As I don’t eat meat it’s important for me to make sure that I’m getting a balanced diet, and one vitamin group that I’m in danger of missing out on is B-vitamins. I know that I should take a multivitamin tablet each day, and every so often I …

Knowing that I adore sea salts and other mineral bath preparations, a friend sent me a product that I found was one of the most unusual baths I have ever taken. I like to use the mineral salts for their effects on my fibromyalgia symptoms. They really help to relieve …

I have been using Colgate tooth powder since a couple of years. Now a day everybody prefers to use tooth paste and so this powder is not so much in demand. I have been using this tooth powder since a long time and am very happy with it.
Colgate tooth …

I am somewhat of a body wash fanatic. I like to try out as many of them as possible, not even to find one that I like but simply to experience the many textures and smells of them as well as to see whether or not they fulfill the …

I hate to be sick, so I try to avoid it any way I can. Often I take products meant to prevent colds and flu. Sometimes they work, other times not. I have had pretty good success with various supplements, but I always like to try a new …

When I first heard of this item, I was intrigued. I love fragrance and I like all my hair products to smell nice, so I wondered what this offered that I could not get from a bottle of scented hair spray or just a spritz of my cologne in my …

Going out with friends is sometimes difficult when I have my monthly period. I always feel restricted, I can’t move freely the way I want. There’s always limitations to what I can do during those days. I always get the awkward, self conscious and irritating feeling everytime my …

I have always been a fan of Dove products, ever since trying the first rosy scented bar as a teen. Since then they have expanded their product lines in all directions, and I still find the vast majority of their products excellent.
When I was shopping one day …

You may have heard of Bob Greene through his personal training work with Oprah, or from his many contributions as a writer and editor for O the Oprah Magazine. Though I myself had heard of Greene through his many published programs and works, it was only recently …

After experiencing health issues due to a sensitivity to conventional menstrual products, I decided to switch to healthier alternatives such as menstrual cups and reusable cloth pads. Because there is an initial investment with cloth pads, I decided to only purchase the Lunapads Organic Mini Pad & Insert Set, …

When I was helping to care for an elderly friend, we had many long talks—“ about everything. One day she noticed I had a small scar on my arm that had darkened a bit. She told me to get the “Black and White” cream from her cabinet and use it …

I have a cousin who lives out in a rural area. When I spent a week with her along with my mom, we got to hear lots of horror stories about the various bugs and wild animals she encountered living in that neck of the woods. (Literally, woods.)
When …

If you or a loved one suffers from snoring or mild sleep apnea, buy them the patented Sona Pillow. As I suffer from sinus problems and am prone to snoring when my nasal passages get congested, I thought I would do my family a favour and pay the $129CDN …

I found this product online and ordered it for myself after waking to mild migraines several days in the same week. I have to admit, looking at the picture of the product on the website, it was surely one of the strangest contraptions I have ever seen—“ but, also …

These are Tesco’s own brand of extremely cheap and cheerful press-on sanitary towels that retail at the astonishing price of 14 pence for ten towels. These sanitary towels are of such low performance that it is only because I went through a period of unemployment that I bought …

I often use Tylenol instead of Advil for pain relief, since the ibuprofen can irritate my stomach if taken for more than a few days. However, Tylenol does not treat inflammation, so when I know my problem is inflammatory, I prefer to use the Advil. I often take the …

Sometimes, I am given the okay by my doctor and pharmacist to split certain pills to get a lower dose of the medicine in my system, and I’ve always dreaded it because I would use a knife and I would have pills shooting all over the room as they …

I started working, after seven years of being a stay-home mother, early last september, and I’ve been with my job a year now. It’s much more lifting and repetative movements than I’ve been used to, and I started complaining of shoulder and lower back pain. When I finally conceeded …

If there’s one food I can not live without, it is cheese. I have always been a lover of cheese for as long as I can remember. When I was a very young kid, I would eat cheese with rice, with bread, eat it just as it is and …

As a fibromyalgia patient, I have used just about every muscle rub product out there. Many contain the same basic ingredients, and work because of their reliance on the counter-irritant effect that menthol and similar sensation-producing substances produce. They basically stimulate the sensory nerves in the skin so that your …

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 …

There are different ways to find out if you’re pregnant or not. When you need to know it as soon as possible and you can’t wait to go to the doctor to get it confirmed, they sell pregnancy tests in the pharmacy that can tell you the result quickly. …

I take various herbs and supplements in an attempt to keep myself from using traditional medicines. One herb I had heard good things about was fo-ti, as it is said to increase blood flow to the brain. The bottle I purchased lasted just over a month, and while I …

Softsoap was one of the first, if not the very first popular mainstream company that came out with liquid soap for the shower. I remember my best friend in fourth grade bragging about using Softsoap in their shower and it all sounded very exotic to me.
Fast forward …

Shortly after graduating college I began developing strange symptoms that I never had before. I kept going to my doctor, described my what was wrong and how I was feeling only to be told I was suffering from nothing more than severe stress and anxiety. I couldn’t …

I had to rush my son to Accident and Emergency Department of Changi General Hospital few days ago. My son fell down and got injured near the chin and at night I had to rush him to this near by hospital. As I reached there, I …

We have containers of hand wash all over my house. I have probably three or four in each bathroom and in the kitchen, and even the laundry room where there is another sink. I’m a little compulsive when it comes to making sure there’s a cleaning product within reach, …

I am overweight and a total food addict. I overeat regularly. When I heard about Full Fast spray, I was intrigued. I am a believer in holistic and natural medicine, so the idea that someone had come up with a natural way to influence the body not to be hungry …

I was not one of them lucky people born with perfectly aligned teeth. I have big crooked teeth that needed braces so bad, and did I say over bite too. I was real conscious of my smile growing up. My parents couldn’t afford braces when I was young …

I am a big lip balm fan, and since lip balm is usually fairly cheap, I love trying new lip balm out! I think keeping my lips soft and smooth is a big deal, so I decided to try out Blistex Medicated Balm. This lip balm has SPF 15 …

I had dry skin problem. And it’s starting already long time ago. I thought it will get better by it self. But I was wrong. The dry skin on my feet did not disappear by itself. My skin become worst, it was so dry.
I went to beauty salon to …

My wife and I have lived in Beaver Dam, WI for several years now. And, for the most part, we don’t have a lot of complaints about it.
But, one thing that has been a big pain in the rear is our inability to find a decent pharmacy. We started …

Nothing beats old fashioned soap and water for cleaning hands but it is also useful to carry a small bottle of hand sanitizer all the time especially in situations where traditional hand washing becomes impractical like when you’re inside the car or the cinema. I have learned my lesson …

Mucinex has made a great product. Not only do they make medicine for chest congestion that is great but now they have come out with a product called Mucinex Nasal Spray Full Force and it works wonderfully!
I have tried …

One day when I was out with a friend, we started talking about the use of essential oils to relieve stress and tension, and she pulled out a small bottle from her purse. She had found this “amazing product” to relieve stress, and it worked by just putting a few …

A few years ago, before I became my mother’s live in caretaker, my mother suffered a prolonged illness after a fall, and I often stayed over to help care for her. I lived out of town, so there was a bit of driving back and forth involved, with …

For the past two years I have been using the Unilever Pepsodent Toothpaste. I like it because I feel it thoroughly cleans my teeth. It feels compact in my mouth and gives me a feel that it is doing its job. Before, I used close-up, another toothpaste product …

I recently picked this shower gel up a few weeks ago while shopping in Bath and Body Works. At the time, I really was not looking for anything in particular. While browsing through the store, I noticed that some of their shower gels were on sale and …

As someone who has been fortunate enough to be slim for most of my life, due to daily fitness and (mostly) healthy eating, I have become downright cynical of the diet industry, and I believe very strongly that most diet programs, while rarely working, take advantage of peoples’ desire …

I got this pillow to take on the plane with me for my long flight to the UK. I have fibromyalgia and often get neck and back pain when sitting for long periods. This looked like a really well made pillow, and I have seen similar ones priced …

I have hair that tends to be smooth on top and frizzy at the ends. Sometimes I like to wear a flat ironed style, and when coupled with humidity, it can be a challenge keeping that style. I have tried a few products to help keep the hair straight …

I decided to take Kancura when a friend recommended it to me. She said it is really effective and it will make me lose more weight. She even said that this is the only slimming tea that has noticeable results on her. I was not really fat, I just …

I picked this product up at CVS pharmacy when their bath line was on sale buy one get one free. It looked nice and I thought it would be a good addition to the bath decor. I ended up hanging it (by it’s too short rope) onto my shower caddy.
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Having diabetes has taught me that sometimes the simplest things can do the most wonderful things. With this in mind, I decided to try a product from Nutra Labs that is made from cranberry, cinnamon, and a variety of botanical remedies to help manage blood sugar levels. I had used …

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 was hesitant to try this product, and very skeptical. I have tried several natural deodorants that are liquid crystal based, and most of them just did not do a good enough job to convince me to switch from my dangerous, aluminum laden toxic Secret brand.
I agreed to …

I’ll actually start off by saying that I do NOT have arthritis, at least not diagnosed, and I got this pain relief cream for totally different reasons. I have lower back pain and pain in my knees, especially after a long day at work. I’ve had joint problems for …

People who are currently on a quest for weight loss will know what I mean when I say that accurate bathroom scales that do not let you down are really very hard to find. I used to own a pair that were horrible and unreliable, making me feel …

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 …