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...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridw91403&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhs.uk%2Fnews%2F2013%2FNovember%2FPages%2FExcess-winter-deaths-rose-by-a-third-last-winter.aspx
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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridx38305&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgive-and-take%2F201312%2Fthe-upside-starting-your-career-in-recession
Transparent electronics are so light and thin they can sit on a contact lens :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zUcChg9AJtw/
The 'Polar Vortex' Freeze Test: Eggs, Cheeseburger And Pizza Oh My! [VIDEO] :: <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>It is freezing here in the U.S. as the "polar vortex" with its icy winds now torments nearly 200 million people nationwide. Millions of Americans woke up Tuesday to record lows as they braced for some of the coldest weather the nation has seen in 20 years.</p>
<p>New Yorkers were not spared from this daunting chill as the arctic blast brought lows of 4 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill of -11 Fahrenheit. The deep freeze has caused health warnings as experts are describing this winter chill as dangerous and life threatening.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/polar-vortex-freeze-test-eggs-cheeseburger-pizza-oh-my-video-1530588
Ford boss rules out Microsoft job :: Alan Mulally, the chief executive of Ford, says he will not be leaving the US carmaker to join Microsoft.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25647803#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Make The Most Of 'Polar Vortex:' Here Are 5 Fun Science Experiments To Try In Cold Weather [VIDEOS] :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>By now, you've probably heard about the "polar vortex" currently making things pretty miserable for nearly 240 million Canadians and Americans.</p>
<p>The "polar vortex," a name given to the circulation of strong, upper-level winds normally found around the North Pole, has thrown North America into a pit of blistering cold weather. Starting Monday, Midwest and East Coast residents were plunged into sub-freezing temperatures as the cold front crept further into the U.S. Now, half the country is shivering amid arctic temperatures.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/make-most-polar-vortex-here-are-5-fun-science-experiments-try-cold-weather-videos-1530950
VIDEO: JP Morgan to pay $1.7bn over Madoff :: JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay $1.7bn to victims of the Bernard Madoff fraud.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25646079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Meet Sasheer Zamata: 5 Things To Know About 'Saturday Night Live's' Newest Cast Member :: <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 search has ended for the newest "Saturday Night Live" cast member. The show hired 27-year-old Sasheer Zamata on Monday, making her "SNL's" first black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left in 2007.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/meet-sasheer-zamata-5-things-know-about-saturday-night-lives-newest-cast-member-1530946
Spain's dwindling knife sharpeners :: Spain's dwindling knife-sharpeners
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25339469#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
State pension plans 'irresponsible' :: Government plans to increase spending on state pensions have been criticised as "unaffordable and irresponsible" in a report by a free market think tank.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25645425#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Polar Vortex Hoax 2014: Rush Limbaugh Says Term Was Created By Liberals :: <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>Rush Limbaugh might not think the "polar vortex," the peculiar weather pattern that has inflicted brutal cold across America, is real, but an actual meteorologist spoke out Tuesday to set the conservative radio talk show host straight.</p>
<p>Limbaugh, 62, made headlines Monday when he accused the media of making up the "polar vortex." He blamed the "concept" on the left to propel their environmental agenda.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/polar-vortex-hoax-2014-rush-limbaugh-says-term-was-created-liberals-1530812
OJ Simpson Reportedly Dying Of Cancer, Requests Clemency And Allegedly Confesses To Nicole Brown's Murder :: <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>Now this is a story: O.J. Simpson is dying of brain cancer, has but three months to live, is seeking presidential clemency and even confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson. This sounds like something that could only come from the National Enquirer! Alas, it is a <a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/world-exclusive-oj-simpson-brain-cancer-bombshell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Enquirer story,</a> but inquiring minds read on.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/oj-simpson-reportedly-dying-cancer-requests-clemency-allegedly-confesses-nicole-browns-murder
Aereo gets another $34M, promises 15 markets by March :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nmu2AmP_RGg/
Yahoo buys Aviate, focuses on context and content on mobiles :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FXYBGWF12NE/
Sochi 2014 Countdown: With Lindsey Vonn Out, All Eyes Shift To Mikaela Shiffrin [Team USA Profile] :: <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>At this time last year, Mikaela Shiffrin didn't even want to think about the Sochi Olympics. Like many 17-year-olds, her focus was completing her final year of high school.</p>
<p>With the Winter Olympics just one month away, and a now a high school graduate, the Vail, Colorado native has her sights set on Olympic glory after winning the World Cup slalom in Bormio, Italy, last weekend.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sochi-2014-countdown-lindsey-vonn-out-all-eyes-shift-mikaela-shiffrin-team-usa-profile-1530948
How Google cracked house number identification in Street View :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3FPNZLEvti4/
Chelsea Transfer News: Rooney, Costa, Guarin And Mata Discussed In Latest Rumors :: <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 future of Chelsea target Fredy Guarin remains uncertain, with Internazionale claiming that they have ended discussions with the Blues, despite his agent stating that the player remains in limbo.</p>
<p>The Colombian midfielder has been heavily linked with Chelsea in recent weeks, with Jose Mourinho believed to be keen to bolster an area of his squad that remains a weakness. Speaking on Monday, Inter sporting director Piero Ausilio confirmed there had been an approach from Chelsea, but that they had resolved to keep the player who arrived from Porto in 2012.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chelsea-transfer-news-rooney-costa-guarin-mata-discussed-latest-rumors-1530886
Frozen Dogs To Be Temporary Removed From NY Breeding Compound, But Controversy Is Not Over For Flat Creek Border Collies :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/frozen-dogs-be-temporary-removed-ny-breeding-compound-controversy-not-over-flat-creek-border-collies
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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar