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.
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Smarter ways to board a plane :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/u7AMcpf1NOs/index.html
How airlines are getting to know you :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yhc1ZIolPVs/index.html
The Upside of Starting Your Career in a Recession :: In at least one sense, people who graduate in a tough economy are better offread more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Medical and surgical management of chronic pelvic pain :: Abstract: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects over 1 million women in the UK, with subsequent impact on ability to work and the economy. It is often debilitating and can be difficult to treat. Gynaecologists have traditionally focussed on the organ-specific approach to the diagnosis of pain. Endometriosis is common as is chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and adenomyosis. Some causes are non-gynaecological such as irritable bowel syndrome and interstitial cystitis. However, as many as 55% of women presenting with CPP will have no obvious underlying pathology following completion of all investigations.This review focuses on the appropriate investigations, diagnosis and management of women with identified pathological causes of pelvic pain. It also considers the holistic approach to the manag...
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It will hurt to lose Red Lobster :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/YD6U1XfK2bI/index.html
Yoga boss sticks to his principles :: John Schumacher, one of the best-known US yoga teachers, is losing customers to more modern rivals, but he won't change his methods, as the BBC's Jane O'Brien reports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25298506#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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FCA says Co-op boss was right choice :: A regulator who backed the appointment of the now disgraced Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers, says the right decision was made at the time.
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Eurozone's inflation rate falls :: Eurozone inflation slowed to 0.8% last month, official figures show, moving further away from the European Central Bank's inflation target.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25636441#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Eva Longoria, Maxim's Woman Of The Year, Sizzles On The Cover :: <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>Eva Longoria, actress and a former star of ABC's "Desperate Housewives," has been chosen by Maxim as its Woman of the Year 2014.</p>
<p>Longoria, who sizzles in a white hot outfit for the cover shot, will be featured in the magazine's January/February issue, which will hit the stands on Jan. 17.</p>
<p>"She was the sexiest suburbanite in history on 'Desperate Housewives,' and now she's a big shot producer, a savvy businesswoman, and our 2014 Woman of the Year. Is there anything Eva Longoria can't do? (Hint: The answer is no)" wrote the magazine on its website.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/eva-longoria-maxims-woman-year-sizzles-cover-1529262
Studios win again in fight over user content: "safe harbors" not so safe, websites find :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2w9CQRopATA/
TV trends: 4K, curves, smart TVs :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/nj45dDkFO8w/index.html
Worldwide Shipments Of PCs, Tablets And Mobile Phones To Reach 2.5B Units In 2014, 1.1B Of Them Will Be On Android: Gartner :: <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>The worldwide shipments of devices, including PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 7.6 percent increase from 2013, with Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system expected to power nearly half of all such devices, according to a new report from Gartner (NYSE:IT).</p>
<p>The report said that Android is on pace to surpass one billion users across all devices in 2014, while mobile phones are expected to dominate overall device shipments with nearly 1.9 billion units projected to ship in 2014.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/worldwide-shipments-pcs-tablets-mobile-phones-reach-25b-units-2014-11b-them-will-be-android-gartner
Panama widening threatened :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uYE3RG-SUkE/lklv-parker-panama-canal-project-threatened.cnn.html
US December Jobs Report Preview: Ending 2013 On Solid Nonfarm Payrolls Numbers, Unemployment Rate To Hold At 5-Year-Low :: <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>The U.S. labor market probably finished 2013 on a fairly strong note, economists predict ahead of Friday's government jobs report. This could prompt top Federal Reserve officials to reduce bond purchases for a second time when they meet in late January.</p>
<p>The Labor Department will release the December employment report on Friday at 8:30 a.m. EST.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-december-jobs-report-preview-ending-2013-solid-nonfarm-payrolls-numbers-unemployment-rate-hold-5
China New Auto Sales 2013: Chinese Consumers Bought Over 20 Million Vehicles In 2013 As Foreign Automakers Jockey For Market Share :: <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 you're wondering why so many global automakers are scrambling to expand their footprints in mainland China, consider this chart:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/china-new-auto-sales-2013-chinese-consumers-bought-over-20-million-vehicles-2013-foreign-automakers
Forget John Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy; Israel And Palestinians Sign Historic Energy Deal :: <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>Amid what some are calling U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's "failed shuttle diplomacy" between Israelis and Palestinians, a gas export agreement between a Palestinian power firm and the drilling partners of Israel's largest offshore gas reserve was signed on Sunday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/forget-john-kerrys-shuttle-diplomacy-israel-palestinians-sign-historic-energy-deal-1528352
IMF's Lagarde Warns Kenyan Officials That Emerging Market Slowdown Will Challenge African Growth :: <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>International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will be in Kenya for the next few days to discuss the country's economic future.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/196635114/President-Uhuru-Kenyatta-s-Speech-During-the-Dinner-Hosted-in-Honour-of-Visiting-IMF-Managing-Director-Christine-Lagarde-at-State-House-Mombasa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In a speech</a> welcoming her on Monday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed his hopes for the country's economic future:</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/imfs-lagarde-warns-kenyan-officials-emerging-market-slowdown-will-challenge-african-growth-1528784
Is Mexico Headed For A Better 2014? The Ministry Of Finance Predicts 4 Percent GDP Growth :: <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>Mexico is starting 2014 with renewed energies. After a messy year, in which Mexicans saw their GDP grow by quarters but still fail to reach the expected annual rate, President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration is envisioning a much better outcome for this year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mexico-headed-better-2014-ministry-finance-predicts-4-percent-gdp-growth-1528882
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