As an Occupational Therapy student, we were trained to take blood pressure. During the training, we need to have our own sphygmomanometer. The professor will then demonstrate how to take the blood pressure and then we will be asked to do it ourselves and we will be graded. It …

Ever since the recession, I have resorted to using Charmie Feminine Pads mainly because it costs much lesser than other brands of pads. Compared to other pads, the price difference is a bit steep. Most pads costs around 30 pesos per pack, while this brand only costs below 20 …

One summer I got a nasty surprise. Because I had been out in the heat sweating for hours while helping someone work on a project, I developed an adult equivalent of a diaper rash! Most of these kinds of rashes are caused by yeast, and since I am diabetic, I …

I have combination skin, and in the summer, I prefer to use a foaming cleanser. I have used a few 100% Pure products before, and I liked most of them. When I saw this product I was interested right away because I happen to love jasmine tea, whether green or …

There have been adverts on television lately for Anadin Liquifast Capsules. These are a good idea as liquid gets into the system far quicker than waiting for a tablet to dissolve. These are —˜plastic’ type capsules in a lovely green colour, which contain the liquid medicine inside, …

I found a really good deal, which I can’t remember the price right now, one day on the iron-free version of Rainbow Light Just Once multivitamin. The retail price for a bottle of 120 is about $28. That is a 4 months supply, not bad. I know …

Since I am a person with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities), I use all products that have no fragrance or chemicals in them for my personal hygiene and cleaning products for my home.
Today, I would like to tell you about the “Free and Clear” hair and body products that I …

I have palpitations and am on blood pressure medication, so I like to keep an eye on my blood pressure and always have a cuff around in case I need it.
When I was going to vacation in the UL for over a month, I decided that my full size arm …

My oral hygiene is very important to me. After spending almost two months battling a gum problem a few years ago, I got it all cleared up, and promised myself it would never happen again. In addition to careful brushing, flossing daily, and going to the dentist at the …

I went through a phase for awhile where I wanted to try every French soap there was. Then I started getting interested in organic and natural soaps, and here I have found the perfect combination of both in a honey-grapefruit bar that was given to me by a friend …

During the winter months my family tends to get colds, sour throats and coughs more often than not. Even though we live in Florida, we do still get cold weather and often times we get weather that is cold one day and in the eighties the next. After a …

Most of the girls are experiencing problems during menstruation, and that is what we called dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea according to my research is a medical condition characterized by severe uterine pain during menstruation.
I myself experience this during my menstruation, it is indeed painful and is the number problem for me. …

Clue is a period-tracking app for both iPhone and Android. Based on the information women provide, this app predicts dates for ovulation, PMS and menstruation. In addition to just predicting these dates, women have the option to track different categories such as ’skin’, ‘hair’, ’sex’, ‘fluid’ and ‘pain’. This allows …

After my dentist told me I had mild gingivitis a few years ago and it was successfully treated, I have made an extra effort to brush and floss my teeth with great care to keep it from coming back. Oral infections are found to be associated with heart …

I decided to try this toothpaste after some reading about how salt can help to heal the gums. This is a product with no fluoride or sodium lauryl sulfate like most commercial brands. It is all natural and comes from a company that is trustworthy.
I have tried many …

When I developed a stress fracture in my foot, there were some long term complications, one being that the inserts I wore to help treat it caused my two middle toes to angle too far toward each other, causing cramping and pain later on. My doctor advised me to …

I used to think that going to the gym 2 hours a day was good enough for me to make my body lean and tone. My daily routine would be to wake up, go to class, go to the gym and hang out with friends. I was not really …

As someone who has been fortunate enough to be slim for most of my life, due to daily fitness and (mostly) healthy eating, I have become downright cynical of the diet industry, and I believe very strongly that most diet programs, while rarely working, take advantage of peoples’ desire …

When my mother got breast cancer it was a very scary time for all of us. My great grandmother also had breast cancer, which raised some alarms about my own risk. For awhile, I became obsessed with breast exams, and finally with other types of cancer that were …

I have been taking various forms of fiber ever since my doctor recommended it as a way to help regulate my symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. For much of that time, I used basic, cheap psyllium fiber supplements that you can get anywhere. Eventually, I learned that other fibers had …

I have always liked Suave products. While considered by many to be a “cheap” or “generic” sort of brand, I have found that the quality of their products is above and beyond many of their peers.
Suave sells products close to the mainstream market brands, and even offers some alternatives to …

I started working a new job last September, after eight years of unemployment, so I could stay home with my kids until they were old enough to be trusted to stay home by themselves. I was excited to start working, but I believe my body just wasn’t up to …

I was randomly searching online for different diets to try when I found the Cottage Cheese Diet. I’ve had difficulty in the past finding a diet that I could stick with, so I wasn’t overly hopeful, but I always leave myself open to new possibilities. I initially …

I am always changing my mind about what I want to do with my hair. I needed something that would work with my fickle nature. I found a product that might possibly do the trick. It was a Conair product that is supposed to allow you to do five …

I love using various bath products for my nightly hot soak. In the summer, I tend to use lighter products like bubble bath. Taking a hot bath at night has helped my symptoms of fibromyalgia more than any other therapy. When I was looking through a natural products website, …

Foot massagers and foot soaks have always caught my fancy and I would leave no opportunity to get one for myself- if any of them from the market if they truly interested me. I strongly believed that these foot products were a great aid to help revive tired and …

I really been having problems with my hair when I started to go to the parlor and make my hair straight.In the first week of having my hair straight, it was really amazing because it was so shiny and really straight.But after a few days, it was really getting …

The Southern Bell soap company is one of my favorite local vendors for natural handmade soaps. I have bought several of their soap bars from craft fairs where they had a table or booth. One favorite is Blossoms and Berries. This is an indescribably lovely blend of ripe …

When I ended up getting carpel tunnel syndrome from working in a factory for years, I was devastated. I finally had surgery to repair my hands, and the pain afterwards was extreme. Instead of making it better, it seemed to have made it worse. I was informed that …

I absolutely hate the sensation of water in my ears. It is uncomfortable and disorienting. When I swim, I wear earplugs. I don’t normally get water in my ears when I shower, but on one strange occasion, I did get some in while rinsing my hair. …

LATHER is a skin and body care company that has been around for about 10 years. I became acquainted with them when I was lucky enough to stay at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City last year. (And yes, it is spelled with all capital letters.) The bathroom in …

Sacha Inchi Oil is a certified organic oil made from a wild seed which grows in Peru. It contains the highest concentrate of Omega 3 of any oil — almost 50% — plus Omega-6, Omega-9, vitamin E and amino acids. I was looking for an Omega-3 supplement that …

Dandruff is one of the reasons for hair fall. I have tried many shampoos available in the market. Majority of the shampoos just gave relief from dandruff for two days but again I feel itching sensation on my scalp and my …

When I was away and could not access my stick of BodyGlide, which is an anti chafing product that works really well, I went on a hunt for a similar product to help me with some blisters I had developed while walking in a new pair of heels. …

Having holidays has become a problem for me. My diet and lifestyle are completely changed due to travels and being in different environments meant that I had very little control over what I eat. I was completely relying on what restaurants and hotels had to offer. Often, the food …

Benadryl Anti-Itch Gel is a clear product and goes on this way. It is a product that helps with rashes, insect bites and more. Benadryl Anti-Itch Gel can be purchased for under $10 at your local drugstore or department store.
One of the things that I like about this product …

I came across this product in a checkout line at Walmart. It was a cold winter, and we were planning a “ghost walk” in Savannah Georgia at midnight. It was going to be very cold. My hands tend to get cold and crampy in the winter and sometimes …

I love using bath salts for my nightly bath to treat the painful and disabling symptoms of fibromyalgia. The magnesium added to the water is essential for healthy functioning of muscles and nerves, and I can always tell that it helps me more than a bath without salts—“ I often …

I’m not sure with other VCO brands, but this one doesn’t quite work for me. Been taking it since last year then I stopped for a while because I didn’t feel any significant changes in 2 months, then this year I went back to VCO since it was told it’s …

Vital Greens by Naka is like energy in a bottle. This is a fantastic nutritional supplement. It is a mint flavoured liquid that is green in color. It consists of a large variety of components including wheat grass and Nova Scotia dulse (I …

A few days after purchasing the DermaNew Total Body Experience Microdermabrasion System, I went back to pick up the DermaNew Facial Rejuvenation system as well.
Whereas the first Microdermabrasion kit featured tools for the body and feet, the second featured facial tools and products. Since …

I have always been interested in alternative medicine. When I started having heart palpitations in the form of extra hard beats and slight breathlessness, I first went to my regular doctor, who ran tests but could find no reason for them and pronounced them “benign.”
They were …

I purchased this toothpaste a few months ago after I started to experience extreme tooth sensitivity. At the time, I would feel sharp and stinging pains without warning while I was eating. Even though I did make an appointment with my dentist, it still did not stop …

I loved the feel of a Hempz lotion I once had, and so when I needed a leave in conditioner and detangler I decided to try this one. I had foolishly assumed that it would carry the same sent as the lotion had, but it did not. I did not …

I was starting to get so sick and tired of being sick every few weeks. It was like my family could not catch a break. I hated that germs passed around so easily and decided that we needed to take every avenue possible to keep germ transfers at a …

Some people start losing the urge for sexual desires at the age of 35-40 and this is one cause for the increasing cases of divorce in Indian community. Sex plays a pivotal role in an happily married life and problem starts creeping in when such things like loss in …

This poison ivy soap product is really something that any person that spends quite a lot of time outdoors should have because it is really quite effective in helping to thoroughly alleviate the terrible itching and awful irritation that a person endures when exposed to the terribly irritated poison …

My mother in law had a very bad time last week as she suffered from saviour cold and cough infection. Due to this infection she had the sore throat and she was not able to speak to any one with her normal voice. She had become very …

My introduction to Giovanni’s hazelnut vanilla body wash came from the fact that I loved an older Bath and Body Works fragrance called toasted hazelnut. It came out about a decade ago, and now it is extremely difficult to find. They don’t actually make it anymore, but sometimes you can …

There’s been times when I’ve had some problems with my elbows hurting me. Nothing the doctors have said or done has helped me with this problem but it’s been so bad at times that I can’t even straighten my arm out or lift up a book bag of school …