As a diabetic, I’ve been taking chromium for years to help manage my blood glucose levels. I have taken the supplement on its own and also in mixed formulations. Normally, I take it on its own so I have control over how much I am using and can adjust it …

Not too long ago, I had tried some alcohol wipes from Walgreens that I really liked and found especially useful for cleaning keyboards and keeping things germ free when I was at work. I used to keep it on my desk at work and it would be gone in …

Now that the rains have begun, I worry about the numerous mosquitoes that abound around the house. When we were still living in West Africa, this has become a paranoia for me. The continent was so disadvantaged in terms of medical facilities and healthcare that I would panic everytime …

Of course I know it’s a germ filled world out there where the evil strains of flu and worse lurk out there ready to pounce on an unsuspecting healthy soul and where even something as innocent as shaking the wrong hand or sipping from someone else’s drink could leave you …

I took advantage of a sale at Walgreens to stock up on some of my favorite Nature’s Bounty vitamins. While I usually like to try out different brands, I always seem to come back to this one. In particular, I have found that they are one of the few …

I bought Dr. Jeffrey Thompson’s Delta Sleep System to play in my room at night to help me get to sleep. It was recommended by a friend who said it had “worked wonders” for her.
My first experience with it was less than helpful. There are two …

The last time I needed to buy new tissues I bought Puffs. Before that, I had tried this product, because it was on sale for a really good price. I have used Kleenex in the past but always preferred Puffs Plus for its softness and moisturizing effects, but I …

I haven’t always been a lover of green tea, or tea in general, but sometime during my mid-twenties I developed a taste for Liptons. Granted, that’s not the healthiest tea for you, especially not with the amount of sugar and what not that I was putting in it! But …

This was the first time I had visited Dr.C Mark Fung as a patient, but it will not be my last.
Dr Mark is running an excellent office. When I called and told them I had lost a filling, they fitted me in the very next day. When I arrived …

I remember, a couple years ago, being blown away when I found a local vendor at a craft show selling his hand-made emu scented oils. They felt fantastic on the skin, such a little amount went a long way, and the long-term affects on my skin were unbelievable. I …

Do you shop at BJ’s Wholesale Warehouse? I shop there every week. In the beginning I only bought the name brands that I was familiar with. Overtime, I have been trying some of their own brand items. Their trade name is Berkley & Jensen.
Last week I decided to switch …

I have noticed my hair thinning in the last couple of years and I have tried various shampoos and treatments designed to add volume. This is one of the more recent I have tried. I was taken by the classy look of the packaging—“ a blue standing tube with a …

Because of the type of job that I currently have to walk around a lot and I do a lot of lifting, at the end of my work day I love using this because it loosens me up a lot. I came across this a few months ago …

I go through a period every single year when the stress levels really start soaring for me, and it’s usually during the summer months. I’m not sure what’s going on in the summer for me that raises my stress levels, but I’m riding high on them, that’s for sure. …

I have had this nasty cold for about a week now that causes horrible sneezing, dry throat, runny nose, body aches and chills. One of the new supplements I have been taking to help boost my immune system naturally and get rid of this cold faster is Airborne Blast …

I’ve been wearing contact lenses for quite a while now and there were several instances when it irritated my eyes perhaps because such were already unclean.
To ensure that my contact lenses would be very clean at all times, I finally decided to buy SeptoCare Solution, which is …

When I wanted to replace my old scale and get a new digital one, I referred to Consumer Reports for the best out there because I wanted one that would last for years since they could be more expensive than the non-digital scales I was used to using. …

When you dye your hair and abuse certain products, like the hair dryer or the flat iron, the hair tips tend to break easily. I tried this hair mask from Schwarzkopf, as it´s created specifically as a treatment for split ends.
First of all, there are no miracle hair masks …

Since I have been in the “over forty” age group, a few things about my body have changed. My hair is thinner, my nails more ridged, and my periods have been a bit irregular. Mostly, they have been heavier than usual, and someone suggested that I might be going into …

After spending years in the sun and in tanning beds, I decided that I should go see a dermatologist. I ended up going to see Dr. Robert S. English, MD. I’m glad I did. I have always heard great things about …

I have combination skin that tends to be very dry in the winter. Since I also take a hot bath every night to treat my fibromyalgia symptoms, I am exposed to hot water often enough that it can dry out the skin even further. I usually try to use some …

It might just be the placebo effect, but I’m pretty sure that One A Day supplements give you (or me, in this case) more energy, stamina, endurance, mental vigor, and general virile improvement. I only started taking them about a week ago, but I’ve taken one every morning …

I know for a fact, that many people believe they will get HIV, if they have someone in the home with HIV. I want to make it perfectly clear to all, that this is not true. My adult son lives with my husband and myself, and we are perfectly …

Being a child who was very apt to catch any cold or flu that came her way, and suffered from several different allergies on top of all that, my mother was always worrying about my health. Some time, later on in my childhood, she discovered Lysol’s disinfectant spray and …

I really don’t like the smell of citronella. My mother used to have those candles all over our patio and porches and it just stunk to high heaven and I couldn’t imagine that it would deter the bugs. More like it would deter your guests from wanting to sit …

I had this horrible stress marks on my legs and I needed a skin care product to help them away. I ended up picking up a bottle of Tree Hut Mother with Child Collection Shea Stretch Mark Firming Lotion. So for it has done wonders at fading my stretch …

I have never really had dandruff, but I did have an episode that was as close as one can get. I developed a weird rash. It started on my chest, with pink, itchy scaly lesions. Soon it had spread all over my entire body, including my scalp—“ and it all …

I have thinning hair on the top and crown of my head. I also have frizzy hair in the back, which can make for a somewhat challenging arrangement of hair care products. I need something to volumize the top and roots but not weigh down the back.
I found …

I love love love this scrub! I’ve been using it for years now, since I was a teen and I had really bad acne all over my arms and back, this was one of the products that helped clear it up! I am always grateful that I discovered this …

Nature’s Bounty sublingual B-12 microlozenges can be easily found at most stores, online and off. I got mine at, I think it was,Costco but I have seen Nature’s Bounty brand products at almost any drugstore or even Walmart.
These B-12 microlozenge have 2500 mcg. of B-12 which is 41,667% …

Having had a recent unpleasant experience at a National Health Service dentist in my area, I was more than pleased when I was able to change to another dentist when they advertised in the local paper for National Health Service patients. I had put my name down on their …

It was my first visit to the clinic last week. My son was so sick that I had to consult a specialist pediatrician in the area and this clinic was one close to my house.
Registration was quick and easy. All you need to know is the birth certificate …

Over the years I developed unsightly small moles and warts on my cheeks, neck, chest and hands. I believe I inherited this problem from my mother’s side of the family as most of them have moles and warts all over their face and body. I was growing concerned about …

In my line of work, my throat is often abused and given that its one of my source of living, I am conscious as to how I should take care of it too. I got the idea of this thru a local celebrity. She is a top talk show …

Okay, so I have to admit that I didn’t buy the Thermophore Arthritis Pad Soothing Pain Relief because of arthritis exactly, but it was recommended to me by the pharmacist on duty for the problems I was experiencing. I have severe back problems that have gone undiagnosed for the …

We women typically don’t like to admit we have facial hair. In fact, if our regular makeup could disguise this fact, but would cost us an additional $20 per bottle of foundation, I think none of us would argue about the price and would purchase it immediately. Sometimes, the …

I try to take good care of my oral health, especially after a long and drawn out battle with gum disease a few years ago, which I finally won, with the help of my dentist and a few prescriptions. I made myself a promise after that to always do everything …

This product is a rather inexpensive hair spray made for adding volume to your hair. It is called weightless, and it does indeed feel pretty light. I have thinning hair and have a need for the least heavy hair products, so that I can retain as much volume as possible.
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The Johnsons Baby Soap, the white one, is my favorite soap for my kids. My kids have been using this bar soap since in their early years and sometimes I also this on my own. I love this soap very much because it smells like baby and it always …

We always keep a first aid kit at home and one in the camper for when we are camping. Both of our kits recently needed to be replenished after having them for years, so we decided to replace both kits with new ones. The ones we had …

Swimming has always been my one of favorite —˜fitness —˜routine and I always make it a point to swim at least three times a week. The fact that swimming did in a great way help me stay fit and healthy, the only downside of it was that it did …

Hapee toothpaste is a great Filipino made product. I personally love using Hapee toothpaste because not only is it cheap, it also is effective in cleaning and strengthening your teeth and gums. It also gives you fresh breath and whitens teeth as well. Hapee is a great buy, very …

So I personally went to my local Walmart to purchase cranberry pills because I had a bladder infection and I wanted the cranberry pills to aid in my treatment of the symptoms of a bladder infection. I looked in the supplements section and found these pills by Spring Valley …

Iodex pain killing balm , I really don’t know from when have been relying on Iodex balm to relieve our family from the back aches and body aches our family sometimes suffer from. It is just about normal for active people to get the sprain or ache sometimes and …

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I have a friend who is terrified of her cell phone. She even went so far as to buy all her friends these stickers that are supposed to protect you from radiation. I decided to take some steps to calm her fears if possible, and have a little fun …

I was on another contraceptive pills for three years before my new OBgyne recommended Yasmin combined oral contraceptive pill to me. I gained considerable weight from years of taking my previous contraceptive pill so I was glad when my OBgyne told me that Yasmin should be milder and should …

I’ve always had discoloration as far as my skin tone went. On my face it’s particularly noticeable because I have these huge red blotches, especially around my nose and on my chin. I’ve tried all kinds of things to control the discoloration, even visited a dermatologist, but what it …

I had seen some commercials advertising Listerine Pocket Packs. I’m not really a fan of Listerine, but wanted something to keep my mouth fresh. I don’t really like to chew gums, because they seem to be a mouth distraction. Plus a lot of people think that women chomping on …

A few days back, due to severe cold and cough, I was feeling terribly uncomfortable and uneasy. Though I was taking medicines prescribed to me by my doctor, the cold seemed to block my nose and my ears pained severely during the initial period. When no relief seemed to …

There are a lot of massging foot products on the market, and I have tried most of them. I was just given a SQUISH therapy massaging foot pillow, that I find to be the most relaxing foot therapy I have tried! There is a soothing massaging action that is …