I regularly take over the counter pain medications when necessary for menstrual cramps, headache or fibromyalgia pain. Sometimes I use an anti inflammatory type like ibuprofen, but at other times I prefer to spare my sensitive stomach and take Tylenol. The last time I had an accidental injury was when …

Advance odomos is a mosquito repellant cream manufactured by an indian company called Balsara Home products. In India wherever you go the mosquito follows you. It is mandatory for every house to have some mosquito repellant coil or liquid. Though I use the mosquito repellant liquid and …

There is nothing more refreshing than having a fresh, cooling and having the knowledge of a germ free morning breath air.
All of us have its own ritual before going to sleep and this includes, washing your face, applying night cream, cleaning the teeth and yeah..gargle some mouthwash.
Sometimes …

I love beautiful skin. If yours is oily and you are anything like me, then you have tried countless products to help achieve that smooth, acne free skin that only the like’s only models seem to posses.
After extensive research stemming from my frustration from using expensive products that never …

I’ve tried many different protein shake mixes, and out of all the ones I’ve sampled this is one of my favorites!
Nutrition Information: 100 calories per serving (2 generous scoops of powder), whopping 23 grams of ‘tri part’ protein (rice, pea and isolated soy), sugar free, only 2 carbs per …

I often use therapeutic bath soaks and salts for my fibromyalgia as well as just general relaxation and enjoyment. I like a lot of Burt’s Bees products, so when I saw this one I had to give it a try. Burt’s Bees therapeutic bath crystals come in a quaint little …

I have suffered from severe joint problems in my fingers, knees and back at times and the pain has limited my mobility on its worst days. While I try to use as many natural solutions to this as possible, there are days, especially when I have to go out …

I have been seeing Dr. Wendell Schautz for over 20 years, whether I hurt or not. I believe it is good medicine to keep one’s body aligned, whether it hurts or not! I know that when I go to Dr. Shautz, I will receive gentle chiropractic care, and that …

If the allopathic medicines aren’t giving you the desired results for constipation and gastric problems then I think you should try out this ayurvedic medicine Divya Udaramrit Vati, a Divya pharmacy product. I have been suffering from the gastric problem from a tender age and I consulted plenty of …

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 …

For the last two weeks, I have been experiencing a cold worse than I have ever had before. It has been a while since I have even been sick with a cold, but I felt pretty unfortunate to have to feel it again, and in a more severe manner. …

One word best comes to mind when I think of these bars: yuck. Yeah, yuck. I did not taste any chocolate or mint and this bar was not at all soft and crunchy like a cookie. The taste was apparently not added to this bar and as a result …

It is not often that I find a use for gauze around the house, but it does happen on occasion. My kids are always super busy running and playing, which leads to cuts, scrapes, and bruises on occasion. Whenever I am treating or cleaning a cut or scrape, I …

I heard about this lotion from a friend who uses Bare Minerals. She said it is the best makeup base ever and leaves your skin so smooth and healthy. I thought it was a bit expensive, but I really did like what I read about it and I wanted …

My wife and I wanted very seriously to start reducing weight. We were looking for something cheap that will at least get us going before we decided to buy something more rigorous. I did not do enough research about exercisers before getting Ab Roller from Walmart for just $20. …

I have one child that tends to get sick no matter where we go. We can be in the car or on a plane. When we are in the car, she tends to get sick after being in the car for too long. Sometimes she gets hot and can …

I have always tried to keep an open mind about homeopathic medicines. In most cases, when I have tried them, they have either not worked or it was questionable whether they worked or not, but there have been cases where I felt that they really did help.
I found …

Let me just say that as someone who will have to be on prescription pain medication the rest of their life I have mixed feelings about prescription painkillers. On one hand I believe that they are a lifesaver, because I know that I wouldn’t be able to make …

I bought a bottle of Ivy Block for Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac in a 4 fl. oz. bottle because I was going to do some major landscaping, extending my backyard area (which is wooded), and it has all three: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. I …

Right Guard Aerosol Deodorant
Right Guard was one of the first deodorants that I ever tried. In fact, there was a time when there were very few choices in deodorants and Right Guard was one of those choices. I purchased Right Guard from the grocery store for $4.99 for a …

I take a nightly hot bath for muscle therapy and symptoms of fibromyalgia. This routine has made me a connoisseur of bath salts and other bath additives. I had tried one of the German company Dresdner’s products before and liked it, so I ordered a few of their bath packets …

When I was trying to lose a little extra weight for a trip overseas, I looked for something that might help kick start the process. A friend suggested these, and told me that they worked much better than five hour energy drinks for boosting your energy level as well. I …

The Ionic Pro Compact is the first air purifier of any type that I have bought. I was not planning on buying one until we moved into our new house. My asthma symptoms were set off by the basement. The basement carpet had a lot of …

Once when I was having really bad menstrual cramps, along with bloating and a headache, I stopped by the drug store to pick up some Premsyn, which was my usual product for relieving these symptoms.
I was tired and in a fog from pain, so when I …

I have darkish brown hair (at the moment) and have been coloring my hair for years. One of the more recent colorings left me a bit disappointed. I used a rich brown color, but wanted it to be a bit warmer, with more red than it actually turned out. Since …

I am a musician, and a fan of natural products, and I love anything that shows a weird sense of humor. This is why friends knew this product had “me” written all over it. The simple natural combination of tea tree oil (which I love) and witch hazel has been …

I have used Bach’s Flower remedies and Rescue Remedy drops. They seemed to work for my cat, but not for me. This may have been a sheer coincidence that they calmed the cat. I will admit that when I bought this gum, I really did not expect it to fulfill …

In my mothers and my own on-going quest to lose a few pesky pounds, we often turn to Jamieson’s Slimdown Natural Source Fibre. These natural fibre diet aids, are made by the same company who make vitamins and mineral supplements.
First off, let me assure you there is nothing harmful …

Just like my hands and just like my skin, I deal with dry feet as well. I know I’m just so messed up all the way around. But just like the problem there is a solution. I love the Neutrogena Foot Creme for about $5 at Wal-Mart. I think …

The Pilates Reformer model is a high-end excercise machine, but I found the footbar to be too stiff for prolonged use over one hour per day. The sample videos show the users in bare feet, and this was an impossiblity for me on the second day.
The problem with the …

I was always complemented for my clear and beautiful looking facial skin. The secret of this was a regular skin care routine which included using great facial cleansers, masks and moisturizers. Though my skin did look maintained with this routine, I always had problems with my nose. Using various …

My day starts and ends with brushing my teeth. I brush my teeth two times a day and I never forget to follow this schedule. Ever since i have started working online i have developed this habit of going off to bed very late in the night and that …

When my last body wash ran out, I ended up picking up a replacement at a local dollar store. I found White Rain Naturals Body Wash in Moisturizing Tropical Coconut scent. I usually am picky about what body wash I will use, so I was surprised to find one …

With the swine flu scare and the germs and bacteria spreading around, you have to be very careful especially with small children that loves to get dirty and likes to touch everything. I had seen a commercial for the Clorox Disinfecting Wipes and just knew that this was something …

I recently decided to try a few products in this line after eying them for a long time at Walmart.
The fragrances are fantastic, and this coconut one was one of my favorites. The last time I was at my hairdressers, she commented that I had a lot of split …

I have to admit that I’m kind of a sucker for trying out products that have cute packaging or creative (or even goofy) sounding names. This was one of those wierd spur-of-the-moment kind of purchases, when I decided to get the Bye Bye Blemish Drying Lotion. Immediately I thought …

I have been a Passport member of Fitness First for 3 years. This meant that I can work out in any branch that I want, even when I’m in abroad. The ABS-CBN branch is like my 2nd home. Most of the people know each other and are very sociable. …

I’m not sure with other VCO brands, but this one doesn’t quite work for me. Been taking it since last year then I stopped for a while because I didn’t feel any significant changes in 2 months, then this year I went back to VCO since it was told it’s …

Primatene Mist is an inhaler available over the counter for the temporary relief of occasional asthma and allergic asthma symptoms. Each inhalation delivers one 0.22 mg dose of epinephrine, a drug that is commonly used to treat emergency, severe allergy symptoms.
For many years, Primatene Mist was one of …

I’ve always been the stay-home mom, or the work-behind-a-desk employee, but when, after seven years, I decided to enter the workforce again out of financial necessity, the only job I could find was a more physically demanding retail position that had me up and down ladders and lifting forty …

The Clorox disinfecting wipes come in a plastic container with a lid that allows you to pull them out one at a time. The wipes claim to kill the cold and flu viruses both, I’m not sure about that but I know the time spent sick in my home …

I like to get a nice hot bath sometimes and every now and then I like to add a little something to the water to make the bath even more relaxing than it already is. I bought Vaseline Intensive Care Moisturizing Bath Beads as well as some bubble bath …

Having to put on make —“ up for most of the day, sometimes prove to be harmful for my skin. Since it becomes vital for me to remove it completely before retiring to bed in order to help my skin breathe, my odd hour jobs sometimes makes me feel …

Although I am not usually a person who uses antibiotics or hand sanitizers, becasue I generally believe my body’s immune system is good and can handle what it comes into contact with, since the recent Swine Flu epidemic scare I decided to use, for a short …

This product from Boots is a basic body scrub with rounded microbeads. I have been using it in place of soap to try and get a bumpy, dry part of my arms and shoulder cleared up which became a mess after an unfortunate reaction to another product.
The scrub …

This shave gel was advertised as being good for the skin because it’s supposed to not leave the skin feeling dry and instead moisturize the skin as well as reduce the number of cuts that occur while shaving. I thought this product might be good for me because I …

A sauna at home is a luxury for us but since the number of warm days here is much less than the number of cold days, then it really made sense that a sauna be installed in the house. More importantly, with the back problems of my husband, taking …

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 …

I am always on the look out for fun new workouts. Maybe I bore easily or I just want a new challenge, but either way it has sparked my interest in a lot of novel methods of exercise. Take for example my latest routine, the Pussycat Dolls …

Long before I was diagnosed as reactive hypoglycemic, I had a BD blood glucose monitor at home because of my nursing, and because I had elderly great-grandparents and grandparents who lived next to me, and they had issues with glucose every now and then. I got it for free, …