Optimal doses of barley as a food or supplement have not been established for any condition. However, to try to lower cholesterol, people have used one of these daily doses: 1  3 grams of barley oil extract. 2  30 grams of barley bran flour.
Your body creates sweat when your internal core temperature becomes too high, since moisture naturally cools your body. The same concept is true should you find yourself wet while in cold weather or sweaty after a strenuous workout. Towel off and find dry clothes to raise your core body temperature again.
The basal body temperature method you mention, that some people use to chart fertility, requires measuring your temperature at rest each day. Before ovulation, a temperature between 96 and 98 degrees is normal.Your body's at rest temperature should rise slightly, to between 97 and 99 degrees, beginning on the day of ovulation until the start of your period. Changes in temperature may be extremely small â maybe only 1/10th of a degree.hile hovering around 96 or 97 degrees is normal for some, the following conditions could also contribute to a suddenly or persistently low body temperature: 1  Hypothyroidism. 2  Diabetes. 3  Liver or kidney failure. 4  Infection. 5  Endocrine dysfunction. 6  Side effect of certain medications. 7  Excessive alcohol or drug use.