We are designed to work best at 98.6â² F. So, if you donât run this temperature, many of your enzymatic functions will be impaired. The classic âconstellationâ of symptoms indicative of an under-functioning thyroid system is fatigue, constipation, thinning hair, cold intolerance and inability to lose weight.
A pastoral subsistence pattern reduces the risk when there is an irregular climatic pattern. This is especially true of nomadic pastoralism. The animals herded by pastoralists are rarely killed for family use alone. Fresh meat is distributed throughout the community.
In this sense, they were likened to ilmeek, outsiders or non-Maasai, whom they had formerly despised because they did not value grass, a significant source of life for pastoralists (Galaty 1981:4; Hodgson 1999). This subsequently placed the Maasai at odds with their environment, both culturally and economically.