A great deal of body warmth is lost through the head, hands and feet.

        If your hands or feet are feeling cold, wriggle your fingers or toes.  This stimulates the blood flow, creating a warming effect.  Of course the better solution is, if possible, to wear warm socks, good shoes and warm gloves.  For anyone lucky enough to have Ugh Boots, have the courage to put your personal health first and wear them no matter what other people may think or say.

     In addition to the toe wriggling, for very cold feet it is important to actually exercise each toe separately using your fingers, moving them up and down, side to side, and clockwise and anticlockwise.  Also for cold feet and ankles, blood circulation can be enhanced by using the flat open palm of your hands to firmly massage each leg at the same time from the lower part of the inside ankles, up the inside of the leg, to the very top.  This exercise is only done on the inside of the legs, and only in an upward direction.

       As with the principle used in Angel Blankets, layering of clothing creates warmth.  If possible choose natural fibres and slightly loose fitting articles.  Tight fitting clothes may feel snug and give you a sense feeling warmer, but they actually lose heat faster.

    An oven or fire cooked potato and a sprig of parsley are far more warming to the body than a cup of soup.  A cup of soup will feel great whilst you are eating it, but once it is in your body the effect will last a very short time.  A potato on the other hand provides continuing food for the body to create heat from.  Parsley is known as being an age-old cure-all, and is a valued source of vitamins and minerals including vitamin C and iron; and also contains the antiseptic chlorophyll.  It is known as a breath freshener; to benefit both the kidneys and gall bladder; to increase blood flow, to reduce fevers, and to help to bring phlegm out of the head.  It is also said to be a deterrent to head lice.  As a very commonly grown plant, it can be found in many household gardens.  However, a small sprig is sufficient with a potato.

     When it is very cold the earth itself is usually warmer below the surface rather than on it or just above it.  Therefore a dugout or hollow could be even warmer than a lean-to.  Another trick is to watch where animals shelter - they have an amazing instinct for finding the warmest spots.

     Correct breathing is essential for body warmth.  It is important to breathe fully in to the chest area.  When we feel cold we often curl up to keep warm.  However, this action often affects our breathing.  This can result in partial or almost full stomach breathing or alternatively very shallow breathing.  In both cases this reduces the quality of air reaching our blood - which in turn significantly impacts on, and negatively changes our body temperature.

   Saliva swishing and swallowing creates energy and warmth within the body.  To do this, generate a mouth full of saliva, swish it all around the tongue, teeth and cheeks inside the mouth, then swallow it slowly.

     Our imagination alone can also create warmth in our body - this has been proven scientifically.  Simply visualise yourself walking along the beach with the sun beaming down making you feel beautifully warm.  And sense the sand, which is very, very warm indeed, beneath your feet.  Or visualise yourself in any other warm setting.  Try it - you will be surprised at the difference it can make.

   Make yourself a Crown Hat and try some Fashion Statement Sock Gloves.