Just imagine…at one point you have complete vision and then macular degeneration creeps up on you and you only have peripheral vision. You cant see the television, or read, in fact life is very different for you.
This has recently happened to my Uncle, an articulate, interesting gentleman who loved …

I picked up a small package of these feminine wipes while I was out one day. I happened to have started my period while I was shopping. I had been expecting it so I had protection with me, but I wanted to freshen up a bit before the day was …

I have fibromyalgia, and often use oils for massage, which helps to calm the muscle spasms and stiffness I sometimes experience. I have used a great variety of combinations of oils. I heard about this product through a friend who read about it, and I found it interesting that …

Due to my hectic life schedule, taking medicines I or giving medicines to any of my family members would be forgotten. This would make very worried and also make me feel unworthy as a perfect house maker. Though the condition improved a lot after assorting the medications in my …

I am a regular user of children’s toothpastes because my mouth is very sensitive to the strong mint flavors of most of the adult ones. I’ve developed an interest in all of the gentle natural brands that are offered as well, since their flavors tend to be mild, and they …

I can’t tell you just how much I love going to my local dollar store. Yes, it’s true, most of the stuff you get there are completely and utterly useless or is made from some country you know should not be making anything remotely food-related, but I am always fascinated …

A couple of years ago, my elderly mother suffered a fall in the kitchen, and broke her ankle very badly, requiring pins and many months of physical therapy to recover. The mobility issues from the break were compounded by the fact that she already had severe neuropathy and had …

I’ve always sort of had issues with my sleeping schedule. It’s been erratic, at best, for most of my life, since I was just a young girl of six or seven years of age. As I’ve gotten older, the problem has continued and, on some levels, even gotten worse. …

In the winter I got a terrible cold which ended up becoming a nasty ear infection. Treating it with antibiotics cured it, but one of my ears has never quite been the same since. After my recovery, I suffered several small relapses, which required a visit to an …

I’m not shy, so I will admit, I’m at that time of life that is referred to as “The Change”. Yes, I’m talking about menopause.
I decided long before I got to this phase of my life that I would refuse to take Hormone Replacement Therapy. I do not …

In the last few weeks I noticed that my hands had started looking quite dull and unattractive. The fact that my skin felt extremely dry and cracked severely especially in and around the nail area- made my hands feel so rough that it almost hurt whenever I tried rubbing …

I had tried just about every toothpaste that said it could whiten teeth, and never had much results. I saw the comercials for the Crest Whitening Strips, and thought “Why not?”. These strips really do the job! After just one week of using these strips once …

Well I have wanted these for a while. I first saw them on tv and was very interested in them. I was dieing to find out if they really work. I heard that the perfect push up is better than the other models that are suppose to improve your …

I use a variety of bath products to keep my therapeutic nightly bath routine interesting. Since bath salts add beneficial minerals to the water, which helps my fibromylagia symptoms, I love to use various types of salts in the hot water to help relieve the pain and cramping. Magnesium is …

This product had gotten so much publicity I almost had to try it to appease everyone else. The inhabitants of Okinawa, Japan live ten years longer than people on the mainland, and the story is that it is because of their exposure to the coral calcium in the water. It …

There is a growing competition right now among mouthwash brands to adopt a formula which is sting-free. This brand is known for its mouthwash products but attach to it is the reputation that it is harsh to the mouth. I have tried other brands which provides mild formula, those …

When I expressed an interest in a talc free and fragrance free powder for use in the summer, a friend found out about this product for me. I have to admit, I was already pretty happy with a cornstarch I was using, but I ordered this product out of the …

I think I was able to inherit this vitamin C deficiency from my mother so that when I was a teenager, I was almost always bothered by mouth ulcers. There were days when I could not even eat because my mouth was all aching. The only homemade solution was …

I have recently become acquainted with lush products, and I am totally addicted to them. I love their bath bombs and soaps, so I thought I would try out this light moisturizer. I have oily skin in the summer, and dry in the winter. Finding the right moisturizer to use …

I have used the Kiss my Face Peaches and Cream moisturizer, and really liked it. It had alpha hydroxy acids in it. I assumed this product would be very similar as it is often listed together with the other. They are actually not very similar at all. I love …

I have this nasty habit of cutting up my legs every single time I shave. I can use the most expensive shaver on the market and I’ll still end up nicking myself and mangling my legs in the process. Maybe I’m in a hurry all the time, maybe my …

Biotene PBF-Mouthwash with Calcium is a mouthwash that I have been using for several years now and I am really quite pleased with it. This is a mouthwash that is designed to attack and remove plaque from teeth before that plaque has a chance to develop into tartar, which …

I was at a relative’s house when I first used this product. I had come to spend the night, and had forgotten to bring any styling products with me, so I asked to borrow something and this is what I was given. I had never worked with a “putty” …

I tend to have a dry skin type especially during the winter season. The cold weather outside often become the primary reason of absorbing all the natural oils from my skin making my skin feel dry. In fact sometimes the situation would become so worst that even while trying …

The Hygienitech mattress cleaning and sanitizing process cleaned and sanitized my mattress to rid it of dust mites and other allergen producing particles. I was not sleeping due to what seemed like allergies with coughing and sneezing during the night. I sometimes felt a tickling in my throat and …

I have thinning hair on the top and crown of my head. I have used every anti-thinning and volume boosting product out there, including a couple of powders that I got mixed results with.
When I went out of town for a weekend, I did not pack any volume …

Over the years I have tried several different products to whiten my teeth. I’ve always had decent teeth, but as I age it seems increasing difficult to keep them gleaming. I used to use Crest Whitestrips, and I received so many compliments on how white my teeth were, …

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 …

Swish Mouthwash is the brand of my husband. He has been using this for months now. He switched to this alcohol-free mouthwash after he was convinced that alcohol-containing mouthwash can dry up his mouth and would most likely give him mouth cancer. At first he would not want to …

Ever since I started taking a nightly hot bath with mineral salts, my fibromyalgia symptoms have greatly improved. I believe a big part of this is the heat from the water, but also the effects of bath salts, particularly of the magnesium content. This mineral helps to balance the muscle …

This shampoo was one option recommended to me by my hairstylist the last time I had it professionally colored. It looked great—“ I had highlights put in, and I really wanted to keep the brightness of the color for as long as I could.
I had tried non-salon brands and never …

I love to take hot baths and massages to help treat the muscular symptoms of fibromyalgia. I use a variety of different products, and sometimes even make my own bath and massage oils using carrier and essential oils.
When I saw this oil, I looked at the ingredient list …

All you have to do is spray on closed eyes and keep them closed for half a minute. You get instant relief from dry eyes. So if you are a bit tired or your eyes feel sore this spray is very good to use. Being diabetic seems to affect …

Last summer, while playing with his friends, my son accidentally landed on his hand, and hurt his index finger. Because of his wailing pains I rushed him to the hospital, expecting a fracture. The finger turned blue-black and had a frightening look. After his x-rays were done, it turned …

After many visits to my Chiropractor about my back and shoulder pain I was recommended the Thermaphore Heating Pack by Battle Creek Equipment.
My Chiropractor explained that the heating pack was a bit expensive, but it used moist heat which would penetrate deeper into my muscles to help the tightness …

For the past few months, I have been trying to find a product that will help to improve the condition of my skin. Not only does my skin have a tendency to be very dry, but it also have been prone to severe breakouts lately. Additionally, I …

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 …

A few weeks back when I happened to visit my cousin, I was rather surprised to see her hair looking healthy and beautiful. The previous time I had seen her she was quite worried about her falling hair which had become quite scanty and looked quite dull and lifeless. …

In my opinion dental care is very important. When I was younger I was cleaning my teeth with whichever tooth paste there was and I didn’t care if it was a very good one or just some cheap one, but now I hate cheap toothpaste because they don’t clean …

If you’ve ever had a massage then you know that they have many benefits when it comes to your health, such as releasing stress and soothing a sore and aching back. It’s not always easy to get to a masseuse though, whether it is because of the inconvenience …

I am a total fitness freak and love to experiment with different types of fitness techniques that will go along way to help me keep fit and healthy. After having heard and read much about the goodness of yoga- I decided to learn it and incorporate it …

I am a fan of dieting. I have been battling with my weight for so many years now. Any diet that claims it will make me loose weight will always be in my list. So I got a hold of this 7 day diet at the mall. It costs …

I originally got the Planetary Herbals, Slippery Elm Lozenges, Tangerine Flavor in a little trial sample bottle of just 10 lozenges. But, after I have tried them I went back to see how much a full bottle of 200 was. I didn’t think it was too bad at the …

I sometimes have a problem with dry throat and hoarseness in the winter, or whenever my allergies are acting up in the summer and spring. I have tried several throat soother products, slippery elm lozenges, etc. and most of them work fairly well. When I last ran out of my …

Today in America, stress and anxiety are common amongst everyone at one time or another. We think that we can go on vacation for rest and recuperation but most of us are always doing everything in such a rush that even on vacation we are not relaxed. Many people …

A really nice body lotion I like to use once in awhile in the wintertime is the Dove Cream Oil Intensive Body Lotion for Extra Dry Skin. It is very moisturizing and really helps hydrate my skin so it can be really silky soft.
Some of the things I …

During one of shopping routines last week to the supermarket nearby, I happen to see this skin care product called Lotus Herbal clay white black clay skin whitening face pack. The fact that I always loved experimenting with different skin care products that seemed to catch my fancy, together …

Solotone plus is a large brown capsule, to me it is very large. I think it is one of those mega vitamin drugs. But when I checked it out, it was much lacking in vital nutrients such as vitamin C, or the B group. I really get to wonder …

I come from a family that sweats profusely. When I was a child, my dad came home from a hard day of building a house in the hot sun. I asked him if he was going to bathe before dinner, to which he replied no. My …

When I purchased this mouthwash, I chose it because it was the least expensive of all the others, plus it said it was “all natural”, and it contained baking soda. I use mouthwash just about every day, and I like to have one that will also whiten my …