I do get a good bit of fiber in my diet, being that I love grains and such, but I take supplements sometimes just to get a little more, or at the very least, all that I should be getting. I have tried Metamucil in the powdered form …

This product was suggested to me when I was seeing my dentist about some mild gingivitis. I had complained about the heating in our house causing the air to be so dry that when I woke at night, I could sometimes not even swallow. On my own, I had …

I decided a few months ago that I wanted to get my body back into shape. This is really hard for me because I have children and I work full time. I often feel like I don’t have time for me. …

My in-laws have a Bowflex Home Gym in their home, and I am thoroughly convinced that these home gyms are the best that can be purchased! They not only are great for building upper body strength, as well as developing leg muscles, but they can save you thousands …

I never thought I’d see the day when I’d say I loved my toothbrush but the Oral-B Vitality has changed that.
The Oral-B Vitality toothbrush is a rechargeable power toothbrush that retails for $20.00 or less. They offer 3 different models of brush heads: Precision Clean, (a single round head), …

My sister usually suffers from cold and cough. Without going to a doctor, she never gets recovered. As cold and cough is a minor illness, people use to take medicine without visiting a doctor. Last time my sister did not go to the doctor as one of the chemists …

I use a variety of bath products as part of my therapeutic hot soak to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, as well as just to relax and enjoy the “me” time before bed. In the winter I tend to lean towards moisturizing products like bath bombs and oils, but in …

After trying out a random hand lotion that I found at Bath and Body Works, I decided that my dry skin issue at work had to be remedied somehow and a new lotion had to be found to replace what clearly did not work. In addition to the …

When I recently ran out of my favorite honey flavored lip balm, I wanted something that satisfied my sweets craving as well as it did. When I was looking in the store, I came across the Aubrey Organics lip balms. I have used their products before and liked them, but …

Sometimes when I am not feeling well, I send someone to the store to pick up a medicine that might help. One time I had the beginnings of strep throat (I did not know it was strep at this point, just thought it was a regular sore throat) and I …

Being a total fitness freak I was a little worried when I was told that I had to stay at my aunt’s place for about a fortnight due to some family occasion. More than anything else- what I was really worried was the fact that my regular exercise routine …

I have tried a lot of ways just so I will be able to lose the excess weight that I have had for years. I have tried all the fad diets out there like the South beach diet, Atkins, and many others. I have worked out religiously for about …

Cold and cough is a very minor disease caused mainly due to change of weather but it can be very annoying and take the toll on the body if not taken good care of. Recently I went to Shimla on a vacation with my husband and everything was quite …

I injured my arm at work one day when a heavy box came flying off a conveyor belt. To help relieve the pain, I wore a tennis elbow brace off and on for many months. When I reactivated the same injury a year or so later, I had …

I am a fan of alternatives to talc based powders. I used to use talc, but then we all learned about how unhealthy it is, especially to women. When a friend of mine, who has a small baby, asked me if I wanted this product, I thought it sounded …

I bought the Schwinn Active 10 Series Upright Exercise Bike by Schwinn for $300 online. My previous bike was old and I thought of replacing it. I bought it because I thought it had a good design and was versatile. I like it.
I bought it online last January 2010. …

This local pharmacy is a very serviceable one-stop shop for my wife and I. We use it for the majority of our prescriptions (which is very infrequent at the moment thankfully) and over the counter medicines we may need. Their selection of medicines is great considering the proximity to …

I went motorcycling with my boyfriend this past weekend. I will admit that I have always been slightly clumsy, which is the main reason why I took a lot of extra precautions while riding. Ironically, I ended up taking a major spill when I was getting off …

I was blissfully unemployed for about seven years, getting my children responsbile enough to stay home by themselves for a few hours at a time when I was ready to get back to work. And, as a stay-home mom, I had the luxury of being able to sit around …

I have used a lot of natural deodorant products, and I would rather use them because of the links between cancer and aluminum, but the problem is that simply put, the vast majority of them just don’t work very well. When someone recommended this one, telling me that she …

Just like every woman, I want to be fresh and dry everyday especially if I have my period. I sought protection all the time from feminine wetness and odor because it make me uncomfortable if I am in such situation.
Whisper Ultra …

I love to work with essential oils. I use them for massage preparations, aroma therapy, and general treatment of skin and health conditions as needed. I have long been a huge fan of tea tree oil and use it regularly in a great variety of things.
When I read …

I am a year-round allergy sufferer. I take medication everyday to try to keep my allergies under control. Along with the nasal allergy problem, I also suffer from eye allergies. My eyes get really red, hurt, burn, and really itch. I have never been able to get a doctor …

Zhen de Shou is a Chinese Slimming Capsule that has been famous throughout the South East Asia and starting to have a market in US.
I started using Zhen de Shou last November in order to loose weight. The product itself is not hard to find since you can just …

After I had my second child, I put on a lot of weight. I tried dieting and exercising on my own. Nothing was working for me. I decided to speak with a dietician. I needed someone to help me lose the weight. I was …

Although they are not exactly supposed to, based on the information on the box, these lancets fit my old Relion lancet pen perfectly. I thought they looked like they would, so I took a bit of a chance when bought them—“ but I was right. They worked fine. There …

It’s very difficult when I feel very constipated and it’s a great thing that there are a lot of products out in the market today aiding in increasing the intake of fiber for better digestion and release of toxins in the body. So I tried this product C-Lium …

Having holidays has become a problem for me. My diet and lifestyle are completely changed due to travels and being in different environments meant that I had very little control over what I eat. I was completely relying on what restaurants and hotels had to offer. Often, the food …

I have used the Kiss my Face Peaches and Cream moisturizer, and really liked it. It had alpha hydroxy acids in it. I assumed this product would be very similar as it is often listed together with the other. They are actually not very similar at all. I love …

There are several brands of cleansing bars marketed to women that have been long time favorites of mine. One of the brands near the top of my list is Caress. It has been around for years, and the quality and consistency of the brand is excellent.
I …

I came across these pads a week or so after my son was born. I usually am against conventional disposable products due to their uncomfortable, nonbreathable nature, but these pads really exceeded my expectations as far as disposable products are concerned. These pads have no plastic in them to …

I’ve used a few feminine washes in the past because I think they’re a safer alternative to regular soaps when cleaning my intimate area. I’m a long-time user of Lactacyd but the problem with it is that, it is so watery and not lathery enough so for me, it …

I am a regular tea consumer. I drink it iced, and I have used it in diet supplements of various kinds. I like the idea that both green and black tea, which each contain their own types of antioxidants and nutrients, can be enjoyed together easily in a supplement drop. …

Just like many Filipina I used to be dream of getting the fairest skin tone I could ever afford. I envy fair-skinned ladies and have really spent so much on different products just to achieve lighter skin tone. Then this Glutathione craze suddenly hit the market. Every one is …

Keeping my teeth white is something that has always been important to me. I have had a few problems with tar at the bottom of my teeth because I smoke cigarettes and like to manage that as well as I can. I am not too particular about the …

A smelling body and bad breathes are two things which can turn anyone off. We can use deodorants and perfumes to fight off body smell but what about bad breathes, how do we fight it? Honestly I have this problem and a ordinary toothpaste isn’t enough to give me …

My husband often takes these teas for anything and nearly everything. There are teas for different problems but his favorite is Dr. Ernst’s number 10 which is specifically for weight management. He has a bit of a problem with this weight which is probably inherent and even …

My son developed a really bad diaper rash. It was really red and when he walked, he tried to walk with his legs apart to avoid them from rubbing together. I always used Desitin before and it really worked well to clear up diaper rashes quickly. …

I prefer liquid hand soap in a convenient pump bottle to hard bar soap on my sink to use for hand washing. The only thing I do not like about it is the tacky look of that plastic soft soap (or whatever brand I am using at the time) …

Emu Shampoo from Healthy Hair Plus, a product I ordered from the company’s website claims to solve dry hair and dry scalp problems defintiely does NOT do the job. My dry hair and scalp became even drier, hair became more frizzy and kept falling out.
They claim one must use …

Ever since I was younger, I have hated the dentist. I have had bad experiences with dentists giving me novicaine in the wrong side of my mouth, and I had a dentist give me a root canal at age 17 when my six month check up prior to that …

I am diabetic, and currently I control my condition with medicine that does not cause drops in blood sugar. Once before, I was on such a medicine for a very brief time before side effects caused me to discontinue it.
While I was on this medicine, I was warned …

Since I suffer from GERD, or acid reflux, I have to sleep slightly elevated or else I will awaken to some terrible pain. I grew tired of using tons of pillows and decided to buy a bed wedge. After looking around, I decided on the Mabis Healthcare …

It has been raining in our country these days. We all know that every rainy season, mosquitoes tend to be a lot more than the usual.
Ever since when I was a little girl, I am the only one in our family who gets constantly bitten by mosquitoes. I do …

Stresstabs is a vitamin that can be bought in local drugstores off the shelf and are not a prescription medication.
I like Stresstabs in particular because of the B vitamins it contains and I really buy it for the Zinc. Stresstabs is said to be a High Potency Stress Formulated …

I’ll have a blemish or two pop up from time to time, I’ll admit, but the occurrences of these problems are pretty small and pretty far and few between. With that said, however, I’m still going to do everything in my power to make sure it doesn’t keep occurring …

I went through a period of taking niacin to try and reduce my cholesterol because I cannot tolerate the effects of statin drugs. I started with regular niacin, which caused a lot of flushing. I then switched to a no-flush time release niacin. It was a rocky start, with the …

I have been told for years by my doctors that I should always wear sun protection, because I may have a case of mild lupus. There have been several occasions where I got “stuck” in the sun, and did not have anything with me, and on one of them, I …

Bath and Body Works stores held their famous semi annual clearance sale this month, and I enjoyed my yearly treat of stocking up on all my favorite shower gels for a fraction of their original prices.
As I was picking out my favorites, I came across a scent I had not …

There are a few brands that I do not see often, except for maybe when I am shopping at a plce like Marshall’s where you often see very high end cosmetics and bath products on sale at a discount price. I have seen Floris here and there—“ but it was …