Cirion
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Can you elaborate please? I have same problem as OP, cold sweats, hot sweats, nothing (Supplement or diet) has ever helped. I am only 'dry' in the morning and before bed.
Coffee exacerbates it, but eliminating coffee does not resolve it.
Hey man yeah basically what seems to work for me (some steps may vary for you, though)
- Eating ample carbs (emphasizing fruit/sugars, maple syrup, some OJ, and some starch seems to be OK)
- Liberal use of salt
- Eat low PUFA, but a high SFA/PUFA ratio, with beef being my main fat but mind the fats, don't go too crazy with dietary fat, even high SFA/PUFA fats, and maybe some coconut oil. I do cook my beef in coconut oil but I don't have it directly otherwise.
- Consider avoiding dairy fat (dairy fat is fattening for me)
- Consider avoiding milk/whey/cheese entirely (Tryptophan is fattening for me and also anti-metabolic)
- Eat low tryptophan/low fernstrom proteins. For me, because I have a lot of metabolism damage to fix, I'm going to extreme measures. I ONLY eat beef and gelatin for protein. That's it. Beef is virtually the lowest fernstrom ratio protein you can eat.
- Gelatin is an awesome food, and absolutely helps and I use it every day, but it is not enough to counter-act the effects of tryptophan. Ray thinks it does, in my experience, it does NOT.
- Get enough sleep (don't wake up to an alarm if you can avoid it), sunlight, and avoid stress as much as you can
- Eating the right caloric amount for you (about 4000 for me but may vary for you)
- Take it easy with exercise. I only take 30 min walks, and no weightlifting currently.
- I highly recommend taking detailed notes on your day to day life.
I don't take supplements anymore so I am literally not going to recommend a single one. Dietary manipulation should bring you to 98.6F+ temperatures for all but the most broken metabolisms IMO. My temperatures were 96F starting off, so there's always hope haha.
On caffeine, I do have coffee and mexican colas. Sometimes I still feel off from them, but I think part of that is the liberation of fats from the liver, that caffeine can cause. I don't know that caffeine is critical to the process though if you want to ditch it.
The last point was the gamechanger for me. I also was floundering over and over until I started tracking everything basically. Knowing all the rules is nice, but you have to make the plan individualized for you (Learn precisely how much sugar/fat/protein/calories work for you). By taking detailed notes, you are basically becoming your own coach and know how to course correct. Detailed notes are what I should have done from day one and if there is one thing I'd suggest to people, it's that. They are truly gamechanging. Don't let yourself get locked into what works for me. If a high fat moderate carb diet works for you, for example... Go for it. Basically:
Go for whatever diet/lifestyle ultimate results in consistent 98.6F+ temperatures, feeling good, and staying/getting lean etc.
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