In my tour of the entire Fitness First branches in Metro Manila, the Mall of Asia SM was my second destination. Located at the extension of the mall building, this branch features all the amenities of a gym that you can hope for. Like all Fitness First branches, this …

I like to use a gentle toner year round when my face needs to be freshened up a bit. I prefer that it not be drying, so that it will not irritate my combination skin, and not be too moisturizing in the summer. I have tried a variety of toners, …

I babysit for my neighbor when she has to leave town on work related trips, and one weekend when her young son was with me, we went shopping at the natural food store so I could pick up a few things for the house. He seemed bored and I thought …

These days it seems like every brand of toothbrush is coming out with their own electric toothbrush to compete with the bigger brands that sell theirs anywhere from $15 to even $100. I’m not sure who in their right mind would spend $100 on a toothbrush, unless it’s made …

A temperature and pain medication for babies and children. I used this as a temperature medication for my son when he had a high fever of 39.3*. It took some hours to show results. Fever was so high that I could feel that the body was so hot …

For someone who is always on the go, a meal should find its way in a tight schedule. As we all know, food is equal to energy. But not all the food we eat go straight down into our stomach to undergo digestion, with the number of times we …

After years of suffering chronic insomnia, and trying numerous prescriptions, I think I may have finally found a product that will help me sleep. Recently while shopping in my local health food store, I stumbled upon a container of NOW Foods Melatonin dietary supplement.
I must admit I was …

Like many women, I have dry, rough skin on my heels that needs to be taken care of before sandal season. Rather than pay a lot of money for a professional pedicure, I prefer to take care of it myself at home. I usually use a regular …

I bought Omron HEM-780 Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor for a price of $63 from Amazon because I used to suffer from high blood pressure, and because I did not have one at home. It had the best price online and so I bought it. When it arrived at our …

This analgesic/anti inflammatory cream is indicated for variety of conditions characterized by pain and inflammation like contusion and osteoarthritis. I purchased a 1.0% topical cream when I first had my physical treatment at Pain and Rehab, Megamall Branch. The 15g tube is especially designed for ease of use. It …

Tiger balms are great in giving quick and instant relief from headaches, body aches, cold and other external injuries. We live in a cold hilly reason and as such we are prone to these cold and body aches frequently, now taking pills and pain killers are not always healthy …

Schiff Natural Vitamin B Complex is a 8 in the world of B complexes however it is formulated to do something better than some other b vitamins. This isn’t quite formulated as well as a 9 or 10 rated product but it does work in giving you energy and …

I try to keep my oral care standards as high as possible. Having diabetes, I need to avoid any avoidable health risk—“ and having tooth and gum disease is a huge risk for diabetics, who are already at risk for heart disease. Recent studies have linked gum disease to …

Where would I be without my beloved Tums Ultra 1000 Maximum Strength antacid/calcium supplements in the naturally and artificially assorted fruit flavors.
As soon as I get a bout of “agita” (Italian slang for upset stomach), I reach for my Tums Ultra 1000 Maximum Strength antacid/calcium supplements to put out the …

Going through a terrible back pain has now become a part and parcel of my life for the past few years. Since I tend to spend a lot of time during the day sitting in front of the computer, my back pain never seems to heal almost completely. Though …

I have always had really bad digestion issues and have suffered from constipation. One of the digestive supplements I have been using to improve my digestive tract is the Natures Secret Ultimate Fiber Cleanse. It comes in this huge 8 ounce container that has lasted me about 2 months …

I love all of the Method products. I have become addicted to their hand soaps and loving the body wash was a natural progression. I was first drawn to the pretty light blue color of the Sea Minerals fragrance bottle. The product inside looks like clean, blue water and …

There were several things about this product that were immediately attractive to me when I first saw it on the shelf. It is pretty. The dispenser is a clean and simple one, and the ribboned color is a soft, pretty green with white. It’s from Olay, a …

I love handmade specialty soaps and Lush makes some of the best I have ever tried. It took me a long time to try out the Lush brand, even though friends and fellow bath junkies had been urging me to do so for a long time. This soap shares the …

I used Astring-O-Sol Concentrated Mouthwash/Gargle for long years. I started using this way back when I was still teenager and kept using it till I got married. I loved its refreshing taste and even more when it made some good improvements on its product. The latest one Astring-o-sol …

I have been trying to lose weight for my health because I am diabetic. Being overweight and diabetic is a dangerous situation for your heart and blood vessels. I have tried a variety of supplements to try and assist myself with hunger control, fat metabolism and management of blood sugar. …

I have never gone as far as knowing what topical eye drops are there in the drugstore, besides the prescription solutions my ophthalmologist had recommended. Apart from the purpose of wearing and tending my corrective lenses, I have never found it essential to use eye drops for no …

I just sent a review about a company that I do surveys and offers for. Well I am now sending my review on one of the products I was paid to try on a “free trial sign up basis.” The product was for a new treatment for acne. Well …

Glycodine one of the best cough syrup which is rich with the goodness of tulsi (Indian herb with great medical values).The tulsi soothes the throat and gives fast relief from sore throat and cough. It’s just the best cough syrup available with no side effects whatever. …

I love trying new lip balms, and when I saw that the “Yes to” folks made a few of their own, I wanted to try one. I chose the Yes to Carrots C Me Smile, because it actually had a carrot flavor, and this is one flavor in lip balm …

I was not one of them lucky people born with perfectly aligned teeth. I have big crooked teeth that needed braces so bad, and did I say over bite too. I was real conscious of my smile growing up. My parents couldn’t afford braces when I was young …

If there’s one thing that I can say for the Sunbeam Therabeads Cordless Heating Pad, it left me with such a memorable experience that I doubt I’ll ever forget. I don’t mean that in a positive sense, either. The regular price for this heating pad is seventeen dollars, but …

Though most women don’t like to deal with their time of the month, we try to make the best of it by finding the best protection out there. Using faulty pads or tampons can easily lead to embarrassing moments and leaks. I try to find products that are absorbent, …

My friend in the UK likes to send me bath products that are popular over on her side of the pond. This one came to me from the famous Boots Chemist. It’s a body wash with a sweet vanilla fragrance. I have liked nearly all of the Boots products …

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 …

Natural Acai 1000 mg fat burner is the dumbest invention I’ve ever come across. There are reasons why I feel this way but the number one reason is because it just doesn’t work. I hate taking things that do nothing for me. And plus I wasn’t sure what I …

Though I do not often buy band aids or find much need for them, I have needed some recently. I am very clumsy, and fell pretty hard over my son’s tricycle. I did not know what hit me, and just know I got up with a very large scrape …

For us, buying and using condoms is not a frustrating adventure any more, thank God. Of course, only after we went through daunting and confusing experience of testing and checking among copious variety of condoms attainable. We rather skip bitter memories of motley occurrences from dulled sensation and broken …

I’ve been a fan of the Crest Spinbrush since they came on the market. I love having a semi-disposable sort of powered brush. I get the cleaning of an electric, but it is more portable, and when it gets old or malfunctions, or even gets too dirty– I just …

I really don’t like cough drops for the most part. My husband swears by Halls, and every time I get a sore throat and ask him to pick me up something at the store, he always comes back with some Halls, no matter how many times I tell him …

I have tried a few lip plumpers in the past with moderate success. To be honest, my lips are already quite full so I did not really notice any difference in the appearance of them. Nevertheless, I still decided to purchase this product. I have a …

When I was browsing for a new SLS free shampoo, I found Jason’s Apricot shampoo. It seemed like a good lineup of ingredients, and the smell was really nice, so I decided to try it out. It claimed to give super shine and lots of body, and that’s what I …

My sister-in-law gave me Balneol Hygienic Perianal Cleansing Lotion. Her mother in law who lives in the United States sent this to her. Well only a woman knows what a woman needs indeed. I actually have a Providone-Ioidine that regularly use for irritation on my private parts but it …

I decided to grab the Crunch Cardio Go-Go Dance workout DVD because it looked like it would be fun. I know that I need to focus more on my fitness, and getting myself in better shape, but some of those DVDs can be a real killer. That’s why I …

I purchased Sally Hansen’s Maximum Growth Daily Nail Growth Program because I had to cut my nails due to them being really dirty and uneven. As soon as I finished cutting my nails, I missed them dearly after wards, so I decided that I would try and find a …

As a young man who goes to the gym regularly and exercises with resistance training quite often, supplementation plays a vital role in my regime.
In order for me to fuel my muscles and make sure that my body always has enough energy reserves for me to grow muscle mass, …

I needed some plain maxi pads after I gave birth to my daughter. I wasn’t allowed to wear tampons of course. I was trying to find something simple like the pads they give you at the hospital after having a baby. I saw some pads at the store called …

Last year, I remember buying Harbinger 340100 Durafoam Exercise Mat for $30 online. I used a lot of yoga mats because I am pretty fond of them, and besides I am beginning to learn a lot of stretching and a lot of Tai Chi and yoga, which would be …

Back in early April of 2010 my dad suffered an ulcer. I know it doesn’t sound bad but it turned out bad enough that his regular doctor scheduled him an emergency appointment with the hospital to get him looked at. At the time my dad had been finding blood …

Recently I wrenched my shoulder moving some boxes around. I tried heat, then ice but nothing seemed to help until a neighbour gave me a tube of Deep Heating Ultra Strength rub. By this time I was desperate; I had already tried several different pain relieving rubs. Some worked …

I like to use a gentle exfoliate face scrub in the summer when my skin is oily and prone to small breakouts of adult acne. I had been using several different brands, but when I saw this one on the shelf I remembered that I had a St. Ives body …

If you’re anything like me, your teeth and having fresh breath are important. Unfortunately most of my own teeth have gone by the board over the years, but the few I have left I like to keep tip-top and one of my oral hygiene regimes is the mouthwash.
Morrisons (large …

I first came across the Fitterfirst Soft Board Advanced while I was in physical therapy for an injury I had and let me tell you it was the one thing in that room that I hated. It is not an easy piece of equipment to just up and try, …

I am ridiculously nearsighted and have to wear glasses and/or contacts every day.
I first used Lenscrafters for my eyewear because they had a special sale—“ buy one pair of glasses, get the second one free. I stopped by their store in Peachtree Mall and started looking around to see …

Let’s talk about the Vitafusion Multivites Gummy Vitamins for adults.
I am a young adult that is 23 years of age. For years, I took pill vitamins off and on since they made me sick unless I had eaten a heavy carbohydrate meal. I hated vitamins despite the fact that …