I was reading Steve Richfield article where he says this:
A quick search of 'tonsillectomy unnecessary' yields too many sources to even list. Richfield seems to attribute this to anesthesia but the tonsil itself might play a roll in metabolism. This is also the first time I've seen it mentioned in relationship to hypothyroidism.
Is there a significant percentage of people here that have had tonsillectomies?
A quarter of the population had low daytime body temperature, most of whom have had their tonsils removed. Further, half of the people going to the doctor have low temps, as do nearly all of those who go to doctors who specialize in aging.
Several of my friends and family had recently died - all in retrospect with obvious symptoms of low body temperature that I now recognized. I quickly called all of my sick friends, and discovered that they were ALL missing their tonsils and had low body temperatures.
A quick search of 'tonsillectomy unnecessary' yields too many sources to even list. Richfield seems to attribute this to anesthesia but the tonsil itself might play a roll in metabolism. This is also the first time I've seen it mentioned in relationship to hypothyroidism.
Is there a significant percentage of people here that have had tonsillectomies?