Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Know your limits. Resist taking on a parental role with your parents. Encourage your parents to get involved with something to distract them. Give yourself space to grieve.

Answer: As you are very close to the situation and trusted by both, it will be very easy to get sucked in too deep. It's alright to let them vent but make sure you aren't letting a parent's negativity damage your quality of life.  If a parent becomes too co-dependent, you may need to back away and become less available. You may need to declare that the discussion of divorce is off limits for a particular day or event. Encourage them to talk about other things and get their mind off the subject for a while. Your parents may start confusing your role as a child with a psychologist or attorney. Let them make their own decisions. Offer advice and even suggest professional help but try not to preach or become too involved. This could be volunteer work or social activities; anything to keep them busy and prevent loneliness.  Help them find hobbies and activities that involve other older adults with similar interests. Encourage them to explore interests they never tried when they were married. Just because you're an adult, doesn't mean you won't feel emotional about this. When your parents break up, memories of the family years together are automatically brought to the fore and it will be hard to face the fact that your parents are no longer together. Take the time to grieve and to process this information as best you can. After all, this is the end of your childhood world, and the loss doesn't go away easily.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Melt some butter and heavily grease your pudding cups or a muffin tin, then freeze. After freezing the melted butter for 10 minutes, remove and reapply more melted butter. Immediately after adding the melted butter, dust each tin liberally with cocoa powder. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F. Bring a wide saucepot filled with 1" of water to a boil slowly.

Answer: Note that this butter is in addition to the 3 ½ oz in the recipe. Use a brush to completely coat the inside of the tins you'll be using to bake. The tins for a fondant are usually 2-3" deep, but you can use whatever size ramekin you'd like, so long as it isn't as big as a full cake or pie plate! This ensures that you have a nice, even coating that prevents the puddings from sticking. Fondants are slightly undercooked (on purpose), and thus prone to sticking if you don't take these steps. You want the entire inside tin coated with a nice dusting of cocoa. Tilt and tip the pans around to get it everywhere, then dump out any excess that hasn't stuck. You want a nice, medium temperature. This ensure the outsides cook firmly, but the inside stays cool enough to remain gooey and delicious. This is the beginning of your double boiler, a quickly made device used to indirectly heat up chocolate so it doesn't burn. The boiling water, not the heat from the stove, provides a gentler, more even heat.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Eat 2,300-3,400 mg of potassium each day to balance your sodium levels. Increase your celery intake because it may improve blood flow. Consume less caffeine because it can worsen hypertension. Drink less alcohol because it raises your blood pressure. Keep a food diary so you know what you’re eating.

Answer: Potassium counters the effects of sodium. Eat foods that contain high levels of potassium, like fruits and vegetables, or use vitamin and mineral supplements. Some examples of potassium-rich foods are:  Raisins (1/2 cup): 618 mg Orange juice (1 cup): 496 mg Bananas: 422 mg Spinach (2 cups): 334 mg Eating 4 stalks of celery every day could help you reduce your blood pressure. Phytochemicals inside celery called phthalates can reduce blood pressure by relaxing the tissues in the walls of your arteries, which increases blood flow. So, chop up and eat 1 cup of celery for a healthy snack each day. Caffeine can increase blood pressure in people who rarely consume caffeine and especially in people who are already diagnosed with hypertension. Caffeine creates a big jump in the stiffness of arteries, causing the heart to pump harder which increases blood pressure. To see if caffeine affects your blood pressure, drink a caffeinated beverage and check your blood pressure within 30 minutes. If your blood pressure has increased by 5 to 10 mmHg, then caffeine likely causes an increase in your blood pressure. Confirm this with your doctor. Drinking alcohol can raise your blood pressure temporarily. Long-term heavy alcohol use can have a sustained impact on your blood pressure, so limit your alcohol intake.  Different people have different alcohol limits. Ask your doctor how much you should drink. Drink alcoholic drinks that are lower in sodium and salt than others. This will make you more aware of the food you are consuming. Use an app or pen and paper to record quantities as well as what kind of foods you eat. You might be surprised by how much, or little, of one food you eat.  Write down everything you eat, how much, and when you eat. After you have maintained this food diary for a week or so, review your entries and see if you are happy with what food you are eating. If there are any meals, snacks, or food items that you think you should cut out, do so. Keep up the food diary and use it as a source of information about your diet.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Wear shoes when walking on the beach. Wear protective lotions. Wear a wetsuit.

Answer:
Jellyfish and stray jellyfish tentacles can be very hard to see, and can remain venomous for a long time, even when washed ashore. By wearing rubber-soled shoes when you walk on the beach, you will avoid accidentally stepping on them with your bare skin and getting stung. Some evidence shows that protective lotions such as Safe Sea may protect against jellyfish stings. Applying one of these lotions before you go in the water can be a good additional precaution. Look for protective lotions at pharmacies, and shops that sell diving and beach gear. If you will be spending a lot of time in the water, or in deep waters, consider wearing more extensive coverage. The thick material of a wetsuit, and the fact that it will cover a large amount of your skin, makes it an effective deterrent to jellyfish stings.  Clothing coated in petroleum jelly or similar substances is not a reliable protection against jellyfish stings. Some stores that sell diving equipment also carry special “stinger suits” that you can wear to prevent being stung by a jellyfish.  Even if you wear a wetsuit, you should still practice caution and avoid jellyfish, as stings through wetsuits have been reported.