Having enjoyed Kathy Smith’s Getting Better All the Time diet and fitness book, I jumped at the chance to try her Tummy Trimmers workout DVD, after I saw it at TJ Maxx the other day.
Besides the fact that Smith has been a featured …

I love to use my nightly hot bath therapy as a way to enjoy new products and scents. I take these baths to sopt the pain of fibromyalgia, and it works really well for me—“ it is a therapy I would recommend to anyone suffering with the condition. It has …

I have been slowly adding to my Bed Buddy heat Packs collection for a couple of years now since they are so effective loosening joints and relieving all sorts of pain without having to run to the pain meds so often. And with the upcoming spring, I always make …

I like to make sure my breath is fresh and that my mouth feels clean and refreshed. I also want to get help with fighting plaque buildup and the potential for gingivitis. Listerine is always a brand name I have trusted, so I picked up a bottle …

A few years ago, I went through a major life change and worked, for several months to change my bad life-style habits. As a result, I lost 50 lbs of weight that I had carried with me for more than a decade, and was very proud of myself. However, …

I take nightly baths to treat fibromyalgia muscle and nerve symptoms and have been doing this for some time. To make the routine more interesting, I use a variety of bath products, including salts, oils, bubbles, bombs, confetti—“ just about anything for fun and fragrance, from the very inexpensive to …

I have never been a fan of Cepacol lozenges. I always thought they tasted terrible. They did produce a numbing effect, but I could never make myself take them because the taste nauseated me, especially if I was already not feeling well due to a cold.
When I …

I had to purchased this gadget for my grandma as a birthday present. I know she will like thing so much, because every time she needed to check her blood pressure, she needed to ask my cousin who happened to be a nurse. She would always ask her to …

Due to the intolerably off-putting taste of my previous mouthwash, I finally got past that residual bitterness off my palate by switching to a new brand. With the many varieties of oral solutions out there, I personally want to stay away from a high alcohol concentration. Opting …

Headache usually is a pain that disturbs the area of your head. There are myriad ways and reasons for the occurrence of headaches. I have faced the similar problem of headache. It cannot be ignored although it is due to stress and tension. All you need to …

Gentle Naturals Homeopathic Teething Drops are 100% natural and is formulated to relieve teething pain. I have a 4 month old daughter who has begun the teething process. I was looking for something that was natural that would help her during her spells of pain. When I came across …

Coughs could be very destructive. It interferes me with whatever things I work on. It even irritates me during classes. Plus, it brings company –sneezing, teary eyes and coarse throat. Worse, it hinders me in doing my work leaving me desperate and restless. Coughing is very shameful in public …

I’ve had this sort of up and down issue with managing my cholesterol lately. For years, I’d never had a problem with it, but I think stress and bad dietary choices have created a problem where none previously existed. I didn’t even know I had a problem until I …

A few months ago, I noticed I don’t get quality sleep at night. I toss and turn trying to find the most comfortable position as result, I still feel tired in the morning. I tried ruling out some factors as to why this happens. No more caffeine at least …

I, like most people, am sensitive to poison ivy and poison oak. I’ve tried lots of products like lotions or medicines like Caladryl, and they all work good enough, but, the itching is madness, and I wanted to try something else. I’ve been a user of Burt’s …

I try to stick to a high protein, low carb diet during the spring and summer months when I am more active. I don’t always succeed, mainly because it’s difficult to find quality foods or meal-replacement products that are high in protein and actually taste good. Often, …

I bought a bottle of Ivy Block for Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac in a 4 fl. oz. bottle because I was going to do some major landscaping, extending my backyard area (which is wooded), and it has all three: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. I …

Sometimes, it is really difficult to handle stress. It prevents me from functioning well emotionally, mentally and even physically. Physical stress is very common in day to day activities. As for me, I spend longer time looking at the computer and just sitting the whole day. From time to …

About two years ago my husband talked me into considering buying our first home. We were living in a mobile home that was paid for, but it was pretty much falling down around us and we have two children and needed something a little more stable. But, we were …

As a 19 year-old plagued by the dreaded occasional (and usually recurring) face pimples and zits, I was recently looking for a lotion, cream, or wash that would show results without breaking the bank. I came across Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash, a new face cream from Neutrogena …

I turn to The Body Shop every time I need to suppress the stress out of my system. I have been using their scented oils and creams usually laden with natural ingredients and aromatic powers that help soothe aches and pains. Notably, Tea tree oil by the body …

As part of my Christmas present my boyfriend got me an introductory treatment at Olo Acupuncture. I have always been curious about this technique but was also understandably scared and needed that little push to actually go and do it. Olo was the ideal place to try this out …

I was buying some vitamins and such online a while back and one of the “suggested products” was the Apothecary Vitamin Dispenser, and I thought it would be ideal to pair up with the Vitamins, so I wouldn’t have to deal with so many bottles. I bought two …

Himalaya is a name of a company, which produces much kind of herbal (pure herbal) products. And this company is very popular and very famous for its effective and good quality products. The Himalaya chavan prash is one of its very good products. This chavan prash is …

I’ve been taking birth control ever since junior high. Not for preventing pregnancy, but for painful periods. I had my first ovarian cyst in the 7th grade, I’ve had periods that last up to 3 months, and taken almost every birth control to help the pain and excessive bleeding. …

My partner’s feet were hurting from prolonged standing so she picked up a tube of the Gold Bond Foot Pain cream. Had I been asked first, I could have explained that it was really no different than the scores of menthol based pain relief rubs and gels we already …

I’m not sure there’s a woman alive who doesn’t have at least some small problem with the way she looks. Granted, she may look completely fine to the rest of us, but we all nitpick about our own appearance and there’s always something we’d change about ourselves. I have …

After years of suffering chronic insomnia, and trying numerous prescriptions, I think I may have finally found a product that will help me sleep. Recently while shopping in my local health food store, I stumbled upon a container of NOW Foods Melatonin dietary supplement.
I must admit I was …

If you’re like me then you would have once experienced the feeling of a cleanser not cleansing the oils for the whole day. After finding that it isn’t effective, you normally would buy a more expensive product expecting results but find out you’re just damaging your skin with the …

Because my allergy symptoms are so severe for pretty much the entire year, I’m always looking for as many ways as possible to live with the problem. My symptoms include all of the basics and some I didn’t even know had anything to do with allergies at all, including …

About 6 months ago, I was surfing the Internet searching for any herbal remedy that will lower my increasing blood sugar level. I never thought that I will find one, though. The herbal medicine I’d found on the Internet was Gymnema Herbal Tea. After reading some information about the …

This Mangosteen Juice is also called Xango which I have used it for 2 months and wasn’t happy about it. It also has a website on it and has helped so many people with cancers and problems. It helps to boost your energy, fight inflammation, lose weight, reduces and …

As a diabetic,I’m always on the lookout for things that I can eat with moderate affects on my blood sugar.Like almost everyone else in the world,I like ice cream.There aren’t near as many varieties of sugar free and no sugar added ice creams as there are regular.Blue Bunny does …

I like to take a high quality vitamin, and I have recently been trying a few of the liquid ones that include raw foods. The Garden of Life liquid multi is a pretty comprehensive and impressive formula. It has no chemical preservatives, no synthetic nutrients, and has all the vitamins …

I was very excited about this product. It seemed like a perfect idea, and I still think it is. You attach it to your shower, so that you can use it in the shower without having the mess that a Waterpik or similar irrigator makes. I have used a …

As I was growing up, it was considered an average age for a young girl to start her menses at the age of 12. That is no longer true, and Specialists in this field, wanted to know WHY! The truth is, that young girls, as young as seven years …

When it comes to sanitary napkins, I like to be able to move around or sleep and be fully protected. I have tried plenty of overnight pads, and most of them are pretty decent. I recently purchased the Walgreens brand Ultra Thin Overnight Pads with Wings. The ultra thin …

I spent a good three or four years just testing out a variety of supplements trying to find a good supplement to take every day to help me feel better, more active, and help boost my immune system. I remember, as a kid, taking Flintstone vitamins, and I loved …

Having enjoyed Jennifer Kries’ Pilates Method 3 Dimensional Toning, I went back and grabbed a copy of her Pilates Method Precision Pilates. Kries, credited as bringing Pilates to the masses, really stands apart in a field now saturated with Pilates wannabes. Due to her extensive fitness training, …

I spend a lot of time outside during outdoor activities so I normally experience muscle pains, joint pains, etc. So having access to a product that not only makes me feel better, but it is also soothing to smell and touch is a big plus in my book. After …

Boiron is a well known-manufacturer of homeopathic medicine. Unlike ordinary medicine, homeopathic ones are known to be safe and natural. I actually heard about Boiron through my yoga class. When I went to the store to buy Occilococcinum, I was surprised to find out that (1) homeopathic medicine is …

As young boy growing up with a mother who is a Pharmacy graduate of the University of Sto. Tomas in the Philippines, I was well informed about substances, their use and their sources. One such substance which is very basic in relation to health and wellness especially for children …

I am a diabetic, and since carbohydrates are what run my blood sugar through the roof, I wanted to try this product and see if there was any difference when taking it. If it worked, it meant that I would be able to better control the effects of carbs and …

I have always struggled with my weight, ever since I was young. Now that I am in my forties and diabetic, it is even more important that I get a handle on my weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I heard some glowing reviews of this vitamin on a …

I always wear makeup, so I always have to remove it on a daily basis. Because of that I keep on buying cotton so that I could use it to put cleansing oil or eye makeup remover to thoroughly cleanse my face. I would normally buy a pack of …

Recently my sister came over to visit and needed some maxi pads. I bought some that she could use and there was half a bag left over for me. I don’t usually use maxi pads, but had these left over and didn’t want them to go to waste. The …

Here is yet another attempt I have made at finding a shampoo that helps with my thinning hair problem. Since hitting forty, I have been losing hair like crazy, and now my whole head of hair is much thinner than it used to be, with problems concentrated especially around …

I have a variety of products and devices that I use to help relieve my back pain. I have had unexplained and undiagnosed back pain for over 15 years, and in that time, I have found certain things that hep it, and lots of things that don’t. …

The Iron Gym has been aired as one of the many exercise equipment that guarantees results or your money back, then people, I am here to tell you that this piece of equipment is even worth the $29.99 plus shipping and handling that you plan to pay for it. …

When I was younger, I began using contraceptives as a way to regulate my periods. I have never had any problems with any of the brands I have used (although I switched frequently in the beginning, the doctors had me on Triphasil for the most amount of time) …