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body clock
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body clock
n.
An internal mechanism of the body that is thought to regulate physical and mental functions in rhythm with normal daily activities.


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While celebrities such as Madonna, Halle Berry and Celine Dion have had babies in their late thirties or early forties, experts are warning that women's body clocks have not changed and that many may be leaving it too late.
Byline: ANI London, Oct 23 (ANI): A new British study has found that weather and seasons influence our internal body clocks.
This suggested young people's body clocks may shift as they begin their teens - meaning teenagers got up late not because they were lazy but because they were biologically programmed to do so, Professor Foster said.
 
 
 
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