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