Strawberry Whey Protein Powder by Activa Naturals (2 LB. Bag)

Good Evening Everyone,

Today I have Activa Naturals' Strawberry Flavored Whey Protein Powder (2 LB. Bag) for review.
They can be found via the following link: https://www.activanaturalsstore.com/collections/fitness/products/whey-protein-powder?variant=6718195649   #ActivaNaturalsBrand

Activa Naturals is a NO-CLAIMS (no pressure to buy any products) Specialty Vitamin Provider. Their philosophy is that they provide the right nutrition to your body to function properly.  Their Natural and Herbal Specialty Vitamins are designed for this purpose only. They encourage their customers to believe in the amazing power of their body and provide specific nutrients to their body's organs to function at its best.

Their brand values include: honesty, integrity, full transparency, full customer satisfaction, high quality assurance, and  providing natural ingredients.

Balanced nutrition to support workout routines

Provide right nutrition to support protein for muscles

All-Natural Blend of the Highest Quality Ingredients

2 LB Powder Bag

Produced in the USA to strict GMP standards in an FDA approved facility

 Suggested Usage::

Mix one heaping scoop (included in the bag) with 6-8 oz of water or milk or your other favorite beverage. Vary the amount of liquid for your taste preference.

This whey powder smells terrific straight out of the bag. It does not smell like chemical mix, rancid, or stale powder. The powder mixes clean and easily, without leaving any clumping behind. I have tried mixing the powder with plain water (not really recommended due to the plain taste) and with milk (tastes great - like a shake). There is no aftertaste, just a nice strawberry flavor. 

The pros of this product are that it is made in the USA in an FDA regulated facility with GMP standards. It tastes great and mixes easily. The product amount (2 LBS.) is very generous as well. 

The cons of this product are that it contains artificial flavors and colors (red #40).

I am using this product to see if it helps me regain strength in my leg muscles due to a health issue. So far, I have only been taking the product for about 2 weeks or so - which may be too early to tell.  I am glad that the product tastes great (which makes it easy to take). I will update if I see any improvements. 

I received this product in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

11/3/2016

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Great Kids Snack Box (Subscription)

Good Evening Everyone, Today I have the GREAT (Kids) Snack Box for review.
This is a subscription based snack box that offers healthier options than potato chips and cookies.

They can be found at:
http://www.greatsnackbox.com/
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Your subscription includes: 

• 30 different individually-wrapped snacks
  Kid-tested tasty nutrition
  Nutritionist-approved ingredients
  On-the-go convenient packages
  Nutrition for mental alertness
  Healthy energy for physical activity
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Here are the snacks that I received in my box (no particular order):

1. Love Grown's Blueberry Vanilla Polar Puffs

2. Crunchies - Freeze- Dried Mixed Fruit

3. Chia Crunch Strawberry

4. Cosmos Creation's - Salted Caramel Premium Puffed Corn

5. Big Slice Kettle Cooked Apples

6. PopCorners - Crispy & Crunchy Popped Corn Chips

7. Hippeas - Organic chickpea puffs

8. Happytot - Organic blueberry, pear, & beet fruit squeeze

9. Dole fruitocracy - apple strawberry fruit squeeze

10. Bunches of crunches coconut cacao superfood grainola

11. Halfpops - butter & pure ocean sea salt popcorn

12. Bakery on Main - Nutty Cranberry Maple Gluten Free Granola

13. Solsimple - Organic Sun Mix (Banana, Mango, Pineapple, & Dragon Fruit)

14. Gorilly Goods - Original Fruit & Nut Sample

15. Bitsy's Brainfoods - Smart Cookies - Orange, Chocolate, & Beet

16. Bitsy's Brainfoods - Smart Crackers - Cheddar Chia Veggie

17. Matt's Munchie's - Mango Apricot Fruit Snack

18. MySuperCookies - Honey Heroes - Whole Grain

19. Emerald - Dill Pickle Cashews

20. Justin's - Peanut Butter Cups (2) (organic milk chocolate)

21. Picky Bars - Cookie Doughpness (sic)

22. This kid saves lives - wild berries

23. Pure Organic - wildberry apple fruit and veggie strips

24. Go Raw - Sweet Spirulina

25. Bumble Bar - Chocolate Crisp

26. Nakd - Strawberry Crunch

27. Raw Rev 100 - Cranberry Almond & Coconut
28. Raw Rev 100 - Peanut Butter Sea Salt & Dark Chocolate

29. Rise Protein Bar - Snicker Doodle

30. Onebar - cherry

31. Onebar sticker  

I received this box at a discounted price of $19.97. The price plan for this box is normally $39.95, which I think is a bit high - considering that a lot of these snacks are only one or two bites at most. $20 is definitely a good price point, or even $25, but not $40. I do not think that children would eat some of these snacks (such as the spirulina and beets, but who knows).  Overall, this box offers a good selection of goodies that can be eaten by kids of all ages. :) The shipping didn't take too long to arrive (7 days), and was packaged in the perfect sized box for the amount of product (no waste). I think that if they lowered their price point, they would attract (and keep) more customers as I am a snack box subscriber and like what this box has to offer, but it is beyond my price range. 

I received this product at a heavily discounted rate in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. 

10/29/2016

Advanced Hip & Joint Supplement for Dogs by K-9 Pro

Hello Everyone,

This evening, I have K-9 Pro's Advanced Hip & Joint Supplement for Dogs to be reviewed.
This product can be found via the following link: https://www.amazon.com/K9-Glucosamine-Supplements-Chondroitin-Supplement/dp/B01K68IBCO    #k9pro

This product is intended to: 1.) Support hip & joint health 2.) Promote mobility 3.) Have a great beef flavor!

This product is made in the USA with GMP approval. There are 120 beef flavored chewable tablets in the bottle. Depending on the size/weight of your dog and how long your dog has been taking this product, the serving size is anywhere from 1/2 tablet - 3 tablets daily.

The active ingredients are as follows:

Glucosamine (shellfish source) 800mg.
MSM 400mg
Chondroitin (bovine source) 400mg
Vitamin C 100mg
Manganese 5mg
Grape Seed Extract 5mg
L-Glutathione 2mg
Vitamin E 50IU

I received this product for my German Shepherd/Border Collie, Shadow. Shadow is approximately 6 years of age and weighs just under 60 lbs. She is in great health, showing no signs of hip/joint discomfort (thank goodness!). I am giving her this supplement as a preventative, and due to her weight class, she receives 1 tablet a day.

Shadow doesn't particularly care for the hard tablet by itself. Instead, I crush up the tablet and mix it in with her wet/dry food. I believe that the tablet tastes good, otherwise Shadow would refuse to eat it. The supplement does have a "beefy" aroma to it. Shadow has not had any ill/adverse effects while taking this supplement. She also has plenty of energy and loves to play throughout the day. I take her on frequent walks throughout the day, and she does not appear to be in the slightest bit of distress from her joints (although she is pretty good at tiring me out at times! :) ).

I think that the dosages of the active ingredients (mg) are at good levels (however I have seen some products that have higher levels in them). It would be nice to have this product in a powder form to more easily mix in with the food, rather than having to crush it (for those pets who do not like the texture of the solid tablet) and mix it in with food.

Overall, I am satisfied with this product.
I received this product in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
10/13/2016


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Ohuhu's RC Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro Quadcopter Drone with Camera

Hello Everyone,

Today, I have Ohuhu's RC Explorers Quadcopter for review. This product can be found by visiting the following link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F8MWWFU  #Copter

Ohuhu's RC Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro Quadcopter Drone with Camera is a very lightweight unit that comes with everything you need to get up and running right out of the box. The contents of the box include the following: quadcopter, transmitter, copter blades (8 total), blade protectors (8 total), 2 batteries, USB charging cable, camera, landing skid, card reader, screwdriver, user's manual, warranty card, and 2GB micro sd card.

The quadcopter's specifications are as follows: Dimensions: 12.4"x 12.4"x 3.0", Battery capacity: 3.7V 600mAh Li-poly, Charging time: 90-100 minutes; Flight time: 7minutes, Flight distance: 100m, Charging way: Via USB cable, Operational mode: headless mode, Function: fly forward/backward, left/right sideward fly, turn left/right, 360° 3D eversion, throw flight, video/photo taking, fine tuning, SD card memory: 2GB, and Camera pixel: 2.0 MP.
The quadcopter lights up green on the front two arms, and red on the back two arms. These lights will stay solid until the battery starts getting low, then they will start to flash rapidly. The copter does take a little bit of getting used to and practice if you are inexperienced in flying a drone/quadcopter. The copter is quite fun, but I just wish the battery lasted longer than 6 minutes (even though it is listed as 7, 6  was the average for me). The good thing is that two batteries are included, so you can charge one while using the other, and keep swapping them out. As noted, you should let the circuitry of the quadcopter "rest" for approximately 10 minutes or so before swapping batteries, so that the components do not get overheated and fry. I do wish that the manual would have been a bit more specific on how to recharge the battery. The USB plug has 4 holes instead of the standard 2, so it was a bit interesting trying to get the connections to fit just right. On the end of the USB, once the battery is charging, you will see a small red dot that gets brighter as the copter's battery is charging. Once it is finished charging, the red circle of light will be easily visible. If the copter's battery is very weak or completely drained, this red circle will be very hard to see or non-existant. I wish that the protectors for the blades were packed a bit differently, as the way they are currently packaged and shipped, you have to very carefully bend the protectors backwards, otherwise the blades will hit them when trying to spin. Overall, this is a very nice quadcopter, and the price point is good for someone who is looking for an entry level copter/just starting out with flying them. I have no prior experience before receiving this copter, and it was fairly easy to learn to navigate. The only thing I will say in regards to pets, is you might want to try this out when they are not around, or can't get into the area you are flying the copter in. I have a German Shepherd/Border Collie and she does not like the sound of the blades spinning.

If the above video does not work, you can watch the same video on my YouTube channel:

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I received this product in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
8/10/2016

Vita Sciences' Nurenza (Neuropathy Support Supplement / Nerve Pain Relief)

Good Evening Everyone,

I have Vita Sciences' Nurenza for review. They can be found via the following link:

 http://www.vitasciences.com/Nurenza                       #NurenzaNeuropathyPainRelief

Vita Sciences' Nurenza (Neuropathy Support Supplement / Nerve Pain Relief) comes with 60 capsules in the bottle. This product is made in a NSF and FDA certified facility. "Nurenza contains specialized nutrients critical for nerve cell function and energy-adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and to process carbohydrates, fat, and protein." The suggested serving size is to take 2 capsules twice daily with meals for 3 months. After the 3 month period, reduce serving size to 1 capsule twice daily. The ingredients in this product are as follows: Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Magnesium, R-Alpha Lipoic Acid, n-Acetyl L Carnitine, Benfotiamine, and a proprietary blend.

 I received this product to try as I have a pinched nerve in my spine that causes pain in my lower back and legs. From the point of injury, I feel burning, stinging, and shooting pain from my spine down one or both legs. The muscles also feel weak and tired (heavy as concrete, but wobbly like Jello) as if they are going to give out at any moment. While I did notice this supplement did help to take a small amount of the pain away, it did not do much more than that. I do realize that I am supposed to take it for at least 3 months, however since I received this product in exchange for my honest review, I do not have that option. I find that the price point is a bit high for this supplement, when the majority of it (sans the proprietary blend) is regular vitamins and minerals that can be bought at your local store.  For example, I am also using Magnesium and a multi-vitamin (that has the Vitamin B's in them) and do not see much difference from them either. It could be that my injury is too severe for anything to help - that I do not know. Since everyone's body chemistry, metabolism, and health issues are unique, what could work for one person might not work for another. Please research the product and use your best judgement.

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8/8/2016

Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat by AirMat

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you all are having a fun and safe 4th of July! :)

Today, I have AirMat's Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat for review. They can be found via the following link:
https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Fatigue-Floor-Mat-Commercial-Standing/dp/B015QHV09Q
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AirMat's Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat measures 20 x 39 x 3/4 and comes in color options of matte black or espresso brown. The mat has a "beveled and rounded edge to reduce tripping, non slip textured surface and backing to eliminate slipping even when wet. Stay flat design means the edges will never curl." The backing is made from urethane as to not stick on laminate flooring. The top of the mat is made from PVC leather that is in a basket weave design. This mat is not puncture proof, so wearing high-heels on the mat is not advised. I received the matte black color for my mom to place in her kitchen (in addition to another one we have).The mat is water, oil, stain, and tear resistant. The mat came packaged in a very large box, but it was not laying flat - more like in an arc or half circle. When I removed the mat from the box, I could see the "crease marks" from where the mat had been bent. We placed the mat in front of a small utility sink that we have in the kitchen island area. Compared to the higher quality mat that we have, this mat felt very hard. It does not have any "bounce" or "spring" when you step on it. To me, it is only slightly better than stepping on the hard floor. When taking the other mat out of the equation (for something to compare to), my mom says she likes the mat and that it does the job it is intended to do. I think the basket weave design makes the mat a bit harder to clean, and it definitely shows the dirt/foot prints. Overall, I am satisfied with this product - however there are better quality mats on the market.

I received this product at a heavily discounted rate in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

7/4/2016

Vitawin's Bone Clone

Good Evening Everyone,

Tonight I have Vitawin's Bone Clone (for Dogs) up for review.
The product can be found via the following link:
https://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Glucosamine-Dogs-800MG-Chondroitin/dp/B010W6LXOI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8  #vitawinboneclone

Vitawin's Bone Clone comes with 120 beef flavored chewable tablets in the bottle. It is made in the USA in FDA approved facilities with GMP approval. This product is Gluten-free, non-GMO, and BSE free. This product is intended to "promote healthy development & flexibility of bones, joints, cartilage and connective tissue both in younger Dogs & Pups and aids older dogs suffering from pain caused by degenerative diseases such as Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Hip Dysplasia or spinal disc problems. The ingredients are: Glucosamine (rated at 800mg), MSM (rated at 400mg), Chondroitin Sulfate (rated at 400mg), Ascorbic Acid (rated at 100mg), Manganese (rated at 5mg), Grape Seed Extract (rated at 5mg), L-Glutathione (rated at 2mg), and Vitamin E (rated at 50IU). The inactive ingredients consist of: allspice, brewer's yeast, beef flavor, silicon dioxide, and stearic acid. Depending on your dog's weight, the serving size is from 1/2 tablet - 2 tablets daily. This tablet can be crushed and ground up to mix in with wet and/or dry food.  My German Shepherd/Border Collie, Shadow is approximately 6 years of age and is not showing any signs of hip/joint issues (thank goodness!) She is still very playful and energetic, so I am using these tablets as a preventative. She does not like the texture of these tablets, so I have to ground them up and mix them in her food. I would prefer that these tablets come in a soft chewable, like other products on the market intended to help this same health concern. The tablet does smell like beef (to a certain degree), and Shadow doesn't seem to mind the smell. I think that the quantity in the bottle is a good value, especially if you have a smaller dog and need less of the product.

I received this product in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

6/18/2016