I play piano and keyboards, and also have fibromyalgia and joint pains related to arthritis. Until the last two years, the symptoms never affected my fingers, so I was very alarmed and upset when I started to have stiffness and cramping in my fingers, especially when it was cold. …

At my doctor’s request, I bought a home blood pressure monitor to check my readings at home, because I had several high readings in the doctor’s office. I went to Walmart, and got the Relion 741crel model, for only about fifty dollars.
I had to buy …

I am a big fan of natural products, and I have liked most of Alba Botanical’s shower gels. They have wonderful scents, and are very gentle. The last one I tried was the Sparkling mint. Mint is a scent I love all year round, and especially in the summer because …

Last year, I was given a Christmas set that included this product. Due to bad experiences with using inexpensive body products in the past, I ended up storing the gift set containing this lotion in my closet. I rediscovered this lotion during a recent cleaning session and …

I’m sure many of you have tried or are doing the Weight Watcher’s Diet Program. It is really amazing how popular it has come. I’m very surprised. For those of you that are not familar with Weight Watchers, it is a diet (many say …

I am a meticulous mom, I guess that goes with my being a nurse. When my kids get sick, or anybody in the family, I want to be in charge all the time coz I trust the kind of care I provide to everybody. I have so much confidence …

I used to be a blissfully unaware stay-home mom. I spent a good seven years at home raising my kids before they were teens and old enough to start staying home by themselves so that I could get back into the work force. Even when I worked prior to …

I tried black currant extract to treat dry eyes once before, and I never could really decide if it was working or not. I recently started having problems with dry eyes again, and decided to add it back into my regimen. I already take fish oil, which is also supposed …

I found a great pumice stone at one of the local beauty supply stores a while back and, for the most part, I used it pretty religiously, but found that little pieces of the scratchy foam would fall off and I’d have these little pebbles all over my bathtub, …

Recently, I was chatting with friends about my desire to get more fit, and I described to them some of the exercises I normally do at home. Some of them told me that they did the same, but they use ankle and wrist weights to make their muscles work …

My son had his first nerve-wracking wart problem last year, and I ended up buying the Dr. Scholl’s Clear Away Plantar, Salicylic Acid Wart Remover for Feet to treat it. I saw him limping, and asked him what was wrong and for a couple days he kept telling me …

Before I was aware of the dangers of sulfate shampoos, I used all kinds of products. One that I liked, thinking that it was all natural and gentle, was the Emerald Forest Sapayul shampoo.
The company’s big cause for many years was to save the rainforest, and I admired …

Antibacterial Hand Gel from Boots, price .99p bought at the Aberdeen High Street store. One bottle provides 150ml of gel. The gel is in an opaque squeezy bottle and it comes out blue with a strong, perfume smell. The gel feels thick and quite cool to the touch and …

Unfortunately, last year, I went through a terrible infection of thrush. It took 6 months and several visits to the clinic for check up’s until I got the infection cleared up. Sometimes, the infection re appears, very occasionally now I am pleased to say, and I am required to …

Listerine Instant Dissolving Whitening Strips Clean Mint is a fairly good product. I have tried these and they do dissolve well and not make such a mess like other, traditional whitening strips do. I am not sure how strong Listerine Instant Dissolving Whitening Strips Clean Mint are, though, because …

I got big big problems with cellulites after I gave birth to my daughter. I got really fat (by fat I mean 20lbs fatter) and my skin was really sagging. It was so frustrating. I even cried one night because of my deformed body, I was 18 back then …

Zhen de Shou is a Chinese Slimming Capsule that has been famous throughout the South East Asia and starting to have a market in US.
I started using Zhen de Shou last November in order to loose weight. The product itself is not hard to find since you can just …

My doctors have suspected that I may have a mild case of lupus for years. Because of this, I have always been told to never go out in the sun without adequate protection. I usually carry an emergency stick of sun block in my purse for when I am out …

I have a problem with thinning hair that started a couple of years ago and has just gotten slowly worse. I use every hair thickening product out there, and I have tried quite a few vitamin supplements as well, with not very impressive results. When someone recommended these, I though …

There is a spectrum of different types of body washes, and this would be on the very mainstream/non-natural end, designed for normal to oily skin and serious dirt. This body wash attracted my attention with the pretty little graphic of a splash of water depicted on its label. It …

One of the spay on sunscreens I like to use in the summertime while I am sunbathing in the sun is Banana Boat Sunblock Spray in SPF 30. I like it because I do not get the heavy greasy feeling of a sunscreen and yet it still protects my …

I have combination skin. In the winter it is dry. In the summer, it is very oily and can even be acne prone, especially if I spend a lot of time outdoors, get sweaty, or use sun screens—“ which I have to do because I have very fair skin …

Crest Pro-Health Rinse is an effective and refreshing product that I have been using now since early 2006. There is no burn at all because it is alcohol free and it shields teeth against plaque, protects against gingivitis, and works to halt bad breath all for twelve hours. I …

Just like every woman, I want to be fresh and dry everyday especially if I have my period. I sought protection all the time from feminine wetness and odor because it make me uncomfortable if I am in such situation.
Whisper Ultra …

In the past, fish oil was all the rave, and so many people were purchasing it for the numerous amounts of health benefits it had. So I guess the raving sort of lessened and diminished! Now a days I hear krill oil is way more effective and potent than …

Health Pride generic asperins, cough syrup, cold tablets is usually sold is almost all shoprite and a&P supermarkets. They are at least 2 to 3 dollars cheaper that buying brand name medications and work just as well in fact even better. Their low dose baby aspirins come …

Due to a painful cut in between my toes, I found it rather difficult to move around the house wearing my house slippers. Though everything seemed smooth and fine for the few days, by the time my cut had actually healed —“ I discovered that my already feet had …

I’ve had this sort of up and down issue with managing my cholesterol lately. For years, I’d never had a problem with it, but I think stress and bad dietary choices have created a problem where none previously existed. I didn’t even know I had a problem until I …

I recently noticed that my teeth had become quite sensitive and thus tested out some toothpaste designed for sensitive teeth. The product I chose was Sensodyne total care gel. I was sceptical about toothpastes for sensitive teeth, simply because I doubted that a sensitive toothpaste would be …

I have always been conscious about my teeth and how they look like. I am a dentist frequenter and I definitely want my teeth to be as white as possible. However, the cost of teeth- whitening is very high so I really couldn’t afford to have those whitening treatments.
For years, …

The CVS brand of cough drops actually work relatively well, although they are eclipsed in both strength and speed when compared with the Recola brand. I purchased these once because they were on sale for one dollar and ninety-nine cents for a pack of eighty cough drops. I felt …

This is an interesting little cushion. I received one as a gift, because I had been complaining about my legs and back getting stiff and sore from hours of typing. Supposedly, this would relieve pressure, encourage proper spinal alignment, and take pressure off the tail bone.
It …

I just had to get this thing after I kept seeing commercials about it on all of my favorite teen drama shows, the The Hills on MTV, and Degrassi on Teen Nick. (I know, I’m sort of still a teen at heart.) The actors seemed really convincing about it, …

White Flower Oil is great! Its ingredients are wintergreen, menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, peppermint and lavender — a blend of pungent, soothing essential oils that dissipate headache and minor muscle and joint pains.
Some years ago, a Vietnamese co-worker gave me a tiny sample jar to try out on a day …

Being a child who was very apt to catch any cold or flu that came her way, and suffered from several different allergies on top of all that, my mother was always worrying about my health. Some time, later on in my childhood, she discovered Lysol’s disinfectant spray and …

After hearing some good reports from friends, I decided to try Olay Regenerist eye serum. I have tried some of their other products, including other eye products which cost more than this one—“ but this was the one everyone seemed to think would be best for me.
I do …

I’ve used deodorant powders, deodorant sprays, but never have I used a deodorant cream on my feet before. I’ll be honest. I may be female, but I have my fair share of stinky feet from time to time and the last thing I want to do is propagate that …

When it comes to feminine hygiene, I want to used brand that has good quality. It is necessary to feel comfortable everyday most especially after menstruation period. I used Always dri-liners to make me feel comfortable everyday. After menstruation period there’s a minimal discharge that I am not comfortable …

Now we are approaching the end of the year and normally everybody wants to get in shape for the summer or they simply make a new years resolution for the new year but they fail to keep their word on it, but I have decided to act now, and …

Gyms are too expensive, so I prefer doing exercise by myself. When I started taking it more seriously, I thought that it would be good to be able to take a good control of my efforts, so I bought a little trainer, as I call it. This product is …

Odomos Mosquito Repellant cream which keeps away the Mosquito from stinging and pestering you when you are in the deep slumber. WE like in Kolkata and there are plenty of puddles around our house as a result mosquito pester us very much. Mosquito nets and coils are some …

I came across the Similason’s Pink Eye Relief dropper, after using another one of their eye dropper products that helps irritated allergy eyes. I felt that after my positive experience with another product of their line, I would be just as happy at the outcome of this product as …

I am a woman, so like every other respectful woman, I hate that time of the month. With fierce passion. I get crampy, so bloated, hungry and I hate everyone around me. Beware if you’re next to me on those days. Also, I’m one of the the unfortunate ones …

Do your feet and toes constantly itch and you can’t stand it anymore? Desenex kills athlete foot fungi and cures the itching leaving you with smooth feet that no long itch. With Athletes foot you will find your feet and toes itching terribly, your feet will start to crack …

I’ve tried so many different deodorants and antiperspirants and I can safely say that some are much more effective than others at controlling odor and some are more effective at controlling sweating. As far as I’m concerned, this is they go-to deodorant for when you need to freshen …

I purchased Palmer Cocoa Butter Formula Stretch Marks Lotion because I had gotten stretch marks terribly when I was pregnant with my children. I was hoping that even though I already had the stretch marks that it would help get rid of some of them anyway. I quickly learned …

I have used this product for a long time and I don’t see any changes in my skin, sometimes I see it like it’s glowing but it may be just my imagination.
This product is recommended for many doctors but I don’t recommend it.
Its active ingredient is glutathione that is …

I bought this face mask at Walgreens after reading so many positive reviews about them. It’s actually pretty hard to find since it took me a couple of trips to actually buy it, it gets out of stock really fast. This mask costs a little over $4 which is …

I remember, as a teen, staying up late and watching all those Proactive skin care infommercials that promised clear skin in two weeks, and even managed to order myself a set without my mother being any the wiser, and though I didn’t have the discipline to use it as …