I would not recommend the Atkins diet. When I went on the diet, I ended up gaining more than I loss. At first I was really committed to follow the diet, and was really sold on it. But I lost very little. I had some friends who …

My receding hair line was making me quiet tensed for a few days now. Although I did try my best to take care of my hair, I guess that with rising age coupled with the stress and tension of every day life- were perhaps the main reasons behind …

Attending my friends wedding seemed to be a lot of fun and frolic at time —“ but when I returned home my feet especially my toes ached so severely. All my toe fingers seemed to be swollen and this was enough to make me restless. When I informed about …

My diet is incredibly restrictive, so I take a lot of supplements daily to ensure I get everything I need to be healthy. I started adding in other supplements such as fish oil, or garlic as well, just to help my heart out some, since heart attacks are …

Vaseline has been a name I’ve known for many years, as a trusted baby product and chapped lip treatment. Recently I found that the most effective, inexpensive and fast-acting moisturizer for severe skin dryness and damage was right under my nose! After a week long project of cleaning and …

Recently I wrenched my shoulder moving some boxes around. I tried heat, then ice but nothing seemed to help until a neighbour gave me a tube of Deep Heating Ultra Strength rub. By this time I was desperate; I had already tried several different pain relieving rubs. Some worked …

I am a big supporter of products that are simple, natural, and not tested on animals. Although I am guilty of using products that do not fit the above description too, I still appreciate the efforts of the makers. I’ve always liked Burt’s Bees products. I use …

When it says that the product is with L-Carnitine, it means it burns fat. My friend who gave me my vitamin C gave this one too. Since this one is with L-Carnitine, it surely will burn your fat and will make you slim. It is a powder pack in …

The Sinarest syrup is used to cure the cold infection. Generally it is used for kids and even the elders can use it to cure the mild cold infection at the beginning. This syrup is not very strong and does not contain any chemical, which may cause …

When I was pregnant with my first and last child I remembered the doctor prescribed that I take Iberet Folic 500 (Iron + Multivitamins). My blood pressure was only 90/70 so the doctor would want assure that my pregnancy will not result into iron deficiency because it is …

In my line of work, my throat is often abused and given that its one of my source of living, I am conscious as to how I should take care of it too. I got the idea of this thru a local celebrity. She is a top talk show …

I borrowed this product while suffering from a painful muscle spasm in my lower back. I have tried several products that work as counter irritants like this one, but I was surprised to find that this product is unique. It’s been on the market for many years and apparently has …

I have been trying to lose weight for quite a while, and been looking for a way to track my calories and all. First time I did by manually writing the things I eat in a book, which is not helping because my handwriting is not so good …

I have combination skin, and finding the right products to treat it can be a challenge. Lately, I have been using a lot of natural products, but when I was recently in a cosmetics store, I saw one of the clerks that had the most amazing skin, and we got …

One of my favorite cleaning products is Clorox’ Disinfecting Wipes. They come in cylinder containers, and the bigger one (the one I have) holds 75 wipes. They are meant to wipe of household surfaces to kill viruses, such as the ones that cause a cold or flu. …

I have thinning hair, and after learning that some of the chemicals used in mainstream hair products can contribute to scalp problems and thinning hair, I decided to try out some of the natural ones. I tried Kiss My Face first, since I had recently really liked one of their …

I ordered this coconut scented shampoo because someone I know was raving about how shiny and silky it made her hair. I have tried a great variety of shampoos and most of them in this price range did a pretty decent job, so I gave it a try. I was …

I’m actually not as clumsy as others might consider me to be, but I get the same bumps and bruises on a semi-regular basis regardless. As such, I have a whole collection of bandages in my medicine cabinet to signify the potential for disaster. Plus, I just see something …

Equate: Enteric Safety Coated Adult Low Strength Aspirin Regimen Aspirin 81 Mg works just as well as the name brand products. I have found these aspirins to effectively ease and do away with pain and as a low strength aspirin, they work quite well. I really like that the …

When I ran out of the Cepacol my aunt had lent be during a family-wide bout of a bad cold, I had to buy more throat lozenges. I was miserably sick and didn’t feel like driving far, so I stopped at a little independent pharmacy where I hardly ever …

Just recently I started taking Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin when I went to the pharmacy looking for a way to get more probiotics into my digestive system and not having to eat yogurt everyday to keep my digestive system feeling happy.
Multibionta Probiotic Multivitamin is a bit on the expensive side, …

I have fibromyalgia, and I have used a great variety of muscle rubs and various forms of topical pain relief. Most fall into the category of counter-irritant. These are products with menthol based action that basically distract the nerves from causing pain by making them respond to a new sensation, …

So, I’m not exactly afraid of needles by any stretch of the imagination, but they aren’t a good friend to me either. I don’t cringe when some poor nurse gets the job of poking me, but usually THEY do. I have awful veins. It’s almost impossible to find a …

Eucerin is a moisturizing lotion that can be used to meet your daily skin needs with or without sun block. It can also be used for relief of, or prevention of the skin conditions, eczema or psoriasis. The lotion can be purchased at any department or cosmetic store. …

I bought a bottle of Ivy Block for Poison Ivy, Oak, & Sumac in a 4 fl. oz. bottle because I was going to do some major landscaping, extending my backyard area (which is wooded), and it has all three: poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. I …

I have been taking various forms of fiber ever since my doctor recommended it as a way to help regulate my symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. For much of that time, I used basic, cheap psyllium fiber supplements that you can get anywhere. Eventually, I learned that other fibers had …

The Germ-X hand sanitizer is something that I have seen using since July (three months now) because I found it at Walmart selling for .99 for the 1.5 oz bottle. The bottle is small but the price is very inexpensive and I have 25% of the bottle left so …

I’m ashamed to admit that when I was a kid, I had bad breath. My mom told me to use the Forever Living Toothgel, and just a few days of using it as a toothpaste, the bad breath was gone. I think it was halitosis, I just didn’t know …

I was shocked to find such a bad review on this site for Lakota Joint Formula because I think it is a remarkable product. I was so crippled with arthritis I could barely walk at all and I had so much pain I did not know how I …

I tried this lotion at a friend’s house, and loved it. I had smelled it on her, and liked the smell so I asked what it was, and she showed me the bottle. I made a mental note of the name, and later looked for it myself. I was unable …

I know how hard it is to stop smoking. I have done it so many times but never succeeded until I started taking Wellbutrin XL. I had tried countless times to quit but was never able to stick it out. I tried the gum, the patches and the lozenges, …

I was so excited when I finally found these insoles in my size! I kept finding them in mens sizes, but women’s seemed to elude me for the longest time, but the minute I saw them and felt them through the packaging I wanted to try it for myself. …

We are coming into Winter now so although my feet do not get hot because of the weather any more, I do still do plenty of walking, or I have long shopping trips all day where I end up walking miles, going up and down escalators and what have …

I tried SSS tonic for the first time when I worked at a drugstore. Many of our older customers bought it regularly. I was in the process of developing some strange symptoms which would later be diagnosed as fibromyalgia. At the time, lupus was a strong suspect on the …

When I have a cold with bad chest congestion, I usually use something like Vicks Vaporub or Mentholatum for my chest. The last time I ran out, I decided to try a natural brand that looked interesting. It was from All Terrain, and is called Breathe Better Rub. Like Vicks, …

For my latest workout, I thought I’d try out the 40 minute Firm Cardio Party. This workout contains 5 individual segments, and features many of their master instructor’s favorite moves. If you have done other Firm workouts, you may be familiar with many of the moves. While I may …

I am going on 4 years with Mirena. It’s an estrogen free intrauterine contraceptive. I can’t stress how good and effective this is. But I can also not stress enough how important it is to be in a monogamous realtionship while you are using this. At first it is …

I have used Dramamine for motions sickness in the past, and it has been a lifesaver. I decided that to save a little money, I would try out the Equate brand from Walmart. I have generally had really good experiences with their brand of health care products, so I felt …

Caramex Cold Sore Reliever and Lip Moisturizer have proved to be a wonder balm for me. I have been using it for the past one year and I must admit that I haven’t seen a better balm in the markets even today. Caramex Cold Sore Reliever and Lip Moisturizer …

I started wearing contact lenses thirty years back. I started with the hard, then semi soft lenses and for the past 20 years I have used many soft contact lenses.
I started with bausch & Lomb but once I tried Ciba vision soft lenses, I have …

I bought this product when I was having a severe winter itch issue. I was unsure at first what it was, a shower wash or an oil. The description defied logic to me. It looked thin in the bottle like an oil, and it was an amber color which seemed …

I have never been the type of person to rely on weight loss pills, drinks, foods, and other quick fix methods to lose weight because at the end of the day they are in fact quick fixes, and they do not instruct someone how to properly change their diet …

My lips have a tendency to be very dry, and the winter weather season has done nothing to alleviate my problem. Aside from very dry skin, I often find myself trying to combat parched and chapped lips. Although I know that there are several medicated products available …

I was given one of these blue and black bandanas by a coworker when we were out in very hot weather, working on a sign. They are basically a bandana scarf with a place to slip in ice packs. The ice packs that come with the product freeze very …

I live in central/southeast Texas and mosquitoes thrive here, so while summertime means barbeques and fun by the pool it also means lots and lots of bug bites. So skin repellent is a must especially in late afternoon and night. I ventured to the grocery store before my boyfriend’s …

Vitamin E is a wonderful antioxidant and of course Vitamin and when used as directed can be great to help prevent heart attacks, coronary artery disease, and macular degeneration just to name a few. What many people do not realize though is that it can be dangerous if you …

Refresh Plus Lubricant Eye Drops were recommended to me by my eye doctor after I had lasik eye surgery. This doctor, by the way, was voted one of the best in the US. The drops are made by the Allergan Company. My doctor told me to …

Everyone knows petroleum jelly is great for mending chapped lips. But not every brand of petroleum jelly is greater than Aquaphor healing ointment. I had to suffer the worst cracked lips in my life to determine the best antidote. It was easy to make scrubbing my …

I never knew that much about valerian root and did not really give it any thought until recently. I have always had trouble getting to sleep at night and when I did finally get there, I would wake up at the slightest noise or whisper, my boyfriend literally could …

Whenever my mother cleans out her closets, I always end up with whatever bath products are found and not wanted. She knows I take a hot bath nightly to treat fibromyalgia symptoms, so I have a never ending need of bath supplies. The last clean-up she did gave me several …