Category: Health
REVIEW – ACE Brand Products
I’ve had back pain for a few years now. When offered the opportunity to try some ACE products made for back pain, I gladly accepted. ABOUT ACE I.C.E/HEAT BACK WRAP Discover comfortable therapy during recovery with ACE Brand I.C.E./HEAT Back Wrap. Apply hot or cold treatment to your back with a reusable gel pack that [...]
A Big Announcement – My Lap Band Update Plus Before And After Pics
For those of you that don’t know, I had Lap Band surgery in April 2009. I was 374 pounds on the morning of surgery. I set goals along the way but all along my working goal was to get down to 200 pounds. My ultimate goal was to get down to 174 pounds. Some of [...]
VIDEO GAME REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Get Fit With Mel B Fitness Game For PS3 Move
I’ve finally lost most of the weight it took me a quarter of a century to gain. Now I have to focus on getting myself fit again. It’s hard to believe that I used to swim competitively for 2-4 hours per day. I have a gym membership, but to be blunt about it, going to [...]
Pick Your Poison – Pills Or Candy
We had to make a trip to the pediatrician’s office this week for TJ. His girlfriend came with us. Upon exiting the office she noticed a poster with pictures of candy. She called our attention to the poster, noting it had some yummy candy. I looked at the poster and the poster had a section [...]
There’s A Bug In My House
I live in the house of sick today. A bug hit me and CJ yesterday. It’s hit CJ pretty bad. Hope it passes soon. Oh yes. RB has a cold, which apparently is the equivalent of being on death’s door.
REVIEW AND 2010 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – Wahl Color Pro Color Coded Haircutting Kit
My 11 year old has Alopecia Areata – male pattern baldness. His hair doesn’t grow at all in some spots and falls out in others. We stopped taking him to get his hair done years ago. We were having to take him often enough that we felt like we were just throwing money away, since [...]
REVIEW – Coppertone Kids Sunscreen – Because The Sun Shines Year Round
My Mom was diagnosed with skin cancer about two years ago. She is now very cautious whenever she is outdoors. She wears protection and she had to have a body scan annually. Her diagnosis was frightening to me, because it made me think back to when I was a teenager and always out in the [...]
2010 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE – Oral-B Professional Care 3000 Rechargable Toothbrush
I’ve mentioned my dislike for the dentist before. It’s mostly because he always seems to want to do that gum planing thing. Over the last few months I’ve done everything possible to take the best care of my teeth possible. The most recent thing I did was start using a rechargable professional style toothbrush – [...]
Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse – Will It Help Me Hate The Dentist Less?
I do not like going to the dentist. I kind of hate it. Ok, I don’t kind of hate it. I do hate it. Piece of background information – I had braces for more than four years, all through high school. I had a dentist appointment last month. The appointment was for a scaling, which [...]
REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – SmartSole Exercise Insoles
Did you ever think about how much you walk each day? Even on days that I am not walking for exercise I do a lot of walking around the office and around the house. My first major weight goal is in sight and I want to use every means possible to reach it. Over the [...]
REVIEW – Aquafresh Iso-Active Whitening Deep Impact Toothpaste
For almost a month now I’ve been using another new toothpaste, AquaFresh Iso-Active Whitening Deep Impact Toothpaste. Product description Aquafresh Iso-Active Whitening doesn’t look like an ordinary toothpaste, and it doesn’t act like one, either! Given that 40 percent of your tooth surface is hidden between your teeth, getting your mouth healthy and clean can [...]
Deal Alert – All In One Mens Grooming Kit
CJ has alopecia areata. Male pattern baldness. His hair doesn’t grow in evenly and he ends up with bald spots all over the place so generally we buzz his head. A few days ago the hair he had was getting long, so I told RB it was time to buzz it. Into the bathroom we [...]
Crazy Busy Beautiful Giveaway And AIR OPTIX AQUA Surprise Your Eyes Contest
“Crazy Busy Beautiful” is a new beauty book that was released earlier this mnonth, on April. From the Publisher – Women today are crazy busy. And they want to be beautiful! Beauty can be overwhelming. Walk by any cosmetics counter or into any drugstore and you’re suddenly surrounded by thousands of products promising to make [...]
Answer To The Question At What Price Beauty?
For those of you that have wondered the question “at what price beauty?” at any point in their life, I have the answer. Today I stopped on my way home to get my nails done. I get acrylic over my own nails. I was a little overdue for a fill. The woman that got me [...]
100 – An Announcement And Time For Audience Participation
It’s official! I’VE OFFICIALLY LOST 100 POUNDS! Actually I’ve lost 102 pounds. I went to the surgeon’s office this afternoon for a fill. I cried when I saw the scale. Then I jumped off the scale, grabbed my phone and jumped back on to take a picture. I was on a scale that said I’d [...]
