Q: When choosing this diet, you need to keep track of your food. Use a nutrient calculator to ensure you are getting all the nutrients your body needs. There are many nutrient trackers you can get for your computer or phone that can help you with this. If you are going to start a raw vegan diet, have your blood regularly tested for deficiencies. Make sure your doctor is aware of your dietary habits. If your doctor finds any deficiencies, you can figure out ways to fix them. You should be able to do this by eating certain foods or taking supplements. If your food isn’t giving you all your nutrients, take supplements to fill in the gaps. You can find vegan-safe supplements. You may need these supplements to get enough zinc, iron, selenium, and calcium.
A: Keep track of your food. Test your blood. Take supplements.

Q: People love to follow others who can do things that they can’t do. If you’re a really good singer, try posting videos of you singing popular songs. If you paint well, upload your new art to show it off to your followers. If you are great at math, you can even post videos of you solving math problems really quickly. Try to follow other people who have the same talent as you to get ideas for new posts. Occasionally, hashtags like #singingchallenge or #dancechallenge will go around. These hashtags are easy ways for people to find your page and your talent. Show off your skills by finding hashtags that represent your skills. Art contests are also popular on social media. Instagram is a great platform for sharing pictures of your daily life. Use Instagram to post quality photos that express who you are and why people would want to follow you, even if they don’t know you. Stick to common themes to let people know what they can look forward to in the future.  If you are under 13, you will need your parent’s permission to sign up for Instagram. For example, if you love going outside, post pictures of nature. Or, if you’re super into video games, post pictures of your new console or game. Try to avoid low-quality or blurry photos. On social media, people search by hashtags to find similar posts that they are interested in. Use hashtags on Instagram and Twitter that are relevant to your post to reach people that may not follow you. Make sure that your profiles are public so that people can check out your page if they’d like to.  Don’t use hashtags that have nothing to do with your post. For example, if you post a picture of a frog, you might use #animal, #frog, and #nature. Don’t use #sunset just because it is popular. Special events might have specific hashtags. If you are at a large event, be sure to tag your posts with its relevant hashtag to reach others who are there. Search your Instagram “Explore” page to find popular hashtags. Try to use ones that many people are using and searching for. Everyone has seen a video go viral on YouTube, but it can be hard to do that with just 1 video. Try making a variety of videos when you first start out to explore what will get you subscribers. Make videos of game tutorials, singing performances, DIY crafts, or funny pranks that you pull on your friends. Once you find out what your subscribers like, you can stick to 1 type of video.  Promote your new videos on your social media to make sure your followers see them. Use hashtags in the descriptions of your videos to reach a broader audience. Accounts that post once a day have more followers than ones that only post every other month. Post photos regularly on your Instagram to get more people to follow you and add videos to you YouTube channel frequently as well.  Try taking multiple photos of a certain event or object and posting them at different times. Be sure to post your pictures and videos at a good time. You will get more likes and followers if you post a picture at 12 pm rather than 2am. Once you have a lot of followers, it can feel overwhelming to try to talk to each and every one of them. Use captions on your photos to ask questions, or post a Tweet that your followers can reply to. People appreciate others on social media when they can engage with their content.  If you post a photo of your breakfast, ask your followers what their favorite breakfast foods are. Or, use Twitter to ask your followers what they are dressing as for Halloween. You can also comment on people’s posts to let them know you support them.
A: Show off your talents on social media. Enter contests on social media to reach more people. Post photos on Instagram that convey your personality. Use hashtags to reach a broader audience. Upload a variety of videos to YouTube. Post photos and videos consistently to gain more followers and subscribers. Engage with your followers.

Q: Whether the person you're encouraging to see a therapist is suffering from a mental disorder, or addiction, or simply going through a hard time, telling your loved one that what she feels is normal is the first step to detaching therapy from stigmas. Remind your friend or loved one that people of their age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and people with their same struggle can and do attend therapy without stigma or shame. Depression, anxiety, and phobias are all medical problems. Addiction is also, at its root, a medical problem. Everyone gets medical problems from time to time, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with seeking treatment.  Try comparing therapy to seeing a doctor for any other medical condition. Ask your loved one, "You wouldn't avoid seeing a doctor for a heart or lung problem, right? So how is this any different?" According to recent studies, 27% of adults in America have sought and received some type of treatment for mental health-related issues. That's more than one in four, on average, or about 80 million people. Try saying something like, "I'm here for you, no matter what. I would not think any less of you for needing to get help." It can help for them to have reassurance that you will still have the same respect for them. If you'd like, you can tell them that you think that seeking help is an act of courage.  For example, if they say "I can do it myself. I'm not weak," then you might say "I think it's very brave for people to seek out help when they're getting overwhelmed. It's really courageous."
A: Tell your loved one that their feelings are understandable. Consider reminding them that problems like these are related to medical conditions. Reiterate that getting help is common and normal. Let your loved one know that you support them and don't think less of them.

Q: Many coffee drinks can be made either hot or iced. Your barista may already have chilled coffee on hand, for instance, but they can also pour an espresso into cold water and ice to make an iced americano. Iced lattes and other drinks can be made in similar ways.  Certain drinks don’t do well in iced forms, however. Milk foam can really only be created by heating it, for instance, so iced cappuccinos don't really work. Likewise, some baristas discourage iced espressos, since the shock of the cold ice can kill the drink’s flavor. Don’t be afraid to ask your barista whether a drink can be made iced. Most coffee shops have a variety of syrups and other flavors available. These allow you to create everything from a vanilla latte to a mint mocha to a cinnamon spiced cappuccino. You can add flavorings to practically any drink. Baristas can also usually top your drink with whipped cream, cinnamon, chocolate powder, or other flavors.  Many coffee shops feature specialized drinks made with various flavors, such as pumpkin spice lattes, or chili spiced cappuccinos. Sugar will also be available if you want to sweeten your coffee further. Your barista will be happy to add an extra shot (or two, or three…) to your drink. This can make your drink richer and flavor and higher in caffeine (unless you use decaffeinated espresso). Just let your barista know that you want a “three-shot latte,” for instance. Coffee shops are not always consistent in the terms they use for small, medium, and large coffees. A “small” at one shop may be a “tall” at another, and a “single” at yet another. Just ask your barista to explain your shop’s lingo if you’re not sure.
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Let your barista know if you want your drink hot or iced. Decide if you want any extra sweeteners or flavors. Add extra shots, if you like. Specify the size you want.