Litter can destroy soil and its ability to grow new plants because when the chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin from various products seep into the ground, they can lower protein concentration and expression of the soil. If there is a nearby site in your vicinity that is littered, volunteer to clean it. Become a part of a local clean-up community or donate to a local cleaning community to join the cause.

The chances of getting pregnant depend on your ability to know your period. Real understanding helps you know when you will be most fertile. Ovulation is the best time to conceive and it is the right time to focus on having a lot of sex.

It helps recognize the signs of ovulation, such as the change in cervical mucus. It usually gets thin and slippery when you are most fertile. Some women may also feel stabbed on one side.

Taking an antihistamine controls the inflammation in your nasal passages, thereby unclogging your nose. Practice caution before taking antihistamines, though. If you don’t follow the instructions accurately, it might worsen your condition.

Also, it’s best not to drive or plan any productive tasks after taking an antihistamine because they tend to make your drowsy. 

If you want to cook fish in a few hours, leave the fish directly in a bowl of cold water. You can put the bag of fish inside the cold-water bowl or remove the bag. Leave the fish for an hour or two and then check if it’s thawed. Cook it as soon as it's thawed. If you don’t plan on cooking it for another few hours, place it in an airtight container and refrigerate.

For a natural smile don’t say cheese when taking photos or force a smile when meeting someone. A neutral face is better than a fake smile.

Ease your face and take a deep breath. If you want to smile, it should be a natural reflex to smile. A forced smile will not appear natural. Try doing things that make you smile. Hear a joke or tell someone a joke, and you will probably end up laughing at your own joke.

Getting your shoes back to the way they looked fresh out of the box is no easy task. For the harder parts of the shoe (such as the rubber and the soles), it's best to use a magic eraser to clean those pieces off. It's a really easy way to remove any mud, dirt, or black scuffs that your shoe may have on it. It's also a relatively inexpensive fix to get your shoes looking as clean as possible.

Kimchi, pickles, yogurt, sauerkraut, and kefir are the fermented foods that make our digestive system strong. The healthy bacteria are also known as probiotics in these foods stay in our gut. These bacteria fight and kill the pathogens that make their way into our bodies from the food we eat.

The bacterial network in the gut helps our immune system recognize which bacteria are harmful to the body and which bacteria will benefit the body. Eating fermented food therefore has not one but two major benefits to the body.

Vocabulary building apps and reading cannot help you if you don’t incorporate the words you learn in your conversations. Talk to yourself and when you think of things, use the new words you learned because it is easier to say what you think.

Practice with the words in a low-stakes situation if you are shy of using them. Use it in front of your friends, family, and strangers. After some trial, you will learn to use them comfortably all the time.