Keep Warm This Winter - Top Tips


A drop in body temperature can lower the body’s resistance to germs, so if you are elderly or otherwise susceptible to cold-related illnesses, it is essential that you stay warm during winter.


First, keep your home warm. Consider creating a ‘warm room’ where you spend most of your time, and turn down the thermostat in other areas of the home.


Next, eliminate draughts. Place plastic sheeting over windows and fit foam seals and weather strips to doors. Use draught excluders and if you can’t successfully stop a draught rearrange the furniture so that you are not sitting in it.


Close the curtains at night to reduce heat loss and make sure that radiators aren’t blocked by furniture or curtains.


Wear several layers of thin clothing to insulate your body, keep feet warm in fleece slippers and use lightweight throws or fleece blankets to cover feet and shoulders.


Make sure you eat well as food creates energy which in turn creates heat. Hot meals and drinks can warm the body both inside and out.


Finally, stay active! Doing a little light cleaning or some other simple activity will increase your circulation and generate some heat.


Follow these simple guidelines and hopefully you will not only stay warm this winter, but you will also remain illness free!


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