Month: May 2016

My daily supplement. – Schwartz Bioresearches’ Turmeric Curcumin with Bioperine.

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Turmeric is one of my staples. I take it twice a day, and I never plan on stopping. I am not new to Turmeric from Schwartz Bioresearch.  I have taken it in the past, and I am glad to be taking it again. I am very, very picky about the supplements I take. I have a Nursing background and numerous life threatening allergies. I literally depend on a handful of quality supplements to keep me healthy. Turmeric is one of them. When it comes down to the nitty gritty, Turmeric is a great long term anti-inflammatory supplement. Inflammation is a major portion of most diseases too. It is also full of antioxidants, and can only be beneficial to you.

The reason why I am so picky about what I take, is that most companies really do put out very unhealthy supplements. It’s unreal how so many are processed. I’ve even read an ingredient list of a children’s vitamin that included Arsenic in it. This Turmeric is a Non-GMO product!!!!!!!!!!! That is just so important, and something I look for. It is made in the USA, and has no binders or fillers. It has no chemicals. Preservatives, or colorants in it as well. It is also free of wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, peanuts, shellfish, and sugar. The only ingredients in this product are: Turmeric, Turmeric Extract, Black Pepper, Vegetable Capsules. That’s it. Why black pepper you ask. That is needed to really help your body process the Turmeric. This has enhanced bioavailability. There is 95% Curcuminoids in each serving, which is really necessary to have the benefits of Turmeric. You only need to take 2 capsules a day, for a total of 1300mg. They are on the thinner side, and easy to get down. They do not upset my stomach or intestines, at all. Since I have added Turmeric to my daily regimen, I have been able to get off ibuprofen, completely. You don’t know how major that is. I was taking 800mg of ibuprofen at a time, and at least twice a day. I have very frequent anaphylactic reactions. My throat is always sore and swollen, as well as my body. Turmeric really gave me my life back. It is worth every penny. I really love this product. The quality is something I can whole heartedly get behind.

I was afforded the opportunity to review Schwartz Bioresearches’ Turmeric Curcumin with Bioperine 1300mg, for free, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Turmeric-Bioperine-Supplement-Standardized-Curcuminoids/dp/B01DSWCNL0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

A quick and easy way to polish your leather. – Sunshower-US’ Electric Shoe Polisher Leather Sofa Brush.

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Let me tell you, my husband loves to polish his shoes. He finds it relaxing. He was also very happy to see this shoe polisher, when it arrived. With the cost of real leather shoes nowadays, you really need to take care of them too. It’s pretty wild having an electric shoe polisher. Before, it was all up to your muscle. It takes longer to do it by hand as well. This particular shoe polisher comes with 1 battery, a battery charging station, and 3 heads. The heads include the Shoe Oil Brush, the Polish Brush, and the Microfiber Brush. You need to use them in that order, as well. The battery drops into the handle easily. Then you just push the battery cover back on, and you are ready to go. This entire unit is rubber coated, so it has a great grip. There is one button inside of the handle, which is both the on and off button. It has the one speed only. The head attachments just push on, and pull off. So, these are also easy to change out and use. The only thing you need to supply is the polishing oil/conditioner. It is a noisy machine, but it has decent power to it. Definitely enough to polish shoes and boots. There is not a lot of hand vibration, in case that is any issue for you. The surface coverage is pretty large too.  The heads measure in size from 2 ¾” to 3” in size. Not too shabby, if you ask me. You can use these on anything leather, really. You can use this brush to polish and condition your car seats, couch, chair, and more. It is so quick and easy to use. It makes doing a quick but effective polish a breeze.

I was afforded the opportunity to review Sunshower-US’ Electric Shoe Polisher Leather Sofa Brush with Rechargeable Battery, Electric Shoe Brush, for free, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015COITRY

Fresh coffee when you want it. – YINGMO’s French Press 3 Cup 12oz Coffee, Espresso & Tea Maker.

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I am pretty fond of the French Press. They really do enable you to have fresh brewed coffee, and so quickly too. This particular one from Yingmo is a great personal French Press. If you are single, or are the only one that really drinks coffee, this is great for you. My guys work on the road a lot, and a French press can be carried with you. You just need a microwave or hot pot, to heat up your water. This particular press is a 12oz press. It’s great for a single person that enjoys a large cup of coffee. Everyone in my household sure does. This unit is made out of 18/8 Stainless Steel, Plastic, and Borosilicate glass. This is the type of glass used for beakers, and much more. It can tolerate high temperatures, and is more durable than regular glass. The plastic parts enable you to hold it with such hot water in it. The stainless will not rust on you, and is so durable and long lasting. It will not leach chemicals into your yummy coffee either. Either will the Borosilicate glass. First, pour your coffee grounds into the French Press. Then, pour in your hot, steamy water. Let it sit for approx.. 4 minutes, and then, slowly press the plunger down. Do it very slowly, and it compresses your grounds down to the bottom of the French Press. You want to make sure you use course grounds. This will eliminate little grounds in your coffee. When you pour your coffee, make sure you leave the plunger compresses. You leave it compressed the entire time there’s coffee in it. You can brew your tea in here as well; just compress your tea leaves. Any specialty drink really. This is a great way to carry your pot outside on the porch with you, to be able to enjoy a fresh refill at your table. You can sit outside and chat with a friend, and not have to leave the table to refresh your yummy cup of hot tea or coffee. It’s small and so portable for travel too. Since it’s not a plugged in appliance, you can use it at your desk at work, or in a hotel room. It’s so easy to clean as well. I hand wash everything, but it is dishwasher safe! This is a great single serving press. It has not let our grounds into our coffee. If you do a specialty, strong coffee, or tea, you can fill a few shot style glasses with this press. Once you use a French Press, you’ll love it. We certainly do.

I was afforded the opportunity to review YINGMO’s French Press 3 Cup 12oz Coffee, Espresso & Tea Maker for free, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/YINGMO-Espresso-Stainless-Resistant-Borosilicate/dp/B01DKJPHS2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1462599038&sr=8-5&keywords=yingmo

The perfect grind. – AFL Product’s Manual Coffee Grinder with Conical Ceramic Burr.

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We are big coffee drinkers in my family. We love drinking organic coffee. I have insane food allergies and we get it now and then. We buy whole bean and grind it ourselves, for even more yummy freshness. There really is a difference in flavor. We have an electric grinder, but I have to admit, manual grinders are better on coffee beans. My husband really prefers it, and so do I. It’s quieter, lol, and the manual grinders are easier to clean and maintain. They do a better job on the grind as well. There is a ceramic burr in this one. In our personal experience, ceramic lasts longer, and does an amazing job in grinding. It keeps it’s “sharpness” a lot longer than traditional metal. You can adjust and set your coarseness. Just do it before putting your coffee beans in it, lol. If you are using a coffee press, or putting it into a Keurig cup, and need a coarser grind. That is easy with this. I do it and use my Keurig cups for the most part. It works perfectly. This grinder is made out of stainless steel. It is pretty durable and perfect for travel. Stainless also doesn’t naturally harbor bacteria, mold, or fungus. Included in this set is the grinder, a handle, a storage bag, and a cleaning brush. You just need to provide the muscle power and the coffee beans. The handle does not screw on. It is a separate piece that just gets placed on top while you use it. The top cap comes off, and that is where you place your coffee beans. The ground coffee then falls into the lower portion of the unit, and gets stored there until you need it. You can see the ground amount in it. There are two clear panels in the lower compartment. This particular unit is also compatible with the Aeropress, if you have it. I do not own it, so I was unable to test that out personally. The bottom portion was hard to remove the first time out. I was able to rock it back and forth and get it off that way. After that one time, it was easy to do, like my other manual grinders. If you travel a lot for pleasure, or work, this is perfect for you. You can easily make fresh coffee on the go with this unit. I love that they included both the cleaning brush and the drawstring storage bag. They really did think of everything. After you grind your coffee, just use the brush to clean out the top portion and what is visible of the grinder. That’s all you have to do. It really takes no muscle at all to grind it. Even when I am weak after an anaphylactic reaction, I can turn this grinder. I think people hate to hear the word, manual, lol. Don’t scare away from it with this. It really is easy to do, and quick to do as well.

I was afforded the opportunity to review AFL Product’s Manual Coffee Grinder with Conical Ceramic Burr, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Grinder-Stainless-Waterproof-Products-Portable/dp/B00ZA0TEY8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Yes, fresh coffee unplugged. – AFL Product’s Single Cup Coffee Spoon Filter, X2.

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We love coffee in our home. My guys are big drinkers of the coffee, and so is my mom. That is pretty much all my mother drinks. I was really excited when I saw these spoons. I mean, I have tea infusers, but I had never heard of coffee ones; brilliant! You can use these at work and have fresh, yummy coffee, so easily. There are two in this package. That is great for a couple, or if you want to leave one at home, and one at work. These work like tea infusers too. These particular coffee filter spoons are made out of stainless steel mesh and BPA free plastic. The plastic handles keep you from burning your fingers. They do not absorb the heat form the hot coffee like metal would. The basket slides, so do not try to open it. I almost broke mine doing that. Such a duh moment for me. The top literally just slides to the right to open. Grab the tab at the end of the spoon part, and push it to the right. Then fill it with your fresh ground coffee, and place it in your cup of hot water. It works better for course ground coffee, otherwise some grounds will get into your cup. Just stir it in your cup, and then let it steep for a few minutes. Almost just like a coffee press, and tea infusers. So simple, quick, and easy. Then after your coffee, just open it up, dump the grounds, and rinse out the spoon. These are dishwasher safe, but rinsing them out by hand is faster. If you are using them at work, rinsing them would be your only option anyway. You can use these in RV’s, hotels, at work, camping, and more. It’s really a neat new kitchen gadget to have.

I was afforded the opportunity to review AFL Product’s Single Cup Coffee Spoon Filter, X2, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase these coffee filter spoons, they can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Stainless-Grinder-Alternative-Filters/dp/B01AS1Y2CM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Wine, I think I will. – Jokel Product’s Foldable wine bottle set.

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My husband and I do enjoy a glass of wine now and then. We happen to be on vacation currently, and brought our Jokel Foldable wine bottle set with us. This set consists of two 750ml flasks, 1 bartenders tool and a collapsible funnel. It is the neatest set. The two flasks are made out of food grade plastics with no BPA in it. The tops twist off and on, so they are easy to operate. The center is clear so you can see exactly what you have left. The funnel that comes with it has to be the coolest funnel I have ever seen and used. It cracks me up, that it’s collapsible. How handy is that. It is s portable and easy to store this way. I am not sure what the funnel is made out of. It feels like silicone to me. I love that the wine flasks are non-breakable. They seal very well too. We are able to lie them in the smaller fridge in our room with no concern. You can carry them to the beach, RV’s, camping, friends home, etc.., and you don’t have to worry about breaking a bottle. If you have parties’ poolside, these are perfect for that. No worries about broken glass with these. The bartenders tool is pretty great. The corkscrew works perfectly, and makes opening a wine bottle quite easy. There is a bottle opener for beer bottles on the handle. There is even a small knife blade to cut the foil with, and more. You could slice your limes with it if needed. I have used wine flasks in the past, but I love this complete set. I will use that funnel a lot, and not just for wine, lol. As far as using these for vacation, they are perfect and we couldn’t be happier.

I was afforded the opportunity to review Jokel Product’s Foldable wine bottle – 2 Pack plastic reusable collapsible 750ml wine flasks includes easy-pour funnel & bartender’s corkscrew bottle opener, for free, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Foldable-wine-bottle-collapsible-bartenders/dp/B01AHWYBAK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Helps keep your health on track. – Jarv’s Advantage IPX7 Water Resistant Smart Watch.

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My husband recently got back from Kuwait. His activity has completely changed, so I thought he would really appreciate this watch. It’s important to keep on top of your health. Using a smart watch like this one, really helps you to keep on top of it, while you are busy during your work day. It comes with a free app to really help you track yourself: I-GotU Life from the Google Playstore. This watch is compatible with phones that have Android 4.3 or higher and IOS 7.0 or later. We have only used it with Android devices. It connected immediately with my husband’s Galaxy Note 5 phone. This watch has Bluetooth 4.0 technology in it. My husband leaves it on 24/7. It is comfortable to wear. We love the regular round watch face, with the traditional watch strap style. The strap it comes with is a TPU band. It is interchangeable though. So, you could put on any watch band you want. My husband finds it very comfortable and has left it as is so far.

This watch will track you 24/7. The battery life lasts up to 10 days on a full charge as well. On day 2 ½, my husband’s watch still had a full battery. I was not expecting the battery life to really last like they said. I was quite pleased to be proved wrong. The display is an OLED display and is quite clear. It was quick and easy for my husband to set up. It tracks his activities, sleep, calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled, and the goals you had set up for yourself. It synced up with his fitness app he had on his phone already, and carried over the steps he had already taken for the day, the first day he turned it on. It also carried over the amount of steps that he had set up for his daily goal. Now, that’s impressive. It really syncs up to. When I send him a text, it pops on his watch screen. The same goes if he’s getting a call. Now, you have to remember to turn on notifications for your calls, texts, calendar, emails, and social media. It has a solid waterproof rating of IPX7. You can wear it in the shower with you, while washing dishes, and bathing your kids. It can go into the water up to 1M for up to 30 minutes. So everyday water activities are fine. It has more features too. It gives you the current UV warning index so you can further protect your health. It has a timer, and a sports setting. You turn on the sports activity setting when you start out for a run, a game of basketball, etc.., and it will give you the steps, calories burned, for that specific activity. My husband has been loving his watch. He is highly impressed with the long charge life. It really is a 10 day life on a full charge. We have no complaints on this watch. It’s working better for us than most smart watches we have tried. My son even stated that this watch does more than his fitbit does.

I was afforded the opportunity to review Jarv’s Advantage IPX7 Water Resistant Smart Watch, Fitness Activity Tracker, Sleep Monitor with Smart Notifications. Bluetooth Wireless Sync, Hi-Res OLED Display with 10 Day Battery – 40mm Size, at a reduced cost, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Jarv-Advantage-Resistant-Notifications-Bluetooth/dp/B01AO5DN6I?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Smokin Hot! – Sywon’s 6-in-1 Soldering Iron Kit with Carrying Case.

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Soldering irons can be used for many tasks from jewelry making, to electronic repairs, and LED lighting projects, and more. We are pretty happy with this set up from Sywon. It comes with a great storage case as well as solder, a solder sucker, solder stand, and 6 soldering tips. The soldering iron is a 60W iron. The Y solder stand probably won’t last very long though. It’s thin metal, and comes in a credit card form. You unfold it to make the stand. You can just lay it down so the tip area is on the metal card. That might be safer. My husband says there’s tips that would also be great for wood burning as well. This soldering iron is also adjustable from 200-450?, which is equivalent to 392F – 842F. So, be careful if you haven’t used one before. Make sure your work surface can tolerate the heat. It works on our traditional 110 US voltage. The soldering vacuum is pretty cool. It is made out of aluminum and plastic, and provides solid suction. Press it against your skin to test it. My husband really likes how fast this soldering iron heats up. He said he has to wait so much longer for his old one. He is able to accomplish a lot of his wiring jobs on the lowest of the settings too. In other words, this is new soldering iron.

I was afforded the opportunity to review Sywon’s 6-in-1 Soldering Iron Kit with Carrying Case, Including 60w Temperature Adjustable Soldering Iron, Solder Wire, Solder Sucker, Solder Stand and Soldering Tips, at a reduced cost, in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

If you would like to purchase this product, it can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sywon-Soldering-Including-Temperature-Adjustable/dp/B019RV3IK6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage