From the category archives:
For the past week, I’ve been sick. Like, super-sick. Ted caught something while he was traveling, and he lovingly brought it back to me. Sweet! This “cold,” or whatever it is (Satan?), has been taking its sweet time running its course. It’s been nearly a week, and I’m just now beginning to feel like I [...]
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I quit using Purell and other similar hand sanitizers a long time ago. I read enough bad information to spook me, and I figured that old-fashioned soap and water are the best way to clean my hands. Speaking of soap, I received an e-mail from Campaign for Safe Cosmetics alerting me to the [...]
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Tuesday night I went to Whole Foods, and my back went out in the produce section.
Any one of you who has had back problems before can identify with this dilemma. I had shopping to do, both for myself and for our pets, but I couldn’t easily maneuver the cart through the store without a back [...]
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I am very passionate about a nasal inhaler. Yes, you read that correctly. The Olbas inhaler is quite possibly my favorite natural product. My passion flows from the fact that I’ve battled allergies most of my life, so a stuffy nose is a common ailment of mine. Likewise, my sinuses are [...]
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Remember when I wrote one of the afore-mentioned Conventional Confessions about my adventures with NyQuil? Well, my love of the “red syrup of slumber” exists no more; I’ve been taking it for the last couple of nights to help me sleep through a lousy sinus infection, and it’s turned me into a stumbling idiot. As [...]
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Last year at ExpoWest I saw some cool toothbrushes. They have handles that are made from recycled (or renewable) materials blended with plastics that are made either from corn or from post-consumer polypropylene. Also, the brush heads are replaceable. I requested samples of these toothbrushes, and about a week after I got home from [...]
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Alacer’s Emergen-C is easily one of the most ubiquitous products in the natural foods market, and its presence is also well felt in even the most traditional grocery and drugstores. It’s used for colds, hangovers, and general wellness. I myself have been dissolving these little packets of magically fizzing powder into water for years. But [...]
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My preferred means of good nutrition is to eat organic veggies, fruit, meat, grains, legumes, dairy, and so on. However, when an annoying health condition arises, like, let’s say, TMJ, then chewing certain items, especially produce and meat, becomes extremely difficult. Even if your jaw and body are functioning normally, overall nutrition is vital to [...]
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I’ve been on the lookout for a good, clean toothpaste for quite a while now. I’ve tried just about every kind on the shelf of my neighborhood Whole Foods, and each and every one that I tested had sodium lauryl or laureth sulfates in them. This bummed me out, and I wondered why I couldn’t [...]
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I wish I could say I never worry, but that would be a bald-faced lie. Fretting has been my #1 vice since I was a wee little thing. And in recent years, physical side effects have manifested such as my back giving out often, sinister tension headaches, and last month I experienced my first panic [...]
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