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by. CHARLES POLIQUIN
 
Take your body temperature to determine if you are toxic
 
 
It’s generally accepted that the average body temperature should 98.6 degrees, but that issue is up for debate. Dr. Mark Schauss, DB, says that among the experts in the American Medical Association there is a debate about lowering that number to 98 degrees, for the simple reason that doctors now see so few patients who possess temperatures of 98.6.
 
Although low body temperature may be attributed to thyroid problems, such hypothermia may be a protective response to reduce the effects of toxins. If your body temperature is low, the next step would be to see a functional medicine practitioner who can use laboratory testing to determine what toxins are in the body. From these results, he or she can take specific actions to detoxify the body, including using natural supplements such as glycine, vitamin C, selenium and N-acetyl-cysteine

Wow… this tip is really interesting…
 
DO you guys see truth to this??
 
I heard one indication of a fast metabolism is high body temp…  What are your thoughts??
 
I guess it’s a good test to see if you are increasing your metabolism…
 
 

i don’t know if they’ve really done much research into basal body temperatures, although i do know that OBGYN’s use it to help measure highest times of fertility in ovulating women. i’d be interested to see if there are any studies backing up the toxins/body temperature correlation.

i agree.. this is really interesting… this can open up all new doors

What if people are registering lower body temperatures because a higher percentage of people are obese than in the past? Obesity rates have risen steadily since the mid 70’s, and knowing that body parts with more fat have a lower temperature due to reduced circulation (as mentioned in the spot reduction article), if people are fatter, maybe they are also registering lower overall body temperatures…

I see your point…
 
I would not look at body temperature as a “society” guideline due to the simple fact that obesity is on the rise… I would use body temperature as a guide to see if your body is responding to a new diet, exercises program, medication, supplement ect..
 
Everyone is different however specific individual change should be recorded…