I am allergic to everything that flies and moves in the bug family. Wasp, yellow jacket, bees, and hornets affect me so much that I have to go to obtain a shot when bitten. Fortunately, I have only been bitten by each one a bite at a …

I suffer from mild carpal tunnel syndrome which is often aggravated when I type. I finally visited my Physician and he recommended I buy Tensor Wrist Brace with Splint for my right wrist. I had my Pharmacist help me select this product, and I was impressed with the fact …

Redken is a brand I rarely notice until my hairdresser points it out to me, or uses it on my hair while I am there. This is how she sells me… she knows that if it smells nice and I enjoy the shampoo I can be suckered into buying …

I have been dealing with dry cracked feet for awhile now. I have tried a couple of different things. One is using things like a pumice stone. I also tried different creams. One of the best was Dr. Scholl’s For Her Advance Foot Repair …

One of the things I like about coming back to live in Europe is the good food. Brussels especially is a haven for dining as there are plenty of restaurants, brasseries and cafes to choose from. On the downside, everyone in my family seems to be gaining weight …

Even though I had seen the Brand’s Chicken Essence products a lot of times in almost any store all over Singapore and not just here, their products are also available worldwide, but still I never really thought of trying it.
I used to have a colleague in my previous …

I take a nightly hot tub bath to help ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia. To keep it interesting, I use a variety of bath bombs, bubble baths and other products. Some of my favorite products contain sea salt, which helps to add minerals and the magnesium and potassium seem to …

Well, it’s been that time of year again. You know, after all the candy and desserts of the holiday season causing your pearly whites to dull and sometimes even crack. Yeah, tis the season for visiting the dentist. Actually I’ve really needed to for several months now but without dental …

For those who are interested in losing a couple of pounds easily without any exercise, and the ability to continue consuming their regular diet, Holista Extra Strength Green Tea Extract is a great product to have. It supports weight loss, and cardiovascular health. The capsules contain 300 mg of …

I, like many women, get fed up with the symptoms associated with the onset of my monthly period. Sometimes it starts a few days before, sometimes up to a couple of weeks before the period starts. This can ruin half a month! I have been fortunate that I normally only …

I am a regular user of OPI nail polish, and when I saw that the same company that makes OPI also had a skin care line, I was curious. I decided to try out their caramel cream juicie lotion. I love the taste and smell of caramel, and even though …

I have always had a few skin tags on my body, even though I didn’t really know what they were called until recently. They are basically folds of raised skin, and they are benign growths. The one on my neck is a bit embarrassing, but I assumed that unless …

Skin cleansers have always fascinated me and I just loved using them on my skin in order to keep my skin looking clean and healthy. Since there are many varieties of them available in the market- I always try and get a totally different one from the one I …

The top of my hair suffers from thinness, and I am always looking for new products to help regrow the hair, or disguise the problem more effectively. At my last visit to the hairdresser, she informed me of a product she had just gotten in, called Keratin Complex Dry shampoo …

When I was telling my hairdresser about a problem I had been having with blackheads around my nostrils, she suggested that I should try a mask made out of Moroccan white clay (hectorite.)
Having no idea where to get this (and she was no help there!) I had to …

Humidifiers are one of those things I actually hate investing in because I have this horrible memory of having one as a child, which I still blame for a horrible bout of bronchitis I suffered when I was young. Whether or not this was true is neither here nor …

Recently, I was asked why had gained a few pounds. Never mind that the question was posed by my Nintendo Wii, I suppose a gaming console can get away with questions friends and family wouldn’t dare. So, there I stood barefoot and dejected atop my balance board …

I like to take a multi vitamin that has high levels of vitamins and minerals as well as “extras” like green whole foods, enzymes, and herbal products as well. I have tried several brands, and Opus One’s Women’s formula caught my attention, since it was the only one (at the …

Two months ago, I decided I needed to lose weight if I wanted to be truly happy and comfortable with my body. I’m neither overweight nor obese, but there are excess pounds everywhere and I’m far from happy when I look at myself in the mirror.
The plan was …

The first thing that I will say about this product is that it is fairly expensive. I paid about $50 for this product online and I am not sure if the amount of money that I paid for it was completely worth. This product is designed to …

For me, training with a heart rate monitor is the way forward. I first discovered it about five years ago when I wanted to track my progress in training a little more closely. I started doing some research into watches that monitor your heart rate during exercise, …

The hip hop abs is a weight loss program that is designed to give you a flatter tummy and lose weight in a fun way. It combines fun hip hop dance moves with fat burning standing crunches.
It starts with the basic 3 T’s which are Tilt, Tuck and Tighten. …

I take a hot bath every night because it helps with the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia. I often use mineral salts for their healing properties, and bath oils and bombs if my skin is dry, especially in the winter. In the summer when my skin is oilier, I like to …

I took a friend to this urgent care in Gilbert, AZ. about 2 years ago. My friend was in between doctors and did not have an established doctor at the time which was the reason he needed to be seen. I had never been to this urgent care before …

Since I travel for business to Charleston SC many months out of the year, I decided to join a local gym so that I would have a membership in a Charleston gym for the extended time I’m in that area. I joined the St. Andrew’s Family Fitness Plus Gym …

Maxteron by Impact nutrition is a decent product when it is taken by itself but not as good as some of the other products I have tried by Impact nutrition. I didn’t expect too much from this product and it’s a good thing because I did not benefit a …

In summer is important not only to protect your skin from the sun, but your hair as well, as it can be damaging for it too.
When summer started I was looking for something to keep my hair protected in this time of the year, and then I found this …

Everyone has seen those Caress commericals that promise to leave your skin feeling silky smooth and moisturized. I finally decided to see what all the hype is about and pick up a bottle of their body wash. I spent about twenty minutes on the aisle of Target smelling all …

This product is made by Bliss, a brand I became familiar with from shopping at Ulta stores.
These pads are made to stop hairs from ingrowing after shaving. When I shave my lower legs, I often have hairs to ingrow a few days later, when the stubble starts to grow …

A friend heard about this product on the news and mentioned it in passing. When I was browsing online I came across it again, and decided to read about it. It works by providing various proteins called peptides that aid in tissue repair, therefore it claims to be an …

This Jarrow Chromium product is made from nutritional yeast, and is organically bound. Although it is slightly more expensive than some other brands, it is still very economical and from a good and reputable company. I have been taking various brands of chromium for several years to help me with …

When my doctor told me I had high cholesterol along with my diabetes, it was a wake up call. I tried statin drugs, and had a horrible reaction to them. I have fibromylagia, and statin drugs cause muscle weakness and deterioration that they really want you to believe is “rare” …

I have always been an avid tampon user. I don’t really like sanitary napkins, because they don’t’ do as good as tampons. One brand that I have tried is the Femtex brand tampons in super plus absorbency. I always use super plus because I have a heavy flow. When …

A hospital is supposed to be professional, clean, hygienic, caring and should, most of the time, be able to heal the patient. But, when a hospital is all this and beyond —“ then there’s nothing like it. That “beyond” is being hospitable, making the patient and his/her family …

I think this is the newest type of tampon offered by Tampax and although I did not particularly think they were going to be different when I bought them, they really are much easier to use. The applicator is plastic rather than cardboard which can buckle and …

Poor 1 1/2 cup hot water over one table spoon of powdered sage(you can get it at any grocery store or pharmacy and it costs only 99 cents). Let it stand for 1/2 and cool down. Douch yourself with this solution to treat yeast infection.
This is very effective …

My hairdresser sent me to the doctor to check on my scalp because of itching and noticeable thinning of hair. The doctor said I probably had a mild case of eczema on my scalp, and recommended I use the over the counter version of Nizoral A-D shampoo. Because I …

The Zip cal is the name of the calcium supplements, which was prescribed by my doctor twice. Once when I was pregnant I was prescribed by my doctor to take the Zip cal calcium supplements to have a healthy baby and for the second time when I had …

This is a product that is now hard to find, since many stores have discontinued carrying the line. Loving Care is probably the most gentle temporary hair color there ever was. I used this product in auburn, as an experiment to see if I would like a redder sheen to …

One year, when the pollen was on the offense, I developed a terrible case of post nasal drip that was driving me nuts. It was actually making me feel nauseous, and it just would not stop. Allergy medicine was helping some, but not eliminating the problem, so I asked at …

CloseUp , tingly red tooth paste is good and I can observe a kind of fresh ness after using it. They say that it comes with improved fluoride for strong teeth, anti bacterial mouthwash for clean fresh mouth and microwhitners for dazzling white teeth. Earlier I used to …

This is a fantastic video to help get you into shape, and not only does it come with a video, but it also comes with an exercise mat for warming up and cooling down after your workout. I’m usually at least semi-active, in that I like to go for …

Benadryl Itch Stopping Gel has prevented me from going out of my mind from poison ivy. Shortly after doing some gardening work and evergreen trimming, I noticed something was not right on my right arm. Lo and behold, I met with a patch of poison ivy, or …

This cushion which fits onto or inside any chair you already own is AWSOME! At the end of the day just sit down flick a switch and feel the two rollers travel up and down your spine easing the tension from your muscles while you slip into oblivion. The …

This is one particular piece of exercise equipment which I find very useful, but not for the intended function as marketed by the manufacturer.
Going against my usual philosophy of not employing the use of electrical equipment that is supposed to substitute any real forms of exercise, I decided to …

This Safe 4 Hours product is really nice and I think one of the more superior products for treating cuts and keeping your skin clean and protected from dirt and grime. I find it very effective for my kids who are still young enough to want to dig in …

I purchased this product at a local Wal-Mart for under $15. At the time I was looking for a product that could be used in conjunction with the other products that I had in my skincare regimen that would help to maintain the health of my skin. …

This Expecta Lipil is a Soft gel capsule specially for Pregnant and nursing moms.It has rich DHA which is for the development of brain and eyes of the baby.When the pregnancy has been confirmed it is recommended to take one capsule in a day for giving the necessary …

I saw this product while browsing online, and since I take a hot bath nearly every night anyway, I thought I might as well have something to treat my PMS at the same time. I do not have problems every month, but when I do, it is pretty miserable. I …