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  • One third of their dry body weight is energy-giving fat but far from losing weight on their exhausting journey south, they actually appear to gain it!

    Butterflies by the million : the Monarchs of Michoacán 2008

  • With the click the front of the buckle had popped open, to reveal a hidden compartment containing a well-traveled, experienced merchant's emergency supplies: a miniature vial of energy-giving honey-based concentrate, another of poison, a couple of valuable jewels ... and a small, all-metal blade.

    The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

  • One third of their dry body weight is energy-giving fat but far from losing weight on their exhausting journey south, they actually appear to gain it!

    Butterflies by the million : the Monarchs of Michoacán 2008

  • One third of their dry body weight is energy-giving fat but far from losing weight on their exhausting journey south, they actually appear to gain it!

    Butterflies by the million : the Monarchs of Michoacán 2008

  • One third of their dry body weight is energy-giving fat but far from losing weight on their exhausting journey south, they actually appear to gain it!

    Butterflies by the million : the Monarchs of Michoacán 2008

  • Its close cousins are the stimulating and energy-giving neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • My little legs only seem to have enough delicious, energy-giving glycogen in them to do the journey once a day at the moment.

    amuchmoreexotic: Pedalonok amuchmoreexotic 2007

  • They are high in carbohydrates – the energy-giving food group – so these are ideal for keeping you going on an Everest Base Camp Trek.

    Down Trek | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • When your body needs more energy, the TSH from the pituitary knocks on the door of your thyroid gland, telling it to produce and secrete more energy-giving, life-sustaining thyroid hormones.

    TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hooey & The Loss of Wisdom 2009

  • And the amino acid phenylalanine can be very helpful in boosting the other energy-giving, motivating, and focusing neurotransmitter norepinephrine.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

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