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
Twitter Users Blame Aliens For New Mexico Shooting At Berrendo Middle School :: <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>Leave it to <a href="http://twitter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to make hurtful puns after at least two victims were wounded in a shooting at a New Mexico middle school on Tuesday. Two children were airlifted to a hospital in Texas after a student opened fire before classes started at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, and now some <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=New Mexico aliens&src=typd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitterati</a> are making jokes about aliens causing the sad event.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-users-blame-aliens-new-mexico-shooting-berrendo-middle-school-1540248
VIDEO: UK inflation falls to 2% :: The UK's inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, fell to 2% in December, down from 2.1% the month before.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25730878#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Data Markets: a category in search of new business models :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/cLkAqJlp9mM/
Who Is The Roswell School Shooter? Police Identify 12-Year-Old Boy As Sole Gunman :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Early Tuesday morning, at the beginning of the school day in Roswell, N.M., a student walked into the Berrendo Middle School gymnasium with a shotgun and opened fire, hitting and critically wounding two fellow students.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/who-roswell-school-shooter-police-identify-12-year-old-boy-sole-gunman-1540212
Manchester United Transfer News: 4 Players Who Could Be Leaving Old Trafford In January :: <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>David Moyes may still be struggling to bring in the players that he is fully aware he requires to boost an ailing squad, but progress appears to have been made on trying to ship out some of the club's under-performers. There was much surprise that Moyes didn't look to stamp his authority on the club after replacing Sir Alex Ferguson this summer by moving on players and instead decided he required more time to properly evaluate his new squad.</p>
<p>However, he now looks to have made some judgments. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manchester-united-transfer-news-4-players-who-could-be-leaving-old-trafford-january-1540196
Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By State Judge :: <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 federal judge ruled Tuesday afternoon that Oklahoma's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, reports the <a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/oklahoma-ban-on-gay-marriage-ruled-unconstitutional/article_85e88366-7d68-11e3-ab41-001a4bcf6878.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tulsa World</a>. </p>
<p>"The court holds that Oklahoma's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution," U.S. District Court Judge Terence Kern wrote.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/oklahoma-gay-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional-state-judge-1540198
Let's talk about robots: Google's Nest acquisition brings AI to the smart home :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/d8TklaFQ-vM/
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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10 abandoned hotels :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8iOKJGZkWb8/index.html
Chinese camps eyed in ivory war :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wuxgbb8Tjo4/index.html
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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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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Revving Pontiff: Pope Francis Auctions His Harley Motorcyle For Caritas Roma Charity :: <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>Pope Francis is parting with his Harley-Davidson motorcycle so that he can help those in need.</p>
<p>His Holiness' 1,585cc Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide will be sold for Charity at an auction being held Feb. 9 in Paris by <a href="http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/15634/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bonhams</a> auction house. The bike was signed by Pope Francis during a "special ceremony" at the Vatican this past November -- and it's custom detailing the bike's new owner will likely be more than happy to show off.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/revving-pontiff-pope-francis-auctions-his-harley-motorcyle-caritas-roma-charity-1540186
Bitcoin Competitors: What You Should Know About 6 Alternative Cryptocurrencies :: <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>Unless you completely avoided any tech and business news in the second half of 2013, you've <a href="http://ibtimes.com/bitcoin-stable-future-investment-five-myths-about-currency-debunked-1524962" target="_blank">heard about bitcoin</a>, the digital currency that <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/bitcoin-worth-1300-merrill-lynchs-case-virtual-currencys-value-9-charts-1496744" target="_blank">skyrocketed in value</a> and <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/bitcoin-atm-nyc-debut-planned-east-village-shop-1537174" target="_blank">mainstream consciousness</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bitcoin-competitors-what-you-should-know-about-6-alternative-cryptocurrencies-1540168
Is 'Moon Melon' Real? Blue Watermelon 'Asidus' Fruit Goes Viral On Pinterest And Twitter :: <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>Hark, "moon melon!" Doesn't it sound so exotic and absolutely delicious by name alone? But wait, there's more. Not only is it impressively blue in color but it also changes flavor as it is eaten like something out of Willy Wonka's factory. It has to be real too because it even has a scientific name: "asidus." Can you believe it? Isn't it awesome? Won't it be the absolute tastiest? <em>Too bad it's just the newest hoax to circulate the Internet.</em></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/moon-melon-real-blue-watermelon-asidus-fruit-goes-viral-pinterest-twitter-1540132
Kim Dotcom announces the launch of his Internet Party in New Zealand :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Kn3bPlwKLD8/
Jessica Simpson Dishes on Weight Loss and Wedding Dress! :: <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>Have you seen Jessica Simpson lately? If not, then wait until you see her now! The gorgeous blonde has put a halt to all those fat labeling haters by revealing her post-pregnancy body in several weight watchers ads. Jessica even sat down to discuss details about her wedding dress. Considering she already has it picked out, we can't wait for wedding bells to ring! Jessica, consider yourself at the top of our 2014 wedding watch. We can only imagine what a beautiful bride you'll make!</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jessica-simpson-dishes-weight-loss-wedding-dress-1540128
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