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  • Next, coffee boosts your metabolism and increases body-heat production thermogenesis so that you burn calories just a wee bit more efficiently.

    The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011

  • In the anaphoric rhythm of his first two and a half pages in the opening chapter, which moves from what three young boys wanted more of (food, noise, distraction, body-heat), to the moment they wanted less (less of everything but the silent morning and a hard-to-love-impossible-not-to mother asleep), "just this, just this," Torres sets us up for a novel that refuses to play by the rules.

    Ru Freeman: Justin Torres: Give Us More Ru Freeman 2011

  • Next, coffee boosts your metabolism and increases body-heat production thermogenesis so that you burn calories just a wee bit more efficiently.

    The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011

  • In the anaphoric rhythm of his first two and a half pages in the opening chapter, which moves from what three young boys wanted more of (food, noise, distraction, body-heat), to the moment they wanted less (less of everything but the silent morning and a hard-to-love-impossible-not-to mother asleep), "just this, just this," Torres sets us up for a novel that refuses to play by the rules.

    Ru Freeman: Justin Torres: Give Us More Ru Freeman 2011

  • The cluster of body-heat blobs below were the Sly Girls crowded at the shafts edge.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • It hid your body-heat signature, involved changing clothes, and was a perfect excuse for not wearing your interface ring.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • Combining other forms of generation with smart storage systems will likely be the ways that body-heat - powered devices become practical.

    Turning Body Heat Into Electricity 2010

  • In 2007 the duo built a body-heat powered electroencephalograph device that monitored brain activity.

    Turning Body Heat Into Electricity 2010

  • Next, they built a body-heat powered electrocardiograph device (EKG) that monitored heart activity.

    Turning Body Heat Into Electricity 2010

  • Cold weather may leave you feeling less thirsty, but it's still easy to become dehydrated, which can impair your body-heat regulation.

    Winter fitness safety: How to workout when it's cold out 2009

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