INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Maintaining a balanced diet ensures that your body is well-nourished, which boosts libido and provides you with enough energy to engage in healthy sexual activities. Eat at least 3 regular meals a day and focus on eating at least 1 thing from each of the 5 food groups so you're getting all of your nutrients. Write down a meal plan so you can stick to a healthy diet more easily. Avoid fried foods and sugary snacks, which can cause you to gain weight. A low-carb diet is an effective way to lose weight if you're overweight or obese. Being overweight causes stress on your mind and body and will lower your sex drive. Getting healthy and losing a few pounds is a great way to naturally boost your libido. You'll also feel a lot better, too!

SUMMARY: Eat a well-balanced diet to give your body all the nutrients it needs. Follow a low-carb diet if you're overweight.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Stretch marks are most likely to appear when you gain or lose a significant amount of weight in a short time. Research shows that traditional treatments like applying cocoa butter, olive oil or gotu kola extract to your skin are largely ineffective, and that the best way to prevent stretch marks is to control your weight, especially during times of growth such as pregnancy and adolescence. During adolescence, it is normal for your body to grow rapidly. Follow a healthy diet and talk to your doctor about what kind of growth to expect. Stretch marks that appear during adolescence are likely to fade in time because the body is still developing. Weightlifting and bodybuilding to gain weight and/or increase muscle mass can also cause stretch marks if it happens too quickly. This is because the rapid growth in size causes the connective tissues of the skin to break. Try to make weight changes gradually, and talk to your trainer and/or doctor about the best practices to follow. A common places to develop stretch marks is under your arm from doing upper body exercises. If you want to lose weight, do so gradually by following a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Avoid "crash diets," and aim to lose no more than approximately half a kilogram (one pound) per week. The efforts required to lose weight rapidly can be unhealthy, whether they involve crash dieting, extreme exercise, or supplements and pills. In addition, sudden changes in weight can cause stretch marks, as your skin cannot accommodate such rapid shifts. Following a good exercise plan benefits your overall health and weight maintenance. In addition, it can improve your circulation and skin elasticity. All of this can help reduce your chances of developing stretch marks. You should get 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of exercise each week. Adults should do moderate intensity aerobic physical exercise. Strength training should be done as well on 2-3 days a week. Examples of moderate intensity exercise include the following: biking slowly, canoeing, gardening, walking briskly, and swimming activities.

SUMMARY: Avoid rapid weight gain. Avoid rapid weight loss. Exercise regularly.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use your fingers to remove large debris from your chair before you vacuum it. Be sure to also check crevices in your chair for foreign matter that can clog your vacuum. Finally, brush off extra dust or loose dirt off your chair before you vacuum it. If you have a vacuum attachment for upholstery use it. Alternatively use a nozzle/hose attachment or a brush attachment. You can also vacuum with a handheld vacuum. Use short, overlapping strokes. Start your strokes at the top of the chair and work your way down. This technique will help lift dirt, especially from nappy material, like velvet and corduroy. Vacuum in the crevices around cushions and also underneath them (if they are removable). Set the suction to low for delicate fabrics like silk or linen.

SUMMARY: Remove debris before you vacuum. Use an upholstery attachment. Vacuum with short strokes from left to right.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Cute hair accessories serve an important function when it comes to growing out bangs. Use bobby pins and barrettes to pin back your bangs and incorporate them into your styled hair. With a little practice, no one will realize that you're dealing with the awkward grow-out stage. Get bobby pins in color that matches your hair, so you'll be able to pin it back discreetly. Get cut hair barrettes that are tight enough to pull back your bangs without them springing loose. For a stylish look, braid or twist your bangs before you pin them to the side. When you don't have time for fussy styling and pinning, headbands will become your best friend. Get a variety of headbands so you'll be able to throw one on whenever you need to quickly deal with your bangs. To wear a headband properly, place it several inches back from your forehead, then push it forward slightly to create a pretty quiff. You can use headbands with braids, ponytails and other updos as an alternative to bobby pins. Cloth headbands as well as stiff headbands are convenient to have on hand. Braiding your bangs and pinning them to the side to blend with your hair is a pretty way to hide short and long bangs during the growing-out stage. Sweep your bangs to one side and braid them until you reach the end. Pin the end of the braid under a lock of hair on the side of your head, so the hair hides the pin. These fun updos create the perfect way to hide bangs. Do a ponytail or bun on top of your head, then pin back your bangs right against the hairband so you don't see the bobby pin or the ends of your bangs. Sweep your bangs to one side of your forehead and use a bobby pin to pin them in place just above your ear. Layer some of your longer hair over the bobby pin to hide the ends of your bangs. Remember to choose bobby pins that match your hair color so that they blend easily into your hair.

SUMMARY:
Arm yourself with bobby pins and hair barrettes. Use headbands. Do mini-braids. Wear high buns and ponytails. Do the side tuck.