For over 150 years, it’s been drilled into our minds that our “normal” body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. But as it turns out, this may no longer the case. A Stanford University -study- has found there’s a new normal. The “normal” human body temperature has dropped since 1851 when a German doctor and researcher found 98.6 degrees to be the average. His data was valid at the time, so what...
The human body operates much like a furnace… it produces heat. Our body is working to keep us alive, and this generates heat. When a person runs cold, the body is trying to communicate that something in the production line isn’t right. Typically, body temperature ranges from 97 F to 99 F for adults, while children have a higher body temperature ranging from 97.9 F to 100.4 F. Everyone’s body temperature...