Problem: Article: Lean protein, like fish, chicken breast, nuts, and beans, makes your body work harder at digestion than simple carbohydrates do, which can speed up your metabolic process. Try to eat about 46 g of protein per day for a balanced diet. Protein also makes you feel more full for longer to prevent overeating. As you do your normal exercise routine, try incorporating some weight training with dumbbells or kettlebells to gain more muscle. Start out by doing 2 to 3 sets of 10 reps of bicep curls, squats, or tricep curls. Find dumbbells that aren't too heavy and don't hurt your arms too much. You should feel a burn as you use them, but your arms shouldn't hurt. Building up your muscle mass can boost your metabolism over time. Green tea is a rich source of antioxidants known as catechins, and plays a vital role in giving your metabolism a boost. Try drinking 2 to 3 cups of unsweetened, brewed green tea per day to increase the rate at which your calories are burned. Although coffee is sometimes marketed as a metabolism-booster, it will not make you burn your calories any faster.
Summary: Eat more protein to make your body work harder at digestion. Try some weight training to increase your muscle mass. Drink green tea instead of soda or juice.

Problem: Article: Some vivarium enthusiasts like to adhere a natural-looking background to the back wall of the enclosure. In many cases, this is done by using silicone adhesive to stick on pieces of rigid foam made to look like rocks, tree limbs, and so on. Such background materials can usually be purchased at retailers that sell other vivarium supplies. You also can cut and decorate background materials out of rigid foam yourself. Consult with other vivarium enthusiasts for advice on the best materials to use and procedures to follow. A background can help conceal mechanical equipment (for lighting, heating, moisture, etc.) placed behind the enclosure. Most vivarium-suited species require humidity levels of at least 60%, and often over 75%. Check with vivarium equipment suppliers to find the best moisture control system for your chosen species and enclosure setup. Your setup may include, for instance, a humidity control monitor and a misting sprayer to add moisture as needed. You can help to maintain the right humidity level by using an enclosure lid that is part glass and part screening. In most cases, a top that is 75% glass and 25% screening will help maintain 60%-75% humidity inside. You may also want to buy and install a vivarium drainage system that uses PVC pipe drain lines to help you rapidly reduce the moisture level. However, in most cases, it's sufficient to adjust the humidity manually by increasing or decreasing the amount of screening on the enclosure lid. There are numerous heating options for vivariums, and it's usually best to use a combination of them to get the proper balance of conditions inside the enclosure. Make sure you know both the ideal air and surface temperatures for your chosen species, and use thermostat- and timer-controlled heating elements to maintain the proper ranges. For example, you might use heating lamps to maintain the proper air temperature, and an under-tank heating mat to create a higher surface temperature in one section of the tankthis creates a basking area for your chosen species. As with humidity control, proper temperature control is vital. Consult with experts to get the right equipment for your vivarium setup. For aesthetic purposes, it's best to go with lighting that's in the 5000-6500 kelvin range, which is in the mid-range of the warm-to-cool lighting scale. In terms of light intensity, it's very difficult to make your vivarium too bright for the health of the life inside itso choose lighting that makes it easy to see everything inside the vivarium. Always make sure you use timers to keep your lighting on a day-night routine. Also make sure there is adequate shadingcreated by plant life, leaf litter, and other materials inside the enclosureso the creatures inside can get relief from the lighting when desired. As with moisture and temperature control systems, a vivarium novice should consult with experts and buy a lighting system from a vivarium supply retailer. Only try to design your own lighting system if you're fully confident in your abilities.
Summary: Create a background, if desired, for aesthetic purposes. Install a moisture system based on your chosen species' needs. Control the temperature based on your chosen species. Use bright, mid-warmth lighting that simulates day and night.

Problem: Article: Make sure that your computer can actually burn DVDs, as older computers may not have the capability. If the AutoPlay window doesn't appear, click the Start menu and select Computer. Right-click on the DVD drive and select "Open". This can help you identify what's on this disc later. Including the date in the name can help organize your discs. There are two options when it comes to burning a data disc: Live File System or Mastered. Using the Live File System allows you to add, edit, and delete files on the disc as long as you're using it with other Windows computers. If you select this option, the disc will be formatted before you can start adding files to it. This formatting process may take a few minutes. Mastered finalizes the disc when you're done adding files so that it can't be changed, but will allow you to use the disc in any computer or device that supports data DVDs. Once you've selected your disc format, you can start adding files to the disc. Single-layer DVDs can fit 4.7 GB of data. There are a couple of different ways that you can add files to your blank disc: Click and drag files into the blank DVD's window. Right-click on a file or folder and select "Send to" and then your disc drive. If you're using the Live File System format, the files will be burned to the disc as soon as you copy them. This may take a few moments for larger files. When you're done adding files to your disc, you can finish the process by either closing the session (Live File System) or by burning the disc (Mastered). Live File System - Click the Close session button at the top of the disc's window. This will finalize the disc which allows you to continue using it like a USB drive in other Windows computers. Mastered - Click the Burn to disc button at the top of the disc's window. You'll be given the opportunity to name the disc again and select your recording speed. The burn process may take several minutes to complete. At the end of the burning process, you'll be given the opportunity to burn the same data to another blank disc if you need copies. You can continue to add files to your burned DVDs as long as there is still free space available. You can do this regardless of which format you created the disc in. Follow the processes above to add more files. Live File System - Every time you open a new session on a disc, you lose about 20 MB of usable space. Mastered - Files added to an already-burned disc cannot be deleted. DVD-RW discs are rewritable, and can be erased even if you chose the Mastered format. To erase the disc, insert it and open Windows Explorer. Select your DVD-RW in your list of devices, but don't open it. Click the Erase this disc button at the top of the window.
Summary:
Insert a blank DVD into your computer. Select "Burn files to disc" from the AutoPlay window. Give the disc a name. Choose your format. Add files to the disc. Wait for the files to be burned (Live File System). Finish the disc. Add more files to completed discs. Erase a DVD-RW.