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PoindexterOglethorpe

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3. Decades ago I learned that 98.6 was actually a tiny

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:39 AM

Nov 2020

mild fever.

Me, I usually run around 97 degrees, sometimes less.

I honestly wonder if a slightly lower body temperature isn't a good thing. I've always had a low body temperature, and I'm the healthiest person I know. Although I haven't been comparing my temp to anyone else's, so who knows?

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Bolivia's Tsimane people's average body temperature fell half a degree in 16 years [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2020 OP

Mine is 96 mahina Nov 2020 #1

Mine is usually 97.4 or 5 BComplex Nov 2020 #2

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Decades ago I learned that 98.6 was actually a tiny PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #3

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