INPUT ARTICLE: Article: into your diet. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help you digest foods and protect you from disease. These bacteria can help your gut to digest and eliminate ammonia more effectively. Some common foods that add probiotics into your diet include fermented dairy products, such as kefir, and fermented foods, such as sauerkraut. For example, try to eat a serving of yogurt every day. Yogurt is very high in probiotics and it can help your digestion, as well as your overall health. Red meat protein is more likely to increase the ammonia in your blood than other types of animal proteins. If you know you have high ammonia levels, it's best to eat other types of meat, such as chicken. Vegetable protein, such as that in beans, digests more slowly than protein that comes from animals. Therefore, your body has more time to dispose of the ammonia created while it is digested. With this in mind, it's best to choose vegetable proteins if you are working to keep your ammonia levels low. Eating a vegetarian diet also provides more dietary fiber and amino acids, which both help balance your ammonia levels. Ammonia is a byproduct of protein digestion in the body. Because of this, it is important to limit your protein intake if you are experiencing particularly high levels of ammonia in the blood. High levels of ammonia are usually identified due to an increase in symptoms. For example, if you have liver disease and you are experiencing abnormal brain function, it's a good idea to limit your protein intake as you recover.

SUMMARY: Add probiotics Reduce your intake of animal protein. Consider eating a vegetarian diet. Limit protein after symptom flareups.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can put up your usual party decorations, so feel free to throw up bright, colorful streamers and balloons. You can also lay tzedakah boxes, or boxes for charity donations, on the table. After the event, you can donate the money collected to your synagogue or to a local charity you support. If you have children, you could give them a decorating task: to draw hamantaschen, cut out the drawings, and tape them with washi tape around the house. This is a holiday where everyone can participate. After all, Purim is a celebration of community. Don't be afraid to invite people who may not share your faith, especially if the focus of the event is not religious but solely celebratory. You may want to give them a few days' notice. If you are planning a large family get-together, then you should send out invites a few weeks in advance. Briefly explain the holiday to your guests. They should know it is religious in nature. At the same time, you may choose to tone down the religious elements and focus instead on celebrating the history of the Jewish people, in which case certain guests may feel more comfortable attending. Purim is a time for education as well as remembrance. As it is a joyous occasion, dishes, such as the above mentioned hamantaschen and kreplach, and wines can be served. The meal should begin in the afternoon (at around 5 or 6pm) and be completed by nightfall. After the meal, you might invite guests to share their favorite Purim memories or stories.

SUMMARY: Fill your house with decorations. Invite your friends and family. Serve food and wine.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Wash the lemons and oranges under running water, and scrub the peels with a vegetable brush. Pat the fruits dry, and set one orange and one lemon aside. With the other lemon and orange, use a zester, vegetable peeler, or sharp knife to carefully remove the outer zest from the fruit. Place the zest into a small metal or heavy ceramic bowl. The zest pieces shouldn't be more than an inch (2.5 cm) wide if you're using a knife to zest the citrus. Avoid peeling the pith with the zest. The pith is the white part under the zest, and it can be quite bitter. Sprinkle the sugar over the lemon and orange zest and toss the mixture with a spoon to coat the zest with the sugar. Use a muddler, pestle, or heavy wooden spoon to gently pound the mixture. Continue pounding for a few minutes, until the citrus starts to release its oils and the mixture becomes slightly wet. Set the mixture aside for an hour. Oleo-saccharum is a nineteenth century cocktail ingredient made by combining citrus oil and sugar. After an hour, the zest and sugar mixture should be quite wet, as the citrus will have released its oils. Transfer the oil and zest to a large punch bowl that will hold about 3 quarts (3 L). Pour the mandarin vodka over the oleo-saccharum and leave it for about five minutes. This will give the sugar mixture time to dissolve into the vodka. Once the sugar and vodka are combined, add the vermouth, absinth, orange juice, and fresh lemon juice to the punch bowl. Add 15 to 20 ice cubes, and then slowly pour the sparkling wine into the mixture. Stir the mixture gently to combine all the ingredients. Adding the sparkling wine last will help to preserve the carbonation, and make the punch light and refreshing. When you're ready to serve the punch, add in the mixed berries. Slice the remaining lemon and orange into disks, and arrange them in a layer on top of the punch. Use a ladle to portion out servings and enjoy!

SUMMARY: Zest an orange and lemon. Make the oleo-saccharum. Combine the oleo-saccharum and vodka. Add the remaining punch ingredients. Garnish with mixed berries and citrus wheels before serving.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Set aside 3 to 6 months worth of living expenses so you're covered if disaster strikes. This money should be easily accessible, but separate from any of your investment accounts. Keep your emergency fund in a savings account (that way it will earn at least a little interest) separate from your main checking account. Get a debit card specifically for your emergency fund so you can access the money quickly when you need it. Any interest you earn from investing will typically be less than 10 percent. If you have credit cards or personal loans with an interest rate greater than that, you'll eat up all your investment earnings trying to get out of debt. For example, suppose you have $4,000 to invest, but you also have $4,000 in credit card debt at 14 percent interest. Even if you realized a 12 percent return on your investments, you'll only make $480. Since your credit card company charged you $560 in interest during that time, you're still $80 in the hole, despite your smart investment strategies. Not all debt is created equal. You don't necessarily have to pay off your mortgage or your student loans before you start investing. These typically carry lower interest rates and can ultimately save you money if you deduct the interest on your taxes. Your investment goals determine your investment strategy. If you don't know how much money you want to make, and how soon you're going to need it, you can't be sure you've chosen the right strategy. You'll likely have short-, mid-, and long-term goals. Decide how much money you'll need for each, and how long you have to make that money. Defining your goals also helps you choose your investment vehicles. With some investment accounts, such as a 401k, you are penalized if you withdraw funds early. You wouldn't want to use that sort of account for a short-term goal because you wouldn't have easy access to the money. You don't necessarily need a financial planner to invest. However, someone who knows market trends and studies investment strategy can be a good person to have on your team especially if you're just starting out. Even if you decide not to stay with a planner or advisor in the long term, they can still provide you with tools to get you started on the right path. Bring your list of goals and discuss them. A financial planner can provide you with options that will help you meet those goals as efficiently as possible.

SUMMARY:
Build up an emergency fund. Pay off high-interest debt. Write down your investment goals. Consult a financial planner.