I remember when I was young and I would come out into the kitchen of a winters morning their would be Dad standing in front of the wood stove he would be stiring the porridge after he had soaked it over night my father use to say go and get

1. Invest in a pair of slippers and keep them beside your bed.

2. Always were socks on your feet.

3. Buy a beanie to keep your head warm this will prevent earaches from the cold air.

4. Buy some flanellete pjs and a dressing gown.

5. Invest in some flanellete sheets and always have a flanellete pillow case.

6. Always wear a singlet it is better than a tee shirt because it is close to your chest and keeps in the warmth.

7. Use tissues instead of hankies and thrown them straight in the bin when you have used them.

8.If some one shows signs of the flu use throw away plastic cups use once and throw in bin.

9. Purchase some thermal underwear their are all different warmth levels that you can purchase depending on where you live and how cold it gets.

10. If your room has a large glass window move the bed as far away as you can from the window as a lot of cold comes off the window or hang a large blanket off the curtain rod.

11.Plenty of fresh foods and vegetables.

12.Stock up on over the counter cold medications.

13.Always keep throat lollies in the cupboard but not for small children of course depending on age you can buy medicated lollipops from the Pharmacy.

14. Avoid going out in the night air.

15.Warm meals are always best for winter.

16.Give the softdrink a miss and replace with warm drinks such as milo.

17.Early baths or showers are always best and never wash hair just before bed if you have to make sure you blow dry it straight away.

18.Drink plenty of water to keep oxygen levels up.

19. Keep packet soups in the cupboard or even make your own.

20.Sneak some garlic into their food this is a natural antibiotic or even make some nice garlic bread.

21.Wash hands regualy to keep germs away.