I am more hypotensive than “hyper” in real life. My skinny frame will hardly be a suspect for hypertension. But I occasionally experience anxiety, ever since my post-college period and depression became a habitual disease. Once depression gets the best of you —“ you’re marked with …

I live in a pretty dry climate here in Vegas, and sometimes it feels like my body just isn’t getting any water at all. I’ve had a bottle of water evaporate in my car even, which should tell you exactly how hot and dry it can get here. My …

Parkinson’s Disease that affects the person’s skills, particularly their movement (or as they call it ‘motor’ or voluntary actions) and coordination � and how they speak as well. The person’s mind is still there thus it’s one of those cruel diseases because the person knows how bad their condition …

I have never though too much about using nasal saline sprays. I usually find other ways to keep my nasal passage clear. Recently I have noticed colder then usual weather in my city. Severe climate changes always affect my body in the worst way. Along with other symptoms this …

I have to admit that I am an olfactory person (a nose person in layman terms) and to me, no matter how good something is, unless I have to use it like in order to stay alive important, I would rather take a product that is less quality but smells …

My dentist told me that my teeth showed some evidence of grinding, and it was probably happening in my sleep. He wanted to make a molded night guard for me that was going to be extremely expensive, so I was not able to get it at the time. …

During my diet program I use this WRP Body Shape Milk for over 6 Months and I’ve been so happy with the result. Beside, I was working so hard to lose my weight: Exercising and Consuming Healthy Food. One of them is this amazing healthy milk. WRP Body Shape. …

One of my hobbies is making shower gels and soaps, bath salts, and other products for gifts. I am a confessed bathaholic, and not only buy everything new out there, but try to make it at home too.
One day I was reminded about a friend’s birthday that I …

Hey Ladies!! If you are confronted with having to consider or have to have a hysterectomy, never fear! HysterSisters is your place for quesstions to get answered, fears to be shared, and friends to be made! I had to have a hysterectomy in 2001. I don’t know that I …

No matter how hygienic a person is, there are times that he/she will have flaws too. Like for me I’m not born with atlethe’s foot and that’s for sure even when I’m growing I don’t remember that I had a bad foot odor. It just happened that when I’m …

I use so many brands of toothpaste that even I my self do not remember the name but when I tried Aqua fresh Fluoride Toothpaste (fresh and minty) I am only using it till date. Actually the toothpaste contains fluoride which is also recommend to children. I find fluoride …

When I used a particular brand of maxi pads that I was not accustomed to, I developed a very itchy and uncomfortable reaction to them. The first time it happened, I was not sure if it was the pad causing the problem, since I started using them at the end …

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 …

Although I don’t use them in the winter, I love to use natural bar soaps in the summer when my skin is oily and I can handle the extra cleansing. The Nubian Heritage soap line is one I was familiar with, having tried one of the soaps before when I …

Since purchasing Barry’s Boot Camp a little over a year ago, I have had one DVD out of the series in constant rotation. No matter how many other workouts I buy, I always go back to Barry.
The Hollywood Fat Blaster is a 21 minute workout …

Vicks VapoRub has given me and my family many nights of relief from congestion and sleepless nights. There were nights that the Florida humidity left me SO full of allegeric congestion that I got no sleep at all. But then I began using Vicks VapoRub and it helped clear …

Sinus problems have been troubling me lately so I have been using mint herbal lozenges to suck on to help relief sinus pain and pressure. The lozenges I like to use are the Zand Menthol Mint Herbal Lozenges. These lozenges are made with natural soothing and healing ingredients that …

A couple of years ago I started getting very interested in my personal health and wellness. I researched diets, vitamins, and supplements looking for the right combination.
I was looking to feel healthy, and maybe slow the aging process a little.
I searched articles online, and than I began reading research …

These can be lifesavers!
I first started using earplugs when I had a room-mate who did sometimes (in stressful college times) tend to scream at nigh. It was not this particular brand but I was introduced to the beauty of a quiet night.
These particular ones I like even more because …

Vitress cuticle coat was suggested to me by an officemate when i often complain about not being able to feel my hair’s brittleness. I told her that I have used several commercial hair serums but they have not helped me at all. She told me to try Vitress Cuticle …

Have you ever heard of Meizitang capsules? It is a kind of herbal slimming capsules. People consume it because they want to lose some of their weight. This product is coming from China. Most people think that the real Meizitang capsules from China can help you to reduce your …

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 …

There came a time when I noticed some strange irregularities showing in the quality of my skin. My skin terribly felt rough and dry. What’s more embarrassing were the list of skin problems I was facing then, occasional acne flare ups, an itchy scalp and very weird …

Homedics Home Spa is an interesting product. I purchased the Homedics Home Spa on clearance following Christmas. Initially I was thrilled with the purchase. It cost $20.00 originally but because it was the 50% off Christmas sale I bought it for $10.00. I have problems …

If you have ever been unlucky enough to suffer from a hand injury then you know that it is very difficult to make progress with the way that your bones heel and this transition from having a broken or damaged hand into being able to help something is one …

My mom is somewhat a health junkie and gave me this NAC supplement which stands for N-acetyl cysteine by Puritan’s Pride. I heard you could purchase the said dietary capsule for a buy one take 2 offer. I’ve been doing strength exercises to highlight the tone of …

I visited a discount store the other day and decided to get a new bottle of mouth rinse. I wasn’t just contemplating on buying a midget sized mouth wash to throw inside one’s purse but something of a larger size to place on my bathroom counter. The …

I am an avid user of Gaiam Tree Of Life Yoga Mat by Gaiam because it has proven time and time again to be a reliable yoga mat. I started using it last January 2010 when my old yoga mat finally showed signs of age and tear. So for …

This review is for a product which I only recently discovered, and have now become so incredibly impressed with it that I want to give its inventor a kiss!
This is an alcohol free, gentle mouthwash that does not alter the taste of your food, does not burn your mouth, and …

A supplement I have been taken daily to help treat and soothe my stomach ulcers is the Spring Valley Aloe Vera Soft Gels. They help promote a healthy digestive tract. So far, they have helped soothe the lining of my stomach where the ulcers are so I am not …

I truly believe I have a pretty rocky metabolism. I can diet and lose a lot of weight, but when it gets down to toning muscle and losing more weight, I tend to get stuck at this stalemate that has me pretty discouraged before it’s all said and …

When I decided to put some gold highlights into my brown hair, I wanted them to stay nice. I asked the hairstylist if there was a product that would preserve them, and she actually suggested this natural product from Shikai, which surprised me because they do not carry this in …

I was recently at my doctor for birth control pills, and there was a big question mark there, because I knew I’d had problems in the past with birth control raising my blood pressure, but my doctor assured me that the pill he was prescribing was one of those …

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 was looking for some sort of exercise machine that wasn’t a treadmill, one that worked the abs since that’s where all my fat is. So I went out shopping for an ab machine and decided to buy the ProForm Ab Glider Sport …

I have been using Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer Aloe for many months now. This started when I realized the importance of using a good hand sanitizer. This happened because I saw a portion in an early morning show which talked about the countless unseen bacteria we do encounter …

So, I decided the other day that I needed to be more active. That was all good and well until I stepped out the front door fully intending to go for a walk, and it was thirty degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of around seventeen degrees outside! Forget …

I normally buy baby wipes for personal cleansing, since they are less expensive and are basically the same thing as most of the adult wipes. One day when I was in Walmart, I happened to noteice that the Equate brand had a version of the Playtex wipes that were so …

I have been struggling with light to moderate acne since I was about 12. The breakouts usually occur on my chin and the edge of my jawline. I have to really cake my foundation on to hide the blemishes on my chin, so when I first saw …

I saw the commercial for Iron Gym on TV and knew it was right for me. Chin-ups are a fantastic way to quickly build upper body strength and definition. My lovely wife has been amazed at how quickly the results start to show.
I ordered via their website, so I …

Hands down, this is one of my favorite moisturizers of all time. I have very dry skin and it is usually very hard for me to find a product that works very well long term. For some reason, I will try a product and it will …

All my life I have been suffering from Hemorrhoids, I have 2 internal ones that always plop out after taking a number 2 in the bathroom, even worse if i haven’t eaten enough fiber or drank enough fluids, resulting in an irritated Hemorrhoid!
These are no fun at all, …

My mother is legally blind and can’t see how to color her own hair, so I am the hairstylist and colorist for both of us. When she recently tried out a new brand of hair color, it turned out to be a disaster. It left her hair a strange creamsicle …

The Nivea Soft moisturizing crème contains vitamin E and jojoba oil. This is very lightweight and absorbs into the skin really well. The vitamin E evens out the skin tone and with the help of jojoba oil, it controls and reduces the production of oil in your skin.
This sounds …

I have been visiting my current dermatologist for more than a year already and the result is tremendously favorable. I couldn’t be any happier with my face now. She assigns creams for me to apply day and night to prevent further damage on my skin. During the process of …

It is rather rare that I go to Bath and Body Works, and for a few different reasons. One, I only know of one location and I am hardly ever in that area. And two, everything in there is a bit expensive. They have all kinds of stuff like …

I am an occasional smoker that realized my addiction to cigarettes was forming and, knowing the dangers of smoking, decided to feed my addiction via electronic cigarettes.
Not knowing where to begin, I went to my local Smoke Shop to ask for their opinion; I tried multiple disposable cigarettes …

The bowflex has a little bit of everything. Although the bowflex can exercise just about anthing on your body I dont think it does a very good job. Last summer I worked three days a week on the bowflex training as hard as I could. I …

I bought this strange looking contraption when I saw a television ad about it. I’ve had lower back pain, like most people—“ of both the every day strain-injury type and also the fibromyalgia muscle-nerve type. I was suffering from a bit of sciatic pain and muscle spasm when I …

I picked these up at Wal Mart because I always like to have some moist wipes with me at all times. They come in handy at times and I always like to be prepared. These are compared to the Cottonelle brand ones and work just as well for a …