January marks the dead of winter for some. Common side effects include a constant runny nose, cold hands and feet and a nagging internal chill. Aside from barricading yourself inside a cozy cabin for five months what can you do to warm up? Certain foods are considered thermogenic (also known as diet-induced thermogenesis): meaning as the food is digested it raises the body temperature. Obvious suggestions are to eat soups, stews and broth to keep warm-other ways to increase body temperature would be to incorporate foods that do the work internally during digestion. The following foods are excellent choices to keep old man winter at bay and warm up your body. “That’s a spicy meat-a-ball!” Hot peppers-the capsicum family-heat up your core body temperature. Capsaicin is the active compound that heats us up, so the more capsaicin consumed the more you will warm up. Caution is warranted when using them in …