I decided to try this Desert Essence toothpaste because I have used their tea tree oil and was very pleased with it. I was not sure what to expect with it containing the oil—“ I had not tasted what tea tree was supposed to taste like before. The smell …

For this review, I am focusing on the Plank Road location of NextCare, the one I visited recently. I do not know how the other NextCare centers here in Fredericksburg compare, so I definitely do not want to include those in this review, since I have never been …

As the famous line in a local commercial goes, ” it is difficult to get sick in times of financial crisis”. True, we always need to watch our health otherwise we might end up getting sick and it means leave of absence and consequently salary deduction. But what everyone must …

I usually don’t share my thoughts on the medicaments and supplements online, but here I found a very nice and affordable B Vitamins supplement that a lot of people might be interested in. I’m not a certified doctor and I can’t give you medical advice, so please don’t take this …

Our home is never without a bottle of Aloe First Spray. It is a topical liquid spray solution packed in a 16 fl. Oz bottle that comes with a spray gun. It contains the rich and potent healing substances of aloe vera and bee propolis. To our family …

I and others in my family sometimes get sores on the inside of our mouths. These sores can make chewing and talking painful at times as well as difficult because we may need to try avoid irritating the sores with our teeth. They are sometimes slow to heal, especially …

This is one of my favorite whitening soaps because it’s not only effective but it is very mild to use. The price is also very cheap and it usually comes in buy one take one packages here in the Philippines. This brand has long been in the …

I believe in the benefits of health.That is why today I decided to write about some of the products I use.As you have seen from title,the first one is called Biofarm Calcium and Magnesium.I use for some months now,along side Omega-3 Salmon,of which I wrote about some time ago.The …

As I enjoy exercise and try to stay in shape I am constantly looking for gadgets and pieces of equipment that will help me with my fitness targets and, more importantly, help me to monitor my progress towards achieving my dream physique. I had never used a body …

When I was young, there were a few different soaps that my family used. When I stayed with my grandmother, I remember using Irish Spring soap, and also a solid green soap with a distinctive smell, that was always used in her shower along with Ivory, which my grandfather preferred. …

Let’s face it whether one was gifted with sheer discipline to maintain good physical health through regular exercise, I give them brownie points for doing so and keeping our body in shape through the intervening years can even be a mental battle when one has a sedentary type of work. …

The most important thing for me when it comes to my family is their health most especially in the food and their clean environment also. Dengue Fever is very common nowadays, its a low flying mosquito that mostly invades in day time. Since, I can’t be sure of whatever …

Awful, awful, AWFUL product! I had lost quite a bit of weight a few years ago, then battled with a plateau that had me discouraged and then I gained all the weight back when I started working at a job I hate and the stress was mounting up on …

When I suffered a severe case of food poisoning, from which a month long ordeal of nausea and lack of appetite plagued me, my partner and family were doing anything and everything to try and get me to eat.
Even the softest and blandest of foods turned my stomach. I …

For the past few days I had been suffering from a severe knee pain. Although my knee pain remained and an on and off affair, this time my knee pain was really felt quite painful. The fact that I was unable to walk even few steps without feeling …

To save some money, I decided to try a home tooth whitening product rather than have mine whitened professionally. Crest White Strips seemed to be the most popular so I decided to start out with the original kit.
On first applying them I found they were a …

After birth, I think this goes to all mother’s out there, one thing that adds frustration alongside with the ‘post-partum’ is the weight gained after that 9 months. I gave birth to a healthy baby boy back in 2010. I particularly has a bigger built than usual Filipinas …

Attending my friends wedding seemed to be a lot of fun and frolic at time —“ but when I returned home my feet especially my toes ached so severely. All my toe fingers seemed to be swollen and this was enough to make me restless. When I informed about …

I found a great product in CVS that I will definitely be using when I travel. CVS store brand makes a package of four mini portable toothbrushes with a built in floss pick on the opposite end.
This is the ultimate in convenience for traveling! There is one …

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 had an appointment for one of my children last week at Phoenix Children’s Cardiology. We live quite a ways from this medical practice. We had to travel on the freeway for almost the whole distance. We ended up being caught up in slow moving traffic due to an …

I have an allergy to latex, so my partner always has to use non-latex condoms during our time together. It can get a little frustrating sometimes, because there aren’t as many options available when it comes to non-latex. We did try the Durex Avanti Bare Condoms and …

I’ve tried a lot of different toothpaste brands over the years, not really staying loyal to a certain one because I always want to try something different; something that is allegedly better than what I may already be using. One brand I am sort of leaning to these …

I have diabetes, and with it comes the risk of heart disease, stroke, and retinopathy. I also have allergies, fibromyalgia, tinnitus, and painful menstrual cramps. When I was discussing the various supplements I take to help manage these illnesses with a friend, they mentioned the idea of pycnogenol to me …

I have been buying MeadJohnson infant formulas for close to eight months now and have been fairly satisfied with these products. I have purchased and fed my children with those of 2 stages Enfamil- for 0-6mths old and Enfrapro-for 6mths+. Within this 7-8 month period I have purchased …

After having two children, I had stretch marks that I wanted desperately to get rid of. Although I know that you can’t get rid of stretch marks, I always hold out hope. I had heard that Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula could possibly help lesson stretch marks, so I gave …

I have fibromyalgia, and often suffer from terrible foot cramps. I take a nightly hot bath to help treat and prevent them, as hot water seems to be the only thing that really stops a bad attack. Sometimes, I need a soak and don’t have time for a full …

I used to use an Oral B product that was very similar to this floss, but could no longer find it easily in stores, so when I saw this one I had to give it a try. This floss is tight when you pull it between your teeth, but then …

I’ve known about Touch of Healing aroma gels for a few years but haven’t taken the time to actually buy any until recently. I decided to buy the tea tree aroma gel because the sales person at the health shop I got it from told me that it’s good …

Let me start by saying that I exercise regularly for many reasons. I used to exercise a lot trying different products like energy drinks and supplements or whatever, just plain water. But when I read about Jack3d by USP Labs, I thought it might be a good supplement.
I …

I love to use new and unusual soaps. When my friend in the UK sends me care packages, they often contain bath products because she knows how much I love them. The last bar of soap I received was the La Lavande orange grapefruit soap. Although it came from the …

Having irritable bowel syndrome means sometimes dealing with constipation as well as diarrhea. It is rare for me to have constipation with my illness, but it does happen, especially after prolonged flights or car trips. The last time I took an actual laxative was after a long car ride. I …

Who will every forget Vicks VapoRub? For decades now this brand has been trusted by many people from generation to generation. I remember how my late Dad would massage my body with Vicks vaporub whenever I have cough or colds or any painful feelings. As a child I …

Redken is a brand I rarely notice until my hairdresser points it out to me, or uses it on my hair while I am there. This is how she sells me… she knows that if it smells nice and I enjoy the shampoo I can be suckered into buying …

I am a full time care giver for my elderly mother. She fell down in the kitchen last year and broke her leg badly. She was in a rehab facility for several months, and when she was finally allowed to come home, she needed a lot of nursing care.
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Very Private Feminine Wash is a feminine wash made by Very Private that costs $10. I bought it at a local store here. I have been using it for around 3 months now, and think it makes a nice feminine wash because of the quality points I saw in …

Experiencing tooth sensitivity has now become a part and parcel of my life. Though the sensitivity seems is not a permanent affair, its onset always leaves me feeling very uncomfortable. But this time when I experienced continuous discomfort even after using my good old —˜Sensodyne tooth paste’- I decided …

Ever since reading the ads for Size-On, I have been interested to try it. So i gave it a shot. I have been lifting weights for 2 years. I have tried it only twice since I bought it 4 days ago. It’s a little hard to review something which …

This little massager for cottage cheese thighs is an “interesting” product. I have used the Bliss cellulite cream, FatGirlSlim, and decided to rename it DumbGirlBroke, but I did not use it at the same time as this massager. I actually received this item later as a free gift. …

I got tired of using Off repellent whenever I went outside, because it left a sticky filmy feel and I always had to shower it off later. I had tried Skin so Soft by Avon, and while it worked a little, again, it was an oily film. I …

Bee’s lead a busy life but have a short life span. I discovered that these highly organized insects have a distinct social order like the ants. There are the worker bees that have are noted for the energy and are tasked with gathering pollen all throughout their life. Thus …

When I switched from using Clairol hair color kits to Loreal, I really missed the little conditioner tubes that came with the Clairol kits. I did not realize at the time that you could buy them separately, so I was trying to find something similar to use to replace them. …

A friend of mine recently suggested her favorite Yoga for beginners DVD from Gaiam. Since I am relatively new to the practice and she has been doing it for a while, I thought I’d take her advice and give A.M and P.M. Yoga for Beginners a try. …

Mentisan is a an ointment that is manufactured in La Paz, Bolivia. According to a number of Bolivians I have spoken with, Mentisan is a cure-all for anything that ails you - kind of like the South American medicinal version of duct tape. On the back of the container, …

I get acne more than I’d like, and most products I’ve tried haven’t worked for me. I don’t have as many bumps as just red marks where acne used to be. There have been other Clearasil products that I’ve tried and have no liked, so I was a bit …

I bought a tube of Arm & Hammer Advance White Toothpaste to try recently. It was comparable in price to other name brands of toothpaste (about $4 for a 6 ounce tube). With a coupon I had on hand, I paid $2.79 plus tax which I consider to be …

Southeastern Pediatric Associates is a pediatrician’s office that serves children from birth up until they’re eighteenth birthday. I happened to have my first experience with them when my oldest daughter was less than a year old after becoming dissatisfied with the rudeness and disorganization of her current pediatrician. They …

I also used the Stay free sanitary pads for a few months and I felt that it is very normal in usages and nothing special about it. While using stay free sanitary pads I got some rashes on my skin and I felt that these pads are having …

I have used various creams on my feet at night to keep them soft. I also usually end up treating my hands with the same cream, so as not to waste it.
There are plenty of drug store brands that work well, and even some plain natural products like petroleum jelly …

I recently found a cod oil supplement I really like and I know they are meant for children, but it is easy to take, gentle on my tummy and it does not have a nasty flavor at all. The supplement is the Nordic Naturals Children’s DHA Chewable Softgels. They …