid’s ability to regulate the body’s metabolism. Metabolism is the rate at which our body metabolizes (burns) fuel for energy.
Hypothyroid affects about 40% of the people in the U.S., of which most are women. Symptoms can include:
Fatigue
Poor memory
Sleeping more than eight hours a night
Loss of appetite
Inability to tolerate cold
Slow heart rate
Weight gain
Painful PMS
Muscle weakness,
Muscle cramps
Dry and scaly skin
Swollen tongue
Hoarse voice
Yellow-orange coloration of skin (particularly palms of the hands)
Yellow bumps on eyelids
Hair loss
Recurrent infections
Constipation
Depression
Difficulty concentrating
Slow speech
Goiter
Drooping swollen eyes
Cold hands and feet
Rigid fingernails
Fertility problems and sexual problems
Most people with a low metabolic rate gain weight easier than a person with a healthy metabolic rate. However, the implications of hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) extended far beyond merely weight gain. Hypothyroidism is condition that underlies most chronic degenerative diseases and hormone irregularities and results in a weakened immune system.
The following test can be used to detect a deficient thyroid. The temperature test is an accurate test for determining sub functional thyroid as has been documented in medical journals. Over the course of six days, take your oral temperature in the morning and afternoon with a regular digital thermometer.
Put the thermometer at your bedside by your alarm clock (or cell phone). In the morning when you first wake up, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. Lie as still as possible while taking your temperature.
While you are waiting on the thermometer, feel your pulse (radial/wrist or jugular/neck) and count how many beats per minute your heart is beating.
When digital thermometer signals or after 5 minutes of mercury thermometer, read the results and write your temperature and your pulse on this form below.
Recheck your temperature and pulse each afternoon.
After six days of recorded temperature and rates, add the total of each and divide by six for an average. The ideal temperature an heart rate/beats per minute are in parenthesis. Consistently lower average of either is an indication of decreased thyroid function.
Your basal body temperature should be between 97.8 and 98.2. Axillary (armpit) is roughly one point lower than oral readings. The following axillary readings are indicative of thyroid states:
97.8 - 98.2 Normally functioning thyroid
Above 98.2 Hyperthyroid or possible infection
Below 97.8 Possible hypothyroid
If below 97.8 for three consecutive days there may be an under-active thyroid, particularly if you have other symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Cari Wright, HHP, Listener, Guide, Medical Intuitive, Coach
About the Author
Cari Wright is a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner with over 20 years experience in private practice in natural health. Her clinic is based in Two Harbors, MN and she works with clients from all over the United States and Canada. She is a wife, a mother of 3 children, 4 dogs, a cat, a bird, a bunny, and a magic goldfish. She is a listener and a guide, a reader and a writer, and committed to a life of learning. Cari is currently pursuing her PhD in Natural Medicine.
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