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Keeping warm and healthy

 

We all know about staying warm to stay healthy during winter. But many of us don’t realise the significance of keeping warm and damp free at home.

As it gets colder we are more likely to catch a cold or flu. When your body temperature drops the risk of stroke, breathing difficulty, heart attacks and accidents increases. Over 40,000 people die each year from cold related illnesses. Damp can makes things worse still. Mites and spores love damp and can further add to the risk of asthma, colds and flu.

Measures

There are a variety of things you can do, and they aren’t all expensive! Click here for ways to keep your home warm and ways to prevent damp. A flu jab is another easy way you can keep healthy in winter.