Originally Posted by Scarlet

I have found by careful experimentation that holding a digital thermometer under my tongue for 10 mins leads to an increase of .4F. That's quite a significant increase. So now I just hold it in till it beeps and add .4F. I have confirmed this is 100% accurate by holding it in my mouth for 10 mins about a billion times.

Good to know about not holding it too far back under the tongue though. I never knew that.

I just shot off an email to Peat re: HC. Will see what he says, but I was under the impression he believed in the concept of hormonal balance. So cortisol should not be too high or too low.