Are you Freezing Cold When Everyone Else is Warm? LDN to the Rescue!!
When I go to Pilates class, every other woman in the class is in yoga pants and a sleeveless workout top. I too am in yoga pants, but with a long-sleeved shirt and a sweater, shivering my way through the class, while everyone else sweats. I only get warm if we do push ups or mountain climbers, despite the fact that I am usually the only one using the heaviest weights.
One of the common symptoms of Hypothyroidism and/or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, an affliction that affects at least 30,000,000 Americans, is cold intolerance. This means that your body is unable to generate heat to regulate your body temperature when you are cold.
Conversely, when it is hot outside, I can actually feel my body cooling itself off. Its awesome to feel my body working to cool down. But when its cold, my body is not able to summon heat to warm me up. My only hope is extra sweaters, coats, socks, mittens, and a coat, even when I inside my own house. You can’t believe how much money I spend on heating my house.
The cold is literally in my hands and feet but also a chill pervades my torso. I tense up against it even though I know I better. When I entertain the notion of leaving the awesome Bay Area for less expensive parts of the U.S., the list of affordable options dwindles rapidly due to extremely cold…
