Article: Getting enough vitamin C in your diet is key to getting all its benefits. Vitamin C supplements are measured in microgramssee part one for the required amounts of vitamin C for different people. Many foods contain vitamin C, and consuming these can help you increase your vitamin C intake. Raw pineapple has 16mg of vitamin C, asparagus has 31 mg, raw broccoli has 89 mg, sun-dried tomatoes in oil have 101 mg, and raw parsley has 133 mg. Citrus is an especially good source of vitamin C. One cup of grapefruit, for instance, provides an entire day's worth of vitamin C, while a glass of orange juice is the equivalent of 165 percent of your daily vitamin C intake. Fresh squeezed orange juice or a physical orange is better for you than processed orange juice. What's more, the vitamin C in citrus will help curb stress by lowering stress hormone levels and possibly by reducing blood pressure, boost your energy by helping you to absorb iron better, and provide other essential phytonutrients that work in tandem with vitamin C, some of which aid memory. Check out the nutritional chart produced by your government's health department with respect to recommended daily intake of vitamin C. You'll be surprised how easy it is to vary your diet to include plenty of vitamin C sources. In the United States, the National Institutes of health have some recommendations. Vitamin C does not last in storage, so it is steadily lost the longer it is stored. As such, be prepared to eat your food as fresh as possible rather than leaving it to linger in the refrigerator or pantry. For example, leaving your broccoli in the fridge and then boiling it will reduce the vitamin C content considerably, compared to freshly picking the broccoli and steaming it that same day. It's good to grow your own vegetables if possible, even if you just grow broccoli on a balcony or potatoes in a bag or barrel. Wash fresh fruits and vegetables and then allow them to dry. Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat them within a few days. Do not soak them or store them in water because the vitamin C dissolves out of the plant into the water. Vitamin C also leaches out in cooking water. Fresh food is the best source of vitamin C and most fruit and vegetables contain vitamin C. In particular, aim to eat food from the cabbage family, red and green peppers, potatoes, blackcurrants, strawberries, citrus fruit, and tomatoes. This includes broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and collard greens. Eat the vegetables raw or steam them, using only a small amount of water to maximize the amount of vitamins the vegetables retain. Have a salad with spinach leaves instead of lettuce. Spinach is a better source of vitamin C when eaten raw. Toss in green and red bell peppers and tomatoes for added vitamin C. Vegetables lose micronutrients when cooked. Potatoes are also a good source of vitamin C. In spite of what you may have heard, the skin does not have the highest concentration of vitamin C, but its fiber is good for you. When having a baked potato, be sure to also eat the skin. Juice is calorie dense and you lack the roughage and other benefits of eating the fruit when consuming it as juice. However, you can enjoy juice as a means of increasing your vitamin C intake by doing the following: Juice with pulp is better for you than juice without it because vitamin C is better absorbed if it is consumed in the presence of bioflavonoids, which are found mostly in fruit pulp. Make fresh squeezed orange juice or purchase frozen concentrate instead of premixed, ready-to-drink refrigerated cartons. Frozen concentrates have significantly more vitamin C in them because the pasteurization process destroys some of the vitamin C in premixed juices. Make your own vitamin C booster by making rosehip syrup. As an added bonus, this syrup is one that children will like.
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Get enough vitamin C in your diet. Eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C. Eat citrus. Be aware of recommended vitamin C intake. Be aware of the shelf life of your vitamin C sources. Know which sources of vitamin C are the best. Eat plenty of green, leafy vegetables. Add potatoes to your diet. Take care when counting juice as part of your vitamin C intake. Consume fresh juice.
Article: You could make it out of cardboard, fabric, or rope. It can be as simple as wrapping a piece of wood with some rope and gluing the ends. Scratching posts can help keep your cat's nails under control, so you won't have to cut her nails as frequently. You can attach the scratching post to a piece of plywood, creating a play area for your cat that you can then add to many cats would also enjoy a carpet square glued to the plywood to scratch at. Some cats like to scratch vertical surface, others horizontally. Watch you cat and offer her the orientation she prefers. Buy cat toys for enrichment for your pet. Find time after your cat has eaten to play with him. Think about attaching the toys to the scratching post so that the fun area is all in one place (and you don't have to go chasing after the cat toys). Taking a cat brush or two, pull the handle and back off the brush. Using glue, attach the section with the tines to a piece of wood or heavy cardboard. This way your cat can rub against the brush whenever she desires. This can really help keep hair under control, particularly if you have a cat that sheds a lot. If you don't want to make your own, there are commercial products you can buy that do the same thing. Cats often go crazy for catnip and it can really enhance their experience in the cat spa. If your cat seems to be having a bad day, catnip can cheer him up and bring up his energy levels. Cats like to run their bodies along different textures to massage themselves. Think about using pieces of different fabrics or carpets that you can glue or staple to heavy cardboard or wood pieces. It also might help keep your cat off the furniture! Cats enjoy the massaging, brushing action, and enrichment of a plastic cat spa, available online. They can rub their rub their faces against the massaging or brushing areas or go crazy with the catnip dispenser. If you don't feel like making all of the different elements, this is a good option.
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Choose material for a scratching post. Make a play area. Create a self-brushing station for your cat. Make a catnip toy to attach. Use different textures. Buy a cat spa and activity center.
Article: Press the "Input" or "Source" button on your TV's remote to select the HDMI port that you connected the Apple TV to. The Apple TV usually turns on automatically, so you should see the menu to select your language. If you don't see anything, double-check your connections and then press the center button on your Apple TV remote. Use the remote to select your interface language. Use the center button on the remote to make your selection. If you are connected to the network via Ethernet, Apple TV will automatically detect the network and connect. If you are connecting via Wi-Fi, a list of available wireless networks will be displayed. Select the network that you would like to connect to. Enter your password if the network is secured. It may take a few moments for Apple TV to perform its initial setup process. After the setup process is complete, you'll be asked if you want to opt-in to the usage data collection program for Apple. Your Apple TV will work best when it's updated to the latest version of the software. You can check for updates using the Settings menu. Open the Settings app on the Apple TV Home screen. Open the "General" option and then select "Update Software". Your Apple TV will check for and install any available updates.
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Turn on your TV to the correct input. Select your language. Connect to your network. Wait for the Apple TV to activate. Check for updates.