This year I am more determined that ever to get healthy and lose weight. Instead of waiting until the first day of the new year to implement this new stategy, I decided to begin it about a month ago. Not only have I started my new exercise …

I was out on a cold winter night when I slipped and whacked my leg on the ice. I knew for sure it was going to bruise and be sore so I immediately ran inside and used my favorite massage oil for aches and pains and bumps and bruises, …

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 have fibromyalgia, so I am very familiar with most of the pain rubs out there. The majority of them are counter-irritants. This would include all of the menthol rubs like Mineral Ice or Ben Gay, which rely on substances that create a cooling or heating effect on the sensory …

I am one of the people who has been diagnosed with fatty liver. Should people with my same condition concern like I do? Yes, we should. I have done a lot of research about my condition. I also have been asking doctors who have many experiences with their patients. …

I have had mixed results with Tom’s of Maine products, so when my partner brought home this soap because it smelled so nice, I worried that it would not perform well. I was wrong. To my surprise, this soap actually lathers well, cleans well and does not strip moisture from …

I like to use an unscented oil sometimes to make my own massage oil blends by adding my choice of essential oils to the mix.
Since recently having some good experience with the Out of Africa brand, which produces exceptional shea butter products and one of the best lip …

This item is one of the first massage products I ever owned. I have fibromyalgia and lower back pain, and I wanted to try this and see if it would be helpful.
It is a pretty simple and inexpensive model, and it is a little different than a few …

It wasn’t until about two years ago that I ever had a real problem with foods that caused gas or an upset stomach. But, all of the sudden, for like a three week period, I was having stomach cramping, and was spending a lot more time in the bathroom …

I saw this episode from Desperate Housewives wherein she took her kids� vitamins because she was feeling tired all day. I thought that was just some sort of made up fact; but when I tried it; it actually works. The only children�s vitamins I could get my hands on …

Since my recent goal has been to try as many of Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away the Pounds in home walk workouts as possible, I was thrilled when I saw a different series in a local store. As I was afraid I wouldn’t find them again; I ended …

Dettol has become a symbol of hygene for me. Dettol is an orange colored antiseptic which comes in the form of concentrated liquid, soaps, hand wash, band-aids for home use. Dettol has helped me get rid of my skin rashes and itchiness which I had developed after …

I like to use various creams and lotions to make my skin super soft and youthful feeling, and on my hands, which get really dry from the constant washing of dishes, I like to use L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream, It comes in a 5.2 ounce tube but …

If you are trying to grow your hair longer and need a little extra help then you may want to consider buying Walmart Hair Skin and Nail Vitamins. For about $8 a bottle you get around 3 months worth …

Hair is a girl’s crowning glory. The ideal hair for women should be long. When the hair is long, the women look beautiful and appealing. However, if it is long but dull and frizzy it looks appalling. I, too, is having problem on making my hair grows healthy. It …

It is not often that I find a use for gauze around the house, but it does happen on occasion. My kids are always super busy running and playing, which leads to cuts, scrapes, and bruises on occasion. Whenever I am treating or cleaning a cut or scrape, I …

Around January of 2009, I had found out that I was pregnant. I was so happy and could not wait to tell everyone the excited news. Well, about a month after that I was feeling so much pain with a lot of cramps and did not know what was …

During the summer, we spend a lot of time outdoors, whether it’s just in our backyard or camping. Mosquitoes are an annoying problem that we sometimes have to put up with while we are outdoors. This can be a problem, especially when we are camping somewhere …

A few years ago, I had some gum infection and had to have a deep cleaning and scaling. I was told to use these after every meal, in addition to flossing and brushing, to get my gums back into shape. At first I found them a bit annoying, but …

I like to use a cornstarch based powder in the summer to keep dry and avoid heat rashes. I used talc for years, but when I learned about its possible health risks for women, I switched to other powders and abandoned the soft but dangerous talc. I have used several …

I have had breathing problems in my time and honestly I hate going to sleep at night. The air gets harder to breath and it just seems as if all the smoke that my house accumulates over time irritates me. My husband has a habit of smoking inside so …

I was a patient of Dorothy Tucker in Dr. Paul Gee’s office (also called Dottie), who is a nurse practitioner here in Tucson, for two years. I left about two years ago due to insurance and billing issues with the office she was working out of at the time. …

When waiting on a prescription at a local pharmacy, I was looking around the store (which is always a bad idea because I find a lot of items I “have to have”), and I happened across the Mommy’s Helper Safer Grip Foot Rest and I thought that it would …

I have tested and tried ‘MAURI’ Terminalia Arjuna bark powder on my own self for the last four months and am amazed with the lovely results.
I had a problem of high blood pressure for quite sometime.
I went to an allopathic doctor who prescribed some regular (daily dose) to be …

I paid about $10 for this supplement that it is designed to replenish the hair, nails, and skin. Although I have never really experienced a major problem with baldness, lately I have noticed that I have some areas of my head (mostly around the temples of my head) …

I am a housewife and I have small children who are very naughty. I have a lot of work pressure as I have to prepare the breakfast before my children go to the school in the morning and I also take care of the rest of my family. …

When I was shopping for some new bath products to make my nightly fibromyalgia therapy bath more interesting, I came across a display of individual bath sized packets of nature’s Alchemy mineral bath salts. There were several varieties and I found a few I was interested in, so I bought …

Although I do of course know the saying “you get what you pay for” when it came to a twenty-dollar gym membership, I chose to ignore it and believe that it was just a good deal. As most gyms in New York city run around $80-$100 per month, this …

I find it really hard to be able to quit smoking. I have tried lots of stop smoking medicines. One that I think might work this time is the Nicorette Fresh Mint Chewing Gum. I have high hopes for the Nicorette Fresh Mint Chewing Gum keeping …

I can’t live without cough drops. I just need to have them handy when my throat becomes dry or irritated. There’s nothing like having cough drops around when I need to suppress a cough, whether it’s a serious, persistent one, or just something caused by excessive talking.
When …

I have always dreaded my time of the month with a passion. I’m sure most women do, but I hate everything about it. I hate the leaky feeling, the wetness, the cramps and the messiness of it all. I figured out that tampons are much less messy than sanitary …

I like to indulge in some outdoor activities on some days and one of the things I like doing the most is playing tennis. I remember when I was a little girl my sister and I would go down to the local park where there was a tennis court …

Thermacare heat wraps are an essential for when someone has pain in the neck, back, or menstrual area. Prior to my hysterectomy, I could not have one month go by without using these heated wraps. I purchased ones for my back at times and would turn them …

For those of you who are still smokers out there, if you ever have a desire to quit smoking, here is your chance with Nicorette White Ice mint chewy gum. The one thing that finally helped me to stop smoking. It gives you less of a craving to want …

After dinner and the dishes are done on Friday nights, I like to reserve a little me time to try out new home spa and pampering treatments. Since, I’ve started to carve a few hours out of my hectic week to relax and beautify, I noticed a …

If you have small children like me you spend a lot of your day washing your hands. I honestly cannot tell you how many times a day I wash my hands. In winter even with constant applications of lotion my hands crack and bleed and I …

Halls brand of cough drops, cherry flavored, work really well when it comes to soothing a cough and relaxing a sore throat. I take one, and usually under a minute, I start noticing the relief build inside of me. My coughing is curtailed and the urge to cough is …

I heard about Conzace softgel capsule about three years ago when I was still a nursing student. One of my patients, who had just undergone Cesarean Section, was taking it once a day as presribed by his attending physician. As a student nurse, I was required to make a …

I have had very oily skin all my life. I could drench a cotton ball in straight rubbing alcohol and wipe down my face with it at least a half a dozen times a day, and my skin STILL wouldn’t dry out from the use of it. I’m not …

I bought this product because it was a good price. My Avon lady paid me a visit when they were having a lot of good sales, so I stocked up on favorites. This was an item I had not tried, although I had used their deodorants before. …

I have my own little mini-gymn now in my house because I have a slight addiction to buying foldable hide-away gym equipment. Like mini-me versions of what’s in a real gym. I used to have free access to a gym at the complex I used to live in, but …

Me and my partner only once purchased a 3-pack of these and I have forbidden these to ever appear near me again. This is from a women’s point of view.
As we bought them, the idea of tingle seemed appealing, we tried some of the products that had a special …

I’ve been over-using the computer. This is one very important gadget I can’t afford to live without. I admit that. I’d go crazy if I can’t handle my computer in a day. I think half of my life is devoted to computer and I don’t regret that because …

I have been taking contraceptive pills since I was around 14 years old —“ that may seem odd but my GP suggested beginning the pill because I was experiencing chronic pain prior to my period. So, I was prescribed microgynon which I continued to take for the next …

Recently, I was chatting with friends about my desire to get more fit, and I described to them some of the exercises I normally do at home. Some of them told me that they did the same, but they use ankle and wrist weights to make their muscles work …

One day while I was shopping, I decided to buy some cotton balls to fill up the decorative dispenser in my bathroom. I used to use cotton balls frequently for various cosmetic and medical reasons. I largely abandoned them for the flat cotton rounds that seemed to work much …

Garden Greens is a weight loss formula that contains some ingredients I have taken separately before, but had not taken in combination until I bought the product. I am overweight and losing—“ but I tend to hit those frustrating plateaus pretty often, so I look for natural products to …

I use this product for purposes of treating my acne on places like my back, stomach, chest, and even on my legs. I had been looking for an acne product that was specifically for the body, and Neutrogena Body Clear Body Scrub was the only one I could find, …

I wear contact lens and it is very important for contact lens wearers to have very clean hand when putting on the contact lenses and removing them to prevent any infections from occurring. And when I mention “really clean”, I do mean really clean. I initially purchased Dettol Anti-bacterial …