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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U.N. To Double Its Peacekeeping Force In South Sudan, Amid Reports Of Mass Graves And Escalation In Violence; Government Forces Retake Key Town Bor :: <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 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>The United Nations Security Council, or UNSC, on Tuesday approved a proposal to send additional troops to South Sudan, nearly doubling the strength of its peacekeeping force in the world's youngest nation, amid reports of mass graves and thousands of civilian deaths.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/un-double-its-peacekeeping-force-south-sudan-amid-reports-mass-graves-escalation-violence-government
U.S. Embassy In Afghanistan Hit On Christmas Day :: <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>Rockets hit the U.S. Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Christmas Day, embassy officials said, adding that no Americans were injured in the attacks.</p>
<p>According to an Associated Press report, citing an embassy official who spoke on condition of anonymity, the attack happened around 6:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday, and "two rounds of indirect fire impacted the U.S. Embassy compound." Indirect fire refers to either rocket attacks or mortar fire.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-embassy-afghanistan-hit-christmas-day-1520070
The price of a mega-breach: Target call centers stay open for Christmas :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/QZfdKJ9RkMI/
China Unicom launches a cloud of its own :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Z51Xk6LXago/
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AUDIO: Ringing the changes at old foundry :: Britain's oldest manufacturing company - the 430-year-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry - has just started selling online.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25492222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25492221#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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How To Recycle Your Christmas Tree: Where To Dispose Of Your Tree After The Holidays :: <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>One of the most celebrated parts of the holiday season can quickly turn into a dried- out, needle-shedding nuisance as you enter the new year. But if you're concerned about just how to best dispose of your live christmas tree, there are several options that will make the task a little easier. </p>
<p>Some cities have tree pickup services while others offer ways to turn the tree into yard mulch. So once you pack away your ornaments and lights for next year, read through our list below of 4 ways best dispose of your live Christmas tree. </p>
<p><strong>1. Kick It To The Curb</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-recycle-your-christmas-tree-where-dispose-your-tree-after-holidays-1520048
Kardashians Reportedly Have 'Christmas From Hell' - Find Out Why :: <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>Think you're having the worst Christmas with your family? Apparently the Kardashians are having the Christmas from "hell." At least, that's what a source had to say about the matter to In Touch, as quoted by <a href="http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/12/kardashians-christmas-from-hell-family-insider-claims/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radar Online.</a></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kardashians-reportedly-have-christmas-hell-find-out-why-1520044
Pregnant Nurse Dreonna Breton Fired For Refusing Flu Shot :: <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>A pregnant Pennsylvania woman lost her job after refusing to take a flu shot.</p>
<p>Dreonna Breton worked as a home nurse for Horizon Healthcare Services. She is three months pregnant and says she chose not to get the shot in order to protect her baby.</p>
<p>"It would be a false statement to say the flu vaccine is known to be safe during pregnancy. I have lost my job, one that I love and am good at, because I chose to do what I believe is best for my baby," she told the <a href="http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/12/mandatory_flu_vaccination_shot.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patriot-News</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pregnant-nurse-dreonna-breton-fired-refusing-flu-shot-1520042
Why Is Santa Claus Fat? How St. Nick Gained Weight :: <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>If it weren't for Clement Clarke Moore, we might be leaving Santa Claus carrots instead of cookies on Christmas.</p>
<p>Santa Claus wasn't always fat. In fact, the inspiration for Santa, <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/how-did-santa-claus-get-started-st-nicholas-kris-kringle-today-photos-1520016" target="_blank">St. Nicholas</a>, was a thin man. It was Moore, an Episcopal minister famous for the 1822 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," who gave Santa the generous waistline.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-santa-claus-fat-how-st-nick-gained-weight-1520034
Firefighters end pre-Christmas strike :: Members of the Fire Brigades Union in England and Wales have held a further strike in a dispute over pensions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25504374#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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