Recently, I was asked why had gained a few pounds. Never mind that the question was posed by my Nintendo Wii, I suppose a gaming console can get away with questions friends and family wouldn’t dare. So, there I stood barefoot and dejected atop my balance board …

No matter how I slather on a scented hand sanitizer to clean my pampered hands, I don’t get the same assurance of a tingly clean feel compared to a rubbing alcohol. At times, I even forget to bring a hand cream in my purse, yet I always manage …

I basically love pampering my skin and do everything in my power to keeping looking fresh and glowing. For this I truly believe in using a good facial pack. Though there a hundreds of facial packs in the market and I have perhaps tried different ones at different times- …

Although I am an African American woman with medium brown skin, I have to use sunblock whenever I go out into the sun despite popular belief. This product was fairly inexpensive in my opinion, especially for a sunblock with as high of a SPF number as this one. …

Being diabetic, and also having battled gum disease (and won) several years ago, I try to take really good care of my teeth and gums so that tooth problems do not have a deleterious effect on my overall health.
I like to use natural products when I can, …

I’ve tried a few colon cleanse products when I felt a bit clogged up, and I never liked how they turned out. Either I felt sick, or the product tasted horrible, or there were just too many steps involved. Since I had tried another product made by Frut A Vie, …

I had recently gotten a job which requires me to be on the computer most of the day and I have a habit of looking at movies late into the night well into the morning. I soon realized this would have a bad effect on my eyes and decided …

I have been using the Life Fitness T70 treadmill now for three years, and I love it. I purchased this treadmill from a fitness store (you won’t find this one at Walmart, that’s for sure!) because I had just had a baby and since I had other kids …

For someone who is always on the go, a meal should find its way in a tight schedule. As we all know, food is equal to energy. But not all the food we eat go straight down into our stomach to undergo digestion, with the number of times we …

Brushing my teeth is part of everyday life, as it should be for most. I like to keep them clean without plaque. I unfortunately am a smoker and have had problems with tar stains on the bottom of my front lower teeth. I didn’t like the look of it …

I buy a lot of hand sanitizer because I have kids coming in and out of my house constantly throughout the year and there have been many of times where one of them has the sniffles or some kind of bug to pass around. I always get on …

Last Christmas one of my friends gave me this Organic Shampoo in a 50mL bottle. I didn’t use it at first because I do have a lot of hair problems and I wasn’t sure how this would affect my established regimen. After 3 months I decided to try it …

As soon as I received an invitation to my friend’s wedding —“ I felt greatly excited and anxiously looked forward to this day. But my only concern was the fact that I would require to stand for long hours at the wedding-a situation which I always tried to avoid. …

When I was traveling with my ex partner on a business trip, I was in charge of catering a large function. With all the things I had to do in a very short period of time, by the time all the preparation work was done, I had hardly slept …

When I was a child, my mother would put Neosporin Antibacterial Ointment on my cuts and scrapes, and it’s probably why I’m not as scarred as I should be. These days, as a mother myself, I use it on my own child when she goes out to play …

I’ve had my fair share of accidents and, as a result, also have a rather impressive collection of bandages and first aid products. Usually I forget I have them, so the next time some bump or bruise arises I’m off to go buy something new because I hardly ever …

I bought NaturVet At Ease Herbal Calming Spray when I had to go away for a few days. I was afraid my cat would be stressed while I was away and purchsed it in hopes it would help her.
It is suppose to have feline pheromones in it or …

I have used a variety of clay masks for treating acne prone skin and general pore cleansing. This is one that turned out to fulfill a very specific need. I have been using a minted clay mask, which had a lot of ingredients in it to treat acne, and did …

Growing up, I used to think that Neosporin was the be-all and end-all of antibiotic ointments. My mother always had a supply of it in her house and, as a result, I always keep a supply of it in my house. But, for the most part, I don’t always …

One month ago, I bought a pair of disposable contact lens together with 2 bottle of multi purpose solutions which come in a buy one get one free. It was my first time getting them. All along I have been wearing glasses. I wanted to try something new for …

I like to make sure I am protected every time I have my monthly flow. I don’t like accidents and they can easily occur with me. I have a really heavy flow and it lasts for almost a whole weak. I hate dealing with it and have to use …

It is often true that we judge our meat’s freshness, in the grocery store, by the color of the meat. I’ve been told that the lights in the store turn the meat from a fresh pink color to a brownish hue. The meat industry has decided that there is …

All babies born under thirty five weeks of gestational age, are either required to, or have the option to, receive what is called a synogis shot for the first five months of their young lives. These shots are given to premature infants to reduce their chances of getting …

I was at a organic store / health store to look for some vitamines that could boost my immune system and energy level. I, then saw a bottle of wheatgrass in powder form. I have heard that wheatgrass does actually increases one’s energy level. Without much hesitant, I bought …

Focus Dailies Contact Lens is by CIBA Vision and being short-sighted I need to wear lens that are really trouble free for me. Hence I bought this less than a hundred bucks and it is actually an everyday disposable contact lens. When I wear, I have this nice …

When I was younger and lived in a more humid and temperate climate state, I never really gave any thought to using sunscreen. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, but it just never came up because I do have darker skin that browns beautifully in the sun and never …

Although I rarely suffer from major acne outbreaks and blemishes, I still have to deal with the hassle of treating them and covering them up. I take pride the way that my skin looks and I refuse to live with the unsightly marks that are left behind from …

I love to use massage as a way to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia, and my partner is kind enough to help me by acting as my masseuse. I also love to reciprocate, and we have a lot of fun picking out new and different products to use for the …

At my doctor’s request, I bought a home blood pressure monitor to check my readings at home, because I had several high readings in the doctor’s office. I went to Walmart, and got the Relion 741crel model, for only about fifty dollars.
I had to buy …

I had been using a lot of feminine wash. Some gives me irritations and rushes. Because I have a sensitive skin I have to make sure that everything I apply will be suitable for me. And as a woman, part of our natural hygiene is to wash of course …

I love natural products, and when someone turned me on to this shower wash, I was very pleased with the quality and uniqueness. This sage themed wash has no petro-chemcials, sulfates, parabens, or artificial anything. It’s not tested on animals—“ so it is cruelty free. What it does have …

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 use liquid soaps at the church office where I volunteer, and since I am the one there most of the time, I choose which soaps to bring in. When I was out with the flu for a couple of weeks, I came back to find that I had …

Recently, I had a case of liver inflammation. The symptoms were sudden loss of weight and continuous dark urine. Some tests were done to diagnose the problem. Fortunately, tests didn’t reveal any Hepatitis.

The doctor prescribed me some medicines. One of them was Liv 52 Syrup. I had taken Liv …

Have you ever wondered how come some people always succeed in emiting positive and peaceful words,while others manage to ruin everything with their attitude? Is it well-known that words generate actions and that facts are those that always speak for themselves.
The influence of positive words has been researched and …

Just like every woman, I want to be fresh and dry everyday especially if I have my period. I sought protection all the time from feminine wetness and odor because it make me uncomfortable if I am in such situation.
Whisper Ultra …

Dr. Bronner’s is an interesting company that really takes the political and social/ religious impact of its products very seriously. You can tell this not only because of its “green” standards for its products but also by the strangely worded propaganda on the product’s labels. Some people might find …

I’ve always loved all the products made by Thymes. Their fragrances and bath products are simply some of the best out there, and although I can’t always afford to use them exclusively, if I won the lottery, I would have one of each thing they make in my bathroom, …

When my kids were younger, I’d tried the Vicks vapor plug-in but found it wasn’t quite strong enough unless you had an electrical outlet right next to your child’s bed, so we didn’t get a whole lot of use out of them, but PediaCare was always just as much …

I used to love taking vitamins when I was a kid, and my mother would always track down the newest ones, chewable, gummies, anything she thought would appeal to me and get me to take them. Little did she know, it wouldn’t have taken a whole lot because I …

This is one of those products that one tries and immediately regrets it.
I have had a problem with GERD for several years, and was in the process of switching from one proton pump inhibitor to another that was less expensive, and I thought since I was making a change anyway, …

In recent months, I have started using supplements more often in an effort to become more healthy. NOW Foods Omega 3-6-9 Complex is the second omega fatty acid supplement I have used, and while I have not had dramatic results from three months of daily use, I have seen …

I like to stay in shape, and I like to find little ways in my everyday life to do so, besides my everyday work out. A few years ago I picked up a set of 1Lb Weights, made by Danskin, and they have been in business for years. Each …

I was used to apply tooth paste of branded companies for cleaning of my teeth. For last couple of months, I was suffering from Pyorrhoea (blooding in gums)which could not be cured with any of branded toothpaste.
One of my colleagues suggested me to use Hiteshi Aloevera Herbal Tooth …

Using eye masks have always made me feel better and thus I have quite a few collections of them in my kitty. But even today whenever I happen to see that nice —˜eye mask’ in the market that seems to appeals to me- I find it rather hard to …

I go through persistent exhaustion owing to improper immune response of my body. Due to improper immune response of my body I take vitamins every day. Among the vitamins that I use daily, the Vitafusion Energy B12 Gummy Vitamins is one of them. Taking gummy vitamins once a day …

Over the past couple years, I’ve started to take a different approach to sickness and pain and things like that. For too long I’d invested in over-the-counter pain relievers and cold medicines and they don’t even treat the problem, just the symptoms, and half the time, they don’t work …

I have been trying out some of the products made by Lush Cosmetics in Canada, and I have fallen in love with the whole line. Aside from their second-to-none bath bombs and soaps, they also make some great moisturizing products and shampoos. The Dream Cream body cream was a …

Autumn is always the starting of the season of the year when a number of people fall sick. I was sick for 3 weeks in total. First , I had a fever, then a cold. As I do not like visiting doctors, I self-medicate myself with lots of fruit …

I was introduced to this amazing, award winning facial mask by a fellow tea lover, who had a special interest in green tea and its health effects. The Matcha green tea used in this product is a star- and it is filled with all kinds of other healthy botanical ingredients …