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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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25849237#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/supernova-messier-82-cigar-galaxy-closest-25-years-photos-1545993
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/singaporeans-unhappiest-workers-asia-indians-happiest-randstad-1545990
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/glenn-beck-i-played-role-helping-tear-country-apart-1545968
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-fish-fins-evolved-mammal-limbs-genes-were-there-they-just-had-be-clicked-1545948
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-atomic-clock-most-precise-timekeeper-ever-scientists-say-1545952
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/liverpool-transfer-news-4-players-discussed-rodgers-closes-first-january-signing-1545966
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/amazon-anticipatory-shipping-new-patent-shows-plans-ship-products-customers-purchase-them-1545950
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/will-republican-principles-immigration-reform-lead-bill-year-1545241
Super Bowl 2014: Who Has The Better Offense -- Broncos Or Seahawks? :: <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><strong>Peyton Manning</strong> and the <strong>2013 Denver Broncos</strong> shattered the NFL records for most total yards and points in a single season, and earned the franchise's first trip the <strong>Super Bowl</strong> in 15 years.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/super-bowl-2014-who-has-better-offense-broncos-or-seahawks-1545945
Quest vs. dos Santos on inequality :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LuuJy2bvHg4/index.html
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/more-us-women-have-been-jobless-more-six-months-2007-overall-us-has-more-double-long-term-unemployed
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25848513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25836208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
French Goodyear plant workers reach redundancy deal after bitter, lengthy dispute :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/j28GrmfflLg/
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