I like to use a light moisturizing lotion in the summer, when my skin tends to be a little on the oilier side and doesn’t do well with heavy creams and body butters. I have always liked Neutrogena products, and I have used their lotion and sesame oil based …

My son started football this year with his school, and he’s always coming home from practices looking and feeling a little beat up. At a practice a couple weeks ago, he ended up pulling a muscle in his leg that had him limping for three days, and we tried …

I needed to lose a bit of weight and get some strength training at the same time. I began a walking regime in the summer that I modified for Fall and Winter. When I hit a plateau in both my weight loss and fitness, a friend of mine suggested …

I’m not really a big fan of lozenges and cough drops but I understand there’s a need for it and sort of treat them as a necessary evil. One of the reasons I typically don’t like them is because their taste is almost always awful to me, and it …

I am a huge fan of Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away the Pounds, and Walk Diet in-home walk exercise programs. So much so, that when I heard she released the Eat Smart, Walk Strong: The Secrets to Effortless Weight Loss diet; I jumped at the chance to check …

I have been looking for a good toner that I can use year round. In the winter my skin is too dry for a lot of the astringent ones, and in summer I need something that will really get the oil off my face and not just feel cool. …

Natures Bounty is one of my favorite herbal supplement companies. I really think they know what they are doing and I really think they believe in their products. I feel that they are devoted to their customers and actually want to help their customers feel better and live happy …

When I had a health scare, I became pretty fanatic about exercising, and so I got myself a few machines, added a few routines like jogging and biking, and bought other odds and ends to try and turn my health around. One of the items I wanted was a …

I suffer from dry hands and there is nothing fun about that. Being a house wife means that I wash a lot of dishes. Well I used to be a house wife but even yet and still I still wash dishes and deal with a lot of water. …

I purchased this device for my mom to monitor her blood pressure. No one in the house is trained to use the manual one, so this device is helpful to us. This is automatic and quickly measures blood pressure and pulse rate and then display them on digital LCD …

Honestly, this wasn’t my personal product when I tried it. I was out camping with a group of friends and, halfway through the day, realized I hadn’t brought any sunblock with me at all. I have a very fair complexion and can look at the sun crooked and end …

When I am very stressed or when my immune system is weakened, cold sores never fail to appear. It is very difficult to get rid of them and we all know how painful and unattractive they can be. There are so many pills, creams and ointments available on the market …

Natalbes Prenatal/Postpartum vitamin and mineral supplement is an excellent (and cheaper) alternative to taking pre natal vitamins. I discovered this brand when I was searching for the best pre natal vitamins for me because a lot of those in the market makes me very constipated. When I searched …

Whenever it’s summer, I always get rashes and prickly heat. It is so itchy and causes so much discomfort. It can be very distracting and it affects my mood all the time. I live in a tropical country so whenever it’s summer, I really always get sweaty and I …

I always believed that my hair was my best beauty asset and did everything to keep it looking healthy and beautiful. But off late, I noticed that my hair was dropping more than it normally did. Initially though I didn’t take it seriously and thought of it as …

Makers of this yet another health product that I have added to my “health discoveries” claim that the source of this highly concentrated mineral drop formulation introduced in the market as CMD, comes from the Salt Lakes in Utah. While vitamins are claimed to be the source of …

Growing up, I always used manual toothbrushes, but now I only use my electric toothbrushes. The one I use now is the Sonicare Essence 5500 Power Toothbrush, and it’s one I still love madly because it gets my teeth so clean.
It’s a rechargeable toothbrush that comes with a …

The weather where I live has been very hot lately. A few weeks ago I attended a childhood friend’s birthday party that was held at a local park. Although I took the precaution of applying sunscreen prior to the event, I still ended up becoming moderately sunburn …

When I found out Pepto Bismol came in chewables, I was so happy! I have an extremely sensitive gag reflex, and I can’t swallow liquid PB, it makes me gag (good thing I was near a sink when I tried the stuff!).
I remember when I first tried these. I …

I am a person who tends to perspire a lot and this condition sometimes becomes a cause of great embarrassment to me. The fact that I walk on a regularly to help keep myself fit and healthy, heavy perspiration in my feet not only makes it difficult for me …

I’ve bought these eye drops a few times, but only as a last resort when I can’t find my usual brand. They are the same size as other eye drop brands, but I think the bottle is an awkward shape and a little harder to hold. This isn’t good …

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 …

Since learning that sulfates can fade color and also irritate the scalp and cause hair loss for some people, this thinning-haired person stopped using about 90% of them. I decided to try using a few sulfate free options, and this was one that caught my attention. The NaturOli Soap Nut …

Since I a net savvy person and tend to spend a lot of my time in front of the computer, I often experience a severe neck pain -every now and then. Sometimes the pain becomes so worst that that I find it difficult to even move my neck comfortably …

I paid about $5 for a 2 ounce package of this product. I have always heard positive things about the benefits of this cream which was the main reason why I decided to buy it. Compared to some of the other products that I saw available in …

While I have my favorite Bath & Body Works Anti-bacterial Gentle Foaming Hand Soaps, my daughter also has her own favorites. One that I think is just so-so, but she absolutely loves is the scent Tangelo Orange Twist. It comes in a bright orange opaque bottle with …

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 …

Although a lot of their equipment is a bit on the earlier side of the timeline, the service that comes with membership to the Body Lab Studio Gym is very much appreciated by me.
The one truly outstanding feature of the whole set up, is the pricing structure of the …

We are coming into Winter now so although my feet do not get hot because of the weather any more, I do still do plenty of walking, or I have long shopping trips all day where I end up walking miles, going up and down escalators and what have …

Because my diet (hypoglycemic) is so restrictive when it comes to the foods I can eat, I do not get all of my Vitamins from my food. And so, I take a large amount of vitamins daily just to make sure I get all that I am lacking. …

This have been my tampon of choice for years. I have tried many other brands and I always turn back to Gentle Glide because the others just don’t compare! The applicators are very smooth and gentle, just as they advertise them to be. They are not bulky at all …

I’ve tried so many different deodorants and antiperspirants and I can safely say that some are much more effective than others at controlling odor and some are more effective at controlling sweating. As far as I’m concerned, this is they go-to deodorant for when you need to freshen …

My partner and I both love to give and receive massages. I have fibromyalgia so it has great health benefits for me, and my partner says it helps with tension headaches and back pain. As well as being healthy, it can also be very romantic, and we are always looking …

About two summers ago, I was outside on one of the hottest day of the year and forgot to put on some sunscreen. I know…stupid, but I really didn’t expect to be out there that long and thought it wouldn’t cause that much damage.
Oh boy. Was I ever wrong.
I …

I enjoy taking a nightly bath to help treat my fibromyalgia symptoms. The hot water plus whatever bath additives I choose to use really help stop the pain and muscle spasms, allowing me to sleep much better and feel better well into the next day. I highly recommend trying this …

I have always believed in the antiseptic healing properties of —˜’Dettol “and this antiseptic aid always remained an important essential in my medical kit since ages. Since there are a flood of antiseptic products in the market- I sometimes find it very tempting to try something new, but with …

As I get older, I have begun to invest in a lot of anti-aging, or otherwise “keep healthy and youthful” types of products and health aids. One of the products I bought fairly recently (mainly in anticipation of the upcoming winter months where my skin is driest), is …

If you are suffering from hair loss and you have already tried all of those products out there and nothing has helped you so far, you might want to give Tricovel a chance.
While suffering from PCOS and insulin resistance, my hair started thinning rapidly. I was trying to …

When I first saw the infomercial for Sensa on late night tv, I immediately thought: SCAM. I had remembered a similar product from a few years back, which I never tried, but saw on the news all the controversy around it, and I believe it was pulled from the …

I always thought that I can lose those extra fat on my tummy by reducing the total calorie intake, so I try to avoid eating rice, bread, noodles and pasta. I starve myself like crazy. I also go on juicing, which leaves me weak, and once I …

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 …

So I have a rather embarassing problem associated with my sleeping habits. I was diagnosed with delayed sleep disorder very late in my life, though I had experienced the symptoms of this disorder since I was seven years old (perhaps younger, though that’s as far back as I can …

If you do not have health insurance or prescription coverage and take medications regularly, the Walgreen’s Discount Prescription Program may be beneficial to you.
I recently joined this program and am so happy with the savings! It does cost twenty dollars per year to join, but you will earn …

I have two kids who are growing up right before my eyes and sometimes I don’t really recognize that young boys and girls needed some more protection against bodily odors, especially during those crucial years when puberty is hitting full force and they don’t know what the heck is …

Who of us hasn’t had trouble sleeping once in awhile? When you do have problems it can be aggravating to say the least. For whatever reason, we can choose to either go to our family doctor or look for something over-the-counter.
That is how I ended up buying the Equate …

I have put my trust in Secret brand for many years. Every antiperspirant/deodorant product I have ever purchased of this brand has worked consistently and reliably. My favorite product form is the invisible solid, and this is what I usually buy.
However, since Secret has come out with …

Walking all the time, moving back and forth and so many other movements have finally taken their toll on my heels. They are quite dry and cracked. Even though I put some lotion on them when I remember to do so, it does not seem enough. I would still …

I am always ready when it comes to emergency kit at home. I see to it that every thing I need when it comes to treating wound is always available. The very important thing for me is using Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen Peroxide cleanses the wound, when we had wounds …

I have mixed feelings about this product. On the one hand, it does do what it claims. With the hydrogen peroxide action, it debrides mouth sores, removes particles, kills germs and cleans the mouth. I have used it several times—“ when I purchased it, I did not know that …

When I was shopping for some new bath products to make my nightly fibromyalgia therapy bath more interesting, I came across a display of individual bath sized packets of nature’s Alchemy mineral bath salts. There were several varieties and I found a few I was interested in, so I bought …