INPUT ARTICLE: Article: An electronic fitness tracker (usually in the form of a watch that you wear on your wrist) can be an excellent way to track your heart rate. In addition to keeping track of your daily steps taken and activity levels, most of these trackers also keep record of your sleeping patterns, heart rate, and even allow you to log in your calories consumed. Each model of fitness tracker comes with a variety of features. Make sure the one you purchase has a heart rate feature before you buy it. Some of the most popular fitness trackers with heart rate monitoring include the Fitbit Charge 2, the Garmin Vivosmart HR+, the TomTom Spark 3, and the Garmin Forerunner 35. There are a variety of heart rate monitors on the market. While the fitness trackers may be the most popular, they aren't necessarily the most accurate. You can try a band that goes around your chest to monitor your heart rate for the highest levels of reliability. You can even consider arm band monitors, earphone monitors, and headband monitors. If you are concerned about your heart rate, the most accurate way to measure it is by letting a medical professional handle it. Make an appointment to see your doctor and tell them what symptoms you are experiencing that are causing you concern. Your doctor may check your heart rate with a stethoscope in your chest, using their fingers on your wrist, or by placing a finger sensor on the tip of your finger.

SUMMARY: Wear a fitness tracker. Wear another kind of heart rate monitoring device. Make an appointment with your doctor.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When planning out your garden, you should pick out a variety of plants that will increase your health and vary your diet. Having a lot of different fruits and vegetables to choose from will allow you to have a varied healthy diet throughout the year. Some vegetables that are relatively easy to grow, depending on your climate, include tomatoes, lettuce, peas, beans, squash, and cucumbers. Begin with a few of these if you are new to gardening. Growing some herbs, such as chives and thyme, can be very easy as well. These herbs can really enhance the flavor of the vegetables that you grow. When planning out your garden, you also need to take your soil, the sun exposure of your garden, and your climate into consideration. In addition to growing a variety of plants, you need to plan out when certain plants should be planted and grown. There are specific times when fruits and vegetables need to be put in the ground so that they grow most effectively. This means that you will have several cycles of planting every year, usually in the early spring and the early fall. For instance, many plants need to be planted after the last frost in the spring, such as tomatoes, squash, and corn. However, some plants can withstand those late winter and early spring frosts, such as spinach, lettuce, radishes, and beets. If you plan out your growing season correctly, you can have fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year. When to plant certain plants depends greatly on what climate you live in. Do some research about your specific climate zone, what grows best there, and when certain plants should be put in the ground. Once you have grown your fruits and vegetables, it's important to cook them in the right way. Cooking them correctly will both retain the nutrients inside of them and will help you avoid adding unhealthy ingredients into the meal. In general, cooking vegetables lightly and avoiding adding a lot of fat to them will help you to get the most out of your vegetables. Avoid adding a lot of fat to your vegetables when cooking them. Instead of frying or sauteing them with added oil, try steaming them to bring out their wonderful flavor without incorporating a lot of unhealthy fat. Some vegetables provide more nutrients when raw and some provide more nutrients when cooked. For instance, cooking asparagus lightly releases more nutrients into your body. However, beets give you more nutrition when served raw. Do some research to figure out how your vegetables are best served.

SUMMARY: Pick a variety of plants to grow. Plan for different growing seasons. Cook home-grown food in a healthy way.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place your bamboo poles in the tub and allow them to soak overnight. As with wood, bamboo requires moisture to bend. The moisture softens the lining and hemicellulose in the bamboo cells and allows them to flex. Without heat and moisture, these molecules crystallize making them virtually immovable. Depending on the size and thickness of the bamboo, soaking time may be longer. Pull the bamboo out of the water and slowly bend the bamboo, attempting to coax it into the shape you need. If you hear a crackling sound, the bamboo has not been soaked long enough, and needs to be placed back in the water. Take a large sheet of paper and sketch out the shape you want you bamboo to take. Place this paper on top of your large piece of plywood. Using the sketch as your guide, hammer nails into the plywood, following the sketched shape. Each nail should be approximately an inch apart. Hammer in a second row of nails. This row should run parallel to the shape you just nailed and the distance between the two rows should be slightly larger than the diameter of the bamboo. Once your bamboo has been adequately soaked and is pliable, remove it from the water and place it on the plywood between the nails. Allow the bamboo to dry 1-3 days. You can test whether your shape has been set by picking the bamboo off the board. If the bamboo retains the desired shape, it has finished drying into shape.

SUMMARY: Fill a tub with lukewarm water. Test your bamboo. Draw your desired shape. Nail the design. Shape your bamboo.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Though it may be harder to see on some breeds, all dogs and cats can get jaundiced yellowish skin. Check the gums, whites of the eyes, base of the ears, nostrils, abdomen, and genitals, as the jaundice may be more noticeable in these areas. If you suspect your pet has jaundice, take him to a vet for immediate examination. If you pet has jaundice, he has an underlying illness, such as hepatitis or other liver problems, that will require veterinary treatment or it could become fatal. As with humans, your pet's urine may be darker due to increased bilirubin being excreted. Unlike humans, the pet's stool may also be darker and orange colored. Your pet may urinate more than usual. Pets with jaundice may be excessively thirsty but lack an appetite, and suffer weight loss while having abdominal distension. These are all symptoms that coincide with jaundice to reflect an underlying illness. As with humans, your pet may be lethargic and have difficulty breathing, also due to the underlying illness.

SUMMARY:
Look at your dog or cat's skin. Monitor urine and stool output. Watch your pet's eating habits. Observe your pet's behavior.