Why am I always cold?

[KnottedYet]

Hot flashes are great for warming me right up!

[Zen]

and I think we have our answer.

Moptop is always cold because she's in the UK

[margo49]

And she lives in a place (region??) called Snowdonia too!

Seriously I was always a really warm heat-emitter till I got too cold for too long and too often when messengering in London. The next 25 years I was cold if the temp dropped below 25 deg C. Then suddenly I returned to My Former Heat-Emitting self...(last summer).
No changes in diet (I'm a vego), a bit of up and down in weight with pregnancies and chemo and stresses, but nothing of clinical proportions

As they say Go figger

[Zen]

And the latest theory (guess) is...

hypothyroid.

hypothalamus
Functions:
• Body Temperature
• Emotions
• Hunger
• Thirst
• Circadian Rhythms
The hypothalamus is composed of several different areas and is located at the base of the brain. Although it is the size of only a pea (about 1/300 of the total brain weight), the hypothalamus is responsible for some very important functions. One important function of the hypothalamus is the control of body temperature. The hypothalamus acts as a "thermostat" by sensing changes in body temperature and then sending signals to adjust the temperature. For example, if you are too hot, the hypothalamus detects this and then sends a signal to expand the capillaries in your skin. This causes blood to be cooled faster. The hypothalamus also controls the pituitary.

http://www.mall-net.com/mcs/coldbody.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroiddiseases.html

[dreadpirate]

oh geez. You should have said! When I lived in the UK I was always cold - and what is up with the radiator thing? Never warm enough.

Move to a warm climate. And eat more candy corn.

Yeah, that's the ticket