These days one of my favourite ways to work out sometimes is by popping in one of the Insanity Workout DVDs. I can’t tell you how much they would cost in a store since I’ve actually gotten them from someone, but what I can assure you is that they’re …

When I moved house I registered with the Moorcroft Medical Centre in Botteslow Street and I have been with them for about nine years now. Prior to that I was with a different doctors surgery in a different area so I can compare the two and I am …

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 …

EverythingYoga Ultra Thick Yoga Mat cost $25 online when I bought it a few years ago. It is one of the first mats I owned.
It is a normal yoga mat which did not look anything too different from the others I bought. But it was a little too …

I fell in love with Primal Elements soaps when someone made me a gift basket full of them. They are the most amazing and fun bars of soap I have ever encountered. They are glycerin based, so very good for your skin. I have found them to …

The pain in my knees had always been a on and off affair. Bending them for a long time especially when I was kneeling or sitting on the floor with my knees bended- was enough to give rise to a severe knee pain. The pain would sometimes be so …

I was looking in my closet for something unrelated when I came across a bar of soap that I do not remember buying. When I first saw it, I thought it was an old bar of the Bath and Body Works transparent glycerin soaps that they used to sell in …

I tried to get the acupuncture treatment from this place few years ago. I wanted to lose my weight and since I am a person who does not like to do lots of exercise, I would like to try the acupuncture way to get rid of some weight in …

I picked up a tube of Colgate Max Fresh Mini Breath Strips: Cool Mint one afternoon while shopping in my dollar tree. I needed a new tube of tooth paste since I was getting ready to run out. I’m one of those people who uses every last ounce of …

NordicTrack is a good brand of exercising equipment, with well-deserved reputation for quality. While their products can be pricey, you can usually count on them being good. NorticTrack APEX 4100i (NTTL1890) treadmill is no exception.
The machine looks simple but stylish, with the console being supported by two nicely curved …

In recent months, I have been getting more and more interested in making my own shampoo and soap mixes. In making these things, there are more than a few bases to choose from, and choosing the right base for your soap or shampoo is probably the most important part. …

I had been suffering from a nasty cold that gave me sinus headaches, body chills, and nasty congestion. The only thing that seemed to help relieve my cold symptoms was the Kiss My Face Shower Gel & Foaming Bath for Cold & Flu.
This organic foaming bath had natural …

I always loved trying out any new skin or hair product in the market that really appealed to me. While I mostly preferred natural products to the cosmetic ones, I always loved experimenting with the different and latest products that seem to hit the markets. In fact my …

I was a little skeptical when someone recommended this for some pain I had been experiencing from typing. This person had carpal tunnel syndrome, and claimed it helped her tremendously. What I have is similar in nature, but it is the cubital tunnel that is affected, and causes pain and …

Puritan’s Pride Omega-3 Fish Oil is a 1200 mg, soft gel that contains important nutrients for health such as Eicosapentaenic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA). EPA and DHA are fatty acids that interact to keep your heart and cardiovascular system healthy. I take Omega-3 Fish Oil in …

Every summer, without fail, I get these very painful cracks in my skin around the cuticles of my toe nails, and around my ankles. I moisturize with a heavy lotion every single day, and even despite the humid Michigan summers, my skin is still very dry and sometimes painfully …

I’ve always been a bit of a vitamin and supplement junkie, ever since I was old enough to start taking whatever it was we had in the house at the time. Usually it was those Flintstone vitamins, or the gummy vitamins for kids, and then as I got older …

I have an occasional cold sore, which usually occurs when I am tried or run down. When I was going through a stressful period during a family member’s illness, I was having more than my fair share of them. I used various creams and topical treatments, which helped, but …

After talking with a friend about how horrible my experience with waxing my legs had been, I was encouraged to try “sugar waxing” and this product was recommended to me. This is a totally different kind of wax, sugar based “honey” but basically works the same way. I was …

I tried this nicotine chewing gum quite a while ago and as far as I can remember it was not a mint flavored one or any other flavor but today you can get different flavors. Anyway, I have been a heavy smoker for a number of years and, …

I use so many brands of toothpaste that even I my self do not remember the name but when I tried Aqua fresh Fluoride Toothpaste (fresh and minty) I am only using it till date. Actually the toothpaste contains fluoride which is also recommend to children. I find fluoride …

I have been taking contraceptive pills since I was around 14 years old —“ that may seem odd but my GP suggested beginning the pill because I was experiencing chronic pain prior to my period. So, I was prescribed microgynon which I continued to take for the next …

I had a horrible cold. My nose was running and raw from all the tissue I had gone through. I went to the store to buy some more tissue and saw a box of Scotties 3-ply, I thought, hmmmm, I’ll try it!
My nose couldn’t even feel the …

Shaving has always been a dreadful process for me, because I usually get bad after effects like getting cuts, dryness, itchiness, and just a whole bunch of irritations, that I just started to stray away from it altogether. But about 2 weeks ago I had to go out to …

The Greek brand Korres is one that I was not very familiar with until I tried this body butter. It comes in a tube, and is one of the richest, most sophisticated feeling butters I have tried. Although normally I am not a huge fan of lemon scents, …

I have fallen in love with all of the lush bath products, and since I had been so happy with them, I decided to try this very unusual facial scrub. Rather than a paste or gel, this product, like their others, comes as a solid. It is actually …

Finding an all-natural toothpaste, particularly an all-natural toothpaste you’re going to like, is not necessarily an easy task, especially after a lifetime of using commercial toothpastes. Given my previous experiences with Green Beaver products, I was happy to give their all-natural toothpaste a try and I decided to start …

Nizoral AD is a medicated shampoo for the treatment of dandruff, and other dry scalp conditions. One of the first things you may notice upon deciding to purchase it is that its quite expensive. It is only meant to be used 2-3 times per week, so I was able …

I often color my hair and usually with a permanent color. One day I decided that I wanted to see how my hair would look with a lot more red in it. I chose the Natural Instincts because it is not permanent—“ so if I did not like the result, …

My teeth are pale yellow and look very ugly, I tried all kind of toothpastes and even consulted a dentist regarding my pale teethes but nothing of the helps. The doctor told me to clean my teeth artificially in his clinic but even that didn’t help and it remained …

When I received a gift basket containing a variety of Primal Elements hand cut load soap bars, it was one of the most unique and fun gifts I have ever received.
These bars all are made in large loaves, then cut into slices for individual bars. They are …

This last year has proven itself a difficult one, full of a whole lot of challenges I haven’t had to deal with in the seven years prior. I used to be a stay-home mother of two, happily taking care of my household and family, while puttering around the house …

I really regret purchasing this mask for my skin, I’ve tried a few LUSH products in the past and I’ve only said positive things about them, but sadly now I have a negative about one of their products! Now I’ve tried many masks in the past, some working well …

About 6 months ago, I was surfing the Internet searching for any herbal remedy that will lower my increasing blood sugar level. I never thought that I will find one, though. The herbal medicine I’d found on the Internet was Gymnema Herbal Tea. After reading some information about the …

I just reviewed another first aid kit that I love and I’ll never be without and I carry it with me absolutely everywhere I go, but when my kids always watched me packing that one up when we were going on a weekend outing or anything then they would …

I have never been very good at flossing my teeth and now I am over 40, I have noticed that my gums have suffered for it somewhat as they are a bit receding. My dentist has always told me that I brush my teeth well but he tells …

There are times when I can sleep early and that is very rare. After looking online about the pros and cons of using melatonin as a sleeping aid, I decided that occasionally, it’s well worth the risk. So I decided to try it. However, it’s hard to find melatonin …

You may laugh but one of my favorite gummy supplements to take is L’il Critters Omega -3 Gummy Fish Supplements. Yes, they are meant for little ones, but I only weigh 100 pounds so these supplements are excellent for me to take and contain just the right of omega …

Several years ago, while at a convention, one of the companies that was presenting products was the Tamiko Corporation, and their product was a Massager. We got the full treatment as part of the demonstration, and I have to say, it felt wonderful. Several of us were …

Get ready to break a sweat if you try The Firm’s Get Chisl’d DVD workout. The workout is targeted to intermediate and advanced exercisers. Like most at-home workouts, there is a beginner modifier for those who are new to working out. The beginner does not use weights and does …

When ever a new diet appears on the horizon, I feel compelled to either buy it, try it, or debunk it. Generally it takes only a few seconds to spot the gimmick, several minutes to dodge the often erroneous nuggets of wisdom, and just a few more …

When I took my mother for her lymphedema treatments, I learned a lot about the lymphatic system. My mom had a mastectomy, and her lymph nodes were removed on that side, causing fluid to build up in her arm. This had to be massaged and wrapped carefully to treat the …

Solotone plus is a large brown capsule, to me it is very large. I think it is one of those mega vitamin drugs. But when I checked it out, it was much lacking in vital nutrients such as vitamin C, or the B group. I really get to wonder …

When I discovered how wonderful Soap Goddess soaps are, I found a new standard for how cold process soap should be made. This female owned and run company makes old fashioned soaps with the very best of ingredients and recipes. They are created using high quality oils like olive, coconut, …

As part of my oral hygiene I do like a good toothpaste, one that you can taste and after brushing makes my teeth feel as if they have been brushed. I have tried many toothpastes over the years, most if not all of them at the cheaper end of …

This toothpaste was advertised as such that it would help ease the sensitivity of teeth, but after using an entire tube of this toothpaste, I didn’t notice a reduction in the level of sensitivity when I ate or drank something real cold. The “twinges” that this toothpaste was supposed …

Gardening has always been my one my favorite hobbies and I would always try and spent some time tendering and nurturing my plants everyday. Though I found this routine incredibly relaxing on the mental front, using my hands during the process did seem to do enough damage …

South Beach (Diet) Living Hot Sandwiches
It seems that my supreme love for sandwiches has once again found me a new favorite. When I say that I love sandwiches, I do not think I can emphasize it enough. I want to go back in time and marry the …

I wore Accuvue 2 soft contact for seven years with no problems. When I got a prescription filled in 2003, my doctor switched me to Accuevue Oasys brand. It was supposed to let more oxygen in and keep your eyes healthier. After a few days of wearing …

In the winter I got a terrible cold which ended up becoming a nasty ear infection. Treating it with antibiotics cured it, but one of my ears has never quite been the same since. After my recovery, I suffered several small relapses, which required a visit to an …