INPUT ARTICLE: Article: . Extra weight puts more pressure on your knees, so it can make conditions like osteoarthritis worse. If you're beginning to lose cartilage, losing weight may help slow down the progression of this condition. Work on eating a healthy, balanced diet, including lean proteins, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy.  At mealtime, fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables. About a fourth of your plate should be a palm-sized serving of lean protein. Fill in the rest of your plate with whole grains, and have a helping of low-fat dairy on the side.  Cut back on sugary drinks and snacks, as they increase your caloric intake without adding much nutrition. Try to exercise 30 minutes a day most days of the week.  Calculate your body mass index (BMI) to help you figure out how much weight you need to lose. When you're doing a higher-impact activity like running or performing aerobic exercises, wear shoes made for exercise. Exercise shoes absorb more of the impact than other shoes, taking pressure off your knees. Make sure to get fitted by a professional at a sporting good store for the most support. Stilettos and other high heels can wreak havoc on your knees so avoid them as much as possible. If you are constantly slumping over, you're putting more pressure on your knees, while standing up straight can take some of the pressure off. To improve your overall posture, work on strengthening your core muscles.  Use an app to remind you to stand up straight or set reminders for yourself throughout the day. Try planks to strengthen your core. Lay face down on the floor with your forearms flat on the ground. Clenching the muscles in your core, push off the floor. Rest on your forearms and toes, making a straight line with your body, and hold it for about 30 seconds. Consider taking a yoga or pilates class, which can also strengthen your core. Collision sports, such as hockey and football, and contact sports, such as baseball, soccer, and basketball, put you at a higher risk for a knee injury. If you're at risk for developing knee issues, try to avoid playing these sports. Vitamin E can help slow down the progression of knee conditions such as osteoarthritis. Most people can take a regimen of 100-300 mg of vitamin E a day without any side effects. However, always check with your doctor before starting a supplement.

SUMMARY: Lose extra weight Wear workout shoes to exercise. Stand up straight and strengthen your core muscles. Avoid sports that put you at risk for a knee injury. Take 100-300 mg of vitamin E a day.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Having friends and connecting with other people is emotionally healthy, but so is spending time alone. If you’re happier and healthier with more “me time” than others might be, that’s okay.  When you need to interact even though you don’t really feel like doing so, organize your thoughts so you can keep the interaction as brief and basic as possible. If you’re not comfortable sitting in the middle of the crowd in school, look for a spot in the back of the room or another more isolated spot. Join the crowd when you want to. There will be times when you have to talk to others, but don’t try to be talkative or even loud and boisterous just to “fit in” or please others. Being quiet most of the time, and being thoughtful and soft-spoken when you do communicate, will send out the message that you want to interact with others on your own terms. Pause and think before speaking. Consider whether a comment is really necessary. It is surprising how often being quiet is the best response. Expressing your opinions openly will draw attention and maybe even stir up trouble with other people. Save these opinions for close friends and family, or for times when you feel the urge to share them. Other people may see you as fascinatingly mysterious if you don’t share your feelings and opinions widely. For instance, if you’re in the hallway between classes, lean against the wall with your arms crossed or in your pockets, and with the bottom of one foot resting up on the wall. This body language reveals a distanced attitude. Limit the amount of eye contact you make. Instead, look down at your feet or stare off into space. Go ahead and be silent when you want, but do speak when spoken to and use at least a mildly pleasant tone. There’s no reason to give the impression of being rude. If you want to give off any impression at all, it's best to seem mysterious. Being “very cold and quiet” doesn’t mean you have a free pass to treat other people like trash. You deserve to be able to be left alone, but other people deserve to be treated by you with basic dignity and respect.

SUMMARY: Keep to yourself when you feel like doing so. Remain quiet when you want to be instead of feeling obligated to talk. Keep your opinions to yourself to avoid attracting attention. Use body language to let others know you want to be left alone. Be quiet and introverted without being intentionally unpleasant.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A healthy body equals a healthy brain! You don't have to join an organized sports team to get active. You could go play basketball with your friends, go for a swim, or play at the park. Just get your body moving! Your brain needs good food and nutrients to work right!  At meals, aim to fill up half your plate with veggies. Then eat some healthy protein, like chicken and fish, and whole grains, like brown rice or whole wheat pasta. Talk to your parents about eating healthier if they cook for you. You could say, "I'd really like to start eating healthier. What can I do to help make healthier meals for us?" This sounds boring, but you have to get enough sleep for your brain to develop properly. If you're 13 or younger, you need at least 9 to 11 hours every night, and if you're over 13, you need at least 8 to 10 hours every night. If you wake up feeling tired and find yourself dozing off during the day, you need to get more sleep! If you have trouble falling asleep, turn off your screens an hour before bed. The blue light from smartphones, tablets, and other screens tells your brain to stay awake! Also, sleep with your phone away from your bed with the notifications turned off.

SUMMARY: Keep your body healthy by getting 30-60 minutes of exercise most days of the week. Fuel your brain with healthy food. Go to bed on time.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If the patient has done any of these things, wait to take the temperature for 10 minutes. Place the thermometer under the tongue to take an oral temperature only if the patient is at least 5 years old, conscious, lucid, able to breathe through the nose, and doesn't have a facial injury that would make it difficult to hold the thermometer under the tongue. Use a digital thermometer, not a glass thermometer. If the glass breaks, your or the patient may be cut, and if the thermometer contains mercury you or the patient may come in contact with it. Mercury is toxic. Use a thermometer strip on the forehead or put the thermometer under the patient's arm (axillary temperature) if you can't take an oral temperature. Thermometer strips and axillary temperatures are less accurate than other methods of taking a temperature. If you use a temperature strip, wait for the time specified in the instructions. Normal temperature is somewhere around 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius).

SUMMARY:
Ask if the patient ate or drank something hot or cold, smoked, chewed gum or did any strenuous activity within the last 10 minutes. Take the patient's temperature. Wait until the digital thermometer beeps to read the display. Write down the patient's temperature, where on the body it was taken, and the time.