My partner and I both love to give and receive massages. I have fibromyalgia so it has great health benefits for me, and my partner says it helps with tension headaches and back pain. As well as being healthy, it can also be very romantic, and we are always looking …

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 …

I am missing two toes due to an unfortunate lawnmower accident when I was four years old. My entire left foot big toe is missing, as well as a good portion of the next adjacent toe. And much of the girth of my left foot is gone. …

I’ve always had problems with my skin. As a youth, these were sometimes severe, but have somewhat died out over the years. Now that I’m in my thirties, I’m still stricken with the occassional case of a breakout, usually during that untimely female monthly visitor, and I’m always looking …

I’m diabetic and although I am on medication, I still like to supplement my diet when I hear that certain herbs or minerals might be helpful in blood sugar control. I’ve had pretty good luck with some, like chromium and fenugreek.
Others have failed to impress me. I …

I love making my own special products for bath and body. When I found a goat milk soap base that I absolutely loved, I wanted to be able to make goat milk lotion to match, for after the bath. There were recipes, but they were a bit too …

I have always been more of a Joy dish washing liquid girl than Dawn dish liquid person simply because my grandmother only used Joy and never deviated from that brand for as long as I could remember, so honestly, I never bought Dawn because we never used it in my …

I admit I had an ulterior motive in choosing this product. I was looking for a laxative to use regularly, as my digestion has become slow due to gastroparesis from diabetes.
I chose these first, because they are chocolate. They taste just like little pieces of chocolate candy.
They have …

For a lady who’s always on the road, like me, keeping fresh, clean, and hygienic is still a priority especially during long-haul trips and trips that take the entire day. But, of course, when travelling we always don’t have the luxury to freshen up in nice, comfortable rest room, …

I knew I needed to start exercising. My parents were telling me and obviously, my body was telling me. So, one day, I was chatting with a friend who told me she started yoga. She told me she loved it and learned on her own. I was instantly interested. …

Nearly two years ago, I purchased my first menstrual cup. It was the Diva Cup and believe me, I wanted to fall in love with it but unfortunately, it just wasn’t the cup for me. I was really disappointed. For some reason, my initial reaction was ‘if I didn’t …

In my quest to lose weight I’ve tried nearly every type of diet drug there is and ended up picking Stacker 2 primarily because I’m a NASCAR fan. That sounds a little odd, but it’s true. The company once sponsored a NASCAR team and after seeing hundreds of different …

I’ve tried loads of teeth whitening products, all of which to date, turned out to be gentle stain removers rather than actual teeth whiteners and have done nothing to improve the shade and colour of my teeth. Then I saw an advert on the internet for SmileBryte teeth bleaching …

When my daughter was about a month old, we had consulted by pediatrician on vitamins to take. She had recommended VitaZinc drops that have vitamins, Taurine, Lysine and Zinc. My pediatrician said that it was the only food supplement that has Zinc in it that is very good in …

I picked up this Aromatherapy Remedies PMS Relief from Bath & Body on a whim. I loved the packaging as it came in a small plastic zippered travel bag with this small bottle of essential oils, hand lotion and bath soak, and as I tend to have very uncomfortable episodes …

Equate: Sport Spf 30 Sunscreen Lotion seems to work just fine. I have used it on multiple occasions and I never really seem to have any sunburns on my body. Now I burn fairly easily, even when I am not out in the sun for too long, so sunscreen …

I have always been a big fan of Method health and beauty products and their self foaming hand soaps are a favorite. I have used several of the scents they have available, and even ordered refills. This eucalyptus mint is one that I found recently, and I was absolutely thrilled. …

I like to feel like I am fully protected whenever I do use a maxi pad. I cannot always trust them, and know that leaks can happen within a split second. I needed some protection, especially for the overnights. I was trying to stray away from tampons a bit …

When I was suffering from a bad case of hemorrhoids, I was desperate to avoid going to the doctor, for fear that they would want to lance an external hemorrhoid that was quite swollen. This procedure had been done in the past and it was a nightmare. Instead of making …

Due to a painful cut in between my toes, I found it rather difficult to move around the house wearing my house slippers. Though everything seemed smooth and fine for the few days, by the time my cut had actually healed —“ I discovered that my already feet had …

Since turning 55, I have begun to notice signs of my memory diminishing, my brain feeling sluggish, and I have started having problems concentrating and being easily distracted. So, I have actively pursued finding information regarding how to improve brain health and memory. Judging from the people …

I have fibromyalgia, and one of the ways I help to treat the pain and spasms is to take a nightly hot bath. This has become my #1 line of defense against disability. It relaxes my muscles, eases tension, stops cramps and allows me to sleep peacefully, which is very …

I have prescription glasses but when my boyfriend started having a hard time seeing, the eye doctor told him he didn’t need to get a prescription, that his eyes just weren’t bad enough yet. She suggested that we get him a pair of reading glasses from the store that …

I am very sensitive to the strong mint flavors in most of the adult toothpastes that are sold in mainstream stores. Because they burn my mouth, they cause me to not brush as long as I should, so I use children’s fruity flavors or natural products in non-mint flavors instead.
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If you are the type of person that needs a lot of protection from your deodorant then you probably have tried all of the items, which are available over the counter and by prescription. I have tried a lot of them but months later I had been saddened to …

Taking care of my feet always remained a primary concern to me. Although I did go in for regular pedicures and tried applying foot cream on my feet, I still felt that something was missing that didn’t make my feet look beautiful. I would always keep hunting for new …

I am a big fan of the natural products that Burt’s Bees make but I had never tried any of their shampoos until fairly recently. I paid about $20 for this product online although I did think it was a bit expensive. I figured it would be …

I have been anemic ever since I had my daughter. I hate it because it is like I’m always cold. My doctor told me that I need to take Iron in order to keep my iron where it needs to be. I knew that I was also sluggish and …

I take a nightly hot bath to aid in treating painful muscle and nerve symptoms of fibromyalgia. It helps my symptoms more than anything else I have ever tried. Obviously, a bath every night can get boring unless you use a wide variety of products to keep it …

When I got pregnant with my first child, I thought I was incredibly lucky, because I’d prepared myself for the worst in the way of morning sickness and never so much as experienced any queasiness. My friends who had children were all patting me on the back and tell …

I purchased this conditioner the same time I purchased Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Shampoo, after seeing the great price of it. I figured if both the shampoo and conditioner are at such a low price, I might as well purchase both to get a good value! Herbal Essences …

Since I have my grandchildren over often for visits, I like to have first aid supplies on hand because my grandchildren are the most accident prone children I have ever known in my life. Both of the children love SpongeBob. When I saw the SpongeBob bandages, I knew I …

When my eyes are all puffy I like to use The Happy Co Soothing Cooling Red Eye Pillow. They are made with soothing herbs that help calm my mind, body, and spirit while I am reducing my eye puffiness. Not only do I like to use these cooling …

This was the first time I had visited Dr.C Mark Fung as a patient, but it will not be my last.
Dr Mark is running an excellent office. When I called and told them I had lost a filling, they fitted me in the very next day. When I arrived …

IlluMask is a light therapy mask that you can use in your home to help fight acne. I have a fifteen - year old teenager that is using this right now and he has seen some really great progress with his skin and breakouts. Especially the little bumpy acne that …

I’ve been suffering with leg cramps due to fibromyalgia for years. When I first started having them, in my late teens, they would wake me at night with a horrendous spasm from my hip all the way down to my feet which would not want to let go. …

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 …

My husband is 65. Being of his age, and having fallen and sprained his ankle so badly that the doctor said it would have been less painful had he broken the ankle, my husband needed some help with the pain! He got it!
He went to Long’s Drug Store and …

Wilmington Health Associates is the doctors office that I take my 3 children to. All of the people who work in this facility are wonderful. Their dr Dr Matt Williams is very great. The staff is all very friendly and will do whatever they can to try to help …

This soap is by far my favourite hand soap, and I’ve tried a lot. I think the main reason is that there are so many different scents to choose from. I’ve tried probably 10 different scents of this brand of soap from Sweet Pea to Nectarine Mint …

I suffer from dry hands and there is nothing fun about that. Being a house wife means that I wash a lot of dishes. Well I used to be a house wife but even yet and still I still wash dishes and deal with a lot of water. …

I remembered Salon Selectives shampoos from a few years back, and when I first saw this product on the shelf, I assumed without a close look that it was a shampoo, one of the old ones. Then I saw “pomegranate” and realized it must have been created more recently because …

I have a friend who swears up and down that pain relieving patches are the be all end all to pain relief, and when I ended up twisting something out of whack in my back and couldn’t get in to see my chiropractor, she recommended I hit the store and …

I recently bought a raffle ticket at charity event to help the needy. I never win at these sorts of things but the money was going for a good cause so really never expected to hear anything. A couple weeks later I received a letter along with a package …

I have never been a milk drinker. Really. Even when I was a kid, I never drank a lot of milk because I think I’m highly lactose intolerant. Of course when I was younger, it was just because I hated the taste of milk…well, except when I ate Oreo cookies, …

I started gaining weight when I was in college. I tried different kinds of diet pills just to shed off some pounds. However, most of these diet pills were not that effective. One time, I tried taking up Fitrum Green Tea Capsule after I saw its advertisement on the …

Never one to shy away from a new work out trend, I recently purchased the Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease Fitness Collection. This series contains 5 DVD’s that feature dance warm ups and moves which come together to form the various routines performed on each disc.
The …

If you are a woman, I would strongly recommend you to try this brand of multivitamins. It is the first one I tried which I actually felt work, unlike some other cheap multivitamins I had bought previously. “One a Day Women’s” is designed specifically for the female body, and …

People such as doctors generally use carbolic soap for antibacterial purposes and health reasons. I generally do not bathe with carbolic soap though, especially because it dries out my skin even though I think that it bathes me properly. However, recently after my bar of bathing soap had finished …

I was involved in an auto accident back in august of 2006. Another vehicle reended me. I instantly felt pain in my lower back and neck. But after seeing the doctor. I was refered to Marker Chiropractic Associates. I was scared. As I have never been to a chiropractor …