When we moved to Tucson in 2006, I needed to find a quality pediatrician for my young son. Our former pediatrician, up in Phoenix, couldn’t recommend anyone off the top of her head, so I went with the suggestion of a family member who resided in Tucson at the …

In the summer, I have stubborn oily skin. I often have outbreaks of pimples, especially if I get sweaty, or have to wear a lot of sun block in hot weather. I struggle each year with what treatments to use. It is a delicate balance—“ the wrong cleanser, moisturizer or …

I started a weight loss program at the end of July, my first official day of dieting being August 1st. Near mid July I was picking up things I knew I would want or need, such as a pedometer. Because I started gathering things later on in …

Sitting on a chair in home or office for extended period of time always made me feel uncomfortable and uneasy. Most of time I was left with a severe pain especially on my lower back which if left uncared would make me confine tot the best for the next …

I am a person who loves using make- up —“even at the slightest opportunity I get to use it. But the fact remains that- the more I like using it the more painful it feels in trying to remove it. I simply considered removing make- up an uphill …

I received this Sonicare toothbrush for Christmas one year. It was a wonderful gift, and had a lot of features that I loved. This was the first toothbrush I ever owned that had a timer for brushing the four quadrants of your mouth, bristles that let you know …

I love Planet Fitness, and I have been a member of Planet Fitness off and on for quite a few years, and I have been to bad, ok, and great Planet Fitness gyms, and the Planet Fitness gym in Providence Rhode Island falls under the great category. I love …

I have used the Plackers brand of flossers in the past, and did not care much for the handles. I found them too bulky. Although the floss was actually a great quality, I just never could get comfortable with the handles at all. I noticed recently that the design …

I hate those occasions when your period starts early, with no warning, when you are not anywhere near home, and have no protection with you! My period was about three days early one month, and hit me in the middle of a day trip, an hour and a half …

I love handmade, natural soaps. When I find a company that makes them, I love to try at least one or two of their soaps. When I found out about the Blue Ridge Soap Shed, I went and read all of the information on their products and I …

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 …

I know my bones are weak, this is because even a single standing from sitting hurts my back. I was not discipline and never been because I used to carry heavy things in improper position and even when sitting I slouch. I always forgot to take care of my …

I have used the Kiss my Face Peaches and Cream moisturizer, and really liked it. It had alpha hydroxy acids in it. I assumed this product would be very similar as it is often listed together with the other. They are actually not very similar at all. I love …

My dry skin looked so dull and lifeless sometimes that it would become a great cause of concern for me. Due to this dryness, my hands, elbows and knee seemed to be the worst effected and called for immediate attention. Although I did apply moisturizing creams, these creams seemed …

Everyone wants overall health and well-being. Unfortunately it is very hard to be healthy in today’s fast past world. Most of us have children and full-time jobs and social lives and the cost of healthy products are continuously going up making it difficult for the average earner …

Airborne is a wonderful new herbal medicine designed to help you when you become sick, or to heelp you from becoming sick. It is full
of vitamins and herbal supplements that help fight off the common cold and the flu, and to keep your body healthy. I take it …

I try to stick wit the whole homeopathy remedy thing but sometimes I have an itch to try out new stuff. The Ageless Herb’s Herbal Headache Formula With FeverFew Herb is something that I seen on the self at my local health food store. I wanted to try it …

I am always having an on-going battle in order to keep, or get, my teeth white as I do like my many coffees every day and I do have the ghastly habit of smoking. So my poor teeth hardly have a chance of being white! Every now …

In January 2006, Halifax and Dartmouth in fact the whole of Nova Scotia became bombarded with LA Weight Loss Commercials.
These uplifting commercials featured happy slim Americans all testifying to the powers of the LA Weight Loss Program. These spokes ladies even told of their weight loss in pounds (which …

If you are looking for a good exercise bike, then I highly recommend the Crescendo Fitness Recumbent Exercise Bike. This bike does all that I need it to and more. After a lot of careful consideration I purchased this bike about two months ago. It was priced good and …

Our teeth is very important for us to chew the food properly. Chewing is the first process of digestion and so we should chew well the food that we are eating. So, our teeth must be taken cared of. We should brush our teeth everyday and three times a …

I went to Tagaytay last week and we stayed on my aunt’s house overnight. We we got there, I noticed that I had several mosquito bites. It’s only a vacation house, so it’s poorly maintained. Luckily, when we strolled around on that day, we passed by a drugstore and …

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 …

There’s been times when I’ve had some problems with my elbows hurting me. Nothing the doctors have said or done has helped me with this problem but it’s been so bad at times that I can’t even straighten my arm out or lift up a book bag of school …

Breathe Right Nasal Strips have been a great help alleviating my breathing problems at night. I have allergies and it seems like every time I lie down, my nose immediately gets stuffy. I use Breathe Right Nasal Strips when my allergies act up or if I get …

I still remember when the new-skin First Aid Antiseptic Liquid Bandage for Small Cuts & Wounds first came out several years ago, and everyone thought it was the coolest first aid product ever, and it was also definitely the most expensive at almost $15 a bottle. The prices have …

For those of you who are still smokers out there, if you ever have a desire to quit smoking, here is your chance with Nicorette White Ice mint chewy gum. The one thing that finally helped me to stop smoking. It gives you less of a craving to want …

Like a lot of other people out there, I have trouble sleeping at night. More accurately, I have trouble sleeping at certain times of the night. If I could go to sleep when I wanted and get up when I wanted, then I would have absolutely no problem and …

I take a nightly hot bath to treat muscular symptoms related to fibromyagia, which I have had since my late teens. It relieves the pain and cramping better than any other therapy I have tried. In the winter I like to use moisturizing products such as oils and bath bombs …

Metabolism or the lack in the ability to have a good metabolism has always been a problem of mine for as long as I can remember. I have some other health issues to contend with on a regular basis as well which means that I’m always somehow feeling a …

There was a period I my life where I was having a lot of neurological symptoms. Although numerous tests ordered by my neurologist turned up no evidence of anything, I was told that with the symptoms I described, multiple sclerosis was a possibility, even though there were no discernable results …

I have been using the Polar Bear Chinese Essential Embrocation Oil for the past year. I first learned about it from our senior citizen staff who have been using it for several years already for several ailments like his arthritis pains, stomach pains from hyper-acidity and dizziness. I …

I have fibromyalgia and have used about every pain relief product out there. This one was a product I picked up because I needed something quick to use that was not in a cream or gel form. I had not planned for getting a shoulder pain while I was …

Provimin Spirulina Vegetablet is a natural health food made from blue green alage by Siam Algae Company in Thailand. My father gave me three boxes of Provimin, which he got from his trip in Japan five years ago. He was telling me that Provimin is the “food for the …

Each summer I go on a hunt for the strongest sunscreen I can possibly find. I’m sure my kids think I’m being weird. Husband, their dad, is Mexican and the kids have the slight brown tint to their skin, despite my genes for pale skin. I’m use to that …

I like to use a cornstarch based powder in the summer to keep dry and avoid heat rashes. I used talc for years, but when I learned about its possible health risks for women, I switched to other powders and abandoned the soft but dangerous talc. I have used several …

Us ladies are constantly seeking for a way to make our skin looks better. Me, for instance, really want the fine lines on my face to disappear (yes, I’m only 21 and I have fine lines on my skin thanks to not getting enough sleep to rush …

I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to try a drink mix that would even remotely taste like vegetables, but I figured if V8 can do it, then why not this one, and make it taste good. So, I dropped an unbelievable amount of money on …

After dinner and the dishes are done on Friday nights, I like to reserve a little me time to try out new home spa and pampering treatments. Since, I’ve started to carve a few hours out of my hectic week to relax and beautify, I noticed a …

I had a lavender and rice filled throw pillow that I loved to heat in the microwave and use to help relieve tension and fibromyalgia pain, especially in the winter. The cover was a thick, plush microfiber zip up cover which could be removed and washed, and the interior was …

When I first heard of this item, I was intrigued. I love fragrance and I like all my hair products to smell nice, so I wondered what this offered that I could not get from a bottle of scented hair spray or just a spritz of my cologne in my …

When I saw this product, I laughed at the name. It was in a non-flashy tube, and the name just begged you to pick it up and see what it was. It is a curl defining cream, often used to scrunch hair into attractive waves and curls. I …

I am an odd ball when it comes to oral care. I hate using any kind of toothpaste and mouthwash with peppermint in it. I mainly prefer fruit flavored mouthwashes such as orange. One of my favorite fruity mouthwashes to use is The Natural Dentist Healthy Gums Daily Oral …

I picked up a small package of these feminine wipes while I was out one day. I happened to have started my period while I was shopping. I had been expecting it so I had protection with me, but I wanted to freshen up a bit before the day was …

We never really talk about this but since I have been running into a lot of parents who deal with children with bad digestive systems, I thought that I would make it my business to explain the best things to give your child when they have systems like my daughter. …

After a complicated caesarean section, I was advised complete bed rest and wasn’t allowed to move out of my bed for next 3-4 days. Though the first day went off rather smoothly, I started feeling a little uncomfortable the second day. This was chiefly because I did could not …

When I originally bought this product, I thought it was something else—“ I assumed it was a solid balm form of pure vitamin E, which I had intended to use on a scar. I got excited thinking I could use this instead of the sticky oil that I normally use …

ProForm CS17e Treadmill is a nice and affordable ($1100) piece of exercising equipment with many nice features, basically everything you would want in a good treadmill. The treadbelt is the first thing I look at in treadmills, it should be long enough to allow long strides without hitting the …

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, …

The Philippine General Hospital, the largest government hospital in the Philippines has been operating for almost 100 years. It is in a very conspicuous location along Taft Avenue, Ermita Manila. People are so familiar with this very popular hospital which is tagged as the biggest hospital for the poor …