Temperature Reset à La Steve Richfield

[ecstatichamster]

what do you mean? your bmi is 26 but you look like you are trained and have not much fat?

I don't look fat at all.

I also am still a 36" waist, while before when I weighed this much (one other time in my life) I was a 38" waist. I think that I have more muscle than I think.

If I can stay at 98.6 all day, for a full 16 hours, my reset would be moving along more now.

I think.

 

[MyUsernameHere]

Today, by sleeping in some light pyjamas under the bag, I managed to wake up at 97.16°F.
However, my brain chemistry doesn't come around after one good night.
I need to chain at least several good days and nights without any unwanted temperature drops.
I only started getting the 'feelgoods' in my brain around 3PM and suddenly became much more open and talkative, just in time for my driving lessons.
I did somewhat better than yesterday due to being far less brainfogged.
However I have trouble switching my set point in the afternoon when I get home. Work is setting me back.
When I don't push my body consciously, it defaults to the 98.06 setpoint throughout the day.
I dressed heavily when I got home, and all that happened was that I got to 98.24 only to feel uncomfortably hot and annoyed.
That's because I was still at the 98.06 setpoint and didn't succeed in switching to 98.6 just by dressing warmer.
This is one of those things that sucks, especially when you consider that you can be at 98.6 and not feel hot.
You always feel hot/cold relative to your setpoint, not by your absolute temperature.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Today, by sleeping in some light pyjamas under the bag, I managed to wake up at 97.16°F.
However, my brain chemistry doesn't come around after one good night.
I need to chain at least several good days and nights without any unwanted temperature drops.
I only started getting the 'feelgoods' in my brain around 3PM and suddenly became much more open and talkative, just in time for my driving lessons.
I did somewhat better than yesterday due to being far less brainfogged.
However I have trouble switching my set point in the afternoon when I get home. Work is setting me back.
When I don't push my body consciously, it defaults to the 98.06 setpoint throughout the day.
I dressed heavily when I got home, and all that happened was that I got to 98.24 only to feel uncomfortably hot and annoyed.
That's because I was still at the 98.06 setpoint and didn't succeed in switching to 98.6 just by dressing warmer.
This is one of those things that sucks, especially when you consider that you can be at 98.6 and not feel hot.
You always feel hot/cold relative to your setpoint, not by your absolute temperature.

Steve always says that you should be able to tell your own temp within .2 degrees, else a reset won't work for you. I don't really believe this. I can tell my temps most of the time, and know when they are falling, but it gets challenging and confusing.

I'm in the 97s most of the day unless I am in front of the lights. Right now I'm 97.3. Even though I was in warm clothing all day. I couldn't get my temps up without the lights today at all.

 

[MyUsernameHere]

Steve always says that you should be able to tell your own temp within .2 degrees, else a reset won't work for you.

I can do that just by judging how clearly I can think (brain fog).
When my thoughts are really fast and I feel like I have a 'straight shot' to what I am trying to think, I'm usually 37.0 or very close.
If I am like 'eh', and my thoughts are cloudy and anxious and difficult to sort out, ***t is usually on the 36.7 set point (or lower).

 

[ecstatichamster]

I decided I have an infection and I ordered some azithromycin. I just don't feel great and I am still coughing things up. Coincidence that this started with my reset? Probably not but who knows.

Managed to stay in the 97s, now it's evening and I'm 97.7 near 10:20pm.

I am wondering if my being mildly sick (if I am) is a reason for lower temps...

I also think riboflavin in the high dosages that I'm using is causing an adrenaline response. Cold hands, cold feet, VERY cold...

 

[tara]

Why would you need to rapidly cool off during the night, when:

a) Your temperature was 97.3 when you went to bed
b) You didn't feel too hot when you fell asleep
c) The room becomes progressively even colder as you sleep

Speculating, possibly either or combination of both?:
1. Estrogen levels rise or some other mechanism > lower set point.
2. Glycogen stores run low > blood sugar falls below stress threshold > adrenaline levels increased > sudden heat produced > body temp rises rapidly and overshoots set point.

I wonder whether there could be an issue for some people with trying to run on sugar without starch, and the liver glycogen stores not being able to store enough even if we eat lots of sugars. I've read that muscles store glycogen from glucose more easily than from fructose. Don't know about brain glycogen.

I decided I have an infection and I ordered some azithromycin. I just don't feel great and I am still coughing things up. Coincidence that this started with my reset? Probably not but who knows.

I have no relevant expertise here, just wondering ...
Do you think that the immune system could wake up to a higher level of functioning when the body temps go up to normal range, spot infections that had been there for a while but it was ignoring 'cos' it was out of temp range to respond, and then suddenly start to fight them because you've got the temps up and it now can be more active again?

 

[Regina]

I bought a sleeping/camping bag tonight and I'm going to use it to sleep n the floor of my room. Hope it can help me turn things around.

that's neat. I believe a change like that might help.

 

[Regina]

Speculating, possibly either or combination of both?:
1. Estrogen levels rise or some other mechanism > lower set point.
2. Glycogen stores run low > blood sugar falls below stress threshold > adrenaline levels increased > sudden heat produced > body temp rises rapidly and overshoots set point.

I wonder whether there could be an issue for some people with trying to run on sugar without starch, and the liver glycogen stores not being able to store enough even if we eat lots of sugars. I've read that muscles store glycogen from glucose more easily than from fructose. Don't know about brain glycogen.


I have no relevant expertise here, just wondering ...
Do you think that the immune system could wake up to a higher level of functioning when the body temps go up to normal range, spot infections that had been there for a while but it was ignoring 'cos' it was out of temp range to respond, and then suddenly start to fight them because you've got the temps up and it now can be more active again?

'but it was ignoring 'cos' it was out of temp range to respond, and then suddenly start to fight them because you've got the temps up"
Very cool Tara.

 

[ecstatichamster]

I have no relevant expertise here, just wondering ...
Do you think that the immune system could wake up to a higher level of functioning when the body temps go up to normal range, spot infections that had been there for a while but it was ignoring 'cos' it was out of temp range to respond, and then suddenly start to fight them because you've got the temps up and it now can be more active again?

Thanks @tara

This is always tempting as an explanation. I found it true for buteyko when people increase their CO2 levels a lot their immune system often activates against previously latent threats.

Or it could be microbial wars in the body as some thrive better than others or die off or end of previous truce or equilibrium between microbes.

Higher temps should shut down a lot of microbial activity. Steve said he hasn't seen this which surprises me. I'm taking azithromycin. First dose last night

Woke up at 97.2 already feeling better. Although a little weird and a bit of stomach distress.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Temps so far this morning have been much higher. Was 99 getting into the shower. Dropped afterwards, now under the lights, will try to raise it to 98.6 or so but I have a lot of kitchen responsibilities today so I will just wear my winter clothing and leave it at that.

I feel that the antibiotics, even though I just took them last night, are really, really helping.

 

[Regina]

Thanks @tara

This is always tempting as an explanation. I found it true for buteyko when people increase their CO2 levels a lot their immune system often activates against previously latent threats.

Or it could be microbial wars in the body as some thrive better than others or die off or end of previous truce or equilibrium between microbes.

Higher temps should shut down a lot of microbial activity. Steve said he hasn't seen this which surprises me. I'm taking azithromycin. First dose last night

Woke up at 97.2 already feeling better. Although a little weird and a bit of stomach distress.

What made you choose azithromycin instead of say, tetra/doxy/mino cyclines?

 

[ecstatichamster]

What made you choose azithromycin instead of say, tetra/doxy/mino cyclines?

I've taken it before, I like how you only need a few doses once a day, it's always worked for me with few side effects.

 

[ecstatichamster]

freezing this morning. Was at 96F waking up, now below that. 95.9. Wow, just SO cold.

And I had some weird muscle cramping last night. I wonder if it's the antibiotics, side effects, die-off?

Under the lights in full winter clothing, getting temps up...

This is really weird.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Woke at 97.2 this morning which shows some progress. Sweating.

Had to shower before breakfast, but got up to 98.6. Now at 98.3.

Antibiotics have made me feel better but still coughing up phlegm that is greenish. So I wonder if this is helping. Will finish the course, Last night I took some charcoal also to soak up some endotoxins (hours after taking the antibiotic)

 

[ecstatichamster]

Went to bed late, around 97.6. Wore a warm hat to bed and woke at 97.3 this morning, feeling a lot better.

Tonight will be the last azithromycin. I asked Steve if antibiotics can lower temps:

I don't know. Probably no direct effect, but there are lots of opportunities for indirect effects, e.g. screwed up digestion. The operation of many antibiotics is NOT fully understood, so who knows what the problem might be.

I have been chasing problems with people who have received some forms of chemotherapy, that appears to cause PERMANENT brain damage that affects their metabolism - resulting in central hypothyroidism - where their thyroid works just fine, but their brain turns it WAY down.

It is possible to reset these people, but only in conjunction with a complex regimen of thyroid medication to replace what their healthy thyroids are being told NOT to put out.

My experience with thyroid medication is that it did nothing for me temp-wise, only mildly raising my heart rate. I haven't taken it in a month or more.

Yesterday I was still coughing up green phlegm all day, so not sure the azithromycin is doing much, but I do feel better in some ways.

Easily got to 98.6 even without a shower today with either lights or hot coffee.

 

[Regina]

Went to bed late, around 97.6. Wore a warm hat to bed and woke at 97.3 this morning, feeling a lot better.

Tonight will be the last azithromycin. I asked Steve if antibiotics can lower temps:



My experience with thyroid medication is that it did nothing for me temp-wise, only mildly raising my heart rate. I haven't taken it in a month or more.

Yesterday I was still coughing up green phlegm all day, so not sure the azithromycin is doing much, but I do feel better in some ways.

Easily got to 98.6 even without a shower today with either lights or hot coffee.

ecstatichamster, weren't you taking serrapetase? Maybe indiscriminately breaking up biofilms releases some infectious cooties. (good or bad thing? IDK)

 

[NommyWommy]

Last few days been holding my temperature at 37c easier throughout the day and sometimes climbing to 37.2c from 7pm till 10pm. Temperature seems to come up easier in the shower and not been having the shower so hot and as a result I do not sweat as much when putting my clothing on which helps in not cooling me down so quick. This is going to sound strange but one thing I am noticing the last couple of days is a tension in my belly area that sometimes can make me feel anxious but other times like now is semi-pleasurable the only way to describe it would be like a fire in the belly. I am also on day 63 of not masturbating or watching any pornography and its been a bit of a roller coaster there with feeling emotions etc. Thanks

 

[ecstatichamster]

ecstatichamster, weren't you taking serrapetase? Maybe indiscriminately breaking up biofilms releases some infectious cooties. (good or bad thing? IDK)

I was taking that. But a few months ago. Not sure if it had an effect. Could be that this is a good or bad thing, not sure.

 

[ecstatichamster]

Last few days been holding my temperature at 37c easier throughout the day and sometimes climbing to 37.2c from 7pm till 10pm. Temperature seems to come up easier in the shower and not been having the shower so hot and as a result I do not sweat as much when putting my clothing on which helps in not cooling me down so quick. This is going to sound strange but one thing I am noticing the last couple of days is a tension in my belly area that sometimes can make me feel anxious but other times like now is semi-pleasurable the only way to describe it would be like a fire in the belly. I am also on day 63 of not masturbating or watching any pornography and its been a bit of a roller coaster there with feeling emotions etc. Thanks

nice going!

 

[charlie]

This is going to sound strange but one thing I am noticing the last couple of days is a tension in my belly area that sometimes can make me feel anxious but other times like now is semi-pleasurable the only way to describe it would be like a fire in the belly.

Life on fire.