I had fried prawns with garlic for dinner two nights back. Unfortunately the prawns were not thoroughly fried. It was done by my husband.Initially, I was rather sceptical about the prawns, but brushed it off , as he hardly ever cooks Chinese food. I didn’t want to comment too …

I have been using essential oils to treat symptoms of fibromyalgia ever since I found out how much it can help to add something as simple as peppermint oil to a massage oil blend. I have a virtual arsenal of essential and carrier oils to make various recipes both for …

One of the great things about Similasan brand is that it is one of the very few natural brand products available at the average drug store or discount stores like WalMart and Target. Though, I bought my bottle of Similasan eye drops for dry, red eyes for about …

I have a few massagers, and since I have fibromyalgia they can really come in handy. The reason I bought this one was because of my thinning hair. I had read in many places that massaging the scalp was good for regrowing hair, so I wanted to see if it …

There are very few things in life that I love as much as swimming and it is with deep regret that I have only gone once this entire summer due to the fact that our local pool is always filled with screaming kids that probably do their business in the …

I have finally found the perfect mint toothpaste for me. I don’t know why I never tried this one before—“ probably because of the word “mint” on the label. I actually do like the taste of mint, but I find that most adult toothpastes are too strong and …

Aside from maintaining a balance diet to keep myself healthy and active, I have been taking many food supplements in my entire life. I have tried out different brands in the market with the hope of finding what is best for me.
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I awoke this morning with severe lower back pain. As much as I hate to ‘pop’ pills, I knew I had to relieve my discomfort. I reached for my bottle of Aleve caplets. I can happily say I am now totally pain free after taking 2 …

I will tell you a very interesting and surprising information on Ginger juice.For very long time I never knew the power of this juice. Whenever I feel acidity I used to take Gelusil tablets or syrup. Some of my friend told to try this ginger juice. That is taking …

When I was younger and lived in a more humid and temperate climate state, I never really gave any thought to using sunscreen. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, but it just never came up because I do have darker skin that browns beautifully in the sun and never …

For those who are interested in losing a couple of pounds easily without any exercise, and the ability to continue consuming their regular diet, Holista Extra Strength Green Tea Extract is a great product to have. It supports weight loss, and cardiovascular health. The capsules contain 300 mg of …

My family just started using this Costco Kirkland brand Multi-Purpose Solution to wash and store our contact lenses in. We finally decided to try this brand because we all wear contacts and we found that we were going through bottles of the more expensive brands very quickly. …

I love to use a powder in the summer to help prevent wetness, rashes and chafing. In the past, I used talc based powders, but after learning the dangers of talc and its association with cancers and lung problems, I switched to the much safer corn starch powders.
Using …

When I ordered some supplies for making bath products, I stopped by the sea salt page so I could order some coarse sea salt for homemade bath salts. As I was looking, I saw they offered dendritic salt. This is an interesting form of salt, basically the same as …

As a wearer of contact lenses I have had my ups and downs with different types of lenses and glasses. That is until I started using Focus Dailies - One Day Contact Lenses.
The tagline says “All Day Comfort” and it’s true.
Glasses didn’t work for me as I didn’t …

Although I am not Chloraseptic brand’s biggest fan, I decided to try this product after a week of particularly annoying sneezing fits that hit me in the early morning. I have not figured out exactly what it is that is causing these episodes, but they must be seasonal as …

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 am a musician, and a fan of natural products, and I love anything that shows a weird sense of humor. This is why friends knew this product had “me” written all over it. The simple natural combination of tea tree oil (which I love) and witch hazel has been …

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 …

While i was walking down the isle of my favorite supermarket i stopped and decided to try something new. I reached out and grabbed the thing that caught my attention the most. This was the Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects. I don’t usually tend to spend so much on …

I love to take a hot bath nightly to help ease muscles pains and cramps from fibromyaglia, and also to relax my mind and help me sleep better. I use a variety of bath products in my nightly ritual and mineral salts are high on my list of favorites. …

When I was diagnosed as a diabetic, I began taking all the supplements that were known to reduce the rate of complications that were associated with diabetes, like heart disease, neuropathy, etc. One of the most important ones is vitamin E. I normally get enough vitamin E in the …

I have to recommend the remedy for mouth ulcer that really works! Gum AftaMed products contains hyaluronic acid that is a natural substance which abet reducing the pain and inflammations, caused by oral ulcers, tremendously. Furthermore, Gum AftaMed accelerates the healing process significantly and in my experience diminish the …

I have recently been experiencing more and more pain in my wrists. I did some research and found out that splints can help support my wrists and take away from pain. I went to my local Walgreens and saw a right handed Walgreens Ace Wrist Support with Removable Splints. …

I bought this product once when I was having trouble sleeping and my prescription medicine did not seem to be doing the trick. I had tried the regular Rescue Remedy before (non spray) and it did not work, but a friend swore to me that this would work better …

I know that I can’t be the only woman who simply cannot keep up with a daily contraceptive regimen. From the time I became sexually active I have tried almost every pill and got the same awful side effects - painful menstrual cycles, mood swings, weight gain, etc. - …

I burned my hand from using a curling iron while styling my hair earlier during the week, and I did not want to incur any noticeable scaring, so I went to Wal-mart and purchased Cococare Cocoa Butter Cream the yellow one that claims to be the super rich formula. …

The advent of rains for sure did give me a break from the hot summer days, but what I disliked about the rainy months was the mosquito menace. These mosquitoes seem to come in from just no where and anywhere, and would leave me irritated and aggravated. But now …

I have irritable bowel syndrome, which means frequent shifts from
constipation to diarrhea, often in a very dramatic way for each. It
can be quite disturbing. Unable to tolerate the prescription
medication that is recommended for the condition, I treat it with
natural means, using lots of fiber and over the counter medicines
only when …

A few years ago, I started having some visual disturbances that were baffling the doctors. After seeing an ophthalmologist, a neuro-ophthalmologist, and a neurologist in addition to my general practitioner, I had no answers at all. Eventually, this turned out to be a strange manifestation of an atypical migraine. But …

My son has been using children’s Clusivol since he was two years old. My pediatrician has recommended this food supplement for my son who was sickly when he was just a year old. He is a very active and healthy boy thanks to children’s Clusivol. The product is distributed …

Awhile back I became interested in trying out a body lotion with cocoa butter in it. Everyone was saying so many positive things about it. I also became cautious of some of the ingredients that were used to manufacture the popular lotions that I was using. …

I have a friend in the UK who sends me care packages full of goodies that I can’t get here in the states. When I visited the UK for a week, I spent a lot of time in Scotland, and fell in love with everything I saw there. …

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 found these multivitamins in Target for roughly six dollars. They were marketed as gummy vitamins for adults. Kind of like Flintstone vitamins but in gummy form and for adults. I found this rather clever because I have always wanted to take a multivitamin but could not bring myself …

Many people don’t know about Salerm 21 but I think they should. I brought it a while ago for a pretty cheap price and it had been sitting in my shower unused for I’m not sure exactly how long. I thought about using it a few times but never …

Today while at CVS Pharmacy waiting on a prescription to be filled I noticed people walking around with shopping carts filled to the brim with all sorts of neat items, I knew there was a clerance isle somewhere and I had to find it!
My eyes immediately went to a …

It seems to me that the words oil and spray would be counter-productive when put together in a single item, because oils are typically too heavy to make a great spray, but since I’d tried and loved other products in the Macademia Natural Oil hair care line, I didn’t …

I have combination skin that is dry in winter and oily and acne prone in the summer. Finding the right products for each season is sometimes a challenge. I don’t want a oily skin cleanser that is going to strip my face of all moisture, because then I get rebound …

I highly recommend the herbal health drink FirstVitaPlus. So far this is the most effective herbal product I tried. My sister recommended the product to me. I used to have high blood pressure up to 140 over 100. After two weeks of drinking FirstVitaPlus, my blood pressure now …

I am not fat (trust me, I’m not lying). Seriously, my height is 167cm and I weigh only 48kg. However, I do have a bit of flabbines on my stomach and thighs which I really want them to get away. I always wish I can “scoop” these …

Of all the supplements I have used over the years, one that has not worked at all for me is Grow Extreme form USN. I have used this product more than five times and found that it does not do anything at all for me.
I am pretty sure that …

I keep a large number of lotions about, mostly because a friend of mine works at a skin care shop, and gives to me a lot of the products they would have gotten rid of otherwise. I have rather sensitive skin, prone to rashes and outbreaks of adult acne, …

Ordinarily I wouldn’t review such a personal product. But there are so few menstrual products on the market that actually do what they say they will. However, Stayfree is one of those products. This particular pad is longer than your average pad, and is designed to …

Itch guard a very handy cream to fight those itchy side patches we normally suffer from. The cream starts working right from the first application as it relives you from the itch and helps bring things to normal. These side patches are the worst kind of itch and …

One day while I was out shopping, I started getting the beginnings of a migraine headache. This would obviously ruin the rest of the day, so I went into a store to try and find something to take right away. What I had in mind was something like …

I have combination, forty-something skin. I have a few fine lines and could use a little “lift.”
This looked like a good product and came recommended, so I gave it a try. It was nowhere near as expensive as some creams I had used, and since it was called “Nutritioniste” I …

After having suffering from a long illness, I witnessed that my skin had become very dry and stretchy. My face looked quite dull and lifeless and required extra care and attention to get back to normal. Although I knew that I required a good moisturizer to replenish my skin’s …

I am already 24 years old. And tonsillitis has been my problem since I was young. Maybe because I always love freezing drinks. I can still recall that I always cry to my mom because I can’t eat the food that I wish to just like ice cream because …

I really love wearing shorts but I do not have the confidence to wear one because of the huge and dark scar on my left knee and I think that people are constantly looking at it and making fun of me because of it. I had it since I …