Brussels is for me a treacherous city to walk. Let me qualify that, cities with cobblestones are not the easiest to walk on. This city has lots of streets with cobblestones and in addition, even normal streets are not the best to walk on as they are poorly maintained. …

When I was working in the garden, I somehow got a nasty wood splinter deep into my finger and simply could not get it out. It was painful and swollen and starting to turn red. I was concerned that I would need to go to the doctor for this, …

I love sleeping, I love taking naps, sleeping in on weekends, and everything in between. I could sleep all day if I had the chance to do so. It’s no wonder, then, that I love making my bed as comfortable as possible through the help of various sleeping accessories. …

The drug market is flooded with many generic brands of supplements where a small percentage only gets to surface and become recognizable due to adverts. I was surprised by the other unknown brands waiting somehow to be tapped off their shelves. At the moment, I’m taking Pharex’s …

Usually, I don’t care what kind of dish soap I use because I don’t often do any dishes. Most of the time I live in a dorm where I don’t have a sink or dishes, but when I come home to my permanent address for vacations and when I …

I am a huge fan of tea tree oil products. Tea tree oil has natural healing and antibacterial abilities, and can be used in many different ways both medicinally and as a skin treatment—“ even as a household cleaner. I have combination skin, and I am prone to mild …

I am a full time stay at home parent which does not mean that there is nothing to do in the house but sit all day long. On the contrary, my hands and feet are on the move all the time whether it’s doing chores or running after the …

I first discovered Paul Mitchell products at the salon where I get my hair cut. That is the brand that my stylist used to wash and finish my hair with. I loved the smell and I loved the fact that it seemed to work so well. I decided that …

If you are trying to loose weight, I highly suggest the Curves Digital Fitness Pedometer. This pedometer can be found through Avon. Contact your avon representative, or get online at avon.com. I am sure that they can be sold at Curves as well, but I am …

Look around and there’s probably a pimple remedy waiting to be found in your first aid cabinet. I did that myself a long time ago, and that’s how I got into putting Neosporin ointment over spots. Many years later, I might have to peek again at what’s …

I purchased this chin up bar last month in the hopes of testing another chin up bar. I already had Valeo chin up bar and was satisfied with it, but this one is a bit different. Sure, it was a bit like Valeo in a way. Both are durable products …

I had only gone to the supermarket with a bit of cash on me and no cards so by the time I remembered I needed some tampons I could only afford Tesco’s own brand of applicator tampons, along with all my other stuff. I bought the multipack as …

I received a jar of the Mill Creek “Instant Home Spa” salt scrub as a gift. I had used a few mill Creek products, but not the scrubs. This is a pretty basic formula, with an ocean type of scent, a little like the “Oceans” candles at Pier One, but …

Before when i was not yet working i was the one who do the laundry. I bought a big pack of this Ariel Detergent Soap to be use for my laundry. Much to my surprise it has a very strong scents. Very irritating to my nose that it gives …

Being a certified “bath junkie” means I will try just about any brand that looks promising or offers me a good price. I love using various kinds of bath additives, and one favorite that I keep coming back to is a mentholated mineral bath. I have fibromyalgia, and suffer …

As you can see, this is the generic version of Macrodantin Macrocrystals capsule for urinary tract infection. I was really amazed when I purchased this one from a local store and see that they have the very same color of capsules. Both are encapsulated in yellow and orange packaging. …

I had a really dry throat one day when I was at a large function and I felt like I constantly needed to clear my throat. I didn’t have the foresight to bring anything with me for my throat, but a friend who came along with me offered me …

Flossing my teeth is usually an ordeal for me because they are slightly overcrowded and in places it is difficult to get the floss in between the spaces. A friend suggested I try the Satin Floss from Oral B as it is gentler and she promised me I …

After I gave birth to my second child in 2002, I came down with a bad case of cough. It was later diagnosed as chronic heart failure. During the course of my treatment at the hospital it was further diagnosed that I have Marfan Syndrome.It is a condition that …

I always felt exhausted and my joints used to hurt during and after my pregnancy. It was probably because of my being inactive especially towards the later stages of pregnancy and after childbirth when I had put on quite a lot of weight.
If I tried to sit on …

Everyone knows how important it is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun but I became overly conscious about sun protection when I started seeing new moles on my arms that were not there before. I don’t know if the mole growth can be attributed …

I am quite a sucker for some advertising, and I always enjoy trying new products. But when I saw an ad for Colgate Wisp, a mini toothbrush that allows you to clean and freshen your mouth anywhere at anytime, I was immediately interested. I am one of those people …

Thank heavens for whoever invented this cooling gel patch. Once upon a time, there was only the ice pack and whenever I would get sick, my mom would fill the ice pack with (whatelse?) ice and place it on top of my forehead to bring my fever down. It …

When I stopped by Dollar Tree to pick up a few things, I found two Softsoap products that I was interested in. I needed something to refill my hand soap dispenser in the bathroom, and I was tired of the rather strong tea-based fragrance that I had been using. …

Eos is an interesting company, and I have often used their lip balms and other products. When I saw this little pocket sized lotion, I thought it was too cute to pass up. The little green squeeze bottle is shaped a bit like an egg, with a little flip cap …

A few years ago, when my weight was at it’s highest (and I wont even tell you how high it was), I went to the doctor for a check-up that had nothing at all to do with my weight, only to find out that my blood glucose levels were …

When I was shopping last week for some new deodorant, a lady was standing in front of the shelf with my usual brand, which is Secret. While waiting for her to finish and move, I happened to see that some items were marked down to two dollars. One of …

Colgate Fresh Confidence toothpaste did not really do anything amazing for my teeth but it just kept them clean and my breath fresher the whole day. This toothpaste gave me long lasting fresh breath as compared to other toothpaste out there in the market which only have short term …

Public speaking always left me feeling nervous and tensed and so when I was assigned to give a speech regarding —˜parenting’ in my son’s school, I found myself at my wits end. The fact that —˜parenting’ had always been one of my favorite topics and required less preparation to …

I am always interested in new and unique natural products. Since I have tried several all natural throat lozenges, I have found them much more interesting and effective than the mainstream ones. When I saw this Sage and Aloe lozenge, I was intrigued. I did not have …

During the winter months, my already sensitive skin really starts to act up. I find myself having issues with dry and VERY itchy skin, and usually the only months this problem doesn’t bother me is during the summer, which is only about two months of relief! The rest of …

I always believed that keeping my face clean played a vital role in keeping the skin looking healthy and beautiful. Since I found it difficult to commute to the salon on a regular basis to help me achieve the desired results- I decided to choose product designed specially …

Equate: Cotton Swabs work just as well as the name brand cotton swabs, although I have noticed that the Walmart brand seem to have slightly less cotton, although really, it is not an overly noticeable difference. They still come across as being soft and gentle. I do really like …

I am a total fitness freak and love to experiment with different types of fitness techniques that will go along way to help me keep fit and healthy. After having heard and read much about the goodness of yoga- I decided to learn it and incorporate it …

Since I was feeling highly excited about having to attend my best friend’s wedding last month, I left no stone unturned in taking care of my wardrobe to the core. Though I had decided on all my shoes which actually matched with my wedding outfits, the …

The Germ Guardian Plug-in UV-C Air Sanitizer was another one of those expensive impluse buys that I couldn’t really rationalize and, to this day, am not even entirely sure it did anything beneficial. But, I’m a sucker for strange or bizarre products that claim to be good for the …

I’ve been searching for this brand for few months; it’s been always sold out in my country. I really like the colors they offer, and also it’s quiet cheap (with a good quality for colored soft lenses). I was firstly introduced by a friend of mine who got addicted …

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 …

This Dry Idea product became mine when I came across it in a discount store. Apparently a drug chain had sold off some old stock when they changed hands, and many of their products ended up in these mark-down outlets. This deodorant, which normally sold for over four dollars in …

I like to buy interesting lip balms, and this was one that I actually bought more as a joke than anything. It is a “high-powered” lip balm with caffeine, taurine, and B-12. To suggest that the effects of these substances could manifest in any meaningful way through a mere lip …

Made from pure fruit extracts, totally sweet BUT with absolutely NO SUGAR! So much has been said about the ill effects of sugar on our health and the alleged danger of cancer causing artificial sweeteners yet only honey from bees has been offered as an alternative sweetener. This …

Due to its location and size Abrams Physical Fitness Center is considered by many to be the main gym on Fort Hood, but depending on what you are looking for it could be mainly the wrong place for you. The vast majority of the center is dedicated to the …

Chapstick is a product that I have used for many years. When I think of Chapstick I tend to remember the original flavor that I cannot even describe, but I have long since changed my preference to the Cherry flavored Chapstick. I can still smell the original …

I know that it’s quite a taboo for some to talk about products for the private stuffs and the like, but this product is one of the average products that I had used. Not that I am not satisfied with it, but I think the pros were just balanced …

I was recently referred to Dr. Pooja Banerjee who is a Rheumatologist. I live near Rockwall and unfortunately there are not many Reheumatologists in that area and actually Dr. Banerjee is on in a Rockwall office one day a week, on Tuesdays.
Since she is only in Rockwall one …

I keep a large number of lotions about, mostly because a friend of mine works at a skin care shop, and gives to me a lot of the products they would have gotten rid of otherwise. I have rather sensitive skin, prone to rashes and outbreaks of adult acne, …

I used to use this shower gel before I came across Power Stick Intensity Shower Gel for Men. Now I use that because it’s cheaper and works just as well. I will say however that the one thing this shower gel has over the Power Stick brand is that …

It’s amazing to me how many skin care and acne products one single company can produce. But what’s more amazing to me is how many of them I’ve actually tried. I think, for the past five to seven years, I try a new product almost on a bi-monthly time …

I was a patient of Dorothy Tucker in Dr. Paul Gee’s office (also called Dottie), who is a nurse practitioner here in Tucson, for two years. I left about two years ago due to insurance and billing issues with the office she was working out of at the time. …

Exercise balls are fun looking. I was not exactly sure how they would really be of use for real exercise, but I have always seen them in exercise videos for yoga or pilates. I got the chance to try using an exercise at a friend’s house. Just lying on …