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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Bank Of America (BAC) Q4 2013 Earnings Preview: Better Times Ahead, But Gradual Improvement :: <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>Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, should see upbeat earnings on Wednesday as progress on cost-cutting and capital ratios offset continuing legal uncertainty.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bank-america-bac-q4-2013-earnings-preview-better-times-ahead-gradual-improvement-1536490
China To Post Slowest Economic Growth In 14 Years :: <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>When China reports fourth-quarter gross domestic product data next Monday, it is likely to confirm that the world's second-largest economy expanded in 2013 at its slowest pace in 14 years.</p>
<p>Both the National Bureau of Statistics and the HSBC PMIs showed broad-based declines in the manufacturing sector last month and the business sentiment indicator continued its downtrend, pointing to an easing in growth momentum.</p></div></div></div>
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China's Very Own SF Batkid? City Of Xinyu Stages Crime For Young Boy Diagnosed With Muscular Dystrophy :: <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 story of <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/make-wish-gives-5-year-old-chance-be-batman-cruise-real-batmobile-stop-riddler-robbing-bank-1452892" target="_blank">San Francisco's "Bat Kid"</a> warmed the hearts of officials, volunteers and citizens who banded together to fulfill the dream of a young leukemia patient, Miles Scott, who wanted to become a superhero for a day. Thousands of miles away in China, a similar dream came true this past weekend for a young Chinese boy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-very-own-sf-batkid-city-xinyu-stages-crime-young-boy-diagnosed-muscular-dystrophy-1537968
Midnight Special: Conjugal Visitation Rights For US Prisoners Vanishing, While 'Repressed' States Like Iran And Saudi Arabia Permit Them :: <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 state of Mississippi says it will end the policy of providing conjugal visits for its prison population at the end of this month. According to an order issued by Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps, conjugal visits will be discontinued by Feb. 1, citing, among other factors, the related financial costs and the danger of inmates fathering children they can't raise. "There are costs associated with the staff's time, having to escort inmates to and from the location, supervising personal hygiene and the upkeep of the building," Epps said in a statement.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/midnight-special-conjugal-visitation-rights-us-prisoners-vanishing-while-repressed-states-iran-saudi
Indonesia Economic Outlook 2014: Stronger GDP Growth On Trade Balance Recovery And Lower Inflation :: <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>Indonesia can expect an easier 2014, as the Southeast Asian nation's economic fundamentals improve across the board. In particular, GDP is expected to grow 5.8 percent, the current account deficit should narrow as the trade balance recovers and inflation should drop to safer levels with no further fuel-price hikes for the year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/indonesia-economic-outlook-2014-stronger-gdp-growth-trade-balance-recovery-lower-inflation-1538078
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