INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are experiencing discomfort after eating products with gluten, see your doctor. She can test you for celiac disease or another related condition that may be exacerbating the condition and then suggest treatment to help you manage your symptoms. Remember that there is no cure for gluten intolerance, just ways to manage it.  Your doctor may run tests such as blood tests, endoscopy, capsule endoscopy to assess whether or not you have celiac disease or even gluten intolerance.  Your doctor may also test for other conditions related to celiac disease or gluten intolerance including: anxiety, depression, migraines, thyroid disease, intestinal cancer, osteoporosis, dermatitis herpetiformis, diabetes, neuropathy, arthritis. Once your have undergone treatments, get your definitive diagnosis from the doctor. She will likely cover the best treatment plan for you at this juncture.  Your doctor will tell you if you have celiac disease or gluten intolerance. In either case, avoiding gluten is the best treatment.  Your doctor may prescribe other medications or vitamin supplements to help relieve other symptoms of celiac disease and gluten intolerance. Many persons suffering from gluten intolerance have nutritional deficiencies, inflammation to the intestines, or even blistering of their skin. Taking nutritional supplements and medications may help control the peripheral symptoms of gluten intolerance and celiac disease.  A gluten free diet is the key to controlling gluten intolerance.  You may require supplements of calcium, folate, iron, vitamin B-12, vitamin D, vitamin K, and zinc.  Your doctor may prescribe steroids to control inflammation in your intestines.  If you have dermatitis herpetiformis, which is an itchy and blistering skin rash, your doctor may prescribe dapsone to relieve the rash. If you are having a difficult time following a gluten free diet, consider working with a dietitian. She can help you learn to identify gluten, make better food choices, and help you develop a gluten free meal plan.  Health professionals who specialize in gluten intolerance can provide you with extensive information on gluten-free foods, sources of hidden gluten and finding alternatives when eating away from home. Use an online database to locate a dietitian in your area. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, for example, has a wide variety of resources you can use to locate local professionals, educate yourself or even join a support group of other people who suffer from gluten intolerance.

SUMMARY: See your doctor. Confirm diagnosis and treatment. Take supplements and medications. Work with a dietitian.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Nails grow about 1/10 of an inch (2.5 mm) every month, meaning that it takes 3-6 to grow a full nail. If you cut your nails frequently—say, once each week or two—you won't need to worry about them growing too long or too wild. If your nails begin to hurt at the edges, you might be developing an ingrown nail; try to trim away the painful growth before it goes too deep, but it would be wiser to seek a health care professional. The goal here is to remove the "free edges" of your nails: the opaque, off-white crescents that grow at the tips of your nails. Cut the nails almost completely straight across, and round them a little at the corners to keep the nails strong. Cutting the nail straight will reduce your chance of developing ingrown nails. If you are a finger-style guitarist, consider leaving the nails long on your picking hand. Keep at least 1/16th inch (1.5 to 2 mm) of nail on each finger of your picking hand. It can be tempting to keep on trimming your nails (for the sake of convenience, aesthetic, or compulsion) even after you've removed the "free edge". If you trim too deeply, however, you will expose the sensitive skin beneath the nail, and you may increase your risk of infection. Try to keep the ends of your nails even with the top of your finger – or remove all but a tiny sliver of the opaque "free edge".

SUMMARY: Trim your nails often, but do not be overzealous. Cut your fingernails. Be careful not to cut too much.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A good policy is to breathe in as one arm leaves the water, then breathe out as the other leaves the water. Repeat this pattern with deep breaths to keep your breath steady. Deep, steady breathing is important even though the backstroke allows you to breathe whenever you want. Breathing at a regular pace allows you to keep your backstroke up (with good form) for as long as possible. As you approach a wall, turn over on to your front so you can see where you're going.  Make sure to get a stroke count (the number of backstroke strokes it takes you to get from the flags to the wall), as it will help greatly with your flip turn. When finding your stroke count, count from the flags all the way until you hit the wall. Try taking one stroke off of your stroke count when you do your flip turn. Experiment a little bit, and see what works and is the most comfortable for you. Once you've figured your stroke count, as you take your last stroke on your back, gradually flip your body over, and simultaneously take one freestyle stroke, and use the stroke to pull yourself into the wall. This motion might feel a bit awkward at first, but keep practising it, and it will soon feel natural. Then, somersault forward underwater, then stretch your legs out to plant your feet on the wall. Kick off with your legs as you squeeze your arms to your ears and make a "point" with your hands. Stay in a tight streamline until you resurface. Keep up a streamline kick until you break the surface, then start your stroke again. It can take a little practice to learn when exactly to turn over onto your front. Ideally, you want to do it when you're just a stroke or two from the edge of the pool. When you're swimming in an indoor pool, you can use the ceiling to make sure you don't veer off-course. Look for a line or pattern in the ceiling material. As you swim, keep your eyes open and focused on the ceiling. Keep this pattern oriented the same way as you swim to keep yourself travelling in a straight line. If you're swimming outside, you have fewer options. If there are clouds out, you can keep the clouds oriented the same way to travel in a straight line. If not, try keeping the sun on the same side of your body. Keeping your bearings when it's overcast is difficult since you have few visible reference points.

SUMMARY:
Breathe once per arm cycle. Use flip turns to turn around quickly. If indoors, use the ceiling to keep yourself straight.