My Pyramid is the replacement to the old food pyramid. This new pyramid tells you how much of each food that you eat you need less or more of, depending on your height, weight, age, gender, physical activity, and the meals you eat. I went on the website and …

I consider myself to be in fairly decent shape, but as we all know it doesn’t hurt to workout a little. So I had been seeing the infomercials for a while and I decided to get Beach Body’s Turbo Jam. At first I just couldn’t really get into it. …

I went to Planned Parenthood for four years while I was in college. I think Planned Parenthood is such a great thing. I was a poor college student just trying to make ends meet with minimal health insurance. I went to Planned Parenthood each year for my annual pap …

I know most people are into taking digestive medicines and things of that nature but I find that there are other types of remedies out there that can cater to your indigestion problems. I was having some serious indigestive issues to the point where I couldn’t eat anything. Nothing …

I am battling at this moment with a tooth that needs a new filling. The old filling is disintegrating, and it is leaving a nasty, disgusting taste in my mouth that I will have to deal with until my dentist’s appointment. I’ve tried several things to get the rotting …

I take a nightly bath to treat the muscle pain and spasms caused by the chronic fibromyalgia which I have suffered since my late teens. The hot water really helps to reduce pain and relax the muscles so that I can sleep better and have less stiffness when I awake. …

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 …

There are several brands of cleansing bars marketed to women that have been long time favorites of mine. One of the brands near the top of my list is Caress. It has been around for years, and the quality and consistency of the brand is excellent.
I …

When I am in a spa mood one of my favorite natural spa kits to use is the Burt’s Bees Head to Toe Kit. It contains everything I need to help pamper myself from head to toe with all natural products that contain nourishing ingredients in it that help …

When my last body wash ran out, I ended up picking up a replacement at a local dollar store. I found White Rain Naturals Body Wash in Moisturizing Tropical Coconut scent. I usually am picky about what body wash I will use, so I was surprised to find one …

I try to eat healthy and stay in shape, but during the winter months when it’s cold outside, it’s easy to let health and fitness slip a bit. So, as the weather began to get warmer last spring, I realized that I needed to tone up and lose …

Centrum Performance Multi Vitamins have been a great addition to my daily ritual as far as keeping me healthy. I’m a runner and honestly I probably without these vitamins get nearly enough of what I should on a daily basis. Because I certainly need more than the normal person …

If there’s one thing that I can say for the Sunbeam Therabeads Cordless Heating Pad, it left me with such a memorable experience that I doubt I’ll ever forget. I don’t mean that in a positive sense, either. The regular price for this heating pad is seventeen dollars, but …

Most of you have probably never even heard of this product. If you’re like me, you were completely oblivious that it existed until it became a necessity in your life because of a single unanticipated condition: the dreaded toenail fungus scenario. Not a pleasant scenario, but when …

Flossing my teeth is usually an ordeal for me because they are slightly overcrowded and in places it is difficult to get the floss in between the spaces. A friend suggested I try the Satin Floss from Oral B as it is gentler and she promised me I …

Camphor and milk in the same name isn’t exactly a combination of ingredients I think of when I think of treating my skin using an antibacterial wash, but there it was, all in one simple product. I don’t even remember where I found Reviva Labs Camphor Cleansing Antibacterial Milk, …

White L glutathione as advertised in the cable channel is an anti-oxidant. It says that it help the body for detoxification and also has a good side effect of whitening your skin.
I tried Lucida DS glutathione already but it did not work for me. I noticed that this glutathione …

I take a hot bath on a nightly basis in order to treat the painful muscular symptoms of fibromyalgia, a condition I have had since my late teens. I use bath products to be able to enjoy them more—“ and trying out bath products has transformed my therapeutic bath time …

I cannot spend time in the sun unprotected because of a medical condition. When everyone else has a goegeous tan, I am white as a sheet.
This year I decided to try something new—“ self tanners. I asked around and a lot of people had their own favorite brands, …

After having done a ‘hair straightening treatment’ for the third time- I noticed the my hair didn’t seem to behave very well. There seemed to be an acute dryness and dullness in my hair and this didn’t seem to make feel very happy. Though I had encountered no such …

About ten years ago, my mother was diagnosed with colon cancer. And although the cancer eventually took her life, there was a silver lining in this sad episode in my life as I became far more conscious of how our body works and what kind of health products it needs …

My work required me to be on my feet for most of the day. By the end of the day my feet would start hurting because of severe pain. Though I tried massaging in some pain relief creams and treated my aching foot with hot compresses to get some …

One time, my friend challenged me to use colorful soft lenses when we went to public store, well I’ve never had any braveness to try or even do that, but after all, she really succeeded on teasing me so I should accept her challenge. So I immediately went to …

The Lysol Disinfectant Spray 350g is a product I can’t live without. I use it everyday and it’s safe even for children. I spray it on toilet seats, carpets, tables and chairs, bathroom and kitchen sinks—”the list goes on.
I love the original scent of Lysol so …

Why poison yourself with a big name tooth paste containing the harmful ingredient of fluoride?
Unlike those big name brands, Tom’s of Maine offers a toothpaste without fluoride.
Fluoride has been widely regarded as a cavity preventing, tooth savior. It’s anything but. For years, people, from children to elders, …

When I was younger, I was told by my doctor that I could have a mild case of lupus, and that I should be very careful to use sun protection at all times to protect my health. Many people with lupus are very sensitive to the sun and it can …

Since I have to check my blood sugar often, and because I check other people’s as well, I go through a lot of alcohol swabs. They’re all pretty much the same, as far as ingredients go, so I wanted to find the most economical. I think I …

I recently purchased contacts a month ago. I must admit that I absolutely love them. I’ve had glasses since I was about three years old and wouldn’t give them up until this year. My dad always wanted me to try contacts because he promised I’d see better and …

A few years ago, before I became my mother’s live in caretaker, my mother suffered a prolonged illness after a fall, and I often stayed over to help care for her. I lived out of town, so there was a bit of driving back and forth involved, with …

I bought this from a local Walgreens store, it claims that you “get a radiant, sun kissed glow while moisturizing”. I got the one for medium skin tones which is me. It’s suppose to help you keep that summer glow all year round. It also said that within several …

I am one of those people whose skin can become very dry or very oily at times, that it becomes rather difficult to say what exactly my skin type is. With the same problem applying to my hair too- it sometimes becomes very difficult for me treat both dry …

There was a time roughly about six years ago when I was visiting relatives in Taiwan. It was summer time and if you know anything about that part of the world, then you know that its very humid and tropical and that it comes complete with deadly insects such as …

I am one of those people who cannot deal with having toilet paper that isn’t soft enough. I prefer something that is a bit thicker and fluffier. I decided to try Charmin Toilet Paper Extra Strong when I found it at Costco. They offer a 4 pack of Charmin …

I stopped using a tissue when urinating, because the gynecologist of my cousin, told her it is not advisable for women’s hygiene protection. Since then I turned to feminine wipes, my choice is Charmee feminine wipes because I find it very comfortable to use.
Charmee feminine wipes come in wet …

I’ve heard so many positive things about this shampoo that I just had to try it out for myself and see what it was about! Clairol isn’t a brand that I usually go for when buying hair products, but I see their advertisements all the time on television and …

A couple months ago I realised that I had gained a lot of weight after I was going through depression, and thus I decided to go on a strict diet and lose a certain amount of weight by a certain time. The diet worked like a charm and I …

Due to a foot sprain I had encountered a few weeks back, I was unable to wear my house slippers for quite some time which thereby resulted in making my feet become dirty ad unclean. In fact after a fortnight I noticed that I developed some cracks on my …

I’ve tried just about every hair product for frizzy hair that I know of. I had recently tried jojoba oil, but when I found it a bit too heavy, someone suggested coconut oil. Since I know it is edible, and that it can be used for soap making …

The good thing about this product is that it is said to whitens one’s teeth. Though, i have yet to see such results, it still is reassuring to know that I am using a whitening toothpaste (as opposed to one which is not) which may eventually and in the …

Over the past two years (that’s when I was first introduced to Burt’s Bees products, even though it’s been around forever), I have used just about every Burt’s Bees product imagineable. I don’t like the fact that these products are extremely expensive, especially when I’ve trained myself to shop …

I take a nightly bath to help treat muscle pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia. For these baths, I use a great variety of products, like bath salts, which have minerals that help to purify and balance the skin and muscles. Since I spend a lot of time in the …

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 …

I am a full time care giver for my elderly mother. She fell down in the kitchen last year and broke her leg badly. She was in a rehab facility for several months, and when she was finally allowed to come home, she needed a lot of nursing care.
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I take a nightly bath to help treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I have been using a lot of bath bombs over the winter months, and there was one Lush bath bomb that I had left that I almost forgot I had. Since it was a lavender based scent and …

I have used Dove since I was a young lady, along with some other favorite brands. I asked my daughter to bring home some Dove soap for me and she brought this new Cool Moisture cucumber and Green tea scent, because the store was out of the regular kind.
I was …

I have a nightly ritual of a hot bath before bed. It is part of my therapy to combat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, as well as to relax and help me sleep. It has become a big hobby of mine to collect different bath products so that my nightly bath …

It’s all about me and when it comes to me I like to keep my skin really soft. I love the way my skin feels when I get out the shower. I hate that I change up my soap every once in a while. Need to find …

My lips tend to get chapped very often. I use chapstick at least 5 times a day. If your someone who has dry, chapped lips daily, I reccomend using any Blistex product. My personal favorite is the Blistex Medicated Berry Balm.
This product seemed to work the fastest for me. …

About a year ago, I was diagnosed with this skin problem on my the palm of my hand call eczema. And it was making my skin peel and and flesh was peeling off. It was very itchy and red and was shedding like a snake. Also it seem that …

If you’re a cubicle dweller such as myself, then you may find that you are in need of a high quality masseuse. Ideally, I’d have one on call to work on my poor achy back every lunch break of every day. Somehow, I can’t see a way …