Article: Find a spot to begin practicing. You should have a hard, flat surface to write on, paper, a pen, and a chair. Sit with your back straight. Use your non-dominant hand to balance yourself. Stretch your arms and hands. Loosen up your wrist and get your hand nice and relaxed before you begin to practice each day. The best way to hold the pen is to grip it between your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, with the back resting on your first knuckle. Your handwriting will instantly become more relaxed and flowing if you start moving the pen by moving your arm, while keeping your wrist and fingers still. This may make it harder to write carefully at first, but it's a habit that will help you in the long run. When first practicing writing like this, make big letters on the page. Exaggerate the size of your words and slowly bring the size back down as you get used to writing with your arm. Good letter formation takes careful concentration, especially if you aren't used to writing well. This means you need to take your time with each word and each letter. You can start to speed up slowly as you improve. You should be practicing all of these handwriting techniques every day. Start each day with simple lines and shapes. Make vertical lines over and over, working on keeping the lines straight and the spaces between them even. Do the same with some circles, and slanted lines. Then move on to writing letters over and over, until you consistently like the look of them. Once you've got a better handle on the shapes you're forming, focus on consistency. Your letters should be sized consistently across the page. This will make your handwriting look neat and orderly. Try to keep the angle of your handwriting consistent too, both the slanting of the letters and the angle at which you draw crossbars on letters like "t" and "f".
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Check your posture. Flex and stretch your hand before beginning. Improve how you hold your pen. Practice writing with your arm instead of your fingers. Slow your writing down. Practice first with lines, and then letters. Keep your handwriting consistent.
Article: . If you smoke, you should make an effort to quit. Smoking is bad for your overall health. It can make you more susceptible to throat infections such as bronchitis and strep throat. It can also cause overall damage to the throat and vocal cords, resulting in discomfort and congestion. Talk to your doctor about quitting smoking. Smoking also predisposes a person to carcinogens which can lead cancer. Oftentimes, a dry environment can result in throat irritation. Consider purchasing a humidifier if you live in a dry area. Turning a humidifier on during the day or overnight can increase moisture in your home, reducing throat irritation. If you're prone to frequent throat irritation, evaluate how you speak. Straining your voice can cause a sore throat, resulting in the build up of phlegm. If you have throat irritation, try to avoid coughing. Too much coughing can actually make an infection worse. If necessary, take over-the-counter cough suppressants or lozenges to ease irritation that leads to coughing. Avoid screaming, shouting, or cheering. If you work in a field that requires you to talk loudly, make an effort to rest your voice at the end of the day. Speak softly and try not to raise your voice. Coughing, wheezing, and otherwise attempting to clear your throat can sometimes provide momentary relief. However, if you engage in these behaviors too frequently when you have a sore throat this can cause irritation. This could potentially increase the duration of symptoms. If you feel tempted to clear your throat, consider purchasing over-the-counter cough drops or lozenges at the drugstore to provide some relief. Alcohol and caffeine can both increase dehydration, leading to a dry and irritated throat. Try to avoid drinking caffeinated beverages or alcohol in excess. For men, limit your alcohol intake to two drinks a night. For women, try to stay around one drink. A sore or congested throat is not usually a medical concern and should clear up on its own. However, if you remain congested for more than two weeks see your doctor to rule out an underlying medical condition. Keep in mind that a sore throat and congestion are two separate symptoms that can result in worsening of each individual symptom. Congestion refers to nasal areas and sinus swelling increasing stuffy sensation, while a sore throat refers to pain in the throat. Post nasal drip and cough can worsen sore throats.
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Quit smoking Invest in a humidifier. Avoid straining your voice. Do not clear your throat too often. Avoid alcohol and caffeine. Seek medical help.
Article: Many people advocate a chamomile compress as a way to help soothe a piercing and potentially prevent scarring. You will need a bag of chamomile tea. Boil some water and immerse the tea bag in the water. After several minutes, remove the tea bag. Let the tea bag cool for a few minutes. Then, apply the tea bag to your piercing, in the area where you feel pain. If you got your lip pierced, eating and drinking something cool can help. Try ice cream, cold water, cold beverages, popsicles, frozen yogurt, and other cold items to ease the pain. You can also eat small pieces of ice to get relief from pain with lip or tongue piercings. There may be certain foods that irritate your skin. If anything you're eating seems to aggravate the piercing, try something else. While putting ice or an ice pack on your piercing may seem like a good idea, you could end up accidentally irritating the piercing by putting pressure on it. If you want to cool the area, stick to something gentler, like a cool chamomile tea compress. Aside from oral piercings, most piercings do not swell very much if they're done correctly. You shouldn't have any need to use ice to reduce swelling from a non-oral piercing.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Try a chamomile tea compress. Try cold food and drinks for lip piercings. Avoid icing non-oral piercings.