In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The best time to clean your koi pond is at the beginning of spring, when the pond has started to thaw from the winter. Try to plan for an annual pond clean at the beginning of spring when the weather starts to warm up, your koi become more active, and the water is not yet full of bacteria and algae. You can do a fall cleaning if you are not able to clean the pond during the spring. In the fall, your pond may become full of fallen leaves and debris as the trees change, so you may think about doing a clean. However, you should try to maintain the koi pond during the spring, summer, and fall so the once a year clean is easier to do. Get the pond ready for draining and washing by using the skimmer net to remove any debris on the pond’s surface. Try to scoop out all the leaves, branches, and twigs floating on the surface. This will make draining and cleaning the pond easier. You can use the pond pump to drain the water. Make sure you send the water into an area of your yard that has good drainage. Pumping out the water will make it easier to clean the sludge and debris at the bottom of the tank.  As you pump out the water, make sure you leave about one foot of water at the bottom of the pond so your fish can swim around. You can then leave your koi in the pond as you wash the pond and clean out any debris. You may decide to leave the koi in the pond if your pond is large and you do not want to deal with taking out all the koi. If you decide to remove your koi from the pond, you should pump out about one foot of water into the holding container meant for your fish. This way, you can transfer the fish into the container in water that they are used to swimming in to avoid shocking them. If you have a small koi pond and you want to give it a complete clean, you can remove your koi from the pond. This is a messy task, so you should wear old clothing and be prepared to get your hands dirty.  Use the skimmer net to scoop the koi out and place them gently in the holding container of pond water. Once you have all the koi in the container, you should cover the container with netting or a breathable lid so the koi do not jump out.  Place the container in a shaded area in your yard, away from sunlight. This will ensure the koi stay healthy and happy while you clean the pond. You should give the pond pump a rinse with the pond water and run the filter through the pond water until it is clean if the pump is not self cleaning. Do not use tap water to clean the filter, as this can destroy the good bacteria in the filter.  You should also take out all water accessories in the pond, like water plants or water features. You can then place the plants in a shaded area of your yard and cover them with newspaper to protect them. You should place underwater plants in a container of clean water. If you have any water features in your pond that are made of non-natural materials, such as plastic items, you can use a toothbrush to scrub and clean them so they are ready to go back into the pond once it is clean. Once you have emptied out the pond, you can take a one hour break and let the sun dry out any newly exposed algae in the pond. This will make it easier for you to get rid of debris and algae once you actually wash out the pond.
Summary: Clean the pond in the spring. Scoop out debris on the surface of the pond. Drain the pond. Remove the koi if your pond is small. Take out the pond pump and any water accessories. Let the sun dry the empty pond for one hour.

Intake recommendations are made for various vitamins and minerals and other nutrients by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) at the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies (formerly known as the National Academy of Sciences). These recommendations go through periodic reviews and represent the best recommendations that medical scientists can make. The FNB uses a number of different reference values:  The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): This is the “average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97% – 98%) healthy people.” Adequate Intake (AI): This value is established when “evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA and is set at a level assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy.” Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL): This represents the “maximum daily intake unlikely to cause adverse health effects.” For most practical purposes, having a daily snack of seeds and nuts along with using 1 tablespoon of wheatgerm, sunflower, soybean or safflower oil should provide more than enough daily vitamin E. Good food sources of vitamin E include:  Wheat germ oil: 1 tablespoon provides 100% of the daily value (DV) for Vitamin E. Sunflower seeds Dry roasted almonds Sunflower oil Safflower oil Dry roasted hazelnuts Peanut butter Dry roasted peanuts Spinach Broccoli Soybean oil Kiwi fruit Mango Tomato Most supplements provide alpha-tocopherol, one type of Vitamin E, while foods provide mixed tocopherols, a full spectrum of Vitamin E.  In addition, synthetic forms of alpha-tocopherol contain eight possible chemical subtypes but only four of these chemicals are useful for the human body because of the stereoisomers that result from the synthetic process. This means that if you get the synthetic forms of alpha-tocopherol you need to take about twice as much.  If you decide to get vitamin E supplements, most naturopathic physicians recommend a whole-food source of those vitamins. In other words, most naturopathic physicians would not recommend the synthetic forms. In addition, because food sources contain the mixed tocopherols, if you get the whole-food source of Vitamin E, you will be getting the mixed tocopherols. Supplements derived from whole foods generally have this information prominently displayed on the box.  Brands include Nature’s Way, Garden of Life, Mega Food and Actives.
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One-sentence summary -- Always follow recommended intakes. Eat natural foods high in Vitamin E. Take supplements with Vitamin E.

Problem: Article: Squeeze a little section of toothpaste — the kind that has baking soda in it is best — onto your hands and rub them together. After you’ve been rubbing them together for a couple of minutes, wash your hands off with clean water. Pour a small amount of salt into your hands and rub them together. You may want to moisten the salt with some water to improve its adhesion. When finished, rinse the salt away with water and dry your hands. You can also lather your hands up with dish detergent before sprinkling salt on your hands. Scrub them together to begin eliminating the odor, and rinse your hands with clean water once you’re finished. If you don’t mind your hands smelling like coffee, use coffee grounds to eliminate any odors. Cover your hands entirely with coffee grounds and then gently scrub your hands together in a bowl of water. As an alternative, you can also rub whole coffee beans together in your hands until the odor starts to disappear. Mix together 1 part baking soda with 3 parts water in a bowl to create a paste. Rub the paste all over your hands thoroughly for at least 1 minute. Rinse the mixture off with clean water afterwards.
Summary:
Squeeze toothpaste onto your hands to tackle the smell. Rub your hands together with wet salt to create a scrub. Cover your hands with coffee grounds for great-smelling hands. Make a paste of 1 part baking soda and 3 parts water.