I can remember Benzedrex being a huge seller when I worked at a drug store for a few years. I never knew why, until they pulled it off the shelves for a short time in the late 1980s, because apparently it was being used recreationally. The drug contains a …

I have very soft and sensitive skin, my problem areas are my face and hands but when it comes to shaving it have problems there as well. I can’t use anything that has fragrance in it when I shave, it breaks me out on my legs and I hate …

I have always been suffering from a terrible knee pain for the past few years. Though this knee pain is always temporary, the advent of it always makes me feel miserable and inactive. The last time I suffered a knee pain, the pain had almost made me paralyzed. …

I am a total health freak and love to live a clean and hygienic atmosphere. Using my toilet seats has always seemed to me a dirty and messy job. I would always have to wipe my toilet seat with a clean piece of cloth before using it. This made …

I had been using the same deodorant for years. My normal brand was always Suave since it was the least expensive of all the others and it worked fine. I decided to try something else recently when I found the Almay brand on sale. It was …

I hate those occasions when your period starts early, with no warning, when you are not anywhere near home, and have no protection with you! My period was about three days early one month, and hit me in the middle of a day trip, an hour and a half …

I tried these collagen masks on a whim. I had not spoken to anyone who had ever used one, but the idea was unique to me, so I gave it a shot, sight unseen.
I turned forty one this year and have become a little paranoid about my skin …

Lately my face has been really red raw and stressed out and I needed to get an organic facial serum to help calm it down. I recently bought Avalon Organics Lavender Renewal Facial Serum to help calm down and nourishing my skin and I must say it has down …

I ran out of soap one time and asked mom if there are any spare bath soaps she could give since she’s the one who does the groceries. She handed me a bar of SkinWhite Glutathione Whitening Soap. If I were to choose, I probably would be …

Dexatrim Max is one of the supplements that I tried recently. My friend purchases it for me on the first trial. I was asking for a gift and this is her gift for me. Dexatrim claims to block hunger and burn fat. One of those supplements who promises you …

The Hygienitech mattress cleaning and sanitizing process cleaned and sanitized my mattress to rid it of dust mites and other allergen producing particles. I was not sleeping due to what seemed like allergies with coughing and sneezing during the night. I sometimes felt a tickling in my throat and …

I am really hoping that The FIRM Wave can break the run of bad luck I am having with at home fitness gadgets. Somehow I keep ending up with machines and gizmos that promise the world and end up being a constant source of annoyance. …

I noticed that in the middle of the winter I have a very hard period. Probably because of the lack of the sun or because of the winter cold but I feel so weak and flabby that the process of getting up in the morning turns for me into …

I have tested and tried ‘MAURI’ Terminalia Arjuna bark powder on my own self for the last four months and am amazed with the lovely results.
I had a problem of high blood pressure for quite sometime.
I went to an allopathic doctor who prescribed some regular (daily dose) to be …

I take fish oil on a regular basis for lowering cholesterol and general health issues. I was a little skeptical about using a store brand, but because the price was really good, I decided to try the Rite Aid brand. They offer 175 softgels of 1,000 mg each, and it …

I like to try various natural products, to escape from some of the chemical exposure, and also because they tend to be very unique with attention paid to both the environmental health and the consumer’s. I came across a bottle of the Earth’s best lavender body wash and shampoo, …

We replaced the treadmill that we had had for years last winter. We purchased a NordicTrack C2255. We liked it because we had a Nordic track before and it was a really good product. I bought this a Dick’s Sporting Goods Store, Pulaski Highway Bel Air Md. We …

I have had pain and muscle cramps due to fibromyalgia since my early teens. It has caused a lot of lost sleep and loss of normal function in my life, but I finally found a combination of therapies to help manage it effectively, and part of that regimen is taking …

I love exercising, but I don’t always have the time to exercise the way I want. I certainly don’t like the idea of shelling money out each month for a gym membership and not end up going to the place because of weather or fatigue. So I bought the …

I have never in my life been able to gain and retain a tan. I’m out in the sun for five minutes and I can somehow manage to get a burn even if I’m lathered with sunblock and wearing a hat and long sleeve shirts. You may think I’m …

After trying out a random hand lotion that I found at Bath and Body Works, I decided that my dry skin issue at work had to be remedied somehow and a new lotion had to be found to replace what clearly did not work. In addition to the …

Foreverliving Products propolis creme is brilliant. My baby who’s nearly 5 mths old had a nasty nappy rash a little while ago and after using the propolis creme for 2 nappy changes, almost all of the rash disappeared. After 1 day, her bottom was completely clear and …

NordicTrack is a good brand of exercising equipment, with well-deserved reputation for quality. While their products can be pricey, you can usually count on them being good. NorticTrack APEX 4100i (NTTL1890) treadmill is no exception.
The machine looks simple but stylish, with the console being supported by two nicely curved …

Catwalk Headshot Heavenly Hydrating shampoo is one of many brands my hairstylist has talked me into trying. Usually, she lures me with a new nicely fragranced product, because she knows I am a sucker for something that smells good, whether it works or not. She must also know …

I needed to lose some weight and began to take some aerobics classes. They used “The Step” in the class in order to get a better workout. I then decided to purchase a video for aerobics so that I could do it from home. I found The Step at Walmart …

A few months ago, I decided to put on a few pounds, not just pounds in general but muscle mass. So I figured that I will need more help on achieving the amount of calories, protein and amino acids in my body. So I went out and bought me …

While planning a month long vacation in the Caribbean, I had to accept reality - I was going to be on my period while on vacation. Immediately, I felt like those five days were ruined. But just by chance, I ended up hearing about the DivaCup, a product that …

I actually got this lotion for free as a sample while walking past Bath & Body Work’s store in the mall, I didn’t think much of it while she was handing them out, but now I’m happy that I got it because its great!
The name of the lotion is …

I wasn’t always like this, at least as far as I know, but ever since I moved to Michigan nine years ago with my husband and kids, I have experienced some severe cases of motion sickness. I remember being able to sit in a car while someone was driving …

I have a slight problem with water retention around the time before my period starts every month. My ankles and lower legs swell and become tight and my rings get tight on my fingers. It can be very uncomfortable. My doctor prescribed a diuretic for me, but I hate taking …

The Sonicare Flexcare toothbrush is the best toothbrush I have ever used. I was lucky enough to get one for free. After the first day of using it, I had plaque coming off of my teeth that I didn’t know was there. That impressed me right …

I was looking for some way to meet my doctor’s requirements for fiber without having to choke down cardboard cereals and skim milk. I told my doctor that I really hate the traditional ways of getting fiber. That was why I wasn’t getting enough fiber in my diet. He …

This towel is supposed to help protect the hands and face from direct contact with equipment and mats that have been used by other people. Now this is an excellent idea because you never quite know what you might pick up when doing yoga or other forms of relaxation …

If you have ever had “heel spurs” also known as plantar fasciitis, you will appreciate the pain that you go through just walking across a room—“ especially if you have been sitting for awhile previously. I developed this condition so badly that I had to hold onto furniture to get …

Safeguard soap is what I buy for my family. Since my kids are boys they are very playful and tend to perspire easily. Safeguard protects them from germs that cause body odor. I have been buying this for a long time but unfortunately I cannot use this for myself …

One important thing that we should not skip for our diet is to have green leafy vegetables every meal. This is the fastest homemade source of fiber. According to science, the benefits of eating green leafy vegetables allows you to have regular bowel movement. This is true. I myself …

Since I’ve been married, our brand of body soap was Safeguard. I had tried different variant of Safeguard; white, green, yellow green, pink and yellow. I like its scent and it feels so clean for me and for my wife. From top to toe, except for hair, we use …

The last time I made a trip to the optometrist I got a sample for AMO’s new Blink gel tears for my dry eye. She recommended that I use the drops in each eye two times a day.
The “gel tears” come in a bottle and are actually a thick …

A few weeks back —“ I suddenly got a call from my friend (who lived nearby) and she seemed so excited about a product that she wanted to me to come over almost immediately. Though I tried to explain to her that I would come as soon as I …

In the summer, my skin is oily and wearing heavy sun block does not help matters. I often use bar soaps in the shower in the hotter months, and I like to have at least one that has some exfoliating ingredients. I had read good things about Archipelago …

Being a resident physician, I have regular twenty-four hour schedule, which is about twice or thrice a week, causing me occasional sleepless nights and eyebugs. There are nights and early morning hours when I have to wake up almost every thirty minutes or so just to admit patients. …

A sanitizer claiming to be all natural but still containing alcohol had given me the impression that there were no truly all natural products out there for sanitizing hands. Because of that, when I was browsing in a natural health product section of a store, I was surprised to find …

Getting contact lenses is the best decision that I have ever made. The first brand that I was introduced to is Acuvue Clear. It is cheaper than most contact lenses. I have seen the commercial on TV and the product seems like a wonderful product on TV. It claims …

Once apon a time, Bath and Body Works had a fragrance called Green Clover and Aloe. It was lovely and green and fresh—“ and I loved it. Unfortunately, new fragrances came along and soon it disappeared, only to be seen in the semi-annual clearance sales.
One day, while browsing …

I started taking fish oil a few years ago, to help with my cholesterol and cardiovascular health, as well as general health and reduction of inflammation. I had a hard time at first. Most of the products I tried left a horrible fishy taste or the “fish burps” which …

I have a friend who is kind of a homeopathic nut, in her own way, and when she saw me putting sweet n’ low in my coffee one day I thought she was going to have a heart attack. I had to sit through this long lecture about why …

I had been experiencing tightness in my lower back that was causing me a great deal of pain so I tried the Batherapy Liquid Natural Mineral Bath for Aches and Pains and I have to say it surprisingly worked well.
Some of the things I like about this lavender …

I’d seen a lot of commercials for the five-hour energy drink over the years and didn’t really think anything of it, because I worried about the crash afterwards, and really had to debate wether or not I ever really needed to drink something like that. But when I had …

I have always liked Caress products, and consider them a very reliable company for quality products, and a little drug-store priced luxury for every woman. I have used their regular lines of body washes for years and was pretty pleased with them. When the Exotic Oil line came out, I …

When I once decided at the last minute to stay over at a friend’s house, I was left without any deodorant, so I asked to borrow hers. I have used the clinical strength Secret brand, and it performed pretty well. This was Suave, the less expensive but well known alternative …