Article: Before making any kind of dietary or bodily changes, you should get a full evaluation from the doctor. If you have a preexisting condition like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, your doctor may advise against gaining weight. Always take your doctor's advice seriously before making this kind of change. Certain medical conditions will require you to keep your weight up. Thyroid problems, digestive health issues, diabetes, and cancers may all lead to severe weight loss that may endanger your health. Being underweight can lead to health risks like a weakened immune system, anemia, hair loss, and decreased bone density. Very high physical activity can also cause you to be underweight. If you're an athlete, gaining some fat may be good for you because it can increase your energy levels and allow you to workout for longer periods. You'll need a clear plan as you proceed with your weight-gain plan. How much do you want to gain? By when? By figuring this out and drawing up a schedule, you'll be able to gain weight more effectively. Start by figuring out how much weight you want to gain. This can either be a personal goal, or one you've worked out with your doctor or dietitian. Either way, you need a concrete number in mind to start your progress. Remember, the basic way the body gains weight is when you take in more calories than you burn. So when drawing up your plan, you should figure out how much you need to eat every day to offset the amount of calories you burn. There are various ways to calculate this. Try this link for a tool to estimate your daily calorie burn: http://www.caloriecount.com/tools/calories-burned Read Set Meaningful Goals for more advice on how to set and stick to a goal. Flooding your body with hundreds of more calories than it's used to is dangerous for your heart, blood pressure, digestion, and other body systems. Work your way up gradually to acclimate your body to the increased caloric intake. Start off with 200 extra calories a day for a week or so, then increase to 300, and so on. This will help you avoid an initial shock when you start your weight-gain regimen. Break your weight-gain down into stages. Determine how much you would like to gain per week or month. That way, you can ease your body into the weight increase instead of starting off too quickly. Just like with losing weight, gaining weight should come gradually. Gaining about 1/2 to 1 pound per week is a healthy way to go (done by adding 250 to 500 more calories to your daily intake). Don't increase your daily caloric intake more than 500 calories. You'll have to eat much more in order to gain weight. Focus on nutrient and calorie dense foods instead of junk food. There are plenty of foods that will help you gain weight and also contain all of the nutrients you need to stay healthy. Plan on eating more than three meals a day. Increase your meals to five or more per day, which may include snacks throughout the day. Make sure all your meals have a good balance. Each meal should contain carbohydrates, protein, and unsaturated fats. These three nutrients will help most with your weight gain. Eating more often and including healthy foods in your diet will get expensive. It would also be helpful if you drew up a new budget to go along with your new diet. In addition to gaining fat, gaining muscle may also lead to a weight increase. Starting a strength-training regimen will put all of those nutrients you've been eating to good use. Gaining muscle will help make sure you keep up your strength and overall health while you gain fat.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Visit the doctor. Set your goal. Plan to start slowly. Draw up a meal plan. Plan on doing some strength training.
Article: As your partner, colleagues, and children are potentially a part of your everyday life, escaping reality means leaving them behind temporarily and refocusing on yourself. Because the society that we live in is perceived by most to be hectic and filled with stressors, spending some dedicated time alone can help you to refresh your mind and be more ready to handle reality when you return. Solitude allows your brain to "reboot." Turn off your phone and sign out of your social media. When you are no longer "connected" to everyone and everything, you will find yourself much more able to mentally escape reality. Wake up 30 minutes before anyone else and enjoy the peace and quiet of the morning. Use that time to reflect, meditate, and daydream. Make alone time a priority. Many of us spend the majority of our day catering to others, whether colleagues, family, or friends. Make it a point to set aside a block of time each day to allow yourself some time to escape your otherwise hectic reality. Instead of passively allowing your mind to wander, some people may find it helpful to actively engage in an activity that they can associate with a mental escape from reality. There are a wide range of activities that can facilitate an escape from reality. Try painting or knitting. The repetitive motion may help you find peace and solace and allow your mind to wander away from reality. If you're looking to get exercise at the same time, go for a walk. Walking for 7,000-8,000 steps each day is great for your physical health and if you use your walking time to also meditate, daydream, or otherwise escape reality, you will be benefitting your mind as well as your body. If you want to enjoy the outdoors, try hiking, fishing, or gardening. Being in nature can be another avenue for your mental escape of reality. There is no "best" activity to help you mentally escape reality; however, you should always do something that you enjoy. Some people may find the best way to mentally escape reality is to go skydiving or snorkeling, while others may enjoy playing a computer game or putting together a puzzle. Books are a fantastic avenue for escapism because they allow you to escape your reality and enter another world without ever leaving your sofa. Choose a book from your favorite author, a time-honored classic, or a best-seller. Find a book that takes you into a make-believe world. This could be a fictional world, such as that of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, or a book that takes place in another time or location, such as a work of historical fiction. Choose a series (something available in a trilogy or more) for an even longer escape from reality!
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Spend time alone. Try a calming, repetitive activity. Read a book.
Article: This method of treating body odor on clothes is a spot treatment, so you should focus your work on specific areas. In most cases, the smell is usually coming from the underarm area of shirts or the crotch of pants. There are many commercial products that you can buy at the store but using a bit of your own laundry detergent may very well do the trick. You can also try mixing a paste of baking soda and water. Make it thick, but not so thick you can't spread it. Apply the paste onto the area where the odor is most pungent. Some suggest crushing up uncoated aspirin and rubbing it onto the odorous areas of clothes. The salicylic acid in the aspirin should help eliminate body odor smells. Remember to keep your colors and types of fabric separate. A warmer wash cycle will probably help get the smells out more effectively but always remember to follow the wash instructions on the labels of your clothes. Try to avoid using the dryer if you are not sure whether the odor is gone. Dryers can lock in the odor, making it even harder to remove next time you was your clothes.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Assess where the odor is coming from on your clothes. Apply a spot treatment to the odorous area. Launder as usual. Hang outside to dry, if possible, or lay out on a towel to dry.