Two months after giving birth to my first baby, I consulted my Obstetrician about the best contraceptive pill I could possibly use which could not affect my breastfeeding. She advised me to use Daphne Contraceptive pill. She instructed me to take it regularly (same time of the …

When I ordered some supplies for making bath products, I stopped by the sea salt page so I could order some coarse sea salt for homemade bath salts. As I was looking, I saw they offered dendritic salt. This is an interesting form of salt, basically the same as …

The Pilates Reformer model is a high-end excercise machine, but I found the footbar to be too stiff for prolonged use over one hour per day. The sample videos show the users in bare feet, and this was an impossiblity for me on the second day.
The problem with the …

With summer coming up and sandal season right around the corner, I was looking for a new manicure/pedicure set to get my nails, hands, and feet looking good. I used to be a professional nail technician, so I used to have all the equipment and tools. Over …

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 received a bottle of this product as a gift from a kind friend, when I was suffering from a particularly nasty bout of seasonal flu. She knew just what to get me to cheer me up, as I loved natural products and was very happy with the way …

I’ve been taking birth control ever since junior high. Not for preventing pregnancy, but for painful periods. I had my first ovarian cyst in the 7th grade, I’ve had periods that last up to 3 months, and taken almost every birth control to help the pain and excessive bleeding. …

I enjoy a nightly hot bath to help treat fibromyalgia symptoms and relax me so I can sleep better. I share this routine with every fibromyalgia patient I meet, because it has helped me more than any other kind of therapy in the world of medicine.
A bath night …

I have been using NatureMade’s multivitamins for almost 2 years. They give me extra energy and help fill in the nutritional gaps in my diet. At first I did not like the huge size of the softgel capsules because I previously had never been able to swallow anything that …

I am always looking for a way to restore and pamper my poor, over processed and chemically colored hair. The frizz in the back makes tumbleweeds look good.
I liked the sound of this product when I read about it, and my amusement at the ingredients was ultimately the thing that …

Being Asian, I was born with Black hair and I’ve colored my hair a few times just to get a different look. I particularly like my hair looking somewhat on the brownish side to highlight my fair features. So when I noticed this product from Sunsilk in …

I am a regular user of Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion. I am buying this product from The Body Shop. I’ve been using this for years now although sometimes, I would also use other brands as alternate. So far I would say of Peppermint Cooling Foot Lotion has been …

Last summer I had gum surgery that left my teeth very sensitive to cold and hot for several weeks. I was using my regular Crest Pro-Namel plus Whitening toothpaste, but using it really made my teeth hurt, especially when I used my Sonicare toothbrush. After several days …

I have used various creams on my feet at night to keep them soft. I also usually end up treating my hands with the same cream, so as not to waste it.
There are plenty of drug store brands that work well, and even some plain natural products like petroleum jelly …

After being somewhat satisfied that one of their other products worked for me, I went to the store here that sells homeopathic remedies of all kinds, and found one for stress. I had tried Hyland’s before and it did not work. I had come to believe that none of them …

Since I have turned forty, I have had a problem with thinning hair. I have several conditions that could potentially contribute to it—“ fibromyalgia, diabetes, under-active thyroid, and possible lupus, as well as aging which everyone faces. With it being difficult to know the cause of the hair problems, I …

When I was a young adult, suffering from some pretty severe acne, I really didn’t have anyone to help me figure out how to make the problem better. I remember stealing bits of my older sister’s clean and clear products, but my mother never seemed too concerned with buying …

I am suffering from allergy coupled with sinusitis for long. It seems that I am a permanent patient of cold and virus. I have tried various medicines - both OTC and prescription based —“ with mixed result. Currently, I am taking NeilMed Sinus Rinse on the advice of a …

After one too many insomnia driven nights of infomercial watching, I went ahead and purchased The Wave by The Firm. Luckily I spotted it at Wal-Mart and was able to start using it immediately rather than order it and wait while it was being shipped.
There …

I burned my hand from using a curling iron while styling my hair earlier during the week, and I did not want to incur any noticeable scaring, so I went to Wal-mart and purchased Cococare Cocoa Butter Cream the yellow one that claims to be the super rich formula. …

I have used the Emergency Room at Northwest Medical Center on a few occasions, luckily none of them for life-threatening injuries. I say luckily, because I don’t know if I’d have made it out alive! Now, I know people are triaged according to severity of injury, and so if …

I have really sensitive eyes. Like my skin, I easily develop rashes whenever I come across dusty environment. This is a huge problem especially whenever I go to public place. If the air or the furniture is dusty and I happen to come in contact with them with my bare …

Ever since I got home six months back after graduating from college and quitting my first job, I have gained unwanted pounds. When I had my weight checked with a nutritionist, I was shocked to find out that I am overweight by a few kilograms. I’m not really conscious …

I have had irritable bowel syndrome for many years. It was diagnosed after a bout of food poisoning left me sick for many weeks, and caused some scarring in my intestines. The major symptom in my case is diarrhea, with painful cramps. It often hits suddenly, especially after eating …

When I was younger, I remember using the Premysn PMS product regularly. When other products caught my attention, I started trying them, and then eventually tried many alternative medicines for PMS symptoms. I had actually forgotten all about these. When I last bought a box of Excedrin menstrual symptoms …

When my neighbor found a great deal on Kirkland brand of Allerclear, which is a store label for loratadine, also known as the brand name Claritin, she shared a few with me. I had taken Claritin in the past when a doctor gave me a sample. I have seasonal pollen …

I am diabetic and like to take my own A1C tests at home sometimes so I can avoid the doctor visit. I have used several brands, and the last one I purchased was the Appraise brand, which is read by Heritage Labs. The kit is pretty much like any other …

I love to exfoliate my back, but it is not always the easiest task to accomplish. There are a lot of different ways to do it. The best one, by far, is to have someone else do it for you. Since this is not always practical, we have to …

The health of my skin has become a very important issue to me over the years. During my youth, and all those horrible junior high school years of embarassment, I had a serious skin problem that would often have me hiding behind a layer of hair or a thick …

Never really been a big fan of electronic toothbrushes. They have there pers but there isn’t anything like a manual toothbrush. I think electronic toothbrushes have been invented for the lazy teeth cleaners who find it hard to always brush their teeth manually. This is how I used to …

My periods are pretty heavy for the first two days and when I go to bed I like to use sanitary protection that is more heavy duty than my daytime one as it is a pain to be woken in the night because you are leaking. I first …

This is an interesting concept, nutrition and natural remedies based on the attributes of the planets. And chocolate, of course. That gets everyone’s attention.
I became interested in this product after a fellow diabetic said that it helped her blood sugars stabilize. It makes a lot of claims—“ like being …

At the advice of my doctor (and because of my own experience) I take a probiotic whenever I have to take a course of antibiotic drugs. In the past I have developed both yeast infections and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms from taking antibiotics, and I learned my lesson …

A lot of people don’t understand the concept behind Flaxseed Oil and it’s benefits but I do. I have been taking this stuff for a long time. It all started with my mother who always made us take it when we were younger. I never understood then, all I …

One of the hardest decisions I have ever had to come to in my life was putting one of my elderly parents into a nursing home. My father had passed away already, and my mother was all alone, and getting up there in years. We didn’t have …

Yesterday I took advantage of the rainy weather to get an extra walking workout in. Before finding the Walk Away the Pounds series by Leslie Sansone, I would have been discouraged by the rain and probably would have skipped walking. But since discovering in the home walking …

The supplement folic acid is usually associated with women taking them while there are pregnant to reduce the chances of birth defects in their unborn child. I am not pregnant and I do not intend of becoming pregnant any time soon, but I started taking this supplement six …

Skin is the largest organ in our body that’s why we need to take care of it from any damages. Due to tropical weather here in our country, the climate makes my skin dryer everyday and one of the part that worrying me my feet and most especially my …

I take a nightly hot bath to help treat the effects of fibromyalgia. To keep things interesting, I use a variety of bath products, and some of the most beneficial to me are the bath salt products. Salt helps remove toxins and lactic acid from the body, and adds beneficial …

I got one of these adorable bath fizzies on my birthday, after making everyone swear not to get me a cake. I am diabetic, so I don’t need one anyway, but I could have had a little piece—“ the problem was that I knew if there were leftovers, I would …

I was suffering from a viral infection, had bad chills, and was very stressed out because I was so sick, and I could not finish my daily tasks. All the chores inside the home began piling up along with my freelancing work. All I wanted to do was …

I am a regular user and big fan of natural soaps. I am not a huge coffee drinker, but other members of the household are, so I thought this product would be a nice novelty for them. Besides that, it was a huge bar for such a low price, I …

When I take my nightly hot bath, I am treating myself in more ways than one. I am using products to pamper my skin, provide therapy for my muscles, and relax my mind so I can sleep better. Having fibromyalgia can make one’s life a challenge, so it is good …

I needed to find a replacement foot powder in place of my Scholl’s that is very expensive. I saw this Bio Fresh foot powder just beside the socks section at the ladies’ accessories deparment in the local department store.
I think Bio Fresh is very cheap, I bought this …

My daughter purchased SoftSoap brand Juicy Pomegranate & Mango Infusions the other day at Walmart, and even though we use another type of soap I used hers and it seems okay I always switch brands from bar soaps to body washes, just depends what is on sale and what …

Are u guys worried about the mosquitoes or such kind of insects in your house, then please stop worrying and buy the Hit spray. When my mosquito repellent won’t work sufficient to kill the mosquitoes, then I take up the Hit spray and spray it to all the …

Let me just start by saying urinary tract infections are painful, nauseating, draining to the body’s energy source and awfully horrible to have. In addition, the antibiotics the doctors prescribe to treat them are harmful and not useful for treating them effectively I feel. With my recent urinary …

Boiron is a well known-manufacturer of homeopathic medicine. Unlike ordinary medicine, homeopathic ones are known to be safe and natural. I actually heard about Boiron through my yoga class. When I went to the store to buy Occilococcinum, I was surprised to find out that (1) homeopathic medicine is …

I have this pretty eccentric friend who would swear by vinger for a cure-all to absolutely any ailment. Have a hangover? Take a tablespoon of vinger. Have a urinary tract infection? Then some vinger will clean it right up and you’ll be good as new in no time. She …

I have IBS and sometimes the symptoms that come along with it are extremely unpleasant. However, I recently started taking the Phillips Colon Healthy Probiotic Dietary Supplement and I am not suffering from severe IBS symptoms any longer and will definitely continue to take this supplement daily.
I got …