“Getting Started With A Fitness Experience”, a video by Arnie Fonseca, MS, CSCS (Certified Exercise Physiologist and Older Adult Exercise Specialist) is a very valuable video for seniors who want to build their strength in order to improve their health and independence. Although it is designed for mature adults …

Well, it’s been that time of year again. You know, after all the candy and desserts of the holiday season causing your pearly whites to dull and sometimes even crack. Yeah, tis the season for visiting the dentist. Actually I’ve really needed to for several months now but without dental …

Like anybody, I have periods in my life where I have to deal with stress and anxiety. I prefer not to resort to prescription drugs, as I don’t like to take anything that might be addictive or cause side effects. I prefer using natural supplements and herbal products, since they …

I have always been a Colgate kind of girl and it has always been my choice of toothpaste when going shopping. Recently when we went to the store for household supplies my husband wanted to try something different that he said is a good brand that he likes to …

Facercise is a facial exercise video by Carol Maggio. It costs $15 on Amazon when I bought it. I was really glad to buy it because it had a lot of useful info about facial exercises, and it actually offered valuable facial exercises which were more advanced and more …

I have used Excellence hair color in the past, and when I saw this ten minute easy “Excellent to go” product, it looked like something I would really like. Ten minutes is a very short time for coloring hair. Since I had never used a quick develop product, I did …

I will be perfectly honest and tell you that I picked up the wrong package when I went to the store to get tissues. I wanted just the regular type tissue but picked up a box that had lotion in the tissue. I decided not to exchange it because …

Every one in my house seems to have a huge problem with using the bathroom and having a BM. From my oldest child all the way down to my youngest. I have had such a hard time getting them regular and I’m about to die from all of the …

Dr. Wong’s Sulfur Soap is considered a medicinal soap. It is good in treating acne and skin problems since it has sulfur content. This sulfur content dries up skin easily. Anyway, I used this soap when I was in my teenage days. I remember at that time, my face …

Many people have been using Creatine Monohydrate as a supplement to help build muscle. I am one of them. Claims have been that is increases muscle strength, and delays fatigue which allows us body builders to train harder and faster. Some companies claim that Creatine helps burn fat; this …

I am not overly obsessed with overly appearance, but I like to look nice. I brush my teeth everyday and keep up with my oral hygiene, but I decided that I would like my teeth to be a bit whiter, and that I wanted to brighten up my smile. …

I’ve read good reviews about Avon Cellu-Sculpt Anti-cellulite Body Sculpting Treatment and for these I was enticed to buy this for my niece who is fighting against obesity. She has lots of unsightly cellulite on her legs and in other parts of her body and we would not know …

Having thoroughly enjoyed the Quick Fix Total Cardio Mix DVD fitness program, I jumped at a chance to try The Quick Fix Total Toning DVD when I found it on Amazon recently. I really like ten minute workouts, as they allow you to mix and match different …

I have fibromyalgia and have used about every pain relief product out there. This one was a product I picked up because I needed something quick to use that was not in a cream or gel form. I had not planned for getting a shoulder pain while I was …

Almost all of us heard or seen it on TV - The Bowflex. Is this machine really the gateway to a chiseled, muscular body?
From the commercials on TV we are inclined to believe so. After all, the Bowflex commercials show us great looking men and women in top physical …

I am always on the hunt for a hair removal product that will deliver long lasting results. Usually I shave my legs every day, but that gets tiresome, and the regrowth is apparent by the next day. When I first heard of the Epi Hair Remover, I …

I always felt that stretching always played a vital part in keeping my body fit and healthy. I always tried to incorporate some stretching exercises in the beginning of my exercise routine —“ to make my fitness routine truly successful. So when my friend just showed me her newly …

I’m not quite sure why this flavor of the Emergen-C line is called “Super Orange” since I really don’t think the orange flavor is super strong or super good. There’s definitely an orange flavor to the drink mix, no doubt, but it’s not incredibly strong or anything like that. …

I have tried many antiseptic creams and one of my favourite one is Savlon. I first bought it from England and it did impress me as it is very cheap yet effective and it can be used to treat a variety of skin problems like cuts, minor burns, insect bites, …

I have been using Johnson’s Milk Lotion for a long time now because it is a good one. The texture of the lotion is not slimy, greasy, oily nor too saggy. It is a little thick, but not too thick, and a bit creamy. It feels right when you …

I really don’t know why I decided to try this product. I have used other products by Hyland’s and was not impressed at all. I like the idea of homeopathic medicine, but I am also aware that it is not regulated, not tested well, and is based on “iffy” …

I have fibromyalgia, and a problem with sciatica pain that flares up from time to time. I have used many different types of pain gels and ointments. I find that many of them have a very unpleasant burn, or smell so strong that they make your …

Even though my kids think they are too old now to take vitamins I still insist that they take one every day and I still think they secretly like to take them because they are usually fun to take and come in funny shapes and taste really good too …

I bought Gaiam Chai 5mm Premium Yoga Mat for $15 online. Here is my review.
It has the measurements of 24 x 68 inches , which is quite normal for yoga mats. It is not actually anything too big but not too small, and that is just fine …

If you watch infommercials then you have probably seen the advertisement for the White Light Tooth Whitening System. They claim that it will whiten your’ teeth just as well as your’ dentist does without the high price tag.
I ordered it hoping to avoid having to go to the dentist. …

New Nordic is one of those companies that’s notorious in the health food market. I’d even heard of them and I don’t do the health food, herbal supplement circuit all that much if truth be told. The only reason I tried these New Nordic Mulberry Zuccarin tablets is at …

Curing my body of minor aches and pains through various alternatives healing techniques have always fascinated me to a great extent. In fact I always yearn to learn more about them so that I can cure my minor ailments without having to take any kind of medicines. Off late, …

The last time I had a really nasty cough, I lost a lot of sleep. I was up every few minutes coughing my head off. It was exhausting. I really didn’t want to have to go to the doctor, because I knew it was from a simple cold, and …

My teeth were stained and not looking their best so I bought Compliments Sensitive Teeth Toothpaste from my local supermarket for just $2.99CDN. I had tried other whitening toothpastes with mixed results and a lot of money! My deciding factor to buy this Compliments brand was that it was …

Lately during one of my regular shopping sprees —“ I happened to pick this fantastic product called Barielle 60 Second Mani- Pedi. Barielle 60 Second Mani- Pedi -as the name suggests- could be used for home manicure and pedicure was essentially a citrus scrub(orange) which included Dead Sea salts …

Back in the nineties, I was given a “Topsy Tail” by an aunt, and I loved the thing. I had much longer hair then, and often needed to wear it back for work. I had since cut my hair much shorter and stopped using it so I lost track of …

I have tried several different mouth rinses or mouth washes over the years and some were pretty good. Those, I still buy. Others, I feel were pretty terrible, and those I now avoid. The first time I tried Crest Pro-Health Night Clean Mouth Wash, it was …

This lotion came to me as part of a gift set that contained some bath salts, oil beads, and soap. It was holiday themed, and obviously mass produced. The tube is attractive at first glance, with a pretty gold scrolling and coppery gold cap. I have used it …

Diabetes is really is a curse for food loving people, we need to refrain from consuming just everything. Out finally has a hereditary history of diabetic patients and I was sure that sooner or later I too would be effected with the disease, which I eventually did. Now the …

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 have thinning hair that has been getting thinner every year since I turned 38. I have tried a great variety of products including shampoo and conditioner systems, vitamins, serums, even detox baths. So far, it is still thinning. Without being able to determine the root cause it is …

Whenever I go into Bath & Body works, I like to see if there are any new scented products that I haven’t tried yet. I’m so in love with that store and the products that they have that I don’t even wear any other scents (well, except on …

There is seriously probably not an allergy medicine out there that I haven’t tried. The first year I moved to Michigan from Arkansas and started to experience allergies for the first time in my life, I probably tried a different over-the-counter medicine to treat my symptoms every week. I …

It is rather rare that I go to Bath and Body Works, and for a few different reasons. One, I only know of one location and I am hardly ever in that area. And two, everything in there is a bit expensive. They have all kinds of stuff like …

I like to keep my nails looking neat, and for years I just used the standard emery board or metal files, with an occasional sapphire file.
When I happened to see the Opi crystal file near a display of their nail polish I was looking at, I picked it up to …

For those of you who can’t get enough of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, you may be interested in experiencing Harvey Walden’s No Excuses Fitness Workout for yourself. Harvey Walden, as you may already know, is the show’s tough as nails fitness expert and a former Marine Drill …

My sister usually suffers from cold and cough. Without going to a doctor, she never gets recovered. As cold and cough is a minor illness, people use to take medicine without visiting a doctor. Last time my sister did not go to the doctor as one of the chemists …

Vaseline lotion is a brand I remember from my childhood. My grandparents used it exclusively, and I was always asking for some of the smooth yellow lotion for my own hands. The newer formula of the Intensive Care is called “total moisture” and is very similar to the one …

I think it is fairly important to any woman to use reliable feminine products. I have always been a tampon sort of girl and use them almost monthly. I have a few brands that I really love, but I am always willing to go out and look for something …

I have had a problem with snoring for a long time, and I have tried a variety of products to see if they would help. I got no help from nose strips and plastic pieces placed into the nostrils, and I had just about given up—“ but my partner had …

The As Seen On TV inversion table is a fair product. It says it helps back problems are it is quite effective. Basically what it does is turns you upside down. As you raise your arms, you slowly tip backwards. I figure it’s all about balancing. You must adjust …

My dentist recommended that I should use an electric toothbrush for my gum problems, and said that Braun was a good brand. So I shopped around and was astounded by some of the prices. As I didn’t want to spend £80 ($160) on a toothbrush, I was …

I am always trying out the latest natural remedies for diabetes. I came across some information on fenugreek, and wanted to see if it might help me control my blood sugar levels better.
Out of character for me, I opted to purchase from a GNC store rather than …

This Dry Idea product became mine when I came across it in a discount store. Apparently a drug chain had sold off some old stock when they changed hands, and many of their products ended up in these mark-down outlets. This deodorant, which normally sold for over four dollars in …

I purchased this conditioner the same time I purchased Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Shampoo, after seeing the great price of it. I figured if both the shampoo and conditioner are at such a low price, I might as well purchase both to get a good value! Herbal Essences …