"At the moment, however, the only safe way of activating brown fat is to stay chilly, right at the verge of shivering, for prolonged periods. That reproduces the conditions that led to the evolution of brown fat — namely, life-threatening cold in babies and small furry animals that can't put on clothes to keep themselves warm."
http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_12102140
So it turns out that refusing to allow anyone to turn on the wall heaters in my house helps me to maintain my girlish figure...I'm a genious!!
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Yet another reason never, ever to move out of my current apartment: it is about 80 degrees throughout the winter, which I actually like. I went to Momcat's and Kipsy's houses two winters ago and almost died of frostbite.
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