A few weeks back, with a severe attack of cold, I was just bedridden. Not only did I suffer from minor aches and pains all over my body, but my throat pain and nasal congestion left me feeling totally uncomfortable. After prescribing some medicines, my physician suggested using Theraflu …

The last few weeks, I have been cooking more than usual and I have somehow managed to cut my fingers repeatedly. My normal routine for finger cuts is to cover with a bandage, then top with a finger cot. Well, for my last cut, I ran out of …

I’ve kind of become a junky for homeopathic remedies for things within the last year, and one of the things I’ve steadily been on the lookout for is a good multivitamin. I sometimes have issues remembering to take vitamins, though, which has long been a problem for me. I …

Provimin Spirulina Vegetablet is a natural health food made from blue green alage by Siam Algae Company in Thailand. My father gave me three boxes of Provimin, which he got from his trip in Japan five years ago. He was telling me that Provimin is the “food for the …

When looking in my local Bath & Body Works for some lotion, my daughter came across the Twilight Woods Shower Gel from Bath & Body Works Signature Collection. She knew it wasn’t associated with it, but it had the word “Twilight” (she is a fan of the book …

My lips chap sometimes, but my daughter is the one with the major problem. I’ve found her various lip balms that help her out, but it was through a lot of trial and error buying brand after brand. I did find one that worked pretty well for …

I have not always been a fan of flossing, but have recently been getting into it. I like that clean feeling that I get after flossing. I also like to see the nasty plaque that comes off in floss. Though I like flossing, I would never pay a lot …

I noticed I was running out of my usual clay mask, so when I was at the store, I looked for a cheap one to get me through until my regular one went on sale. I found a basic bentonite clay mask by Freeman that was less than five dollars, …

I had went to Rancho Springs Medical Center several times expecting to have my baby there, but each time I had went was a miss call, I was sent home because I was not contracting soon enough. I was pretty much ready to give birth so every pain I …

For the last few days I had experiencing a severe pain in my left knee which was making me feel rather uncomfortable and unfit. Though I did experience knee pain very often, this time the pain seemed rather unbearable. In fact I found it difficult even to walk a …

When I was at the store the other day, picking up some groceries and also getting another container of Pond’s cold cream, I saw that they had a new product out and that they were cleansing towelettes. They had three kinds of towelettes but the one that really caught …

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 …

Last year I made a promise to myself that I would be more physically fit in 2010. So far, I have been doing very well. I walk everyday and am careful about the food that I eat. Since I have been successful so far, I decided …

One of my favorite places to shop is Bath and Body Works. They have a fantastic variety of fragrances, with a standard line of high quality bath and skin treatment products available in all of the scents. They also have a semi-annual clearance sale—“ and this is where I …

I am serious of taking care of my private parts. For me this is more important than taking care of the outside. We do not know what disease or irritation we can get from using public restrooms or either on private ones. We need to be safe and protected …

Listerine Smart Rinse Anticavity Fluoride Rinse is the absolute best mouthwash for children. I have a six year old son and a four year old daughter. Recently, we began to teach them how to floss their teeth and use mouthwash. They love this stuff. We …

With my autoimmune disease, it is extremely important to give my immune system all the support it needs to keep it strong and healthy. One of the vitamins I take every day with lunch is the Nutrition Now Elderberry Gummy Vitamins. The reason I take these vitamins daily is …

I have an autoimmune disease. One of the main features of an autoimmune disease is the problem with inflammation. In my case, inflammation in my blood vessals. The normal medication (cytoxan and prednisone) that I use for putting my disease in remission was barely keeping the disease from flaring. …

I hate getting colds, and when I do get one, I tend to always look for products that say they can shorten the duration or severity. I have used zinc lozenges many times, and they do work for me—“ but the one problem I have is that they make my …

Since we decided to give up hormonal pills due to unbearable side effects, condoms manifested as our most opportune of all optional birth controls. However, in search of adequate preservative all went utterly wrong and for the sake of various bad experiences like broken condoms and yeast infections our …

I have very fair skin, and also have been told that I might have mild lupus, so I have to be very diligent about using sun block to protect my skin. I have tried quite a few, and prefer the ones with higher SPF, especially for my face. I …

I’ll start off by saying that I do NOT have psoriasis. But, with that said, I have really dry skin that conventional lotions have not been able to treat in the past, no matter how many times a day I apply it. My skin is painfully itchy, especially on …

Every summer, without fail, I get these very painful cracks in my skin around the cuticles of my toe nails, and around my ankles. I moisturize with a heavy lotion every single day, and even despite the humid Michigan summers, my skin is still very dry and sometimes painfully …

I enjoy a wide variety of bath products, since I take a hot bath nearly every night. I use this therapy to treat the painful muscle and nerve symptoms of fibromyalgia, and it works. I have had more success with the hot baths than with any other therapy or medication.
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I have lower back pain off and on, and when it last struck, I went to look for my knee pillow and could not find it. I was in agony after having twisted the wrong way in the shower (sometimes it takes only the smallest things) and I needed something …

I have yet to find hair vitamins on the market than can match Hairtopia. I have suffered from traction alopecia in the crown of my head and the rest of my hair grows extremely slow. Out of sheer frustration I went online to see what was out there that …

About a year ago, we took my daughter to an eye doctor and learned she needed new glasses. We ended up buying her a pair recommended by one of the people at that eye doctor and quickly discovered that the glasses weren’t only very expensive; they were not meant …

Off recent, I had noticed that I had developed mild cracks on the heels of my feet. The fact that I had been traveling in open shoes for nearly a month and had not really taken care of my feet during the vacation- had left me feet …

To begin, I doubt there is a single person out there that doesn’t own a pair of shoes that for whatever reason doesn’t make your feet smell not so fresh at the end of the day. I happen to have two pairs that meet that criteria. My first pair is …

I had initially heard of the Volumetric Diet Plan a few years ago but only just recently got my hands on it. For all points and purposes this plan is built around a very simple premise.
People the world over eat a certain amount of food …

I had been so exposed to stains on my whites. I really have a problem with this fact because I have to be cautious about the food that I am taking in. I am afraid that they make stain my teeth and it would really mean another visit to …

Small cuts and wounds are pretty normal in an house hold were there are 3-4 small kids running around all the time .They are a bunch of very naughty kids always on to some kind of prank and so have them falling and injuring themselves all the time and …

I know it’s crazy to talk about bandages but the thing that I wanted to talk about was how I loved these things. They really did some justice when it came to healing my hands. Well, my finger that is. Here goes the story, I was at work and …

I took a friend to this urgent care in Gilbert, AZ. about 2 years ago. My friend was in between doctors and did not have an established doctor at the time which was the reason he needed to be seen. I had never been to this urgent care before …

There has not been many times in my life where I thought that I needed to use exam gloves, however, you never know what life will throw at you. On one occasion, my daughter got a small burn on her leg when she ran into the iron. When I …

I have a pair of old sneakers that I should have thrown away already but I have had them for so long they seem like old friends. My old friends are a bit uncomfortable, because the fabric that covers the supportive structure is thinned out and parts of it …

I consider Fern C a wonder vitamin and a great healer. My sister’s experience with Fern C encouraged me to take also Fern C for myself. My sister has a lingering cough for weeks. She tried several medicines prescribed by doctors but they did not make her any better, …

I get chapped and dry lips in the winter, and sometimes year round. I like to use premium products on my lips, for my own enjoyment and to pamper myself, but also to keep the skin on my lips in the best condition possible.
I had limited experience with …

My teeth feel clean, my breath makes me feel fresh and confident, and my sensitive teeth don’t feel like they’ve been striped raw by overbearing toothpaste cleansers. I’ve tried many combinations of toothpaste, pre-mouth rinses, post-mouth rinses and extra sensitive solutions and gels. Nothing has worked as …

Diurex Water Pills are the over the counter solution for water retention. I was having some health issues and was retaining a lot of water. It really took a toll on my ability to get around. It even affected the feeling in my legs. I had ordered another product …

I have a friend in England who sends me care packages filled with things I cannot find here. When cold season rolled around, we somehow got into a discussion about cough drops (or cough sweets, as they call them) and lozenges that we remember growing up. The mention of …

The last but not least of my acne regime from Mario Badescu, a must have, the cleansing gel. This gel contains papaya extracts which are AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acids). This claims to get rid of dull skin and remove makeup, dirt, and oil without drying the skin. This cost …

I’ve been pretty negligent to my feet over the Fall and Winter seasons, mostly because I’ve been wearing mostly boots and my feet have been covered to avoid the harsh cold! But since the weather has warming up here in NY, I had to purchase something to get my …

I love my job, but lately it has been very difficult for me to cope with an abundant amount of overtime and late night work sessions. Not only have I been getting a lot less sleep lately, but I have also begun to notice that this has taken …

Recently my nine month old had woken up completely miserable. His eyes were all crusted shut and there was just a stream of mucus running from his mouth to his mouth. And later he would end up having a really bad cough from all of the mucus draining in …

The Germ Guardian Plug-in UV-C Air Sanitizer was another one of those expensive impluse buys that I couldn’t really rationalize and, to this day, am not even entirely sure it did anything beneficial. But, I’m a sucker for strange or bizarre products that claim to be good for the …

Recently a friend of mine treated me to a French manicure at her favorite salon. While I enjoyed the treatment, I was somewhat embarrassed by the terrible condition of my nails after my old polish was removed.
Apparently after years of wearing dark polish, my …

I am used to taking contraceptive pills because my boyfriend and I don’t want another baby yet and we can’t do much discipline especially in cold season so we need and planned to continue using this method of contraception. I think Althea is one of the cheapest pills I …

In order to write this review, I must admit something embarrassing to you…I am a “closet” cigarette smoker. I’m not proud of it but there it is, right out in the open now for everyone to know. For years, I would try different types of toothpaste brands searching for …

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 …