My Favorites -
I frequently get asked what specific products I recommend – here’s what I love and use in my own home.
CPR
- AED: Philips HeartStart OnSite AED (use code DRDARRIA for 12% off)
- CPR Rescue Mask
Beauty/Skincare
- Biologique Recherche – at night on my chin to prevent breakouts
- SkinMedica TNS + Advanced Serum – Twice a day to keep skin baby’s bottom smooth
- Retinoic Acid product – Retinal by Dr. Whitney Bowe (buy the entire package once, and from then on, keep the outer jar and just buy refills!)
- Moisturizer – Bowe Glow by Dr. Whitney Bowe (buy the entire package once, and from then on, keep the outer jar and just buy refills!)
- SPF:
- La Roche Posay Antithelios Tinted Mineral Sunscreen
- Revision
- Sunscreen for kids (non-nano, non-aerosol) – SuperGoop SunnyScreen 100% Mineral Spray SPF 50
- Eye cream – Oil of Olay Total Effects
Housegoods
- Mattress – Naturepedic mattresses
- Glass water bottles:
- Contigo
- Yeti
- Stainless Steel Water Bottles
- Glass food containers
- Glasslock
- Oxo
- Wire-free grill cleaning devices
Health / exercise
- Wearable watch – Apple Watch
- At-home EKG – AliveCor’s Kardia – as a credit-card sized model or 6-Lead Model (the 6-Lead caught my tachycardia before the actual medical device did)
- Sweet Sweat Hip Bands (Booty Bands, as my friend David Kirsch calls them)
- Bala Bars – Set of 2 – light dumbbells (I use them while walking)
- Bala Bangles – set of 2, 1lb adjustable wearable wrist weights
- Ankle Weights (I have both lighter and slightly heavier versions)
- Pure Encapsulations Melatonin 0.5 mg
safety
- Stohlquist US Coast Guard Approved Infant (Less than 30 pounds) Life Vest
- Stohlquist US Coast Guard Approved Life Vest, Children 30-50 pounds
- Stohlquist US Coast Guard Approved Life Vest, Children 50-90 pounds
- Stohlquist US Coast Guard Approved LifeVest – DRIFTER – Children 50-90 pounds (simply another option for kiddos at this size)
Food
- Beef jerky sticks – Paleovalley
- Coffee: Bulletproof The Mentalist (I use this in a stainless steel reusable pod in my Keurig, for days that I’m in a rush. On slow, relaxed days (aka almost never), I’ll brew this in a french press.)
I’ll keep adding to this over time. Got faves that are not listed? Send them my way – I’m always looking for new items to make living a healthy life, easier!
NOTE: Some of these are affiliate links, which means that a portion of the proceeds goes to funding the work we do here at Trueve. But, for each of these – whether there’s an affiliate or not – I only work with a brand if I FIRST use it in my own home and for my family. I never recommend it to you, otherwise. xoxo, Dr. D
