If you are 65 or over, it is important to spend most of your time in a warm environment during the winter months. There are a number of things you can do to cope in cold weather.
Keep your main living room at around 18-21°C (65-70°F) and the rest of the house at least 16°C (61°F). If you can't heat all the rooms you use, heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before you go to sleep.
Make sure you are receiving any benefits you are entitled to, such as the Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment.
Regular hot drinks and eating at least one hot meal a day will help keep energy levels up during winter and keep your body warm.
Finally, make sure you get the seasonal flu jab. While not 100% guaranteed, it should reduce your vulnerability to infection...
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25427706#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25431160#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uk-jobless-rate-falls-more-expected-low-interest-rates-may-no-longer-depend-unemployment-rate-mpc
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25421086#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
UK jobless rate at lowest since 2009 :: As the UK unemployment rate falls to 7.4%, its lowest level since 2009, the number of people out of work stands at 2.39 million, official data shows.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25428119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-suggest-upbeat-open-markets-await-fomc-announcement-housing-starts-data-are-due-out
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25426691#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25427663#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25426904#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/german-ifo-business-climate-index-improves-20-month-high-while-assessment-current-situation-remains
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/devyani-khobragade-us-india-row-escalates-after-diplomat-complains-about-strip-search-after-arrest
Brazil's Government Is Not Considering Granting Asylum To Edward Snowden Because It Did Not Receive A Formal Request :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Brazil's government is not considering granting asylum to former U.S. defense contractor Edward Snowden, because he has made no formal request to the country for asylum, media reports said, citing foreign ministry officials.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/brazils-government-not-considering-granting-asylum-edward-snowden-because-it-did-not-receive-formal
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25417784#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
New Report On Global Corporate Sustainability Practices Shows Talkers Outnumber The Doers :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In their quest to pursue growth and profits, many companies focus on reputation management alone while ignoring sustainable practices, which, according to a new report, is one of the most vital aspects of surviving in a crowded marketplace and should find its place among the core competitive strategies of a company.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-report-global-corporate-sustainability-practices-shows-talkers-outnumber-doers-1512976
Hipstamatic launches Oggl 2.0, a mobile photo curation service :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/widY7UXd47M/
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