Plants require sunlight in order to undergo photosynthesis. The quality, duration, and intensity of light all affect a plant's growth. Avoid putting the plant in direct sunlight. Instead, give them plenty of indirect light by putting them in a well-lit room. Fluorescent lights can work as an alternative to sunlight for some plants. Give flowering plants 12-16 hours of light per day. Give foliage plants 14-16 hours of light per day. Plants acclimate themselves to their surroundings fairly slowly, so it's best that you don't move them around a lot. This also includes putting it in a place where there would be a drastic change in temperature. Moving a plant suddenly from a darker area to a sun rich area will have a negative effect on the plant. If you want to move the plant, take it to the new area for an hour a day. Slowly increase the amount of time it is left in the new area until it has fully adjusted. Dry air may serve certain plants well, like cacti, but most plants require humidity, especially tropic plants. You can buy a room humidifier with a cool mist, and make sure it's close enough to provide moisture in the air to the plant, but not get the foliage or flowers wet. A cheaper option to buying a humidifier is to fill a tray with pebbles. Add water just up below the tops of the pebbles. As the water evaporates, it will humidify the room. You can also fill a spray bottle with distilled water, and mist the plants to give them extra moisture. Wilting, browned leaves, and flower buds that develop poorly are signs that your plant is suffering from low humidity. Grouping your plants together helps raise humidity. Most houseplants thrive in balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer. House plants need the nutrients from potting soils and fertilizers in order to survive. If you don't repot the plant, or add new nutrients to the soil, the plant will eventually die. The first number stands for nitrogen, second number for phosphorus, and the third for potassium. If you have a flowering plant, you can buy a fertilizer that is high in potassium. If you have a foliage plant, you should get a fertilizer or potting soil high in Nitrogen. Plants also require micronutrients that need to be replenished by adding potting soil or fertilizer in order to survive. Cacti or succulents require a special potting mix specifically designed to drain water efficiently. They also need pots with plenty of holes on the bottom. These prevent too much moisture from being held in the soil, which can kill the plants. Certain plants must have their roots pruned at different intervals, so it's important to read up on how often you should be pruning your plant. A plant that isn't pruned can grow out of control, and the roots from a plant can outgrow their pot or vase. Regularly prune your plant to keep it healthy, and to prevent yourself from having to replant. Cut off dead branches or stems that can attract bugs. Prune above the a leaf node at a 45 angle to promote growth of a fuller more robust plant. Putting coffee or tea into your potted plant will draw flies that can eat away at your indoor plant. Sugars make it a perfect breeding ground for these insects as well. While some people claim that adding coffee grounds is good for plants, doing this to plants that have a low acidic tolerance can actually kill them.

Summary: Select an area in your house that gets adequate sunlight. Don't move your plants around a lot. Increase the humidity in the room. Fill your pot with a balanced, 10-10-10 fertilizer. Regularly prune your plant. Do not tip tea or coffee into your houseplant.

If you are experiencing vertigo and have recently been diagnosed with BPPV, you should to go to a doctor who will perform the Epley maneuver to reposition your inner ear crystals. A doctor or therapist is the only person who should do this maneuver if this is your first time experiencing BPPV. However, they will teach you how to perform it on yourself, just in case your symptoms return in the future. While you can do the maneuver at home (covered in Method Two of this article), going through the process with a doctor first will help you understand what it feels like to have the procedure done correctly. Trying at home without any context can actual further displace your ear crystals and make your vertigo worse! If you already know what this procedure feels like when done correctly, you can move to method two to refresh your memory on how to perform it. The doctor will seat you on the edge of a table or bed, with your head facing forward. Your doctor will then place one hand on each side of your head and will quickly move your head 45 degrees to the right. She will then immediately lie you down on the table so that your head is still in the 45 degree angle to the right. Your doctor will ask you to remain in this position for 30 seconds. Your head will be lying off the examination table or, if you have a pillow behind your back, your head will be on the table. Whatever level your head is resting at, the goal is to have your head lower than the rest of your body when you lie down. While you remain in the position she has just placed you in, she will reposition herself and then quickly rotate your head 90 degrees to the opposite side (which means that she will turn your head so that it is facing to the left). You should pay attention to any feelings of vertigo that you have. These will most likely stop after 30 seconds in this new position. Next the doctor will ask you to roll onto your left side, while she rapidly rotates your head to the right (your nose will now be angled at the floor). To visualize what you will be doing, imagine that you are lying on your right side on your bed, but your face is pointing down into your pillow. You will hold this position for 30 seconds. Double check the rotation side and nose direction. Note that if your doctor determines the problem is on the right, they will rotate your body and head to the left, and vice versa. After 30 seconds, your doctor will quickly lift you into a sitting position. You should not feel any vertigo at this time; if you do, this maneuver can be repeated until you are no longer having vertigo. Sometimes it takes more than one maneuver to get all of your inner ear crystals back into their proper places. Note that, for BPPV on the LEFT side, the same procedure should be performed with the sides reversed. After your appointment with the doctor, you might be given a soft neck brace that you will most likely be instructed to wear for the rest of the day. Your doctor will also give you instructions on how to sleep and move around so that you do not experience vertigo again. These instructions are covered in Part 3 of this article.
Summary: Schedule an appointment with your doctor if this is your first Epley maneuver. Understand why it is important to have the maneuver done by a doctor before trying it yourself. Be prepared to feel vertigo in the first step of the maneuver. Be ready for the doctor to rotate your head again. Roll onto your side. Return to a sitting position. Allow yourself to heal after the maneuver is performed.