When I am not writing, I am often cooking. As an at home caretaker, I prepare all the special meals for myself and my mother, who is on a dialysis renal diabetic diet. Hers is quite a complicated one, and I often prepare my own meals separately. In other words, …

I have about six or seven pieces of fold-away or easily storable exercise equipment in my house that I’ve gathered over the last two years. Of all those, the Stamina InStride Pro Stepper was one of the top most expensive ones at about $70, but it came with …

This is one of those multi-vitamins that I still question to this day, years after I’ve used it. Not because it was a bad product, but because I’m not even entirely sure, after all this time, what kind of benefits I was supposed to have gotten out of it. …

I was born asthmatic. Unfortunately, my husband was, too. But it didn’t keep us from being attracted to each other and eventually got married. So as expected, following Law of Genetics, our daughter has it too.
At an early age of 3-months, asthmatic symptoms were already showing. We brought her …

Before I made a serious commitment to squeeze some physically-engaging activities, I used to suffer from mild constipation. The whole time, I would feel this bulky mass across my midriff, even though, I have a skinny physique. It was probably dyspepsia. My doctor also doesn’t allow me …

This probiotic drink that looks like a soy sauce because of its color is very sour, kinda bitter and super sour — very inexplicable, the worst thing on earth. I just squint my eyes and cover my nose because I need to gulp loads of good bacteria for the sake …

Equate: Mint Flavor Anti-Cavity Fluoride Rinse is a product that I have switched over to after comparing it to ACT and finding no difference at all in the active ingredient and very little difference in the inactive ingredients. This rinse also has the American Dental Association’s Seal on it, …

This product is one that I picked up accidentally when my mom asked me to get her some generic acetaminophen. I didn’t realize it had the diphenhydramine for sleep in it also.
I have used similar products (Tylenol PM) and they do work nicely for pain and sleeplessness if you …

One Touch Horizon blood sugar level testing meter by Johnson and Johnson.
Recently I came across a medical product that can be used by self to monitor his own sugar level in blood. The Ad went on to say that it would save much of your time as you need …

I discovered coconut oil through my father. I had skin rashes then and my father told me to apply coconut oil into the rash. He gave me Theraherb Virgin Coconut Oil. Immediately after applying, the redness of my rash decreased. The next day it was totally gone. From then …

Initially I did not want to try this diet pill because of the large amount of caffine contained in it. The plus side to these pills is that they contain the natural ingrediant called Hoodia found in South Africa. Hoodia supresses your appetite and I found that it did …

I have always have a fascination for skin cleansing products and truly believed that using a good one played a vital role in keeping my skin looking young and beautiful. The fact the market is flooded with different types of skin cleansers, shopping for a good skin cleanser …

For anyone who has had female issues you understand how hard it can be. There are very few things I have tried, but most of them truly don’t even work. How hard is that to try something only not to get any type of benefit from them? My problems …

I am a huge fan of bath products, and my friends and family know it. When I received a package of this Dresdner bubble bath, I was thrilled. It’s a brand I just don’t see over here… but I had read about them—“ and a family member specially ordered this …

At half the size of the leading anti-bacterial hand cleanser Purell, Purest at 8 FL OZ/237 ml is already a winner. It is nice to have an alternative to Purell, it not only puts pressure on the market leader to rethink its pricing, it can only make the …

Having my period is really not a great thing for me, I hate the pain and the inconvenience that comes along with it. Since I discovered Modess Ultra Thin I think the hate has thankfully lessen. Among all the pads and the tampons that I have used before, …

I have tried a wide variety of workouts and diets over the years but none have been nearly as successful as simple walking. Unfortunately, seasonal changes often make it difficult for me to get out and walk as often as I’d like to, and I usually resort …

I like to make my own bath and body products sometimes, and give them as gifts or use them myself. I like shea butter for a moisturizer in the winter when my skin tends to be its driest. I decided, after reading some shea butter “recipes” online, that I wanted …

Few weeks back I saw the sauna belts commercial on the tv and I saw that how this product works like the magic and how effective it is in loosing weight. I thought I have also become little overweight and I should loose the weight too. And I …

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 …

A friend who works at a health food store bought me this lotion because it was marked down. I was told that the original price on it was almost twenty dollars, although the packaging did not look like something in that price range.
I have heard a little about …

I love lip balm, especially those made with natural ingredients. Since I had tried some of Honeybee Garden’s body powder, I wanted to see how their beeswax lip balm was. The formula was great—“ it has beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E. All of those ingredients …

Since I have lost a good deal of weight, I’ve noticed the skin under my arms is not very attractive. I don’t know if it is directly due to to weight loss or just coincidental, but since I’ve gotten smaller, the skin under my arms is dark, and just …

Tampax Pearl Plastic Tampons, I would say, are the best and most comfortable tampons out there, and for several different reasons. These tampons are plastic and are very easily inserted. I find it very hard to use the cardboard ones, as many other brands are, because they are very …

I have been using a sleep mask to block out light for years. It really helps me to sleep better, since I often keep late hours and like to sleep in when I am dealing with fibromyalgia flare ups, which affect my quality of sleep. I have used several masks …

My brother’s friend lent my brother an exercise DVD called “Crunchless Abs Progressive Core Training”, and I decided to take advantage of it while he still had it and see if I could really get abs in ten minuted like they said on the DVD. At first, I did …

This herbal medicine to me is a miracle rug. It’s really not an herbal medicine but more like a fruit extract. You can buy it at the whole foods store for around $7. Now the price is really high considering the size of the bottle but it isn’t something …

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 …

I have always shaved using standard disposable razors. When my mom saw this product on a TV ad, she decided to get it for me as a gift. It is relatively inexpensive, and it came with a free manicure kit, which my mom kept for herself as I …

There are lots of apps for counting calories and watching your macros, as population has been acting like the weight loss and being skinny is the number one world problem. I’m not gonna lie: I care about staying slim too, but I have overcome the obsession with calorie counting apps …

I bought this Acne Gel from Healthy Options on the second floor of SM Mall Manila. I actually bought it because I read about it online, and so I thought that it might be a good product. What I like about this product is that, it is actually …

I prefer to use shave gel when I shave my legs. I usually use the more expensive brand, but I decided to try the store brand for once. The place that I grocery shop carries Care One Products as their store brand. I purchased a 16 oz. can …

When I started my new job about a year ago, and my hours had me leaving the house and coming home at all kinds of hours during the day, I found that I wasn’t taking care of myself quite the same way that I should have been. I’d leave …

About 1 year ago, I broke my leg. Still trying to relive the glory of my youth, I overstretched while playing football and was caught with a tackle leading to a double leg break. My recovery has been sore and arduous and hasn’t been aided by my …

I wanted to talk about this Herbal juice because I started taking it about a year ago. I have no idea what made me start taking it. All I know is that I was interested in finding out what it did. I had a few friends who drank it …

I am always in Bath & Body Works store, not being able to resist myself every time I go to the mall and then walk by, smelling all those wonderful scents coming from the store. I love most of their scents and it’s rare that I find one …

I was touching up my make up in a ladies room with a friend who had accompanied me to a restaurant when I saw her using this product on her eyes. I mentioned something about maybe needing to start using a concealer under my own eyes, and she said she …

I thought this product had a neat concept behind it which is why I bought it. A cream that you can use to warm your feet? I’d never heard of such a thing, but I was pretty excited to try it out because I suffer from extremely cold feet …

I have had to wear glassed since I was a child. I remember, as a teenager, getting my first pair of contact lenses. What freedom! I loved wearing the contacts. I have always found glasses to be a bit uncomfortable and annoying. So, contacts …

This is a product I have mixed feelings about. I have very resistant gray hair. My hairstylist has told me this many times. To save money, a few years ago I stopped paying over a hundred dollars every time I needed my hair colored and started using store-bought hair …

I have one of those high-sided claw-foot tubs in my child’s bathroom, and I love it, but she has slipped a tome or two (without harm) trying to get in and out of it. She’s still young and it is a bit too tall for her to just …

One of the things I liked about MiraLAX Laxative Powder was that it helped me in a dire situation. My son was having serious problems with his bowel movements. One thing that noticed was that he wasn’t going more than once a week. maybe. For a 4 years old …

I know of someone who had several surgeries on his back, and his pain was pretty constant. He bought a Thermophore Arthritis Pad and it seemed to be helping him. When we were talking, a long while back, about my back issues, he suggested I get one …

I have been trying to develop my hairstyling skills a bit lately. I have naturally wavy, long, frizzy and damaged hair. I love to use a flatiron or the InStyler to give it a straighter, sleeker look. Since they both use heat, and heat just aggravates frizz in the …

Dr. Wong’s Sulfur Soap is considered a medicinal soap. It is good in treating acne and skin problems since it has sulfur content. This sulfur content dries up skin easily. Anyway, I used this soap when I was in my teenage days. I remember at that time, my face …

I’m a pretty big fan of my Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Cream Conditioner. I am in a never ending battle with my hair as my roots are crazy oily and my ends are extremely dry. I never put conditioner on my roots as that will make them …

I love to try out new natural products and especially when they have unusual scents and ingredients. This one has the smell of cinnamon, cloves, and bergamot—“ giving it a very unique blend. The tiny exfoliate granules in this product are very soft and gentle. They are barely …

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 love trying out new products, especially if they come from other parts of the world. My brother has friends in Japan who he visits, and sometimes he will send me little packages. In one of these, I received a small pouch that had an unusual design and a screw-off …

I started practicing Tae Bo a few years ago.
It was recommended to me by my doctors .I was recovering post chemotherapy and my moral was very low.
I started practicing by myself watching Billy Blanks program I have bought on VHS.
It was Tae Bo instructional workout and then it cost …