I use essential oils in making aroma therapy products, as well as adding them to massage oils and lotions for therapeutic use. The menthol content of peppermint oil is powerful, and works as a great counter-irritant addition to muscle rubs, oil, even bath salts. It is also useful in treating …

I think the time of the month is the time that every woman dreads. It sometimes becomes a hindrance when you don’t have the right protection to fit your body. I’ve dwindled in both pads and tampons and have some that I like of each. Then there are those …

I was extremely uncomfortable with tampons for the longest time- especially because I am I swimmer, I constantly missed practices because of my period. These were ironically the first tampons I bought, being the first kind I ever tried I didn’t know how to insert them so I thought …

I am officially over forty now, and I am looking for skin products that can help with the effects of aging. I was needing a small bottle of lotion for my purse, so that I could use it during the day on a trip where I was going to be …

Considering the fact that I get sick entirely too often, I wanted to boost up my immune system. I know that vitamin c is a great way to do that. I had been getting sick every month, and was just sick and tired of it. It seemed that if …

A few months ago, my parents bought membership shares for our family from Timberland Sports and Nature Club —“ basically, a sports club that’s a short drive away from where we live. When the two of them first told us the news, they sounded so proud and happy about …

I’ve long been a regular user of Neosporin ointments and other products. I picked up this little spray because it seemed like a good idea—“ a very small Neosporin that I could keep in my purse and use anytime and anywhere. I took it with me to the …

When I was a child, we had a Waterpik System and I loved it. When I came across the newer, updated version of the machine, I knew I had to give it another try. I purchased the Waterpik Breath Fresh System at the grocery store for $35.99. Since I …

I am a bit of a germaphobe, so using public restrooms is a nightmare for me that I tend to avoid unless it is absolutely necessary. Sometimes it is, especially when one has irritable bowel syndrome, and is female as well.
Sometimes public restrooms have seat covers, and …

I am a person who has been suffering from dry eye problem for a last few years. Experiencing severe itching especially in the corners of my eyes due to dryness often leaves me feeling irritated and uncomfortable. Although I have been using eye drops to combat this problem, …

I take fish oil on a regular basis for lowering cholesterol and general health issues. I was a little skeptical about using a store brand, but because the price was really good, I decided to try the Rite Aid brand. They offer 175 softgels of 1,000 mg each, and it …

Facial tissues are hard to come by at work so theft is something that is common. For that reason, when I buy a box for my desk, I go with the cheaper brands.
One of those brands is Value Choice.
I like the Value Choice Brand because I can buy …

I have combination skin that is dry in winter and oily and acne prone in summer. Since I have had this problem ever since my teens, I have built up a few hyper pigmented scars from blemishes. Most have faded enough that they are not visible under makeup, but I …

I have long, over processed, over colored, and thinning hair. It tends to be a bit frizzy at the ends, so I like to use heat appliances such as flat irons and the In Styler to style it daily. I also blow dry my hair to give it more …

The Bally Total Fitness Gym, located on 4438 E. Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, CA, is surprisingly one of the better and more affordable gyms in the area. It is conveniently located by Cal State University Long Beach and by various apartment complexes, making it an ideal choice …

As someone who has been a runner and avid fitness participant most of my life, I have seen many fads come and go that claim to burn fat, or give you thighs or abs of steel, or other lofty promises. From personal experience and years of attending fitness classes and …

I have always been suffering from a terrible knee pain for the past few years. Though this knee pain is always temporary, the advent of it always makes me feel miserable and inactive. The last time I suffered a knee pain, the pain had almost made me paralyzed. …

I am diabetic and I have been desperately trying to control my condition without medication or insulin. I have tried many different natural products that claim to help control blood sugar. Most of them have been of minimal help, but a combination of them together does seem to make …

I tried to get the acupuncture treatment from this place few years ago. I wanted to lose my weight and since I am a person who does not like to do lots of exercise, I would like to try the acupuncture way to get rid of some weight in …

OraCare Mouthrinse is a new brand of mouthwash in the market. Although it is just new, I really find the product very impressive. Basing on my interview with one of the salesclerks in my favorite supermarket, the product is selling like hotcakes.
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Acne marks are really hard to do away with, first the pain and after that the scar is really very hard to handle. My skin type is oily and so I get plenty of acne and they always leave scars on my face which is painful to deal with. …

I wanted to start a more intensive exercise program, and since I have a high resting heart rate, my doctor recommended that I buy a heart rate monitor. The one he suggested was a little out of my price range, so I looked for an affordable alternative and found …

The PHP-2026 is a mechanical massage chair form a company called Premier Health Products. It looks like a typical recliner, which is one of my favorite things about it. It doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb in our living room, but it still gives an amazing massage. Originally …

Two weeks ago I suffered a very bad constipation which affected my daily activities, I had a head ache for two days and my stomach bloated. I had a very slow digestion during the weekend due to constant eating of hard foods with minimum water intake. It was really …

I like to have a good bar of antibacterial soap in my kitchen and bathroom both. I have teenage boys in the house who never come inside without some sort of dirty and grim all over them. They could’ve been at school all day, and still manage to get …

This winter, after taking every precaution I could, taking echinacea, Airborne, and other supplements designed to prevent sickness and aid the immune system—“ I got sick anyway.
I was a little disgruntled about it all, but then I heard a vitamin shop employee talking to another customer about what they took …

I’ve been eying the Organix brand at Walmart every time I shop there, and I finally got around to trying a couple of their products. I like organic products, and while this is not a strictly natural product, there was enough “good stuff” in it to get my attention. …

I have always been a fan of Desert Essence products. When I saw that they had a Green Apple and Ginger body wash, I couldn’t wait to try it. I had recently run out of a pear and ginger scented wash that I had become addicted to, and this one …

Before I knew about this product I normally just shaved the annoying hair around my legs and underarms using a shaver but the downside of using a shaver is that the hair would grow again after a week and the most irritating part is that they are very itchy …

When I was last at Walmart waiting on a prescription to be ready, I noticed a monitor beside an end stand which was perpetually playing an ad for Advil’s latest product, Advil Congestion. The ad described it as if it were a totally new idea. Congestion is of course …

I remember, those nights when I couldn’t sleep, watching infomercials for Hoodia as a weight loss supplement. I was intrigued, but never enough to go through the trouble of ordering something off the television. But, lo’ and behold, I actually found this product in a store, and it was …

There’s a plethora of lip balms out there, claiming to do all sorts of things. Carmex is one brand that keeps it simple. The slogan for Carmex is “It Soothes, It Heals, It Protects.”, and it really does. I’ve always had trouble with chapped lips and only one lip …

Less popular and more time consuming than Botox injections are Artecoll injections. Artecoll was invented in the 1980’s by a German by the name of Professor Gottfried Lemperle, and began being used in Canada in 1998. One of the things that makes Artecoll popular is the way the substance …

There is something about the hot summer weather in the American South that always has me experimenting with different moisturizers. I would describe my skin as dry although it does tend to be more oily during the summertime. I do not think that I am very picky …

Being a fitness freak I was starting on learning yoga- as I had been quite impressed with the benefits it had to offer. So to start learning yoga I had to get myself a yoga mat —“ which seemed to be the basic requirement for yoga. After much hunting …

I have been an avid home exerciser after I gained 22 pounds from multi vitamin, multi fiber and multi mineral. The extra weights were located at all unwanted places and make me feel really unattractive. From then on, begin my journey of exercising at my own living room. I …

Smile is a herbal product in the form of loose powder, which is used to cure the constipation. I had the problem of constipation during my pregnancy and as we all know during pregnancy it is not safe to take any kind of medicine that may affect the …

I can very easily walk several miles at a time whether it is walking the dog or walking into the town centre as I hate waiting for buses. I have the stamina of an ox and can just keep going provided that my shoes are comfortable. But …

Vitamin C has become an important part of my life. I found that this vitamin usually helps me feel healthier and stronger. I like to be able to avoid illness and love taking vitamin c for this purpose. The great thing about vitamin c is that it comes in …

Dealing with the time of the month can be really frustrating if you don’t have the right protection. I know that I have tried way too many maxis and tampons, but only a few do a really good job. One maxi that I thought worked pretty decently was the …

These days, with so many diseases being transmitted from person to person, and so much publicity regarding viruses such as the —˜swine flu’ and food poisoning cases that can cause fatalities, it seems prudent to take precautions. Health experts say that the single best way to avoid catching viruses …

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 had been using Myra 300 E an i love the result. My skin getting younger and glow like a teenager. I started using this Myra 400 E the result is almost the same. But i had notice a different glow of me now because i feel like everyday …

I don’t use mouthwash all of the time, but find myself buying it on occasion. I last purchased some mouthwash at my local dollar store. It was some pretty decent mouthwash by the name of Lander Refreshing Mint Gargle and Mouthwash. I thought it was a good buy at …

I am a person who tends to perspire a lot and this condition sometimes becomes a cause of great embarrassment to me. The fact that I walk on a regularly to help keep myself fit and healthy, heavy perspiration in my feet not only makes it difficult for me …

I like to chew gum, and usually have a piece of gum in my mouth at all times. I found Trident White and decided to try it to see if it really whitened my teeth. I figured that would be an added bonus since I already enjoy …

On my last Primal Elements soap binge, I found their Halloween themed soaps, and I bought the two cutest ones they make. The first was a candy scented black cat soap, and then there was this one—“ bats. The Primal Elements soaps are made from brightly colored glycerin soap pices …

This is a serious health concern. People having sex, need to use a condom. This is for same sex and/or oposite sex partners. The diseases of the day are so many! HIV is on the rise, AIDS is high, and Hepatitus is really killing people, especially Hep C. Clinics …

While few people are immune to stress, I seem to be easily overwhelmed by it. Lately though, I have been trying many stress relievers such as yoga, and meditation on my weekends off.
Last weekend, I thought I would test out my new Qigong for Stress …

My thronging migraines left me feeling weak and helpless every time I experienced it. The severe head ache not only left me feeling physically tired and dull but my mental state would also be disturbed. I would get irritated and start throwing tantrums for no reason. Though I did …