Category Archives: Health

Children’s Claratin.. saves the day! Sebastian’s at least

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Claratin-kidsMy 9 year old son Sebastian has a terrible time with allergies in the Spring.  He sneezes from the minute he wakes up all the way into the night and even has sneeze attacks while asleep.  Just last week I emailed his teacher while he was at school, to tell her that he has a really bad time with his eyes during pollen season and she wrote me back right away saying that she already sent him to the nurse's office because his eyes were so red and itchy!

I started him on Children's Claratin that I had just received from BuzzAgent (great timing!) that afternoon and he's been much better since.  In fact I'm going to the store to stock up in just a little bit.  Sebastian prefers pills that he can swallow and as far as I can tell, Claratin doesn't offer a swallowable pill for kids.  That's my only gripe.

Sinupretkids_160x320 Sebastian also uses a product called Sinupret for Kids that I sware by.  Sinupret is a proprietary blend of European Elder, Common Sorrel, Cowslip, European
Vervain and Gentian that he takes every day for immune system support, health nasal passages, and it supports the upper respiratory system.  Madelyn also uses Sinupret for Kids.. that's how much I think it works and trust it.

iPosture, the gadget that helps improve posture

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When you walk by the mirror are you surprised to see that you are a little hunched over?  Even just a little hunch is too much.  I’ve seen that little hunch my mirror one to many times.  Hunching in your 90’s is one thing but having a hunch in your 30’s is another.  Moms sit, walk, bend, and rock constantly and keeping good posture while doing all of these things is important but how do we know when our posture is just right?  Iposture-2

The iPosture is an intuitive electronic device designed to improve
posture. Just over one inch in diameter, the iPosture clips to your bra, hangs on a necklace, or sticks to you with a little sticky pad.  When you put the iPosture on the first time, push the button to record your posture then the iPosture will automatically
sense when your body slouches, and will alerts you with brief
vibrations to correct it.  The vibrations are gentle, not zaps.

The iPosture provides a multitude of benefits including trimming belly
bulges, easing common back problems, and making you look taller, younger
and sexier.  Just ask your husband after you’ve been wearing the iPosture for a few days.

You can think of the $65 (current price as of publication date) iPosture as a money saver.. you won’t have to get a massage nearly as often because you won’t have the sore back muscles caused by poor posture.

iPosture website

Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal

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Crest Whitestrips Advanced Whitening my teeth with a home whitening kit provided by my dentist a few years ago was a huge confidence booster but I was less than thrilled with the cost involved.  I whitened my teeth about 5 years ago before  in-home teeth whitening kits were readily available so it wasn't cheap.  Now, however, there are many in-home teeth whitening choices and Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal is one of them.

My husband was the lucky tester for this product review and he couldn't have been happier.  Giddy in fact.  The strips are packaged in individual packets that consist of two adhesive strips, one for the top teeth and one for the bottom.  He simply peeled the strips off, applied them to this teeth, and left them on for 30 minutes. 
He didn't believe me when I told him he could drink water while wearing the strips on so he tried it out and what do you know.. the strips didn't move, dissolve, or turn into little teeth whitening aliens!  Huh!?

Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal strips provide three main benefits

  1. High-performance
    whitening     with the same safe and effective whitening ingredient that dentists
    use to remove surface stains and those below the tooth enamel;
  2. A better fit with
    instant adhesion to teeth     allowing users to go about their daily lives
    including talking and even drinking water;
  3. No mess left behind
    thanks to the new, advanced design.

Tim's 14 day experience with Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal was great and left his teeth noticeably whiter than they were before.  During the 14 days, he mentioned that his teeth felt a little sensitive one time and that was it.  He said he would do again in a heartbeat.  Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal did the job!  Thanks!!

Learn more about Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal at the Crest website here.

Healthy Child Healthy World: a book review

Books, Green, Health, Safety

HealthychildhealthyworldbookI got this book in early April and wanted to hold off on reviewing it here until all the Earth Day hype simmered down.  Why?  We shouldn’t just hear about all the products and services that will help us lead  ‘greener’ lives on and around Earth Day!  We need to adjust our lives to put forth the effort to lead safer, healthier lives everyday!

Healthy Child Healthy World is honestly one of the best books of this type that I’ve read in a very long time.  It is not just a book to read once and put on the bookshelf.  I refer to it regularly as a reference book when I have a question about a cleaning product, formula, toy, etc. 

As parents, we want to do anything and everything to make my children’s lives safer and healthier.  But up until recently consumers weren’t given easy access to the information and tools necessary to implement changes that will make a difference in our lives and those of our family.  Now with Healthy Child Healthy World, parents can have this much needed information within reach 24/7.

Healthy Child Healthy World teaches us how to move away from cleaning products containing harsh chemicals, ammonia, and bleach and instead use items you may already have such as hydrogen peroxide, borax, and tea tree oil.  These three things are great to use for getting rid of mold.

Two of my favorite  of th 10 chapters in this book are "A Clean Plate: Choose and Eating and Storing Healthier Food" and "Child’s Play: Safer Toys, Gear and Clothing".  These chapters provide a wealth of information.

Endorsed by celebrities including Harvey Karp (The Happiest Baby on the Block – one of my favorite reads when Madelyn was an infant) Tobey Maguire, Sheryl Crow, Vanessa Williams, and Tom Hanks.

I highly recommend that all parents buy this book for themselves and for their parents and friends.  This book can make a huge impact on your life like it has already done for mine.

You can purchase Healthy Child Healthy World at a currently discounted rate here.