Article: Purines are natural substances that are actually found in almost all foods. However, there are only a small number of foods that contain high concentrations of purine. Purine can increase your uric acid levels, which can lead to gout or already existing gout becoming worse. lead to urate crystals. Foods to avoid include: Anchovies, sardines gravies, sweetbreads, and animal products like liver and brains. You should also avoid foods like asparagus, carp, cauliflower, lobster, mushrooms, oysters, rabbit, spinach, trout and veal. When you lower the amount of sugar you eat, you may find that you have an easier time losing weight. Fructose, which is a type of sugar, also increases uric acid so it is better to avoid foods with fructose if you have gout. Avoid fructose products like corn syrup and some soft drinks. There are both good carbohydrates, like whole grains, and bad carbs, like foods with saturated fat. Try to cut out refined carbs and focus on complex carbs. Complex carbs include: Whole grains, wheat breads, and cereals. Saturated fat can slow down your body's ability to eliminate uric acid. High-fat diets can also increase your risk of obesity and increase your chances of having a gout attack, so if you are trying to lose weight, start paying attention to how much fat you eat each day. Switch to low-fat dairy products to cut out some of the fat in your diet. Look for lean proteins that have little or no fat content. Use olive oil, which is a monounsaturated fat (a good fat) rather than butter or margarine when you cook. When you drink enough water, you lower your risk of developing urate crystals around your joints. While the amount of water you drink depends on your weight and lifestyle, try to drink water throughout the day. In general, try to drink around two liters of water. If you exercise a lot, you may want to consider upping your intake and drinking around 3 liters (0.8USgal) each day. Alcohol can disrupt the process of removing uric acid from your body. Alcohol also contains a lot of calories, so drinking in excessive can make you gain weight. Beer and hard alcohol also contains more purines than wine, so keep that in mind when picking out your beverage for the night.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Avoid purine-rich foods. Maintain a low-sugar diet. Balance out the carbohydrates you eat. Cut back on the amount of fat you eat. Stay hydrated. Drink fewer alcoholic beverages.
Article: "Firing" refers to the process of heating clay until it sets permanently in the shape it is formed. This is usually done in a kiln, but your polymer clay can be baked in your oven. Check the temperature at which your clay should be baked as listed on the label or instructions your clay came with. Pre-heat your oven first. Putting your clay in the oven before it is at the target heat can have a negative impact on the firing process. Watch the dragon while it is baking. The wings, legs, tail, and sometimes the head can burn. This is especially important if you're not going to paint the dragon, as the burning will be visible. The length of time you should bake your dragon at should also be indicated on the label or instructions that came with your clay. Set a timer so you don't forget to remove your dragon; baking it too long can cause it to crack! While you are waiting for your dragon to bake, you might put away your remaining clay according to the storage directions on its packaging. Clean and put away your knitting needles. Prepare your primer, painting area, and painting supplies. White is a great priming color. It offers a solid base that is high contrast, making it easy for you to see where you have already painted and where you have yet to paint. Primer will also help preserve your acrylic paint; clay can be very porous and may absorb a lot of paint without primer. If this is your first dragon, you might want to choose a single, bold color. This will help you get a feel for how the paint and clay interact, how quickly it dries, where it collects, clumps, and trouble areas as well. After you have painted your solid base, allow your paint to dry fully. Look at your dragon from various angles. Where you notice naturally occurring shadows and contours, you can add a thin line in black to give sharper contrast. A little black on the downward-facing areas of your dragon will give the impression of shadow, making your model look more realistic. Depending on how much or little contour, contrast, or shading you have added, you may have to wait for the paint to dry before moving on. Make these as detailed or as abstract as you'd like. You can leave white primer visible for the whites of your dragon's eyes and add a dot of black complete the eye, but you could also glue googly eyes. Allow any wet paint to dry fully. Now that you've sculpted, fired, and painted your very own dragon, you should show it to your friends and get some pointers. Refine these basic methods and use them to make larger, more intricate models.
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Fire your dragon. Set a timer and wait for baking to finish. Prime the body of your dragon. Paint the body of your dragon. Paint contour and contrast lines. Paint the eyes and face of your dragon. Display your dragon proudly.
Article: You can tell whether or not he's nervous around you from his behavior. Compare how he acts around his friends to how he acts around you. Does he convey some type of yearning around you? A lot of men aren't smooth and have very little experience approaching a girl. A repercussion of our current age is an uneasiness which causes fidgeting. Watch to see what he does with his hands. He may try to get closer to you. See if he naturally gravitates towards you in a crowd. Even if you are sitting together, notice if he becomes close enough for subtle body contact. These are good indicators that he likes you. One of the easier signals a guy can give is to simply smile. Sometimes men are just extra smiley, but if you notice a lot of smiles directed at you, it's a good sign. See if he's looking at you when he thinks that you're not looking. He could do a variety of things if you catch his stare. He could look immediately down, look at you for a few more seconds then look down, or just keep staring. Look him in the eyes. If you feel like you've held eye contact with him for even a fraction more of a second than you would with anyone else, then there most likely is something there.
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Watch his body language. Watch for fidgets. See how close he is. Notice his smile. Watch the eye contact.