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. …

Aside from maintaining a balance diet to keep myself healthy and active, I have been taking many food supplements in my entire life. I have tried out different brands in the market with the hope of finding what is best for me.
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I bought the Gazelle Edge at Walmart for 100 dollars and I have to say, I love it! It’s easy to move and not very heavy at all. It folds up easily so I can easily slip it in a closet or move it from room to room. What’s …

I share a love of aromatherapy with a good friend of mine, and when I found this amazing miniature oil gift set for her birthday present, I had to order one for myself too.
It’s made by Aromatherapy Associates, and although I was not familiar with the brand until …

I have trouble falling asleep, and often, I also have trouble staying asleep. I’ve done many things to combat this, but they rarely work. I don’t like to take sleeping pills because they make me very jittery and grouchy the next day. I’ve taken “natural” sleep aids, and many …

I have loved using colored contact lenses but it just gets the best of me. For a while there I was getting used to it but then eventually, it starts to sting my eyes. For some reason, after an 8 hour bout wearing them, my eyes would get all …

I had seen several commercials for this product on TV, and I was curious to try it because it is an exercise aid that allows you to work out you abdominals while in a chair. I have a bit of work to do on my mid section, but …

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I have had bangs for many years, but last year I tried growing them out. When they got long enough that they were falling into my face, I started trying to wear head bands to hold them back. I tried a few different kinds. The soft …

Having arthritis pretty much means that heat wraps are a staple in my home, particularly in the winter. While now I mostly use my ThermiPaq reusable heat wrap, I do still have some ThermaCare heat Wraps around the house. They do come in handy at times, and …

For the past three or four nights I have woken up in the night with my own coughing. It is a very dry cough that has left my throat red, raw and swollen. I have been so stressed and busy lately that I have been ignoring this …

I am diabetic and I would far rather use natural remedies when possible than take drugs or insulin. Although I do take oral medications, I supplement them with as many natural cures as I can so I don’t have to take as much.
One fellow diabetic was talking …

Backache and muscle pain gives me a hard time to sleep. Being tired at work and doing the house hold chores gives me this body ache. I usually experienced a body pain in the morning when I woke up. But since I found out this Extra strength Efficasent oil, …

When I was pregnant I had morning sickness that caused me to be sicker than a dog. Since the morning sickness, or shall I say “all day sickness” started in the first trimester or first three months of my pregnancy, I could not take any medication because of …

I am always on the look out for fun new workouts. Maybe I bore easily or I just want a new challenge, but either way it has sparked my interest in a lot of novel methods of exercise. Take for example my latest routine, the Pussycat Dolls …

I have ridiculously pale skin. And I don’t mean that I’m just pale. I mean that, on certain days, I might look positively corpse-like, and I’m just not sure how long I can keep telling myself that “pale is in this season”. I’ve tried tanning beds and sun tanning …

When my son was first born everything was seeming to go down health wise. He was breathing quite loudly and my daughter and I came down with the worst colds ever. I tried to stay away from my son as much as possible, but it is really hard to …

If you have kids, chances are when you buy bandaids, they are themed with pictures on them such as Scooby Doo or Barbie instead of the plain bandaids we use as adults. The only thing bad about bandaids is that they don’t stay on after they have gotten …

There is a lot to be said about Dr. Bronner’s soaps. I first started using the liquid castile soaps, and loved the amazingly wide array of uses for the products. When I tried this newer citrus orange bar soap, I loved it instantly. Dr. Bronner’s products are cruelty-free, fair …

I take a hot bath every night. This is partly to relax and sleep soundly, and partly to treat the painful muscles caused by fibromyalgia. A nice hot bath before bed has turned out to be one of the best therapies I have ever used, and has far surpassed …

The Rechargeable Remington WDF-1600 Smooth & Silky Ultra Shaver is a very nice razor. It’s lightweight, durable and easy-to-use. It comes with an extra hair trimmer too.
I like this razor a lot; it works very well as long as you go slow with it. It is …

My healthy looking skin always got me great compliments from friends and family. But to keep it healthy- I always made sure that it remained clean. For this I never hesitated to get the best products from the market- which I felt would help me achieve this goal. Trying …

I freaking loved M1-bol by Fizogen because this product actually works and it works real good. I bought M1-bol at GNC for about $100 and I thought that this was way to high but I decided to give it a try because I read the bottle and it really …

I have oily, blemished skin, so during the day I usually wear some light make-up like foundation and pressed powder to cover up my blemishes. Because of this, I always have to do an extra step at night to make sure no trace of make-up is left on my …

Precor EFX546 is an elliptical trainer, also called cross-trainer because of its many available settings that let you exercise different groups of muscles. The machine has a picture of a human body with little lights on it that show you what muscles are being exercised. This is a very …

I keep seeing articles written about acai. It’s supposed to be some kind of berry that keeps you looking young. From what I read it is popular in Hollywood. I was at the store the other day and I seen a …

I didn’t think there would be such a drastic difference between hot/cold or heat wraps for the knee or wrist, but there definitely are, since I’ve tried out a few different ones, and some of them from the same company. I had recently sprained my knee walking to work …

When a person gets sick in Saskatchewan, they don’t always have to go to the doctor. There is a service called: Saskatchewan’s 24 Hour Health Hotline that you can call toll free at 1-877-644-8448 anytime. It’s run by qualified RN’s and they will give you information and tell you …

I have fibromyalgia, and it is believed that one of the contributing factors to the disease is disordered sleeping. This would make sense in my case, as I have had a problem with insomnia and with my brain not staying the deepest stage of sleep for long enough periods. To …

When I had my son and had to go back to work, it was obvious that the manual expression method I used with my daughter was not going to be efficient. So I went pump shopping. I decided that a Medela was the best choice for me, not only …

I really don’t like the smell of citronella. My mother used to have those candles all over our patio and porches and it just stunk to high heaven and I couldn’t imagine that it would deter the bugs. More like it would deter your guests from wanting to sit …

I recently joined the Autism Society of America’s Lehigh Valley’s chapter. It cost me twenty dollars to join and I must say this is money very well spent!
They send out a monthly newsletter that is just packed with valuable information that is extremely helpful for anyone that is …

I recently started seeing Dr. Myoung S. Kim, MD, Gynecology. I must say that his staff and him are wonderful people. They always treat me like family and answer all my questions to my satisfaction. Last time I went to go …

I sometimes have a problem with swelling in my legs around the time for my menstrual period to start, and I had started to notice what looked like varicose veins forming. I should have asked my doctor first, but I decided on my own to try compression stockings to see …

I used to have a lot of trouble getting to sleep at night. I still do sometimes, but not nearly as much, and I attribute this - at least in part - to the use of tea.
I won’t be advocating this tea (or any tea) as a “cure” for …

I am one of those ladies out there that has this so called “awakening points” where hair is very abundant in every part of our body.. yeah more than a lady should have.
Too much hair became my source of low confidence especially when I was in teenage years. …

I keep the Woodward’s gripe water handy in my refrigerator always. It is an effective solution for babies and kids for wind pains and mild stomach upsets. It improves the digestion process and provides faster relief from digestion problems. I …

I have mild adult acne that tends to flare up based on hormone cycles. I find most acne treatments to be irritating to my skin. I read many reviews on this product before purchasing. There are more expensive professional units out there, but I didn’t want to spend a …

One day at the mall there was a Rexona promo. Buy one get one free,how can a cheapskate like me say no to that? So yes I end up buying one and getting the same product for free.
I bought Rexona skin light with sunflower oil, it promises to …

My work involved sitting in front of the PC for most of the day. Typing on the key board for the whole day not only exhausted me but also left my wrists painful and sometimes swollen. This seemed a rather unsolvable problem to me. It is at this time …

When I ran out of my usual hair spray and hadn’t gotten paid for the week yet, I stopped by a dollar store, and picked up a bottle of White Rain hair spray. I didn’t expect much quality, for a dollar store product. Its good performance surprised me. …

I have some very finicky children. A few years ago, I couldn’t force a thermometer on them. They always thought they were being cute by pushing it around in their mouth and smiling and laughing as I tried to struggle to keep it under the tongues to get a …

I hate having to sacrifice on the quality of my families meal choices because I am too tired after work, or am limited in that I have to prepare something rather quickly to satisfy the hungry masses on the spot.
Knowing the high fat, salt, …

I love taking a hot bath in the evening so I was thrilled to receive two varieties of these bath bombs in a gift basket for my birthday. One was lavender, and this one was “Immune Boost.” I soon gathered from the package that immune boost was actually bergamot scented. …

One of the recent body washes I have tried for sensitive skin was Dove Body Wash for Sensitive Skin. It was very gentle on my skin and did leave my skin fresh, clean, and soft, but I didn’t like the scent it had at all because I was sneezing …

Do you scream when you eat an ice cream? If yes then you may be suffering from Sensitive teeth. ‘Sensitive teeth’ means the feeling of pain or discomfort in our teeth in certain situations, including drinking or eating cold things, drinking or eating hot things, eating sweets, touching the …

Ingredients: Coconut Oil, purified water, caustic soda, palm oil, glycerine, Clair Blanche, Titanium Dioxide, Salicylic acid, perfume, EDTA, Alpha arbutin, L-glutathione, Papaine enzyme, Sodium chloride, BHT
Looking at the ingredients list, 4 items immediately pop out: clair blanche, L-glutathione, alpha arbutin and papaine enzyme - which are all popular ingredients in …

In my quest to try every bath soak ever made, I ended up buying this Aura Cacia product. I was attracted to the packaging, which was pretty and simple. The scent of this “soothing heat” was basically eucalyptus and evergreen. It makes for a rich, woodsy somewhat androgynous fragrance …

Despite the cracked and dry hands I’ve dealt with over the use, I have also dealt with dry skin all the way around. I think the reason why I deal with dry skin is because it runs in my family. I try to find the right lotion to use …

I use the companion shampoo Avalon Organics makes with Nourishing Lavender Conditioner. The two products create a dynamic due that smells fabulous, and provides excellent hair care. What sold me on the conditioner at first was my penchant for lavender scented products, but I go back and purchase the …