I often use many biofeedback tests during my assessments of clients health, particularly in reference to metabolism. One of the many factors that can effect our metabolism is stress in its many forms. I've blogged in the past about how glucose actually has the effect of neutralizing cortisol (a stress hormone) and that when we consume a low carbohydrate or low glycemic diet our temperature plummets.
So it shouldn't come as a shock to here that when stressed our temperature can be as low as 81° Fahrenheit and when you are calm it can be as high as 96° Fahrenheit. Room temperature has nothing to do with it and obviously this isn't accounting for nutrition.
Stress causes our body to go into fight or flight mode, this can draw a lot of blood from the extremities to the large muscles and vital organs. Our feet, hands and face often go colder and its a common sight to see someone white in the face from shock, when my Achilles ruptured I looked like a ghost.
Eating well (see previous posts), remaining calm, practicing breathing techniques and learning to react better to stress are all great ways to maintain body temperature and keep ourselves healthy.
So it shouldn't come as a shock to here that when stressed our temperature can be as low as 81° Fahrenheit and when you are calm it can be as high as 96° Fahrenheit. Room temperature has nothing to do with it and obviously this isn't accounting for nutrition.
Stress causes our body to go into fight or flight mode, this can draw a lot of blood from the extremities to the large muscles and vital organs. Our feet, hands and face often go colder and its a common sight to see someone white in the face from shock, when my Achilles ruptured I looked like a ghost.
Eating well (see previous posts), remaining calm, practicing breathing techniques and learning to react better to stress are all great ways to maintain body temperature and keep ourselves healthy.
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