I am diabetic and have been using alpha lipoic acid for several years to try and help prevent the complications, especially neuropathy. ALA is known as a powerful antioxidant that can combat free radicals and improve over all health, but has especially been useful in treating and preventing neuropathy in …

I’ve been trying to add garlic back into my health routine since I know it is good for my heart and can lower my cholesterol. I used to take it regularly but sort of got caught up in trying other new ideas and abandoned it.
Although I know of …

I have combination hair that can be a challenge to manage. It is pretty much normal on top, but dry and damaged and very frizzy in the back. There are several products I have used to help control the frizz and add shine, and most of them cost a …

My feet always seems to burn at the end of the day. I am very active: a walker, skater, dancer and all around run-around kind of gal. Because of this I have tried just about every foot cream there is from high priced to low and everything in between …

I came across this item at my local drugstore and thought it would be handy to have. Sometimes I like to go exploring outdoors and needed something to freshen me up quickly. After just one use, I fell in love with this product and have already stacked up on …

I originally received this Pediacare product from the mother of a child that I frequently babysit when she is out of town. He has serious sinus issues, and gets colds very frequently, so his mom simply told me to keep the unit at my house just in case I ever …

I have had a few occasions where ingrown hairs would occur after stubble grew on my thighs or armpits. This can cause little infections to form, making what looks like a pimple. I have tried a few things to prevent this, and one of those was this product—“ the Bliss …

For years, I have had sensitive teeth, mainly sensitive to heat and cold, but all of the toothpastes that are specially formulated for sensitive teeth do not clean as well as regular toothpastes. Usually, I just —˜grin and bear it’ so to speak, and use the toothpastes that I …

I recently purchased a few products from the Body Shop including this shower gel. My skin tends to be very dry, and the sales associate in the store recommended that I try this product since it is designed to be very moisturizing. After taking a whiff of …

I saw this comercial on Tv about Day&Night American Diet system.You order pills and you get 2 containers 1 with the pills for the day and the other with the pills for the night, andif you order 3 packeges you pay for 2 and 1 is for free. So …

I have a sanitizer for my regular toothbrushes, but I wanted to use a battery powered one again and it will not fit in the sanitizer. When I saw this brush I thought it would be the perfect solution. It has anti-microbial bristles that keep the number of germs down …

I bought this product when I was having a severe winter itch issue. I was unsure at first what it was, a shower wash or an oil. The description defied logic to me. It looked thin in the bottle like an oil, and it was an amber color which seemed …

As a thank you token, I was given a small hand cream sample made by the Love and Toast company. I had heard of them, but never used any of their products. This was a hand cream, which came in a small tube. The scent was called Gin Blossom. …

When I had decided to visit my sister for an overnight stay, little did I know that I was going to discover something very valuable and precious. It so happened that my sister during my stay there gave a pillow which she felt was ‘the best’ and asked me …

I work in an office environment in which I’m always at a computer, and when I’m not staring at a computer screen at work, then I’m staring at one at home too, because I’m hopelessly addicted, and like to work on my personal products that have me dizzy-headed and …

Before I decided to try whitening strips, I was attempting to whiten my teeth with toothpastes. This toothpaste was one that I did try, but I was not impressed at all with the so called “results”. I spent three months using this toothpaste hoping that my teeth would start …

I started wearing contact lenses thirty years back. I started with the hard, then semi soft lenses and for the past 20 years I have used many soft contact lenses.
I started with bausch & Lomb but once I tried Ciba vision soft lenses, I have …

I became interested in a little spray bottle I saw an acquaintance using. It is a spray form of vitamins. When I asked why he used a spray, he explained that the absorption rate was much better. According to him, you only get about 10 or 15 percent of …

My uncle gave me a Sobon88 bracelet from China. It’s selling here in the Philippines for around Php700 but it’s a lot cheaper when bought in China. It’s a black rubber bracelet with a silver metal clasp which can be adjusted by cutting the black rubber. …

For some unknown, mosquitoes love me. It’s so sad because if there’s one thing I hate most in this world, it’s a mosquito’s bite. So, imagine my glee when I found Ilog Maria’s Sting-less Citronella Mosquito Repellent w/ Propolis sold on their website. It’s with me almost every time …

I found these multivitamins in Target for roughly six dollars. They were marketed as gummy vitamins for adults. Kind of like Flintstone vitamins but in gummy form and for adults. I found this rather clever because I have always wanted to take a multivitamin but could not bring myself …

Having had a recent unpleasant experience at a National Health Service dentist in my area, I was more than pleased when I was able to change to another dentist when they advertised in the local paper for National Health Service patients. I had put my name down on their …

A year ago, I injured a muscle in my back while lifting a box. For several months, I suffered muscle spasms and tightness, especially when I first got up in the morning. A friend recommended that I try the Therma Care Heat Wraps. I looked for them the next time …

I had never seen a scrub like this before. I heard this from a friend of mine and suggested that I should try it. I was skeptical because of the price for such a little jar. This costs me $50 and it’s the best 50 I ever spent on …

When my mother had major surgery, she was unable to bathe normally for a long time. I took care of her at home during her recovery, and assisted with her cleaning and personal hygiene.
We used several different products, and this was one of my favorites. This is a …

From my teenage years up until recently my menstrual cycle has always been regular. When my health changed due to my Grave’s disease and severe asthma my menstrual cycle changed greatly too. It change so much that I would have a menstrual cycle whenever it decide it wanted to …

About once every spring or summer, a friend asks for my sister and I to help her clean up her yard. Usually it is her cottage’s yard or her elderly, but adorable, uncle’s. It is nice to get away from our city and go to the nearest one, especially …

I am a diabetic, and since carbohydrates are what run my blood sugar through the roof, I wanted to try this product and see if there was any difference when taking it. If it worked, it meant that I would be able to better control the effects of carbs and …

I received one can of this three pack when I took a trip with friends to the mountains. It was the first time I had been to a really high altitude, so it was a precaution to prevent me getting a headache or any other symptoms. I felt kind of …

There is a growing competition right now among mouthwash brands to adopt a formula which is sting-free. This brand is known for its mouthwash products but attach to it is the reputation that it is harsh to the mouth. I have tried other brands which provides mild formula, those …

What made me get attracted with the new Pantene bottle is the cap. Instead of cap to be black all over, it only has a section that is black, the part where you open the cap. Anyway, I bought one to try if the shampoo inside the bottle is …

When I was a kid, I have never really used the most popular brand of toothpaste. And as an adult now, I now know that popular brand names do not necessarily mean that it is the best among the best.
I now have a family of my own. And I …

Having enjoyed Kathy Smith’s Getting Better All the Time diet and fitness book, I jumped at the chance to try her Tummy Trimmers workout DVD, after I saw it at TJ Maxx the other day.
Besides the fact that Smith has been a featured …

This product was passed along to me by a friend who had tried it and said it had too many side effects for her to take. It is a formula made by a Dr. Ray Sahelian, supposedly an expert in natural medicine. I read the information about the tablets …

I have been using Forever Living products for 5 years now. As an Assistant Supervisor I didn’t necessary want to run it as a business, although I know plenty of people who do. I was more interested in the health benefits I’d heard about drinking aloe vera …

A few years ago, I had a problems with early stage gum disease. My gums were swollen and bled easily. After a good cleaning and scaling, my dentist recommended I use a special toothpaste and mouthwash to help heal the gums and reverse the disease. The first product I tried …

I have been battling thinning hair for a couple of years now, and have tried everything out there. This shampoo was one that I read about, and was interested because of the theories laid out about why hair thins in women, and what the botanical ingredients of the product …

I am forty one, and have had a few changes in my menstrual cycles in the last few years. Hormonally, I am probably entering peri-menopause, and periods have begun to have more severe symptoms than before, with heavier flow, more cramping, worse moodiness and irritability and bloating. I have …

I have decided to switch to pH Care Intimate Wash after using Lactacyd for so many years. At first, I was hesitant to try pH Care because it is one of the cheapest among the femine washes in the grocery aisle and I initially thought that it might …

I have always been a big fan of Secret deodorant/antiperspirants. I use them regularly, especially the sheer invisible solids. When I went through a fear phase, overly worried about the aluminum exposure from antiperspirant products, I tried quite a few natural and “mineral” alternatives, but never really found any …

Acne can be a pain. It does not matter if you are a teenage or an adult, no one wants to have blemishes. My personal experience is that I could spend thousands of dollars trying out products just to find one that really works for me. Either they work, …

I had something similar to this product when I was a teenager. I can remember wearing it to school and feeling myself sweat all day, hoping that I would be thin when I got back home. It didn’t exactly do that, but if I remember correctly, I was not …

I was out of razors one day and I happened to remember this when I saw some at the Dollar Tree store. I saw that they had a little 12 pack of pink ladies razors made by Personna. For a dollar, I felt it would be adequate, and …

My wife was compelled to speak to a doctor because of persistent problem of itching coupled with foul smell at her private parts. After little bit of physical examination, the OBGyne prescribed some medicines, mainly hormonal medicines along with V Wash. Unfortunately, V Wash was not available in the market …

This product from the ever-reliable Suave line is one that I was introduced to through someone to whom it is actually marketed for. I sometimes baby-sit the neighbor’s son, and when he comes over, he brings his little night-bag full of whatever products and toys his mom wants him …

When I was last at Walmart waiting on a prescription to be ready, I noticed a monitor beside an end stand which was perpetually playing an ad for Advil’s latest product, Advil Congestion. The ad described it as if it were a totally new idea. Congestion is of course …

I decided to purchase this product after receiving a lot of positive feedback about it from my friends and family members. Because this product was so affordable (about $2), initially I was very skeptical about how well it would work. My hair is naturally very dry …

Although I had never used a product by Alfa vitamins before, I decided to try the Pancreatin as one of the ways I first attempted to manage my diabetes without drugs.
I had just discovered I was diabetic, and really did not want to take medications if it were not necessary. …

When I had oral surgery to remove an impacted wisdom tooth, it was a long time before my gums were healed enough to use a regular toothbrush. The gums around the surgery area were very tender, and I also had some nerve damage from the procedure that was in …

The Community Blood Centers of Florida is a non-profit organization that allows individuals to give blood and see what blood type they are. What’s great about this is that you give your blood to save another’s life. They say one life is enough to save a person. They …