I’ve had a problem with hemorrhoids since I was young. I think everyone in my family has had them at one time or another. On some occasions, they are quite painful. Other times they just itch like mad. For external ones that are painful, I waste no time—“ …

After having suffering from a long illness, I witnessed that my skin had become very dry and stretchy. My face looked quite dull and lifeless and required extra care and attention to get back to normal. Although I knew that I required a good moisturizer to replenish my skin’s …

There is something about the hot summer weather in the American South that always has me experimenting with different moisturizers. I would describe my skin as dry although it does tend to be more oily during the summertime. I do not think that I am very picky …

I purchased the Urban Spa Natural Loofah Scrubber from Well.ca approximately two months ago because I am in the process of planning a wedding and I realized that part of my back would be on display in my wedding dress and I thought this might help give that soon-to-be …

I’m sure by now , everyone has heard of ” The Secret ” . A law that says you get what you attract out of life . Kelly Howell has put together a paraliminal cd that I would recommend to everyone .
I listen to it every night before I …

Are you tired of mosquitoes? Do you want to have a straight night sleep?
I once experienced that, when you cannot sleep because these insects kept partying on your blood all night. Mosquitoes are parasites if I describe them. They live with the blood of people and other animals. Unfortunately, …

I usually don’t share my thoughts on the medicaments and supplements online, but here I found a very nice and affordable B Vitamins supplement that a lot of people might be interested in. I’m not a certified doctor and I can’t give you medical advice, so please don’t take this …

The Philips Sonicare FlexCare Rechargeable Sonic Toothbrush with Sanitizer isn’t my favorite toothbrush but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t work well on my teeth. The only reason why I’m not all that intrigued by the toothbrush is because it’s electric and when it comes to electric items, you …

If you want to find a Shampoo that smells incredible and keeps your hair looking and smelling incredible all day long then Herbal Essences is definitely the way to go! I have tried many different shampoos over the years and I tell you that out of all of them, …

We Indians very well know the benefits of taking the herbal tonic, which is called as Cyavan prash. Dabour is the name of the company, which produces the chyavan prash. The chyavan prash is the herbal tonic the recipe of which was got from ancient saints. …

Since we decided to give up hormonal pills due to unbearable side effects, condoms manifested as our most opportune of all optional birth controls. However, in search of adequate preservative all went utterly wrong and for the sake of various bad experiences like broken condoms and yeast infections our …

I have taken chlorophyll products in the past to help with breath and body odor. I do not have horrendous odor problems, I just like to be a bit of a clean freak with personal hygiene, and I also like to eat a lot of garlic for its health benefits. …

As a diabetic, I’ve been taking chromium for years to help manage my blood glucose levels. I have taken the supplement on its own and also in mixed formulations. Normally, I take it on its own so I have control over how much I am using and can adjust it …

I am a total sucker for exercise equipment that is easy to store. When we lived in our mobile home community, it was really nice and they provided us with free 24 hour access to their gym, and I took total advantage of that. They had quite a few …

I use a thick memory foam mattress topper on my bed, and I love it. On top of the memory foam, I keep an egg crate foam mattress topper. As odd as it may seem, this helps to keep me cooler in the summer, because memory foam sort of form …

As my readers know by now, I’m on a continual quest to find things that soothe and relax my body, primarily my back and feet. This item, the Infrared Heat/Magnetic Vibrating Massager, is one I purchased for my feet.
This product is supposed to be different because it combines …

I have had gum problems since I was a teenager, and it seems like dentists have no clue as to why. I have a pretty comprehensive oral care routine, including the use of a Water Pik, and various high quality tooth brushes that I keep in rotation, but it …

SinuCleanse is a product that helps with sinus pressure and pain, post nasal drip, and allergies. I recently tried sinucleanse when I had a very serious sinus infection that just wouldn’t go away even after two weeks of antibiotics.
SinuCleanse contains no medicine, instead its a natural saline solution. …

Last year my blood tests results came back and I have very high cholesterol levels. This is still in connection with the type 1 Diabetes that I have. At age 30, 230mg/dL is interpreted as borderline-high risk. The sad fact is that my bad cholesterol is high and …

This body lotion is very cheap (in a good way) and does what it claims. It’s used for very dry skin plus the price can’t be beat. For under $5 this can last for a year. I bought this in the 30% bonus size which is a pretty good …

I share an interest in natural medicine with a friend of mine. We may not always agree on which products are worthy of being tried, but I will usually go along for the ride if it seems reasonably safe and there is a potential benefit to be obtained.
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Swanson’s High-potency Vitamin D-3 is a supplement that is used to aid health in the skin as well as help with the absorption of calcium. This is most commonly taken as an all in one. Most people buy the calcium supplements that has the vitamin D in, to try …

This is made in Germany. It contains eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, and rosemary oil. It’s a soothing ointment that helps babies calm down and relax. It comes in a small dark blue, flat oval shaped bottle that’s about 1.76 oz. The bottle is small and light so it is …

Who of us has never soffered at least once of the pestering and painful mouth ulceras? They make you impossible eating, swallowing, speaking, a truly often undervalued rack! For many years I ve tried home-made cares, such as washing my mouth with water mixed with salt or squeezing lemon
on …

The Germ-X hand sanitizer is something that I have seen using since July (three months now) because I found it at Walmart selling for .99 for the 1.5 oz bottle. The bottle is small but the price is very inexpensive and I have 25% of the bottle left so …

When I bought AlphaBrace Neoprene Heat Belt Abdominal Binder Waist Cincher Exercise Wrap for $14.95 , I did not know what to expect, because it was my first time to buy it. It arrived fast and without any defects. It was in a medium size, black in color, …

Keeping my skin clean and dirt free has been an important routine in my daily life. Since using the same product for extended periods of time, often makes my skin cleansing routine quite boring and uninteresting, I always try and use a different skin cleansing product each time …

I have tried this feminine wash and it has a ph of 3.5, it is very mild and gentle when used and it has a pleasant smell - it smells somewhat like coconuts and it isn’t really tangy and overpowering, the mild scent is soothing and when used it …

When I first counted my steps, I figured a pedometer didn’t have to be that high up on the technology scale. I bought the cheapest one I could find off of a Chinese website, and after it didn’t work at all, decided to do a little more research …

One of the vitamin supplements I have been taking daily to help fight fatigue and stress naturally is the Perfect Energy Multivitamin. This vitamin supplement comes in a bottle with 72 large brownish colored tablets in it that are smooth without a bad odor or flavor to them. In …

Among other aliments, I have allergies. I happen to have indoor and outdoor allergies. I take prescription allergy medicines. However, I can still end up with a stuffy nose at night time. It can really bug me not to be able to breathe through my …

I couldn’t find any replacement heads for my electric toothbrush, so in a pinch I purchased the GUM regular toothbrush with soft bristles for $2.99CDN at my local supermarket. I have always been a fan of GUM toothbrushes but hadn’t bought one in a long time due to switching …

I enjoy my nightly hot bath, as both a way to relax and de-stress and a therapy for muscle symptoms due to fibromyalgia. When my skin is feeling dry, which can happen often in the winter or sometimes just from the constant exposure to hot water, I rely on bath …

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 have diabetes, and fibromyalgia. I also have thyroid disease—“ and all these conditions could possibly contribute to the development of the nerve disorder neuropathy. This is a degeneration of the function of small sensory nerves, and can cause symptoms such as numbness, tingling, pain and altered sensation. That’s …

One of the things I hate is my toothbrush being out in the open in the bathroom. When I was a child my mother use to tell me to put my toothbrush in the cabinet inside of a holder. Then she would make me change my holder once …

Unfortunately, last year, I went through a terrible infection of thrush. It took 6 months and several visits to the clinic for check up’s until I got the infection cleared up. Sometimes, the infection re appears, very occasionally now I am pleased to say, and I am required to …

When I was a child, my mother would put Neosporin Antibacterial Ointment on my cuts and scrapes, and it’s probably why I’m not as scarred as I should be. These days, as a mother myself, I use it on my own child when she goes out to play …

The price is a bit pricey but the Lancôme Aqua Fusion is one of my favorite moisturizer. This cost around $30 for less than 2 oz and comes in a little pump bottle. The packaging reminds me of the sea for some and looks really nice. I use …

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 always believed that keeping your skin clean and dirt- free always went a long way to keep it looking young and healthy. For this reason, I never hesitated in investing in various cleansing cloths- because according to me these cleansing cloths were perhaps one of the best and …

Training in the gym can be very tiresome at times, could feel my energy getting drained and couldn’t lift as much when I was tired. I ate well, slept enough but it wasn’t enough, my energy level was just too low for me to handle weight lifting at full …

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 …

With two teenage boys in the house who like to think of themselves as the next Tony Hawk or dirt bike officianado, I am almost always in constant need of having first aid supplies on hand at a moment’s notice. Just a few weeks ago, my youngest son, who …

With my autoimmune disease, my immune system is always weak and I always seem to be catching viral infections and colds. One of the herbal supplements my herbalist recommended I take daily to help prevent me from getting sick is the Loviral Soft Gels. So far, I have been …

When I saw these on the shelf for the first time, I said “No way.”
I have never liked the taste of Listerine. It’s a great product, probably kills all the germs in a ten mile radius, but unless there is a specific reason I have to use it, …

Monthly visitor as we all know and I do find it difficult sometimes to do what I want since I am so conscious of what I am doing specially checking my pants or skirt every now and then if I have a stain or what. Most of the sanitary …

When I was staying at a Bed and Breakfast in Maine, I got to use an interesting body wash that was supplied in the shower of our bathroom. It was made by Mill Creek Botanicals, a company I was not at the time familiar with. I did not even …

This is a diet and exercise program designed for women only. Their three phase program consists of a nutritional service, cardiovascular exercise and their unique figure shaping equipment. The program is quite expensive as well.
They advertise their nutritional services as being customized to each individual. In …

I take a nightly hot bath to help relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia, from which I have suffered since my late teens. I use various different bath products to keep it interesting, and also for their health benefits, depending on what my needs are at the time. When pain is …