Article: If the joint in your hands or wrists are swollen and painful from arthritis, you can use an ice pack or cold compress to help reduce the swelling and relieve the pain. If your hands or wrists are painful from arthritic inflammation that won’t go away, heating up your hands may give you pain relief.  In fact, many arthritis sufferers usually experience more pain in cold environments and find keeping their hands or wrists warm all the time (e.g. wearing gloves) can help relieve pain.  Wearing cotton gloves while you sleep can also help to keep your hands warm and may help reduce the amount of pain in your hands and wrists.  Using a hot wax dip on your hands every morning can help start your hands off nice and warm every day.  The hot wax can be kept in a crock pot and re-used many times. Arthritis in your hands will likely cause you not to be able to perform certain activities, such as: opening a tight lid on a jar, gripping something tightly, prying open a container, etc.  There are many products on the market that can help make all those activities easier for you, especially if you don’t always have someone else around to help. The internet is usually your best source for determining what products are available and finding out where you can get them.  Google “arthritis self-help devices” and research which products would be best for you. Glucosamine and chondroitin supplements can be found at most pharmacies and health stores.  They have been shown to reduce the amount of pain and stiffness in people who have osteoarthritis, but they do not work on everyone.  You may want to try taking these supplements for 2 months to see if they have a positive effect on your hand or wrist pain.  If they do not give you any relief, there is no point in continuing to take them. Note that glucosamine and chondroitin manufacturers claim these supplements can help rebuild cartilage in your joints.  However, there have been no scientific studies to confirm this is an accurate claim and these supplements are not approved by the FDA for that purpose. Omega-3, which can be found in many types of fish and in fish oil capsules, can potentially reduce the amount of inflammation in your body.  While this doesn’t work for everyone, trying a fish oil supplement or adding more fish to your diet can be an option to try.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use an ice pack to reduce inflammation. Keep your hands warm. Get an assistive device. Take glucosamine and chondroitin supplements. Eat more fish.
Article: These 3 words can be difficult to spell correctly because they are so commonly used, and they're pronounced the same. "Too" is what you use to show that there's an excessive amount of something, such as "She ate too much chocolate" or "They watched too much television." "To" is the form you use as a preposition before a noun, such as "go to the store" or "run to the end of the block." "Two" refers to the number 2.  "To" usually indicates going somewhere, so to remember it, think of "go" and "to" each having just one "o" and one other letter. "To" is used as a preposition and an infinitive phrase conjunction. You can tell "too" means excessive because it has too many "Os" in it. While this rule doesn't work every time, it will point you in the right direction most of the time. Remember, a verb does action, while a noun is what does the action or has it done to it.  Another way to remember the difference is think of cause and effect, replacing "cause" with "affect." "Cause" is causing the effect, so "affect" is affecting the effect. "Affect" is only used as a noun when it means it produced a feeling or "affect." It's the root of words like "affection." It's also the root of "affectation," as another meaning of the verb "affect" is to "put on a pretense." Likewise, "effect" is used as a verb when talking about bringing about change, as in, "to effect change." "They're" is a contraction of "they are," such as "They're going to the movies" or "They're eating apples." "Their" is the possessive form, such as "Their car is next to yours" or "Let's go to their house." "There" tells you where things are, such as "The cat is over there" or "Please go and sit right there." Remember, "there" shows you places, so it has "here" in it. " "Where" asks about the location of something, such as "Where are you going?" "Were," on the other hand, shows something happened in the past, such as "They were going to the store when they got in an accident."  Another common mix-up with these words is "we're," which is a contraction of "we" and "are," such as "We're eating oatmeal." Remember to look for "here" in "where" to help you remember it's a place word. Even though these words aren't exact homophones, they can still be confusing. Just keep in mind that "than" is the word you use when comparing things, while "then" refers to time, such as "then and now."  For instance, you'd say, "She's smarter than him," or "They ate more bananas than the other table." For "then," you could write, "We ate better back then," or "The area was quieter then." Remember, the verb does the action, and "accept" will always be a verb that means to take something given by someone else or to agree to something. "Except" means everything but a few or all but one.  For example, you may write, "I accept your gift," or "I accept the situation." On the other hand, for "except," you may write, "We need everyone working hard on this project, except for Roger, who will be heading up the secondary team."
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Use "too" to show an excess, "to" as a preposition, and "two" to refer to a number. Pick "affect" for a verb and "effect" for a noun. Use "they're" for a contraction, "their" for possession, and "there" to point to an object. Pick "where" for location and "were" for a past-tense form of "to be. Choose "then" for time and "than" for comparisons. Pick "accept" for the verb and "except" for a preposition.