Tips for keeping warm in winter

The BIG secret is still dry air!

It is preferable to struggle to pay a bill.
Rather than not to be there when it arrives.

Moving air transfers heat. Wind Chill.

This is also why a fan oven cooks faster.

Radiators or a fire heat up the fabric of the house, a fan heater quickly heats up just the air.

Set the central heating timer:

To start at around half an hour before you need it.
To stop at around half an hour before don't.

As water evaporates it draws heat away.
This is why we sweat.
And wet clothes are cold.
One of the quickest ways to cool down in the summer is to put a wet tea shirt on.

Before refrigeration was readily available milk etc was kept cool under a damp tea towel.

Have at least one hot meal a day.
Better still porridge for breakfast, soup for lunch,and a hot evening meal with a pudding for example.
Hot food is cheaper than a hot house.

Leave the diet and salads for the warmer months.
Drink hot drinks regularly to warm up from the inside out, take a flask to bed for a quick boost during the night.


Alcohol initially makes you feel warm as it dilates the blood vessels, but in fact actually dissipates core body heat, be careful.

Keep moving - a little exercise will help keep you well even it it's indoors, muscles in action generate internal heat.
See hypothermia below.

Wrap up warmly whenever you go outside and always dress warmly for bed.
If you are camping with an expensive sleeping bag you will often find yourself warmer nearly naked as it fluffs the insulation up from your body heat, tip dress and undress inside the bag if you can. Otherwise undress from the feet up and dress from the top down, bring the clothes inside the bag before dressing to warm them through.

It is always preferable to remove a layer because you are too warm, and to stop sweating, than to not have one while you are getting cold. 
Put outdoor clothes on a few minutes before you go out to trap the warmth you already have, rather than leaving your body to fight the cold from a standing start.
If you have cold feet put on a hat, even if indoors or bed!

Wearing several layers of loose clothing will keep you warmer than one thick layer by trapping air.
This is how a fleece, a woolly , or a string vest work. 
A (tea) shirt over a jumper will be warmer than when worn under it.
Men find wearing tights cold as they squash the hairs on the legs and so squeeze out trapped air.

Keeping warm at home is vital.
Your home, or at the very least the living room, should be heated to a temperature of 21°C or 70°F.
You can always sleep on the settee or in a chair.

Close bedroom windows at night to keep the warmth in and the cold air out. That still air thing again.
Condensation can be caused by lack of ventilation and most moisture is created in the bathroom and kitchen.
This is why it can suddenly appear after having new double glazing fitted. Extract fans, with a humidistat, in the bathroom and kitchen often help, by removing damp air as it occurs.
Leave the bath to go cold, to recover the heat from the hot water, before you pull the plug.

If your electric blanket is over 10 years old get a new one.
Some of the modern ones can be used all night. 
Never have a hot water bottle if you also use an electric blanket, that old electrics and water thing.

Beware getting too cold can result in Hypothermia.
This will creep up unknowingly and with a gallop, especially, if you are on your own.

Symptoms of hypothermia take effect in three stages. 
Going past stage one can be fatal.
Going past stage two will be fatal.

The first stage - mild hypothermia - is characterised by:

Bouts of shivering;

Grogginess and muddled thinking.

Indicators of moderate hypothermia are:

Violent shivering or shivering which suddenly stops;

Inability to think and pay attention;

Slow, shallow breathing;

Slow, weak pulse.

Severe hypothermia has set in when:

Shivering stops;

The person loses consciousness;

There is little or no breathing;

Pulse is weak, irregular or non-existent.

A feeling of euphoria now sets in.
Say night night world.



If you find some one suffering with Hypothermia putting them in a WARM not HOT bath may help.

Stay Warm 

Seezya Les