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Hermes on October 11, 2021, 2:40 pm
Winter is coming, and usually what happens is I'm feeling so much colder than during the summer time when I get lots of sun exposure. But even during summer I may feel cold. Recently I've started to notice body temperature fluctuations much more. Do you have any ideas how to stay warm? Warmer food? Some supplements that are thermogenic? I suspect low thyroid, decreasing vitamin D as the culprits. So both could be supplemented as needed.
Have you had the same experience? That for some reason you're cold too and find it uncomfortable. For me, it feels at times as if my brain starts to switch off when I'm colder. I feel less sharp, almost as if a brain fog is hovering around my forehead. It's harder to focus on conversations. There's probably more, but I'll leave it at that for now.
Winter is coming, and usually what happens is I'm feeling so much colder than during the summer time when I get lots of sun exposure. But even during summer I may feel cold. Recently I've started to notice body temperature fluctuations much more. Do you have any ideas how to stay warm? Warmer food? Some supplements that are thermogenic? I suspect low thyroid, decreasing vitamin D as the culprits. So both could be supplemented as needed.
Have you had the same experience? That for some reason you're cold too and find it uncomfortable. For me, it feels at times as if my brain starts to switch off when I'm colder. I feel less sharp, almost as if a brain fog is hovering around my forehead. It's harder to focus on conversations. There's probably more, but I'll leave it at that for now.
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Beata on October 11, 2021, 2:56 pm
@christian, I also experience this shift from feeling warm in the summer months to feeling colder in winter. Eating more meat seems to be thermogenic and I usually increase my meat portions about now. I also usually need a little more of my thyroid meds (but not yet). And the obvious, dress warm, wear a scarf around your neck (amazing how this little change helps in staying warm), warm socks are precious. Drink only hot drink and eat hot food. Nothing straight from the fridge.
There are some theories that vit D should not be supplemented unless you know that your 1,25 OH vit D is low. If you had sun exposure in the summer, you should have enough vit D stored to get you through the winter (according to the Secosteroid Hormone D FB group).
@christian, I also experience this shift from feeling warm in the summer months to feeling colder in winter. Eating more meat seems to be thermogenic and I usually increase my meat portions about now. I also usually need a little more of my thyroid meds (but not yet). And the obvious, dress warm, wear a scarf around your neck (amazing how this little change helps in staying warm), warm socks are precious. Drink only hot drink and eat hot food. Nothing straight from the fridge.
There are some theories that vit D should not be supplemented unless you know that your 1,25 OH vit D is low. If you had sun exposure in the summer, you should have enough vit D stored to get you through the winter (according to the Secosteroid Hormone D FB group).
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Max on October 11, 2021, 3:36 pm
For me its all about keeping the feet warm. I wear 2 pairs of socks in winter.
For me its all about keeping the feet warm. I wear 2 pairs of socks in winter.
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salt on October 11, 2021, 11:57 pm
Beans make me very cold so I don't eat them.
Beans make me very cold so I don't eat them.
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Даниил on October 12, 2021, 12:46 am
Coffee and sugar help me keep warm. Low temperature is associated with hypothyroidism, as well as low cortisol levels. The active form of "B6" pyridoxal phosphate is an antagonist of glucocorticoid receptors. In theory, it is possible to raise cortisol and stomach acidity by reducing the consumption of B6. Obviously, vitamin A, which competes for thyroid hormone. zinc and copper also inhibit the secretion of coriisole, overload with some of this can cause such problems, I think. Iodine makes me feel cold. Lentils and beans have tend to suppress a thyroid.
Coffee and sugar help me keep warm. Low temperature is associated with hypothyroidism, as well as low cortisol levels. The active form of "B6" pyridoxal phosphate is an antagonist of glucocorticoid receptors. In theory, it is possible to raise cortisol and stomach acidity by reducing the consumption of B6. Obviously, vitamin A, which competes for thyroid hormone. zinc and copper also inhibit the secretion of coriisole, overload with some of this can cause such problems, I think. Iodine makes me feel cold. Lentils and beans have tend to suppress a thyroid.
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Beata on October 11, 2021, 2:56 pm
@christian, I also experience this shift from feeling warm in the summer months to feeling colder in winter. Eating more meat seems to be thermogenic and I usually increase my meat portions about now. I also usually need a little more of my thyroid meds (but not yet). And the obvious, dress warm, wear a scarf around your neck (amazing how this little change helps in staying warm), warm socks are precious. Drink only hot drink and eat hot food. Nothing straight from the fridge.
There are some theories that vit D should not be supplemented unless you know that your 1,25 OH vit D is low. If you had sun exposure in the summer, you should have enough vit D stored to get you through the winter (according to the Secosteroid Hormone D FB group).
It's vitamin A increase 1,25 OH. Taking vitamin D should actually reduce it. But is it worth it? It is necessary to ask a person who is well versed in the immune function.
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Beata on October 11, 2021, 2:56 pm
@christian, I also experience this shift from feeling warm in the summer months to feeling colder in winter. Eating more meat seems to be thermogenic and I usually increase my meat portions about now. I also usually need a little more of my thyroid meds (but not yet). And the obvious, dress warm, wear a scarf around your neck (amazing how this little change helps in staying warm), warm socks are precious. Drink only hot drink and eat hot food. Nothing straight from the fridge.
There are some theories that vit D should not be supplemented unless you know that your 1,25 OH vit D is low. If you had sun exposure in the summer, you should have enough vit D stored to get you through the winter (according to the Secosteroid Hormone D FB group).
It's vitamin A increase 1,25 OH. Taking vitamin D should actually reduce it. But is it worth it? It is necessary to ask a person who is well versed in the immune function.
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Jiří on October 12, 2021, 1:50 am
@christian 1.move your body so you have good blood circulation(siting in front of PC/TV you will be always cold)
2.eat more(it takes a lot of energy to heat up the body..) everybody knows that feeling when you eat a lot especially carbs, sugars and you feel hot. Like you can walk outside in the winter wearing just T shirt. That's that abundance of energy. The body uses excess of sugar for thermogenesis(heat production)..
3. also what you eat is imporntat. Chinese medicine has it right. Eat and drink warm food and liquids and don't eat raw vegetables or tropical fruits that have cooling effect on the body.. For example citrus fruits or melons etc.. They will make you freeze.. Also you don't sweat a lot in the winter. So don't drink too much. Stick more to solid foods.
@christian 1.move your body so you have good blood circulation(siting in front of PC/TV you will be always cold)
2.eat more(it takes a lot of energy to heat up the body..) everybody knows that feeling when you eat a lot especially carbs, sugars and you feel hot. Like you can walk outside in the winter wearing just T shirt. That's that abundance of energy. The body uses excess of sugar for thermogenesis(heat production)..
3. also what you eat is imporntat. Chinese medicine has it right. Eat and drink warm food and liquids and don't eat raw vegetables or tropical fruits that have cooling effect on the body.. For example citrus fruits or melons etc.. They will make you freeze.. Also you don't sweat a lot in the winter. So don't drink too much. Stick more to solid foods.
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Hermes on October 12, 2021, 2:18 pm
@beata-2, I'm in the same boat as you are about feeling not so warm during winter. Thanks for the tip with the scarf. I have started wearing a hat when I'm at home and also during sleep. And I use two blankets to cover me during sleep. I think this is helpful too. I feel as if my perception of coldness or maybe temperature in general has increased during the period of vitamin A depletion.
Yeah, vitamin D seems tricky, at least there is conflicting information around it. I think my doctor told me once that actually the vitamin D produced in the skin during summer time should help you carry through the winter. But then again, I'm working inside, and even during the summer I don't get much sun exposure during the day in general.
Have you heard of Jeff T. Bowles? He wrote this e-book about his one-year-long high-dose vitamin D experiment. He's advocating daily dosages up until 100'000 IU daily, and claims to have taken so much vitamin D during a one-year period without ill effects. He says it's best to have a blood level between 125 and 150 ng/dl. I haven't tested my vitamin D yet and am a little wary of such high doses. Also, I prefer to rub the vitamin D around my belly button for best absorption, other than oral supplementation which irritates my gut. I rub around 30'000 IU's on the skin, assuming only one fifth will be absorbed.
@beata-2, I'm in the same boat as you are about feeling not so warm during winter. Thanks for the tip with the scarf. I have started wearing a hat when I'm at home and also during sleep. And I use two blankets to cover me during sleep. I think this is helpful too. I feel as if my perception of coldness or maybe temperature in general has increased during the period of vitamin A depletion.
Yeah, vitamin D seems tricky, at least there is conflicting information around it. I think my doctor told me once that actually the vitamin D produced in the skin during summer time should help you carry through the winter. But then again, I'm working inside, and even during the summer I don't get much sun exposure during the day in general.
Have you heard of Jeff T. Bowles? He wrote this e-book about his one-year-long high-dose vitamin D experiment. He's advocating daily dosages up until 100'000 IU daily, and claims to have taken so much vitamin D during a one-year period without ill effects. He says it's best to have a blood level between 125 and 150 ng/dl. I haven't tested my vitamin D yet and am a little wary of such high doses. Also, I prefer to rub the vitamin D around my belly button for best absorption, other than oral supplementation which irritates my gut. I rub around 30'000 IU's on the skin, assuming only one fifth will be absorbed.
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Jiří on October 12, 2021, 1:50 am
@christian 1.move your body so you have good blood circulation(siting in front of PC/TV you will be always cold)
2.eat more(it takes a lot of energy to heat up the body..) everybody knows that feeling when you eat a lot especially carbs, sugars and you feel hot. Like you can walk outside in the winter wearing just T shirt. That's that abundance of energy. The body uses excess of sugar for thermogenesis(heat production)..
3. also what you eat is imporntat. Chinese medicine has it right. Eat and drink warm food and liquids and don't eat raw vegetables or tropical fruits that have cooling effect on the body.. For example citrus fruits or melons etc.. They will make you freeze.. Also you don't sweat a lot in the winter. So don't drink too much. Stick more to solid foods.
@jiri, moving my feet right now. My flat is particularly cold because the guys below are not much around, and the heating is installed in their apartment, so I'm cold even inside the house. It's time to remind them to please heat up again.
I haven't tried eating more because I'm concerned about weight gain, especially around the midsection where I have some extra weight which I would like to shed. Do you up your caloric intake during the winter time? You haven't experienced weight gain? Are you saying extra calories won't be used for fat storage but thermogenesis?
Good point about eating warm. I haven't paid much attention to the temperature of the food. Bone broth sounds like ideal food for the winter time.
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Jiří on October 12, 2021, 1:50 am
@christian 1.move your body so you have good blood circulation(siting in front of PC/TV you will be always cold)
2.eat more(it takes a lot of energy to heat up the body..) everybody knows that feeling when you eat a lot especially carbs, sugars and you feel hot. Like you can walk outside in the winter wearing just T shirt. That's that abundance of energy. The body uses excess of sugar for thermogenesis(heat production)..
3. also what you eat is imporntat. Chinese medicine has it right. Eat and drink warm food and liquids and don't eat raw vegetables or tropical fruits that have cooling effect on the body.. For example citrus fruits or melons etc.. They will make you freeze.. Also you don't sweat a lot in the winter. So don't drink too much. Stick more to solid foods.
@jiri, moving my feet right now. My flat is particularly cold because the guys below are not much around, and the heating is installed in their apartment, so I'm cold even inside the house. It's time to remind them to please heat up again.
I haven't tried eating more because I'm concerned about weight gain, especially around the midsection where I have some extra weight which I would like to shed. Do you up your caloric intake during the winter time? You haven't experienced weight gain? Are you saying extra calories won't be used for fat storage but thermogenesis?
Good point about eating warm. I haven't paid much attention to the temperature of the food. Bone broth sounds like ideal food for the winter time.
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Beata on October 12, 2021, 2:42 pm
@christian, I read Jeff T. Bowles book few years ago (does it need some serious editing!). Then I got on the vitamin D wagon with no positive results. I am now past the extremes and try to approach all areas of life in a moderate fashion. 😇
I hope you will manage to stay warm this winter. Being cold is awful. There are some good thermal undergarments that are worth investing it. Hat, scarf, socks and slippers, warm meals and drink…. Good luck. Winter is coming.
@christian, I read Jeff T. Bowles book few years ago (does it need some serious editing!). Then I got on the vitamin D wagon with no positive results. I am now past the extremes and try to approach all areas of life in a moderate fashion. 😇
I hope you will manage to stay warm this winter. Being cold is awful. There are some good thermal undergarments that are worth investing it. Hat, scarf, socks and slippers, warm meals and drink…. Good luck. Winter is coming.
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