Never I my wildest dreams did I think that I was going to own myself a treadmill. Every one in my family has owned one and I have always laughed at them because most of them were bulky and just loud. I figured what the heck is wrong with taking …

While visiting a natural foods store in my town, I was offered a couple of samples. One was a fiber supplement made from ground chia seed. It is called Chia Fresh Daily Fiber and is made by Gaia Herbs.
I am constantly told I need to consume …

A friend of mine is my “weight loss buddy.” We are both trying to lose fifty pounds total before her wedding next year. We try to encourage each other and we try just about anything interesting to lose weight so long as it is safe.
I was a …

I am insecure with the cellulite in my tummy area. These are stubborn fats. I don’t want to do invasive procedures which costs like one Iphone already. I asked my fitness instructor in the gym on how to get rid of it. Of course, conventionally, he offered me a …

As I am getting older, I have noticed fine lines around my eyes and I have been actively looking for a product that can help to reduce them or slow their progression. I heard so many people talk about retinol, I finally decided to look for a product with …

When a person gets sick in Saskatchewan, they don’t always have to go to the doctor. There is a service called: Saskatchewan’s 24 Hour Health Hotline that you can call toll free at 1-877-644-8448 anytime. It’s run by qualified RN’s and they will give you information and tell you …

For some reason it does not matter which products I use on my feet, they always end up looking so dry and ashy looking. I try to soak my feet regularly and I also use a heel exfoliater, but the skin on my feet also remains dry and …

I received this beautiful hand soap as a gift. It is in a tall and very elegant pump container, which is narrow enough to fit perfectly onto my kitchen or bathroom counter easily. It is a glass bottle, which is refillable. The soap inside has a very pleasant fruit …

I discovered this product when a friend of mine told me about it. He is an athlete, and often has to deal with chafing and problems related to sweating. I didn’t admit it at the time of the conversation, but I have my own little chafing issue and wondered …

Friends, today I am going to give my opinion about Zandu Chyavanprash. It is a famous Ayurveda medicine. I have been using this product for a long time. I have had very good health benefits using this.
Speaking of the elements found in this product, it contains Gooseberry, Ashwagandha, …

When I order my soap making supplies from Brambleberry, I am always interested in the most natural and healthy products they offer. They recently added melt and pour base that is completely organic. It is the same ingredients as many of their other bases, but with the added …

Have you ever lost your glasses and didn’t have other glasses to find the first pair? It happens. It’s happened to me several times, especially at night, and that’s why my mom thought this product was the greatest thing since sliced bread for me. (Actually, sliced bread is not so …

I am a person with constant aches and pains, always have been since I was young. My family normally told me to use Bengay, a pain-relieving cream, but after a few years, it became ineffective. I had thought that I had no hopes for my stubborn aches, but eventually, …

Dealing with the time of the month can be really frustrating if you don’t have the right protection. I know that I have tried way too many maxis and tampons, but only a few do a really good job. One maxi that I thought worked pretty decently was the …

I’ve become a sort of junkie for herbal supplements. Probably not a smart thing to admit to but, hey, it’s all natural and I’m not putting disgusting chemicals in my body that, for the most part, hardly do any good anyway. I’ve spent the last few years looking for …

Being a dark haired woman means even a hint of stubble shows up like a beacon on my legs. So I have to shave them often, even more so now that it is summer and I enjoy going swimming. Unfortunately, I also have sensitive skin and am very prone …

Althea Contraceptive Pills have been out on the market for a while, it is being manufactured by the Trust Contraceptive brand.
I took this pill last month of June 2010 after an exhaustive research on worthwhile and safe contraceptive pills. After reading such things regarding the scary mini-strokes some people use …

One thing I cannot stand about working in an office is that you have to be around people who have terrible colds who are sniffling and sneezing around you and using your phone. No amount of advertising about how germs are spread seems to get through to certain …

My teeth are not white. In fact I have permanent caps on my front teeth, which have discoloured over the years. I discovered Colgate Max White with Breath Strips when my brother purchased it. I tried his and ever since I have been hooked. The line used to have …

Keeping my skin young and beautiful has always been one of my topmost priorities in my life. For this I leave no stone unturned in following a regular skin routine religiously. The fact that my lifestyle is quite hectic and I rarely find time to visit to the salon …

This is an extremely user-friendly blood pressure monitor with a complete guide book and easy to use features. Before I used to go to the doctor or a pharmacy to get my blood pressure checked, but then I considered buying OMRON and it was very affordable at around $50.
The …

I have several children, and I have used the Weight Watchers Point System for nursing moms twice; I am currently using the system right now and have been doing this successfully for one month. There really is no better diet for nursing moms than the Weight Watchers Points. …

My hands which were the most exposed part of my body seemed to be craving for attention. Using my hands the whole day for every other work to be done in life- I felt they needed great attention. Although I tried to visit the salon —“ once a month …

These towelettes come in a box of one-hundred and they are all individually wrapped. For about six dollars and fifty cents, one-hundred small hand sanitizing towelettes would seem to be a pretty good deal. I thought so, and that’s why I gave them a try. They would be a …

When my hair began to thin noticeably a year or so ago, my hairdresser highly recommended the Nioxin 3-part hair care system for thinning hair. Supposedly it was a miracle worker. So thirty-eight dollars later, I was at home carefully following the directions for the system #3 for color treated …

The natural and organic product lines are certainly not immune to deceptive advertising and riding the wave of popular buzz words which really don’t apply to their products.
I was given the leftovers of this facial scrub by someone who used it, and had a severe allergic reaction to …

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 used nothing but the original Crest toothpaste since I have been old enough to brush my teeth. I do not sray, as it shows positive results! And I am near 50 years old. I have tried, a few times, other tooth pastes briefly and have not been …

When I began having problems with wearing contacts due to dryness and irritation, my eye doctor tried several different brands of contacts to see if an allergy was the problem. After failure with Accuvue Oasys, the next brand to try was O2 Optix by Ciba.
When I first …

The Philippine General Hospital, the largest government hospital in the Philippines has been operating for almost 100 years. It is in a very conspicuous location along Taft Avenue, Ermita Manila. People are so familiar with this very popular hospital which is tagged as the biggest hospital for the poor …

I noticed my eyes have been very itchy the past few days. I thought I was going to get sore eyes but it turns out my eyes were just too dry. So I bought Eye- Mo in a drug store near my building. I bought the 7.5 milliliter bottle …

Antibacterial Hand Gel from Boots, price .99p bought at the Aberdeen High Street store. One bottle provides 150ml of gel. The gel is in an opaque squeezy bottle and it comes out blue with a strong, perfume smell. The gel feels thick and quite cool to the touch and …

My mother used to work in a drugstore, as I did when I got older. We both remembered Revlon’s Aquamarine lotion, once wildly popular in the 80’s. It was one of my mom’s favorite lotions, and she was very disappointed when it disappeared from the shelves. I had not seen …

I am a huge fan of Happy Feet Custom Made Orthotics. Since I first visited them, I have fallen in love with what they have to offer. Here is the deal: There is nothing better than custom-made stress-reliever for tired, overworked feet. Although through the …

I had often seen the television commercials for a diet aid called Flush the Fat with Internal Flush, which advertises itself as a product designed to flush the excess fat from your body. I had assumed this was just another diet aid, until I saw this product on my …

When I broke my leg a couple of years ago, I was having a hard time with it, worrying that I would get it wet when bathing. I prefer showers, and wanted something that I could wear over it, considering even using garbage bags, but was afraid of …

I’ll just start off by saying, don’t believe it! Now, I normally don’t jump right in to say something negative, but I can’t help it in this instance. My son had injured his ankle a few years ago. He was walking on the frozen creek by our house and …

After my girlfriend started to talk in detail about how much she hated to have to shave her legs on a daily basis I told her that I thought that she should get her legs waxed and she said that it would be too painful but she needed to …

A few days back when I happened to visit my cousin for a few days, I found her sitting in a calm and relaxed position in her room with her newly acquired shoes. In fact she seemed so lost in her own world —“ that she hardly noticed …

I gained weight before and it caused me to have this love handles. I learned from the comments that most of my friends gave me that it does not look good to have a bulging tummy. I am not really that fat, my shoulders and arms are toned but …

I recently purchased a Bowflex sport because I kept finding it harder and harder to get to the gym, while dealing with my 4 daughters, 2 Girl Scout troops, cooking, cleaning etc. I decided that it was time to bring my workout home with me to free up …

Neutrogena is a brand that I have always relied on for making incredibly good skin products. The Norwegian formula hand cream has been around for a long time. It has many loyal fans and followers—“ because it is unique and it works. When I have very dry hands, there are …

I love to make my own soaps, lotions, bath soaks and oils. I look for good quality ingredients that add health benefits to the items I make. I often use them myself and give them as gifts at the holidays. One extract I like to add to some of my …

The 8-Minute workout series has a variety of programs, each targeting a specific area of the body. You can choose from 8-minute legs, 8-minute buns, etc. The idea behind the 8-minute series is that you only need to work out for 8 minutes and you will see …

The box I bought contained six packages for six cups of tea. It is labeled as being good for nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, headache, body ache, fever and a pain reliever. It really does work. Both my Mother and I came down with the flu at the same time …

I’ve been using this Cyleina Tomato soap and I can testify to you the effectively of this to my skin. 3 weeks after, I suffered from mild acne / pimple and blemished skin also at the same time. It makes my skin itchy and flakey also. Then I’ve read …

I bought this approximately for $2.30 for a 160-gram tube and overall I’m quite pleased with it; it has a 12-hour protection from bacteria buildup and it has a total whitening effect (supposedly) so this toothpaste has two good sides in one tube —“ it offers complete protection for …

I’ve been using dead sea salts and mineral bath additives for ages. It really helps me with relaxing before bed, and also does wonders for my fibromyalgia symptoms. Sometimes a nice mineral soak can be the difference in a good night of sleep versus a night of pain and muscle …

Bowflex, the best thing that has happened to my body.
I am a mother of 3 girls ages 10, 8, and 2. I was not liking my tummy, thighs, hips, or arms. I was a size 15 at my largest. I kept seeing the commercial for Bowflex …

I always loved using various kinds of bathing bar soaps which I found different and rather interesting. Since there are so many varieties of soaps available in the market —“ it sometimes became quiet confusing for me to select a particular kind of soap. But in order to …