I care for my elderly mother, who takes a literal shoebox full of prescription medicines. Her doctors sometimes adjust her doses, but with oddly shaped pills (and many of hers are) it can be very difficult to get them split accurately. I also take a few medicines and sometimes …

When my “Power Balance Bracelet” broke, I tried to find a replacement for it but was unable to find the same brand. I did find this though. I had been using the Power Balance to help with some dizziness I had several months back which was probably fibromyalgia related.
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When I first began having problems with acid reflux, which was later to be diagnosed as full blown GERD, I tried a lot of home remedies and natural products to try and relieve the symptoms. Some of them were actually very helpful, some not so much. Lemon peel …

I have fibromyalgia pain that affects my lower back, and I have tried a great variety of pain creams, patches, and other products. When I read some reviews for this product, I thought it was a patch that actually provided heat, but it is not. The effective ingredients of …

When I started having problems with my back due to fibromyalgia plus an office chair which was far past it’s useful life span, I tried several options for back support to try and relieve some of the problem. I first used a mesh and wire support, which was no …

When I ordered some supplies for making bath products, I stopped by the sea salt page so I could order some coarse sea salt for homemade bath salts. As I was looking, I saw they offered dendritic salt. This is an interesting form of salt, basically the same as …

This kit of eight different styling tools/accessories, and an instructional video was given to me for a Christmas present. Every one who knows me personally has probably heard me complain about my thinning hair, and the lady who bought me this kit was told that it worked best for thinner …

I love to make my own bath salt products, and Dead Sea salt is a must have ingredient for both its quality and its health benefits. Brambleberry’s Dead Sea salt is from Israel, and is very high in minerals. This salt helps to moisturize the skin, encourage faster healing, and …

I love to make my own bath and health care products, and I had been wanting to get some good quality beeswax to use in making lip balm and skin cream. After reading about all the chemicals used in some waxes that are harvested, I decided to look for …

Back in the nineties, I was given a “Topsy Tail” by an aunt, and I loved the thing. I had much longer hair then, and often needed to wear it back for work. I had since cut my hair much shorter and stopped using it so I lost track of …

I have thinning hair, and I am always looking for anything to make it look fuller. When I saw this little tool, I thought I had found something that would give me a luxuriously thick looking pony tail option. I have not worn a pony tail since my hair …

I saw the TV ads for these combs and thought they were really pretty and unique. I was not sure how durable they would be, but since they were not very expensive, the next time I happened to see them in a store, I picked up a set of the …

This hair dryer/ styler seemed like the most perfect tool for me ever made. It is slender and easy to hold, uses ionic drying so that it dries hair faster and with less frizz, and it has both an air concentrator attachment and two brush curler attachments. In effect, …

I suffer terrible bouts of foot cramps due to fibromyalgia, and one day a friend and fellow fibro sufferer came over and happily handed me a pair of these. She had already taken them out of the package, for some reason, and simply laid them down on the table and …

I inherited this jar of “breast enhancement cream” from someone who did not use it very long because it caused a pimple rash to form under her breasts. Since she did not use it long enough for it to work, she could not tell me if there were results …

I have been wearing contacts since junior high school and have never had a problem. Recently, however, I have been having more and more trouble with my contacts drying out and becoming painful and uncomfortable to wear. For a little while I could not wear a new pair or contacts …

When it comes to selecting a protein, quality is an essential characteristic for a supplement that is taken multiple times throughout the day. I have been using Optimum Nutrition’s Gold Standard 100% Whey for several years now and have never came across another protein that offers affordability with a …

I am not typically a big advocate for hormone enhancing supplements but with finding a box of MassCaps XP 60 count on clearance at my local nutrition shop, I couldn’t resist at least trying it. I first noticed the star on the box that said “now with Arachidonic Acid” …

Upon selecting a new protein at sports nutrition store, I thought I might try something new and yet that has been around for a while. I grabbed a 2.47lb bottle of CytoSports Muscle Milk with its new “advanced formula w/ fiber” that was chocolate mint flavored. After glancing through …

I am new to the “ultra concentrated” supplement world and 1.M.R. Orange flavor is the second supplement next to Jack3d that I have just bought in hopes of better effects. I have seen advertisements for this a lot of bodybuilding.com along with positive reviews and decided to check out …

My skin generally becomes very dry especially in the winter season- giving it a rather dull and unhealthy look. Since I am a total beauty buff, I have tried using various skin care aid to actually keep my skin in good condition.
So when my cousin happened to …

I think it is important to always work with good toothpaste. Though I don’t really have complaints with many toothpaste brands out there, some work better than others. I know that quality is not in a brand name and will try almost any toothpaste at least once. On one …

Sinus problems have been troubling me lately so I have been using mint herbal lozenges to suck on to help relief sinus pain and pressure. The lozenges I like to use are the Zand Menthol Mint Herbal Lozenges. These lozenges are made with natural soothing and healing ingredients that …

Keeping our hands clean is something very important in my home. We can all become sick very easily and try to avoid that as much as possible. I don’t have a particular hand soap that is a must have for me. I will try various soaps, looking for …

In recent times, I have been feeling like my mouth never really gets clean no matter how many times I brush a day. I went in search of a mouth wash that was inexpensive. I know that kmart has fair prices and decided to shop there. I came upon …

I get the occasional cold sore, and the last time I felt one coming on, I was out of my usual product so I stopped by a drug store to pick some up, to hopefully nip the problem in the bud before it got worse. There was only a …

I’ve had a problem with my cholesterol on and off for a few years. Mine seems to be mostly due to heredity and a thyroid problem. I had a very bad experience with statin drugs, so I refuse to take them now. I also have fibromyalgia and suspected …

I am one of those unfortunate persons who cannot boast of having beautiful feet. The fact that my heels tend to become dry, rough and cracked if not taken care of regularly- always leaves me at my wits end especially when I want to flaunt of my exclusive foot …

When I put in an order to Eden’s Garden for some other essential oils, I added this one– it was on sale, plus I love the fragrance of eucalyptus spearmint and I could use this to make my own.
I only know of a few health uses that are …

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 …

When I order my soap making supplies from Brambleberry, I am always interested in the most natural and healthy products they offer. They recently added melt and pour base that is completely organic. It is the same ingredients as many of their other bases, but with the added …

I sometimes make my own soaps as a hobby, and I order most of my supplies from Brambleberry. They are affordable, have great customer service and high quality products. When I had a few problems with a goat milk base soap “sweating” I decided to try out this base, which …

Since I love fragrances and bath and body products, I decided to make soap as a hobby for awhile. I ordered all of the ingredients from a company called Brambleberry, and this one is one of my favorites. This is a soap base which you can melt and add …

I bought some of this lotion to keep at my desk after borrowing some from someone else. The first thing I noticed was the scent. I thought maybe it was her body spray, but she handed me the lotion to try, and I loved it. This is a large bottle …

Working on the computer most of time during the day tends to leaves my eyes feeling weary and tired by the end of the day. This in turn not only makes me feel more fatigued and tired but also leaves my dark circles under my eyes looking more darker …

For the past few weeks, I noticed that my recently colored hair had started looking quite dry and this in fact was making them look dull and unhealthy. But what made matters worse was the fact that I experienced a lot of itching due to sever dandruff conditions and …

Noise! Noise! Noise! That is all I have been hearing around our house lately between the house construction, yard work and the use of that horribly noisy gas powdered wood splitter. I am a freelance writer and sometimes I just need it so quiet to I can think and …

I have had the worst sinus headaches ever lately. I have even taken decongestants and they have not helped relieve my congestion or headaches at all. Instead I ended up finding relief using the Aura Cacia Peppermint Essential Oil. It really opened up my sinus and relieved the pressure …

I have a baby nephew who I absolutely adore. Because his skin is very sensitive to most cosmetic products (including those specially formulated for babies), I tend to be very particular about the products that I purchase to use on his skin. I also have the added …

I decided to purchase this product after receiving a lot of positive feedback about it from my friends and family members. Because this product was so affordable (about $2), initially I was very skeptical about how well it would work. My hair is naturally very dry …

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 …

I am a person who does suffer from a severe back pain for quite a few years now and have indeed tried using various back pain aids to help me get relief from the pain. Since some of these aids have worked just fantastically for my back, I have …

Skin cleansing products have always caught my fascination and I just loved experimenting with different aids in order to help me keep my skin clean and beautiful. Also the fact that I always believed that a ‘dirt free skin’ was perhaps one of the greatest secrets of my beautiful …

I have fibromyalgia and there is nothing more pampering than having someone (usually my partner) give me a warm, gentle massage to relax my muscles and keep them from cramping. I’ve used a variety of massage oils and lotions, but I had not yet tried Arnica oil by itself. (I …

My cousin bought me 3 pack of Hollywood 24 Hour Miracle diet when I gained an extra of 22 pounds from popping multi vitamin, multi mineral and multi fiber 3 times a day. I was a skinny girl desperate to gain weight and no matter what I do, my …

There are days when I have awful back and hip pain from sleeping in a wrong position to long. So I always keep at least one ThermoCare heat wrap for lower back and hip relief around in the house just in case. I only use these heat wraps when …

Listerine Quick-Dissolve Whitening Strips are an alternative to more expensive white strips, as the Listerine brand costs less than half of brands such as Crest White Strips. I decided to try the Listerine brand mostly based on the price, and also the fact that the strips claimed …

When I was 17 years old I broke my right arm on the elbow and since then, I have always suffered pain on that joint. To make matters worse, I got a very bad tennis elbow on the same joint several years ago. Recently the pain has spread to …

I purchased this product several months ago at a local Sally’s Beauty Supply store for about $7.00 including taxes. Even though I was unfamiliar with this product before purchasing it, I liked the fact that it is especially formulated for curly hair. Moreover, I also love that …

I wish I had known about this solution and its abilities a long time ago. When I went for my last annual eye appointment I ended up going to a new doctor because of insurance reasons. She fitted me for a new type of contact and I went back …