Both my kids were diagnosed with asthma early on. I was diagnosed in my thirties. Our family has a holding chamber, or spacer, in each bedroom. We also keep one in each kid’s backpack, my purse and the car. They have them at school too. One valved holding chamber …

I have a friend in England who sends me little care packages with products that I might like from over there. In one, I got a bottle of Boots Chemist’s Original bath Foam. Boot’s is quite a famous chemist (what we in the states would call a drug store …

Ever since we were kids, our mom always puts the Off lotion on us. Since we live in the Philippines, there are mosquitoes everywhere and this number doubles during the rainy season. And Dengue is always something we were always conscious of. I’ve had Dengue before and my mom …

Product Description: Toothbrush from the Colgate brand which is specially designed to help freshen your breath while brushing your teeth.
What I liked about this product: I love the fact it is from a well-known brand like Colgate. OK, I know that sounds a bit strange coming from someone who …

On last week we had gathering of our old friends. As we are friends since long, our discussion also was long. We talked lots about family, profession, health and many personal things. Like other topics we also share our experiences …

I take a nightly hot bath to treat muscular symptoms related to fibromyagia, which I have had since my late teens. It relieves the pain and cramping better than any other therapy I have tried. In the winter I like to use moisturizing products such as oils and bath bombs …

After I had a deep cleaning and scaling done at the dentist office, my teeth and gums became very sensitive. I already had a problem with my tongue and mouth in general being sensitive to strong mint flavors in tooth products, and now it was even worse with the …

Chicken Fox used to be a dreadful disease. It is not only accompanied by fever, headache and muscle pain but the worse are the papules that turn into blisters and finally become very itchy pustule. A patient becomes very inconvenient all throughout. Then the scar take so …

I bought three pairs of Freshlook Colorblends Contact Lenses at an optical shop for about $50, it was a package, buy 2 lenses and get 1 free, you can choose any color or just the same color with the package. I chose 1 pure hazel, 1 blue, and 1 …

I decided to write a review on Cholangiocarcinoma. Cholangiocarcinoma is a big word for bile duct cancer. My mother was diagnosed with bile duct cancer and passed away three months later. Bile duct cancer is very rare and almost unheard of in the Western part of …

I’m not a health nut by any means, especially when you consider my stash of Reeces Peanutbutter Cups that are constantly being replenished. But, with that said, I DO like to stay active and with my work schedule, and kids and dogs and a household to take care and …

When I have a bad cold, I often use Sudafed PE for symptom relief. It has always been a reliable remedy and contains the best mix of ingredients for relief. One day last year, I felt a cold coming on. I immediately started taking zinc lozenges, and …

There was a period about two years ago, when I was experiencing a high level of lethargic tendencies. It wasn’t anything like depression or anything like that, but I was always tired and always unmotivated to do anything. I was going through an incredibly stressful time, having just purchased …

I was at a holistic festival a couple years ago when I first discovered the benefits of spirulina. A woman running a booth next to mine (I was there selling jewelry), was selling her home-made spirulina tea, and we struck up a conversation that continued to last the whole …

I had been taking “regular” niacin to help reduce my cholesterol without statins. When I first began taking it, I experienced the dreaded niacin flush, which can be quite uncomfortable, scary and dramatic—“ if you don’t already know what you are dealing with.
As I took the niacin for longer periods …

There are millions of toothpastes on the market nowadays, so how do you pick one? I personally like to try the ones that have the most appealing package or are in a way different than the others. That is how i decided to buy Aquafresh iso-active foam gel. The …

The Planet fitness in Chicopee has the potential to be a real good fitness club but there are so many things that are holding it back from its’ potential. These are the reasons that have kept me from never returning to the Planet fitness in Chicopee when I was …

American Health makes a wonderful vitamin supplement called Ester-C. The really cool thing about this particular Ester-C is that each capsule is vegetarian and contains no animal products. Each capsule contains 500 mg of Vitamin C with Calcium Ascorbate. The formula is non-acidic and the packets that I received …

Hypertension is faced by many Americans daily. I know that I have the problem and because of that I started researching materials to get a better insight to the cause and what can be done. My doctor is very good at explaining things and providing materials to …

I have a problem with thinning hair that started a couple of years ago and has just gotten slowly worse. I use every hair thickening product out there, and I have tried quite a few vitamin supplements as well, with not very impressive results. When someone recommended these, I though …

I ran across this little packet of green clay while in a natural products store, and since I had heard of people using it for acne rashes, I thought I would give it a try. It was summer, and my oily-in-the-summer skin was acting up. I had been wearing a …

I bought this to use as bubble bath when I was having a bit of winter itch and thought that the regular bubble baths would dry my skin more. I have always had good luck with Aveeno products when my skin was acting up, so I thought it was the …

I have used ginger products for relief of nausea many times, and it remains a staple of my medicine cabinet (and tea box.) I have tried ginger gums, drinks, and other forms, and most of them work well. I like to have something on hand that is easy …

Emergen-C Vitamin D and Calcium, a powder nutrient supplement which is simply added to any beverage the user chooses, has been a beneficial addition to my diet. Unlike the other Emergen-C derivatives, “Vitamin D and Calcium” comes in a mixed berry flavor which I’ve found tastes a little disagreeable …

I’ve had my Weider 155 Exercise Bench for about a year now.. I’m pretty satisfied with it, for it being a pretty cheap bench.
DURABILITY
The bench is quite stable, it’s lasted the year pretty well, it’s still strong, and hasn’t had to be adjusted or anything to maintain the stability …

I suffer from severe hemorrhoids and nothing seemed to help them heal until I started taking Natures Way Butchers Broom Root Supplements. These supplements helped shrink my hemorrhoids dramatically and helped improve the circulation in my body greatly. However, everyone’s body is different and needs different nutrients to help …

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 …

I have fibromyalgia, and one way I treat the symptoms is by using massage. I make a variety of my own massage oil blends as well as trying what others have made. I like to buy essential oils that have properties to help treat the muscles and nerves, which can …

I have used crystal deodorant sticks and liquids before and was never really impressed with them. When my partner brought home some of this Crystalux body powder, I did not expect to like it very much. There are some good points about the product. Assuming it works, it can …

I have a favorite bartender who has been a friend of mine for years. When I complimented his mint mojito at dinner one night, he returned the kindness by giving me a bottle of this body lotion by Savour, which is in a mint mojito scent.
While I was …

Oral hygiene is important to me, and so I brush, floss, and use mouthwash as well like most people. I’ve tried a lot of floss, and I am most fond of Reach. I sometimes buy the Reach Gum Care Fluoride Mint Floss on a regular shopping trip …

I have used vitamin E oils in the past to help heal and reduce scars. Most of the time they were in the form of a thick heavy, sticky oil, or the oil straight from a vitamin E supplement capsule. I found the punctured capsules to be the …

A friend told me he was taking Maca as a natural stimulant and really liked the results, so I purchase Medicine Hunter Maca Stimulant tablets at Walmart.
Maca is sometimes called “Peruvian ginseng” and is said to increase energy and is even purported to boost sexual vitality. I tried …

I have long been a big believer in the power of antioxidants. I have taken a lot of supplemental antioxidants individually, but when I saw this was a combination of what is clearly implied to be the most important ones, I wanted to give it a try.
The super …

Clearasil Ultra Overnight Serum isn’t a very good treatment for acne. First let me tell you a little bit about my skin. I do not get bad acne and I never have. I get the rare pimple on occasion. When I do get them though they come in two …

Dandruff has always remained a constant problem with me right from my teenage years. Though I have tried using all kind of anti dandruff shampoos in the past- I only seem to get temporary relief using them. But this does not prevent me from trying out any kind of …

Most of the people or the housewives who have little children use the Detol antiseptic lotions and Detol soaps. Actually I use the Detol soaps to clean the hands of my children before they come to have the meals. The detol soap contains the content of the …

I am an avid user of Vizions Saline Solution. I always use this saline solution to rinse off my contact lenses before washing it off with the main washer.
The reason that I use a saline and rinse off my lenses before washing them off with another solution is …

I regularly clean our house weekly and I used Lysol Disinfectant Concentrate to clean the entire house. I am particular with the floor, kitchen and most especially our bathroom. With the used of Lysol disinfectant I am sure that I was able to clean everything thoroughly because I know …

I only recently became a flosser. My mom never really taught us the importance of flossing. I brush consistently, but wanted to make sure my teeth were getting really clean. I was kind of traumatized after getting a cavity that I couldn’t even see. It was just super painful. …

It’s the season for runny noses, hacking coughs and the use of one or two sick days. Almost everywhere I look, cough medicine is on sale and moving quickly off the shelves. Along with that I’ve noticed the spike in hand sanitizer sales. It seems like people are truly …

When I used a brand of hair color that made my scalp itchy and dry, I went in search of a gentle product that could help stop the itching. I found several that contained salicylic acid, but knowing that this made my skin dry, in this particular case I …

It can be very emotional, scary, and strange to not know of you might be pregnant. I had a very brief period in my life when I was involved with someone and did not use any kind of contraception. I did not use it because I was told …

My mouth is very sensitive to the strong menthol flavored toothpastes that dominate the mainstream oral care market. They cause my mouth to burn so much that if I use them, I end up not brushing long enough to get my teeth as clean as they need to be—“ because …

A few months back , when I happened to visit my sisters place - something terrible happened. As I was hurrying down the stairs of her house, I just happened to loose my balance and just rolled down the stairs and sprained my ankle terribly. The fall just shocked …

This kind of vitamin C tablets I believe, only comes in one flavor which is tangy orange and contains about 500mg of the vitamin C. They usually come in a package of 100 tablets but for specials and promotions, the bottle sometimes say ‘bonus’ so you actually get 120 …

One important thing that we should not skip for our diet is to have green leafy vegetables every meal. This is the fastest homemade source of fiber. According to science, the benefits of eating green leafy vegetables allows you to have regular bowel movement. This is true. I myself …

Due to financial reasons, I did not have the luxury of visiting a dental office in many years and when my family finally got a health plan I made sure to make the trip.
As expected, I had a number of cavities and my gum/teeth health was deteriorating from gingivitis. …

When I began having pain in my right upper abdomen, I assumed it was gas. I soon experienced it so frequently that I had to visit the doctor, who determined that I had gallstones. These eventually ended with my gallbladder being removed in an emergency surgery, but when I was …

At my doctor’s request, I bought a home blood pressure monitor to check my readings at home, because I had several high readings in the doctor’s office. I went to Walmart, and got the Relion 741crel model, for only about fifty dollars.
I had to buy …