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Winter Wellbeing

There are lots of things you can do to stay well this winter. Winter conditions can be bad for people’s health, aggravating any existing health problems, increasing the risk of a fall, and making people more vulnerable to respiratory winter illnesses.

Being cold can raise the risk of increased blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. The cold and damp weather, ice, snow and high winds can all aggravate any existing health problems, increase the risk of a fall, and make us more vulnerable to respiratory winter illnesses.