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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Ready for women to rule workplace? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jZZOohTVGzs/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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Open up palace 'when Queen out' call :: Buckingham Palace should be opened up to the public when the Queen is not in residence to help close a gap in the royal finances, MPs say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25922896#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
UK economic growth best since 2007 :: The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing the annual growth rate to 1.9%, the Office for National Statistics says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25926648#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Quest: Davos must change to matter :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TpxgE6mPjUM/index.html
Pete Seeger, Iconic Folk Singer And Political Activist, Dies At The Age of 94 :: <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>Pete Seeger, an American icon who helped shape the modern American folk-music movement, died on Monday at the age of 94. He was known as much for his banjo-strumming music as he was for his political activism.</p>
<p>Seeger who wrote songs like "If I had a Hammer," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," died of natural causes at New York Presbyterian Hospital where had been admitted six days ago, his grandson, Kitama Cahill-Jackson, told NBC News.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pete-seeger-iconic-folk-singer-political-activist-dies-age-94-1549204
Supporting a connected home is about education, not troubleshooting :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Xd3AH4mqrGE/
Ikea in record profit as sales rise :: Ikea, the world's largest furniture chain, made a record profit last year growing its market share in all the countries it operates in.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25925523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
UK GDP Preliminary Estimate Matches Expectations; Annual GDP Grows 2.8% While Quarterly GDP Growth Clocks 0.7% :: <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>Gross Domestic Product for the fourth quarter of 2013 in the UK increased by 0.7 percent over the previous quarter while GDP grew by 2.8 percent over the same period in 2013, data from the Office for National Statistics, or ONS, showed Tuesday.</p>
<p>Both figures are preliminary estimates and were in line with expectations. In the fourth quarter, output increased in three out of four main industrial categories, according to ONS data. Output rose by 0.5 percent in agriculture, 0.7 percent in production and 0.8 percent in services, while output fell by 0.3 percent in construction.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/uk-gdp-preliminary-estimate-matches-expectations-annual-gdp-grows-28-while-quarterly-gdp-growth
Google Glass embraces prescription lenses and actual frames :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/r-xc2MpNf9M/
Carpetright in new profits warning :: Carpetright, the struggling European floor coverings retailer, has issued another profits warning blaming poor trading in the Netherlands.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25923861#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
India in surprise interest rate rise :: India's central bank unexpectedly raises interest rates in an attempt to rein in rising consumer prices in a crucial election year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25923743#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
F&C agrees to Canadian bank takeover :: UK fund manager F&C Asset Management agrees to a £708m offer from Canadian bank BMO Global Asset Management.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25924431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Supermodel Heidi Klum And Her Bodyguard Beau, Martin Kirsten, Split :: <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>German supermodel Heidi Klum reportedly split from her bodyguard boyfriend, Martin Kirsten, ending their one-and-half year relationship.</p>
<p>A source reportedly told People magazine that the couple has not only split but that the two have decided to end their professional relationship as well and "they are no longer working together."</p>
<p>"Life is about timing. He was incredibly supportive, and they were for each other, but they're moving on now," the source added. "They still have a great friendship."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/supermodel-heidi-klum-her-bodyguard-beau-martin-kirsten-split-1549158
Japan Will Revise School Manuals In Latest Move To Lay Claim To Disputed Territories In The East China Sea :: <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>In Japan's latest attempt to lay claim to disputed regions in the East China Sea, the country will modify teaching manuals in its schools to state that the two sets of islands are part of its sovereign territory.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/japan-will-revise-school-manuals-latest-move-lay-claim-disputed-territories-east-china-sea-1549173
China soy sauce firm in strong debut :: China's largest cooking wine and soy sauce maker Honworld surges in its trading debut in Hong Kong, bucking the overall market gloom.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25923439#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Meek Mill's $200K Grammy 2014 After-Party Featuring A Camel And A Lion Shutdown By Cops :: <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>Rapper Meek Mill's Grammy after-party on Sunday night in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, which featured more than a thousand guests and some wild animals -- literally -- was shut down by cops.</p>
<p>According to TMZ, the party was attended by rappers like P. Diddy, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Jermaine Dupri, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Birdman and Bow Wow, but the party's main attraction, which also featured belly dancers with flaming crowns on their head and fire eaters, seemed to be a camel and a full-grown lion in a cage. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/meek-mills-200k-grammy-2014-after-party-featuring-camel-lion-shutdown-cops-1549123
Nadal Should Recover Quickly, Says Coach :: <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 href="http://www.reuters.com/people/rafael-nadal?lc=int_mb_1001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rafa Nadal</a> should recover from the back problem that wrecked his Australian Open final after a few days rest, his uncle and coach Toni told Spanish radio on Monday.</p>
<p>The ailing world number one lost to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's final, preventing the Spaniard drawing level on 14 grand slam singles titles with American Pete Sampras.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nadal-should-recover-quickly-says-coach-1549128
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