First of all - thank yall so much for the answers. Since I'm new to the group, I really did not know what to expect, but I am delighted to know that there are people like yall out there who care. Now, my hubby does get exercise (he delivers 'meals-0n-wheels' and walks about 3 miles a day) he does smoke, he is 6'2" and weighs about 185 so that is OK, he does take meds for high blood pressure and a prostate problem. He has had recent blood work so he is not anemic and he does wear sufficient clothing (he absolutely does not care about the 'fashion police') and he rarely eats anywhere but home and I try to prepare good, nourishing meals.
He may have a circulation problem. That is something I never considered. Someone suggested that perhaps he is cold because it IS cold (inside the house) well...the sweetheart, translate that to mean - old fart - said to me, "Did it ever occur to you that maybe YOU have the problem?"
Now, I am thinking along a totally new line. Maybe I AM the one with the problem. hmmmm, I do prefer the house to be on the chilly side cause that is supposed to be healthier for a body and I sleep better when it is colder,so maybe I should turn up the butane or build a bigger fire in the fireplace. Right now, it is 55 degrees outside and 67 degrees inside. What do yall think?
Personally I think that's a tad bit cold and I'm a hotbox. Power companies suggest setting your thermostat to 68 in the winter to conserve energy. I try to use that setting but it's to low for comfort and usually end up setting it to about 73 degrees.
Can your husband never get warm, even if he is wearing enough clothes? If not it could be due to poor circulation or he simply may not have enough fat to insulate him!
Posts: 9192 | Location: Atlanta, GA, USA | Registered: 06-03-02
phyleaux - Things work best if you post in the same thread that you started. That keeps all the posts about one subject together. I'll move this thread to your first thread later today. However, I will have to post it under my name rather than yours, so it won't look the same. The content, however, will be the same.
Posts: 17214 | Location: Lincoln Place, Granite City, IL, USA | Registered: 06-03-02
Friends, That nicotine will cause peripheral vasoconstriction. Those that chew tobacco get quite a larger dose of nicotine than smokers, and more peripheral vascular diseas and cancer of the mouth than the smokers.
Posts: 45 | Location: Bastrop, La USA | Registered: 02-08-07
Minimum workplace temperature( under British law) 16 Celsius (61F ) unless the work there involves constant hard physical labour when it is 13C (55.5 F) Blimey ! Don't tell the 'old man' that !
67 degrees is a very healthy temperature. Warmer than that and you suffer from drying of the mucous membranes and of the throat unless you really boot up the humidifier. Boot up the humidifier and you get condensation on windows, window frames, etc. which leads to mold problems; which can lead to health problems.
Hey, when I visited Britain back in the 1960's no one had central heating so everyone had little cosy ideas for keeping comfy:
- wrist gloves - knit a pair of gloves and stop and cast off when you've finished abour 1/8 inch of the fingers and thumbs. You wear these when you're sitting around inactive during the evening;
- real wool socks with tall cuffs
- lap robes
- draft stoppers between rooms; close he doors of rooms that generate a draft; make a soft fabric tube filled with sand or rice so that when you put it against the bottom of a door, it keeps the drafts out
- whiskey or whisky or a fortified wine
- woollen undershirts. The women had really pretty ones in a lacy pattern. They had beautiful fine-spun wools there. (I use silk longjohns for an extra 'layer' even now myself when I'm chilly)
- layers of clothes. They need not be heavy wool, any layers will help
-cat on lap; dog on feet
And last but not least get up and move around: - dancercise - polish the silver - do the ironing (yes, men can too do ironing.) And any item looks better pressed - dust the pictures and ornaments - polish wooden furniture; organize cd's, dvd's, books.
Even standing and doing a simple task burns significantly more energy than just sitting. The by-product is heat.
So don't 'fix' yourself if you're comfortable at 67 degrees. You're not broken.
Posts: 6356 | Location: British Columbia, Canada | Registered: 06-11-02
"- whiskey or whisky or a fortified wine" I like this one. Now by fortified wine, do you mean brandy. Brandy is made by distilling wine. Brandy has a very warming effect. Any low calorie brandy out there?
Posts: 45 | Location: Bastrop, La USA | Registered: 02-08-07
Fortified wines are wines which after fermentation is complete have some spirits added. Examples: port, sherry, vermouth. The alcohol content can go as high as 18% but fermentation alone can only go to around 12%. A commonly used spirit is brandy.
Posts: 6356 | Location: British Columbia, Canada | Registered: 06-11-02
