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Avoiding fatty and greasy foods may aid the digestive and lymphatic systems, and also may help you lose weight. These measures may help dissolve nodules and decrease your risk of developing additional nodules.  Continue to eat healthy fats such as avocados, nuts, seeds like flaxseed, and lean proteins. These will help you stay healthy and may help you lose weight. Try to not eat fried foods like French fries, deep-fried veggies or meats, or processed foods. Not only can these contribute to weight gain, but they may also exacerbate nodules. Certain foods stimulate the production of mucus in the body. Avoiding these foods may help aid and prevent nodules. Foods that produce mucus include dairy products like cheese and butter, deep fried foods, and even pasta and tofu. Sugar may compromise your immune system by creating inflammation in your body. Reducing your sugar intake can help dissolve nodules and prevent them from returning. If you want something sweet, try eating different fruits such as oranges, lemons, raspberries or strawberries. Citrus fruits may also help reduce the size of nodules. Fish and seafood are iodine-rich foods. Consuming more of fish like salmon or seafood such as shrimp may help dissolve and prevent nodules. Fish and seafood may be particularly effective with thyroid nodules. Regular exercise will keep you healthy and may help your lymphatic system flow more effectively. This can contribute to dissolving and preventing nodules. Exercise may help you lose weight, which may also minimize nodules. If you have vocal cord nodules, avoid speaking for lengthy periods of time or any kind of yelling or screaming. This may aggravate or cause nodules. Keep your vocal chords hydrated. If they are dry, they will not close properly, rubbing together sometimes and causing hoarseness, swelling, and eventually nodules.

summary: Avoid fatty, greasy foods. Avoid foods that produce mucus. Reduce sugar consumption. Eat more fish and seafood. Get plenty of exercise. Avoid straining your voice.


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If you want to expose the mattress to sunlight as well as fresh air, you’ll need to wait for a sunny, warm day.  Spring through fall is the best time to find a day free of rain or excessive cold.  If the weather is unpleasant, you do have the option of airing the mattress indoors, but the ideal, of course, is to air it out-of-doors. You should try to let your mattress breathe for at least one hour before replacing the bedding.  Airing the mattress in the morning is often the preferred time because the average morning routine before going to work takes about an hour.  This way, you can shower and breakfast at the same time your mattress is being aired, and replace it just before heading out the door. If you work late, you might be too tired to strip the bedding and pillows from the mattress just to let it air.  Late in the evening, the only thing you’ll want to do with a bed is sleep on it! Mattresses often have a residual odor that lingers on them due to the manufacturing and packaging process.  In order to minimize or eliminate this odor, the first thing you should do after stripping off its protective plastic wrapping is to let it air.  While normally mattresses should air for just an hour or two, new mattresses should air for a full 24 hours because off-gassing will occur during that entire first day. When you air your mattress, you have to remove – at the very least -- the sheets, blankets, and pillows from the bed.  If airing the mattress outside, you could remove the bed skirt easily, too.  You might consider laundering these things since you’ll be removing them from the bed anyhow, and if you don’t, they’ll just be strewn haphazardly about your bedroom, crowding your bedroom walking space. If you live in a relatively rural environment with lots of critters like mice and raccoons, you don’t want them making your new mattress into their home. Worse, they could mark it as their territory with urine or feces.  In such an environment, air your mattress in doors.  In an urban area, you might lack space and be obligated to air your mattress indoors as well.  If you live in the suburbs, though, you’ll be able to air your mattress outside.  Your backyard is the best place to air the mattress out. You could also lean it against a wall on a clean porch. Urbanist's whose homes have an upper-story balcony which can accommodate the mattress could consider setting it up there if they want to air it outside. You can air the mattress outside or inside.  If airing inside, all you have to do after stripping the bed of linens is to open the window(s).  For added purification, introduce plants into the bedroom.  Plants purify the air naturally and will ensure the air your mattress is exposed to is as fresh as can be.  If airing outside, ensure the spot you’re setting the mattress on is free of puddles or wetness, and will not be exposed to dripping water or precipitation.  Find a place which is clean and dry for the mattress to stand.  You should try to lean the mattress against a wall or vertical beam, either on its end or on its side.  In this way, the maximum amount of area possible will be exposed to the air. If airing outside, find a place where the sun can touch the mattress as well.   If necessary, place a tarp between the mattress and the ground.  A wet mattress will encourage mold.

summary: Ensure the weather is pleasant. Choose a good time of day. Air your mattress when it is new. Clean other bedroom components. Decide where to air your mattress. Choose a good environment in which to air the mattress.


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Avoid shelving books too tightly or leaning against one another as this can cause lasting warping, structural damage, and cracking. When shelving, place books of similar height and length next to one another to avoid stressing the spine.  Placing a book flat is an alternative to upright shelving. However, when shelving a book horizontally be sure to put as little weight on top of it as possible.  Grab the middle of the spine when removing a book from a shelf to avoid damaging the head (top) and foot (bottom) of the spine. Place your books in a controlled climate to help prolong the book's quality. Sunlight, heat, and humidity can all have negative effects on the book's binding, structure, and page quality.  Humidity can cause mildew to grow on your books. If you live in a particularly humid environment, and mildew begins to grow, simply wipe the mildew with a very dry cloth and leave the book in sunlight for 30-45 minutes. Be careful not to leave it longer as sunlight can cause the cover to fade.  If a rare or fragile book grows mildew bring it to a specialist in book conservation. Clean your books regularly in order to prevent natural wear and tear and increase the quality of their storage. Dusting your books will help reduce permanent page and cover aging.  Make sure to dust your books from the spine outward so dust does not settle behind the spine.  Avoid storing books in plastic bags. Books need to breathe and plastic can cause molding or warping. Instead, try wrapping the book in acid-free cloth or purchases a book storage box.
summary: Shelve books upright. Keep books out of direct sunlight and in a cool area. Keep your books clean.