| How can you keep warm in winter?I remember the | | | | or wool pants. You might want to add on a warm |
| movie The Day After Tomorrow. Where the people | | | | jacket or even a trenchcoat over the sweater. |
| were facing an ice age ahead, with temperatures so | | | | Depending on the severity of cold you might face, |
| cold it could freeze your blood instantly.Everyone was | | | | you might want to add more layers. Don't forget |
| working hard on keeping warm. They were hiding in a | | | | your gloves, scarf, woolen hat, ear muffs, and boots. |
| library which was really convenient. You wouldn't run | | | | If it is really very cold, you might even need a ski |
| out of things to burn in a library that is full of books. | | | | mask.Another trick that works for me and my kids is |
| In their effort to stay warm, they kept their | | | | to apply a aromatherapy massage oil right after |
| fireplace ablaze by burning library books, feeding the | | | | towelling dry after a hot bath. On a winter vacation, |
| fire continually for that much needed warmth.A | | | | at the end of a day out in the cold, we were only |
| homeless guy who had to survive winter in the | | | | too happy to get back to the hotel room where we |
| streets crushed up paper and stuffed his clothes with | | | | would take turns in a hot bath. I would dilute 3 drops |
| them for insulation. Insulate your clothing to keep the | | | | of mandarin oil in 1 teaspoon of a carrier oil like |
| warmth in and the cold out. Crushing the paper | | | | grapeseed oil or sweet almond oil and put in into the |
| trapped air. Air is a great insulator of heat. So that | | | | bath water. My kids loved it. I brought along some |
| made a lot of sense.When it comes to staying warm | | | | mandarin essential oil. I also made a massage oil by |
| in winter, remember 2 things.1. Generate heat.2. | | | | diluting 1 drop of mandarin oil to every 1 teaspoon of |
| Insulate to keep the heat in and the cold out.To | | | | olive oil or sweet almond oil or grapeseed oil. After |
| generate heat, most modern homes have a proper | | | | bathing each child, I'd rub him all over with plenty of |
| heating system. Just make sure you pay your | | | | this massage oil. When I ran out of mandarin oil, I |
| heating bills. If you can't pay the bills, get your bills | | | | used tea tree oil. The massage oil helped seal some |
| paid on your behalf. For example, if you are a U.S. | | | | warmth and moisture as the air was very dry.Drinking |
| resident, you can get free heating at you use an old | | | | a cup of ginger tea helps you body fight the cold |
| fashion log fireplace, stock up on plenty of firewood | | | | too. Drinking plenty of hot soup at meals warms up |
| in case you get snowed in.As for insulation, wear | | | | the body beautifully.Carry along a cashmere shawl, or |
| layers of clothing to keep warm. Start off with a | | | | at least a wool wrap with you so you can wrap that |
| base layer. The thermal underwear. Ideally, your | | | | around you when you need additional warmth.Finally, |
| thermal underwear should fit like second skin. The | | | | huddle up close to a loved warm so you can keep |
| goal is to keep your body heat in. Pure cotton | | | | each other warm. That's how our ancestors survived |
| thermal underwear would probably work if the | | | | the cold winters when they lived in caves. They |
| temperature is above 5 degrees celsius. Colder than | | | | would huddle close together near the fire to keep |
| that and you need something much warmer. Like | | | | warm.Keep warm in winter is a write up about |
| wool.On top of the thermal underwear, you might | | | | various thermal underwear. |
| want to wear a wool sweater and thick denim jeans | | | | |