I have had a problem with hemorrhoids since I was young. Pretty much everyone in my family has them, and there doesn’t seem to be any particular way to prevent this from happening. I had a flare up of a thrombosed hemorrhoid which was very swollen and painful that ended …

My boy friend has always had trouble taking vitamins and I will admit this has annoyed me to no end. I know that sounds terrible but he has never taken care of himself and smoked for 20 years. He gets sicker faster and easier than any of my kids …

I don’t particularly like using products on my skin that contain questionable chemicals and pesticides; however as far as repelling mosquitoes goes, this is the only type of repellent that works for me. It is a going joke in my family that no one else will get a …

When I was shopping last week for some new deodorant, a lady was standing in front of the shelf with my usual brand, which is Secret. While waiting for her to finish and move, I happened to see that some items were marked down to two dollars. One of …

I had fun trying this lozenge. I mean really there were a lot of things that I didn’t like about it. But it was really a nice try. I mean you never know unless you try. I’m not sure who I was with who told me that I should …

When I first saw this product, I thought it was a body wash. Looking at it closer, I realized it said “in shower lotion” and I was intrigued.
This was an idea I had not seen before. I regularly used bath oils in the shower, because putting the oil on wet …

I used and loved Ivory Soap among all the other soaps I tried, simply because it has a lot of good points. First of all, the one I’m using is the imported one made in US and not the local one. The local one feels hard on the skin and …

I like to try to keep myself as healthy as I possibly can. I do not like getting sick and will try almost anything to avoid it. I know that vitamin c is a great way to build the immune system and try to keep some sort of vitamin …

I normally do not care about what brands to use especially when it comes to little toiletries. I consider toilet paper, cotton balls and cotton buds when I mean little toiletries. However, one time I decided maybe I should try Q-tips because I have seen this all the time …

I love to use bath salts and nicely fragranced products in my bath. I take a bath every night to treat the symptoms of fibromyalgia. In the winter, I like to use a lot of moisturizing products, because the frequent exposure to hot water can sometimes make my skin dry. …

My back pain always remained a problem for the last ten years. Although the pain never remained permanent and would usually be an ‘ on and off’ affair’ - the time it surfaced left me feeling like a patient on the hospital bed. My back pain- especially which surfaced …

I decided to try this product after a friend had raved about how it tamed her frizzy hair. I had used some of the other products in the line, with mixed results. The back portion of my hair is frizzy and damaged, and I know that macadamia oil is very …

I love the smell of eucalyptus. It can be a little over-powering in certain instances but if used in the correct capacity, the smell can really be seriously relaxing. I experience back and shoulder pain pretty much on a daily basis and nothing much is going to fix it …

After suffering from a few painful ingrown toenails, I realized that the tendency for cutting my toenails in a rounded shape was too tempting for me. I ended up somehow doing this even though I did not intend to, and cutting toenails in a rounded form is often the …

The Equate Triple Antibiotic Plus is a pain relief ointment. And since we have a kid (my seven-year-old sister) who’s always hyper and rambunctious in our house, we would often use this product as first aid whenever she gets cuts or scrapes on her knees or on her elbows. …

I take a bath nightly to help ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia like pain and muscle spasms. I have frequent bouts of foot cramps that usually only a hot bath will stop—“ so often I try to head them off at the pass and take my hot bath before they …

I have always been the type of person that puts off taking her vitamins, skips a day or has to be pestered into taking them. I have no problem swallowing pills, I just can’t be bothered with making the effort to take them. My mom always had …

I bought a pair of Lytess Orange Peel Slimming Arm Sleeves by Bliss for a cost of $20 plus the shipping fee of $6 online, at Amazon, after reading a lot of good reviews. It was mailed to me via UPS in 15 days, and began using it right away …

I bought a box of these for a recent cold with a very sore throat. I needed something just to help me get to sleep. Chloraseptic was not working. It was difficult to swallow anything, and my throat hurt even when I was not in the act of talking or …

I paid about $15 for a 2 ounce bottle of this product. To be honest, at the time that I ordered this product I was a bit skeptical about whether or not it would work. I have recently jump started my new health and wellness regimen and …

Giving medications to my family had always been part and parcel of family. Giving each one their required dose especially when I would be busy with other work would sometimes cause irritation. Sometimes I would also forget to give the required dose and then would feel guilty about it. …

Whenever you reach adolescent stage, you will surely have pimples in your face. I was blessed with great skin and people always commented me on that. However, when I reached 19, pimples started to grow on my face, the part near my jaw. It was so disturbing that I …

There are several Community Bridges facilities throughout the Phoenix area, but this particular location offers Detox, in-patient rehabilitation and out-patient counseling services.
In the heart of Mesa, I heard this facility was known for its offers of assistance to everyone, even those with the inability to pay.
The center isn’t easy …

If your like me and your skin gets very dry and flaky, but many lotions burn from the alcohol, Curel is perfect for you.
I have had many issues in the past finding a lotion that was sesitive enough to use not just on my body but on my …

My brother’s friend lent my brother an exercise DVD called “Crunchless Abs Progressive Core Training”, and I decided to take advantage of it while he still had it and see if I could really get abs in ten minuted like they said on the DVD. At first, I did …

I have been experiencing severe headaches right from my teen years and always dreaded taking pain killers to help me get some relief. Due to this fact, I always tried using natural aids help me get rid of the pain. One of my favorite among them has always been …

Magnesium has been a friend to me. I use it in my bath to calm legs cramps and fibromyalgia symptoms, but I also have many reasons to take it orally as well. Most people do not get enough magnesium in their normal diet. This applies to diabetics like me …

I bought this blood pressure monitor to take with me when I travel, and also to keep track of my blood pressure when I was given a new medication. This is small and easy to take in your purse, or even a small waist pack, so I could actually take …

While shopping at TJ Maxx the other day I noticed a value priced Perfect Pilates kit by Gaiam. This kit featured an excellent padded exercise mat and a forty-five minute Target Specifics Pilates workout instructed by Jennifer Kries.
As I have only seen The Method …

After paying for a health club membership for both my better half and myself that we almost never found the time to use, it became clear to me that we would be better advised to let your membership lapse and instead invest in a decent piece of home gym …

I am somewhat of a body wash fanatic. I like to try out as many of them as possible, not even to find one that I like but simply to experience the many textures and smells of them as well as to see whether or not they fulfill the …

St. Ives is a good company that I remember from the early eighties when I used to try out their lotions and shampoos. I have lost a good bit of weight in the past year, and with my being in my early forties, my skin has shown some reluctance to …

I have a problem with thinning hair on the top and crown of my head, and I have tried many different volumizing shampoos to try and make it look thicker and fuller. They have to be lightweight, or the frizzy and damaged back of my hair will get weighted down …

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 …

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 …

Several months ago my husband found a small pimple on his ankle and in a couple of weeks it broke out in a sore and was spreading very quickly. In two months it had gotten real big. He was treating it with home remedies which was not …

Because of the possibility that I may have a mild case of lupus, I have to be very careful about always protecting my skin from the sun. In the summer I tend to wear the highest SPF sun block I can find, and I am aware that it exposes me …

Lately, in the hospital where I am working the Operating Room and other special areas seldom use bar soaps for handwashing especially for special procedures. Recently we were given a liquid soap which is also for surgical handwashing, body wash and a hygienic purposes as well. The hospital provided …

I’m not sure why I find nutty smells so appealing since I usually tend to gravitate towards the more femine flowery smells, much to my best friend’s chagrin since she can’t stand those smells, but this Macademia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque is a fabulous invention as far as …

Spring Valley vitamins in my opinion are a great value for your money. At $3 to $8 a bottle you really cant beat it. I use a lot of their vitamins but my favorite is the B12 sublingual dots. They come in a small …

I decided to try the Diva Cup out of the recommendation of a friend. She said it was really comfortable, easy to use, and cheaper to use in the long run than tampons and pads. So I bought it and gave it a go.
My first experience was upsetting, because …

I don’t actually have athlete’s foot, at least I don’t think I do, but my feet do suffer from flaking, itching and dryness now that I have moved to a dry climate. I did a bit of research, and since those are the same symptoms as athlete’s foot, I …

A while back, I had a small blackhead problem that utterly embarrassed me and shocked me as well since I have always been adamant about keeping my face clean. I bought some of the Neutrogena facial scrub for blackheads, and also some of the Neutrogena 2-in-1 Blackhead Eliminating …

I’m not really sure I have dry mouth, that is I’ve not been diagnosed with this condition. I was just looking for an alcohol free mouthwash. I apologize in advance to anyone who has this condition and wants to know if this product is a good treatment for it. …

Everybody is taking the Omegas these days, and if you aren’t, you probably haven’t been to a doctor in a long time. It seems that, since the word got around about the wonderful powers of these fatty acids, there isn’t a store on earth that isn’t pushing them. …

I babysit for a neighbor’s son, which gives me a great excuse to buy kid’s stuff that I usually end up using myself. A perfect example is when I bought some Mr. Bubble Bubbleberry bubble bath. It’s actually a three in one formula that can be used for body wash …

My first recollection of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly was when I was 7 or 8 years old. First off, let me say that Vaseline Petroleum Jelly has been a staple in my cache of make-up and home remedies. Okay, back to my earliest memory of Vaseline. It …

During the last week, when my brother gifted me this product called —“ Lus Vitamin C orange eye pads bounds, my joys knew no bounds. Since I am a total beauty maniac and also the fact that I had been totally impressed with Earth therapeutics orange pads in the …

As a general rule, I am very careful at the type of medication I will take, and do my best to limit it to over the counter remedies. Whenever possible, I prefer the more natural health alternatives to other types of remedies.
I stumbled across Silver Biotics by American …