My work involved sitting in front of the PC for most of the day. Typing on the key board for the whole day not only exhausted me but also left my wrists painful and sometimes swollen. This seemed a rather unsolvable problem to me. It is at this time …

Ever since I started running I realized that it is a lot harder to run with nothing especially when I go for my longer runs to help me train for marathons. One of the hardest things to manage when I am running several miles on the trial, is …

In January 2006, Halifax and Dartmouth in fact the whole of Nova Scotia became bombarded with LA Weight Loss Commercials.
These uplifting commercials featured happy slim Americans all testifying to the powers of the LA Weight Loss Program. These spokes ladies even told of their weight loss in pounds (which …

Since I am now in my mid forties and have noticed a few wrinkles emerging, I decided it was time to get a more serious moisturizer. I recently read an article in a beauty magazine that stated that it is important to use a product with Retinol in …

I bought this from As Seen on TV in the fall for $300, when with the cold coming to Vancouver, I was afraid I might not be able to take those long walks outside anymore. And it turned out to be a prescient idea, as this was exactly …

I like Olay products in general, and since some of the other Olay body washes I have bought were highlky moisturizing, I assumed this one would be the same. Luscious Embrace has a strong floral smell. It is one of those scents that people will probably either love or hate …

Personally, I find this website to be the most helpful medical website. Whenever I’m sick or I think something may be wrong with me, I go here first because the information is very easy to find and understand.
The feature that sets this website apart from the others is the …

I found Vitamin World Bee Pollen Granules during a time that I was struggling with fatigue. My entire system was sluggish and worn down. I had spent too many days trying to survive the day chugging caffeine and sugar and then crashing quickly a few hours later. …

I first discover Cetaphil when my cousin, whose younger son has a stomach bacteria that causes redness and breakouts on his skin when it’s active, told me about this soap that her doctor recommended to treat her son’s skin when he has this issues. She said it was amazing, …

This is made in Germany. It contains eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, and rosemary oil. It’s a soothing ointment that helps babies calm down and relax. It comes in a small dark blue, flat oval shaped bottle that’s about 1.76 oz. The bottle is small and light so it is …

Treating my lips to a quality lip balm is something I enjoy doing during the colder months of the year. I like to use Anna Sui lip balm when I know I will be outside a lot. It is more expensive than just regular lip balms but that is …

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 …

I have thinning hair, and a constant weapon in my arsenal against it is some type of volumizing mousse product. I apply it at the roots of my hair to boost the volume while I am drying it, and then to help hold the style and smooth the frizz at …

Safeguard soap is what I buy for my family. Since my kids are boys they are very playful and tend to perspire easily. Safeguard protects them from germs that cause body odor. I have been buying this for a long time but unfortunately I cannot use this for myself …

I take a nightly hot bath to assist in treating the painful muscle spasms and nerve pain associated with fibromyalgia. Over the last several years, I have found this therapy to be more useful than anything doctors have ever recommended to me or given me. I thank a lot …

Gastric bypass surgery seems to be becoming more and more rampid in our modern day era. From what I understand, this surgery decreases the size of the stomach and the amount of calories and nutrients that are absorbed during the digestive process. While people who have lost …

Earlier this year, I made a promise to myself that I would get healthy and lose weight. I must admit that I was able to keep my resolve for several months until I slowly began to lose discipline due to stress from work. Once again, I have …

Every once in a while I just plain feel down in the dumps and there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. I’ve tried eating better, drinking more water, getting outside more often, and sometimes that’s just not enough. I went through a period like this a …

I often use therapeutic bath soaks and salts for my fibromyalgia as well as just general relaxation and enjoyment. I like a lot of Burt’s Bees products, so when I saw this one I had to give it a try. Burt’s Bees therapeutic bath crystals come in a quaint little …

I always believed that our eyes are the window to the soul and are perhaps the most expressive feature of our face. But sometimes due to my late night shifts and long working hours- the appearance of dark circles and the puffiness around my eyes was enough …

As I have searched for cheaper and better pregnancy tests, I have bought the most expensive and the cheapest pregnancy test. Part of this is because I wanted to try out different brands to see which was the easiest to use. The other reason is I wanted to find …

I was inclined to get tired easily; and caught cold quite often, especially during the reversal of season. One of my friend introduced Kirkland Signature, Vitamin C 1000mg with Rose Hips, 500 Tablets to me. She said it’s really good and worth a try. I …

I am an avid lover of all types of massagers and have a collection of massagers suited for different parts of the body. Massagers according to me are a great aid to relax and remove the tension both physically and mentally. That is why I never ever missed any …

I have a 4 years old son. My son is very sharp, intelligent and also very naughty. But whenever my child falls ill I loose my patience to do any thing else. I become worried and also feel very sad. This time when my …

This is an amazing hair conditioner, I’m kind of upset I’m just now finding about it! I’ve heard a couple of make up and hair gurus on Youtube rave about this product, saying nothing but nice things about it, how it leaves the hair shiny, bouncy, full of life, …

If you need a humidifier for a childs room, why not get one that is both function and fun, like the Vicks Starry Night Cool Moisture Humidifier. For about the same amount of money for a regular humidifier, you can also get a built in bedroom planetarium that the …

I’d like to say that even in my thirties I’ve got control of any wrinkling issues. I’ve always taken care of my skin, taken preventative measures. After all, my mother raised me right and taught me the importance of good skin care. And, for the most part, I was …

Being a college student I have found that one of the hardest vitamins to get in your diet is Vitamin C and this is important because you will need this in your diet if you will prevent yourself from causing harm to your body. Wel, since I eat a …

This has got to be a product sent from the Gods, that’s how great it works for me! At first I had no idea what this product was about, or what it’s purpose was until I actually went to check it out. I’ve seen a lot of raves and …

I am beginning to think I am a germ-a-phobe. I really love hand sanitizer, but I don’t like the smell of a lot of them. I recently tried Germ-X brand of hand sanitizer, and I was pleasantly surprised by the fragrance. It goes on very light, …

During my day, when I don’t use any colored soft lenses for my eyes (I had lost any interest for using glasses since I was 9th grade ) I will use non-color one, I love this soft lenses, because people will hardly think that actually I have “myopic” . …

My wisdom teeth were coming in, but I could not get them removed due to my autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, I ended up with an infection in one of them due to food particles and bacteria being stuck between the skin and the tooth. When this happened, my dentist gave …

Seventh Generation is a brand I have seen around for a long time. They make many different products, including cleansers and eco-friendlier paper products. I decided one day to try their hand soap for the kitchen.
I bought the fresh citrus variety, which is a fragrance blend of orange, …

After I got contacts for the first time, the eye doctor suggested that I use Bausch and Lomb Renu Multiplus products to take care of my contacts and my eyes. Wearing contacts made my eyes dry out more frequently. My eyes would start to get far too scratchy and …

When I began having problems with wearing contacts due to dryness and irritation, my eye doctor tried several different brands of contacts to see if an allergy was the problem. After failure with Accuvue Oasys, the next brand to try was O2 Optix by Ciba.
When I first …

Since I have turned forty, I’ve been trying out new creams and age-defying products. So far none of them have defied anything in any impressive manner, but a few have been helpful for the condition of my skin.
Being a diabetic, I am very familiar with the value of alpha lipoic …

I have used several Purell hand sanitizers in the past, but this has been my favorite one so far. I volunteer for a shelter, and we have to handle many different animals daily. To keep from cross contamination so that healthy animals do not get sick, we use hand sanitizer …

No woman likes to admit to having problems with gas, and I hate to dispel any illusions men might have about us but…. we have gas like anyone else. In my gas, it’s almost always dependent upon the kind of foods I’m eating. Anything high in milk product or …

I have an old basketball injury from high school that causes me to occasionally suffer from pack pain. Normally, I use a heating pad at night to help alleviate this discomfort, but I found myself searching for a replacement heating pad after my old one stopped working. …

There are tons of different kinds of toothpaste that all claim to do the exact same thing: protect against tartar build-up, freshen your breath, prevent cavities, and whiten your teeth. I have tried a large chunk of different brands and honestly, they seem to all work just about the …

I have fibromyalgia, and massage therapy is a huge part of my treatment and management of the condition. My partner is kind enough to offer massages when I need them, and we use a variety of oils and lotions for this. When I ordered some bath bombs from Essential Addictions, …

The best time to quit smoking is now! Well, if you smoke, and are thinking of quitting, don’t delay too long. A lot of people think of quitting as a new year resolution. As I have now been a non smoker for over a year, as I quit just …

If you prefer to use a whitening toothpaste, which will also clean your teeth well and keep your breath fresh– but you are on a tight budget, I have a recommendation. Ultra Brite is an “economy” class of toothpaste, usually costing around one dollar for 6 oz tube.
I think …

Yardley has always made great soaps. The classic lavender is probably everyone’s favorite, but I have used quite a few of their others and they are all nice. One that I like to use in the summer is the Lemon Verbena with shea butter. I am not a huge …

Though I’ve loved Nature’s Way products for years now, I was actually hesitant to try this Thisilyn Cleanse product. I figured it just couldn’t do everything it claims it can do. Plus, it was a little expensive at about $30 and claimed to do a generic variety of things …

I decided to give the Fullbar Diet another shot since, although I was unimpressed with the chocolate chip bar, I really wanted to taste the peanut butter crunch variety. Just for the record the last time I tried the Full Bar Diet, I didn’t lose an ounce, …

Nicotine replacement therapy is useful for reducing withdrawal cravings associated with quitting smoking, but there can be downsides to both the patch and the gum, two popular over-the-counter types of nicotine cessation.
In my own efforts to quit smoking, I found the patch to be too strong …

I’ve been using this toothpaste for about a year and a half and have come to the conclusion that I should switch to something else. I’ve discovered that despite the inclusion of mouthwash beads, my mouth does not feel particularly clean after I use this toothpaste. And the fresh …

For me, training with a heart rate monitor is the way forward. I first discovered it about five years ago when I wanted to track my progress in training a little more closely. I started doing some research into watches that monitor your heart rate during exercise, …

I hate poison oak. It is itchy and ooze and a very irritating type of rash to get. One of the best natural treatments I used to help cleanse and soothe my poison ivy rash was the All Terrain Poison Ivy & Oak Soap. This soap helped not only …