I’m not a health nut by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I’m quite the opposite, and like to think of myself as, quite frankly, perpetually lazy. I like my couch,I like my television, I like a good book, and the idea of going for a walk (unless …

When I had oral surgery to remove an impacted wisdom tooth, it was a long time before my gums were healed enough to use a regular toothbrush. The gums around the surgery area were very tender, and I also had some nerve damage from the procedure that was in …

My wife and I have been using Bisolvon Pediatric for my son since he was three years old. Bisolvon is good for cough with phlegm and is quite safe for children. Bisolvon Pediatric is distributed by Boehringer Ingelheim, Inc. in the Philippines and is already quite popular among mothers. …

I sometimes babysit for a neighbor who has a young son. When he comes over to stay the night, his mom always sends him with an overnight bag, his medicines and directions if any are needed. At my suggestion, because he did not like to swallow pills, she found a …

IlluMask is a light therapy mask that you can use in your home to help fight acne. I have a fifteen - year old teenager that is using this right now and he has seen some really great progress with his skin and breakouts. Especially the little bumpy acne that …

This is the tooth paste that I use most often. I alternate the various types of toothpaste to get the best results, but this is the one I use most frequently.
There are 50ml tubes that I have or 75ml tubes. The tubes are of good solid quality, and are …

It was a horrifying experience, a few years ago, when my youngest son comes crashing through the front door to tell me that his brother is bleeding all over the place down at the park. He apparently was walking on the iced-over creek when his foot went through the …

The doctors told me I needed more calcium in my diet, but a lot of calcium supplements seem to upset my stomach and were hard to swallow because of them being to large in size. However, I recently found the Nutrition Now Calcium Adult Gummy Vitamins and have taken …

Ever since we were kids, we only used cotton buds to clean our outer ears. We used this old-fashioned silver ear cleaner tool which is not disposable. This is so cheap that one of this comes to about US$.05, and I always a few lying around. I like it …

I was given a tube of Ben Gay PM by a relative, because they did not like it. I don’t normally use the brand, because the strong wintergreen smell makes my eyes water. I was told I might like this one though, because the smell is much lighter.
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My company is running out of medical supplies so I have to by my own set of vitamins. I have tried and used different brands but I keep coming back to RiteMed. RiteMed has a wide range of medical products. They are manufactured by United Laboratories and being distributed …

A friend of mine shares my love of handmade soaps. We always tell each other about good ones that we find, and often give soaps as gifts. The last soap I received from this friend was from a site called Olde Crone’s Bewitching Bath soaps. I had to laugh when …

Last year, I was given a Christmas set that included this product. Due to bad experiences with using inexpensive body products in the past, I ended up storing the gift set containing this lotion in my closet. I rediscovered this lotion during a recent cleaning session and …

After having attended one of my cousins wedding recently and having enjoyed myself thoroughly when I came back home, I was rather stunned to find out that my weight had increased around two kilos. This called for immediate attention because even a slight increase in my weight (especially on …

I’m a rather full-figured woman, I’ll admit, and one of the biggest problems I’ve encountered when I go on my walks is chaffing of the inner thighs. I had purchased a bodyglide skin protectant stick that worked wonders in this regard and kept the skin of my thighs from …

I love treating my feet to a nice soak before a pedicure. I have diabetes, so taking good care of my feet is more than a luxury, it is essential to my overall health. I have used a variety of foot soaks, including just plain Epsom salts, but I really …

I’ll be honest. Mostly I just bought these because it looked like a cool idea. My feet hurt all the time, and I go through different insoles like they are going out of style. In my shoes, and with the amount of time I’m on my feet when at …

For years I’ve constantly struggled with managing my weight. Although I don’t eat a whole lot of food during the course of the day, I still found it difficult to lose weight. Drinking lemon water with honey before eating and incorporating moderate exercise into my daily routine did not …

Due to my hectic life schedule, taking medicines I or giving medicines to any of my family members would be forgotten. This would make very worried and also make me feel unworthy as a perfect house maker. Though the condition improved a lot after assorting the medications in my …

I actually found this soap while shopping the natural section of a local grocery store. I like to try new products, especially natural ones, and this looked very interesting to me. I once had a lemongrass candle that smelled so wonderful! One I used it up, I was unable …

I love to pamper myself and I do that with the products I use. I pamper myself eating what I like, I pamper my face with ice to cool off my face, and with my body, I pamper myself with the products I use when I take my bath. …

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 …

I bought Gaiam Tree of Life Yoga Mat online for a cost of $20. It had a green color with prints on it, and it measured around 24″ x 68″.
This mat is a good one because it measurements are more than enough to support my frame. As mentioned, …

This shampoo is a Japanese product, which I ordered after my brother sent me some other health and beauty aids from Japan and I became interested in them. This shampoo can be ordered online and is available for purchase to people in the US.
It is a lovely …

I have combination skin that is oily in the summer and dry in winter. When I developed a little acne problem due to some sun block I was using, I started treating it with a salicylic acid treatment, but found that it just irritated my skin and ultimately made …

In recent times I have been in search of a bandage that is truly waterproof. I wanted something that would protect any paper cuts I was getting from the burning and stinging of hand washing and dish washing. I had tried a few bandages, but they were not working …

My husband and I live in a relatively small apartment, so there simply is not enough room for large exercise equipment. We still aspire to do more exercise, though, even with some degree of physical imitations. I read a magazine article that advised readers to try buying “mini” …

Talking is the major communication we are using and to be more healthier in expressing ourselves we should talk clearly without any disturbance in our throat or mouth. I am working and dealing with people that’s why I don’t want to get sick and most especially experience sore throat …

Bugslock is a mosquito repellent that is DEET-free and non-toxic. Having blood that mosquitoes seem to find appealing, I was willing to try the product and found that it worked quite well.
As I always want to maintain mark-free skin, I have been using various mosquito repellent products over the …

The Band-Aid Advanced Healing Blister Cushions retail for around five dollars and contain six cushions in each box. They’re really, really effective when it comes to protecting a blister, even one that’s open, from infection, plus they relieve the pain that comes from the blister and they promote faster …

I use essential oils to make massage blends, lotions and bath salts. I don’t normally order scents that I don’t like, but I made an exception when I needed to make a gift for someone who happens to love rose fragrances. I have never been a fan of rose smells …

I take a hot bath nearly every night to treat the painful symptoms of fibromyalgia. It has become as much as hobby as a therapy, and I enjoy a great variety of bath additives to make the experience more fun. I recently tried out a few of the products made …

I’ve went through several thermometers, most of them a regular sort of digital thermometers, and some more gadget-like such as frontal lobe thermometers or the ear variety. Perhaps the most common thermometer I have used, and one that I still have around the house in working condition is …

It’s getting to be that time of year now, and it’s important for me to keep all kinds of sunblocks and after sun lotions, which is why I went ahead and bought the CVS Aloe Vera Gel with Lidocaine and Menthol. I have to say I was a little …

Vitex is also known as agnus cactus. It is a herbal supplement used primarialy by women for hormonal balance. The recommended dosage depends on the strength of the capsules you take. I take the 300mg capsules, three times a day. I started taking Vitex as a natural way to …

I am leery of deet after reading some negative things about its effects on health, so I have been on the lookout for a natural alternative to traditional insect repellants. I tried one brand, and was very unhappy that it seemed to produce no effect at all. It smelled …

Flood water is not safe so I really hate stepping on it. It can trigger the development of fungus and can cause different kinds of skin disease such as athletes foot. However, during rainy days there are very few places that don’t encounter floods. In our country, flood …

It is submitted that using a mouth wash is essential. Brushing alone can only kill half of the bacteria. It has been my practice to use mouthwash ever since. I have tried so many brands but not all were very good. I have tried Listerine, Compliments, Astring-O-Sol, these brands give …

When I was suffering from a bad case of hemorrhoids, I was desperate to avoid going to the doctor, for fear that they would want to lance an external hemorrhoid that was quite swollen. This procedure had been done in the past and it was a nightmare. Instead of making …

I use bath salts in conjunction with frequent hot baths to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, which I have had since I was a teen. This therapy has been extremely helpful, especially when I use high quality Dead Sea salt and in large enough quantity. The minerals in the …

Levora is an oral contraceptive. You take it once a day (at around the same time everyday for best results), on the fourth week you can take blank pills or not at all. The blank pills don’t do anything, they just keep you in the rhythm of …

I love to use massage as a way to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, and my partner is kind enough to help me by acting as my masseuse. I also love to reciprocate, and we have a lot of fun picking out new and different products to use for the …

I have been using the same brand and type of soft contact lens for over 8 years, and see no reason to ever change. I first purchased Cooper Vision CV Encore Sphere Soft Contact Lens on the recommendation of my optometrist, because I had never used contact lenses before, …

I am a slightly over weight person and though I don’t look very awful with my extra weight- I always wanted to be slim, trim and healthy. Though I had been regularly exercising and taking care of my food intake- I was rather impressed when one of my friends …

I am a chain smoker since last five years. I know it is going to harm my body apart from being an unnecessary financial drain. After trying hard, I decided to try some medicine.
After seeing an advertisement on television, I order Zero Addiction Powder. It was supposed to …

I love to shop in stores like TJ Maxx and Marshall’s, because I can often find luxurious bath and body products at half of their normal retail prices. On one trip, I found a bottle of this lemon and mandarin scented hand wash. It was sitting alone on a …

I have been taking One A Day Weight Smart Vitamins for several years now and am totally sold on them. I swear that they help keep my weight down, although I don’t know how. I try to eat well, but know that I consume way too much carbs …

All my life I have hated hearing people snore. It’s just so irritating and truly annoying when you are trying to go to sleep but the person next to you sounds like a freight train about to jump the tracks. You just want to turn to that person and either …

When I had surgery to remove two wisdom teeth that were impacted, it was unfortunately unavoidable that they did some serious damage to my inferior alveolar nerve on the right side, leaving me with parasthesias for months and no feeling at all for several weeks in my lower lip and …

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 …