Preventing Pregnancy Stretch Marks
Pregnancy is a time filled with both joy and fear regarding bodily and life changes. While no one is particularly keen on stretch marks, pregnant women have a 90% chance of getting them. The following article aims to inform you about how you can prevent stretch marks during pregnancy.
Stretch marks are essentially depressed streaks or tears in the skin that form when your skin experiences rapid expansion. The elastic tissue beneath your skin is the principal cause of stretch marks. Many women and teenagers are prone to getting stretch marks on their breasts, arms and thighs even when they're not pregnant. All instances of weight gain and loss can lead to stretch marks.
Stopping Stretch Marks Before They Start
A healthy diet is the first piece of the puzzle. This will benefit both your skin and insides. Avoid over-eating in order to prevent rapid weight gains that are often the cause stretch marks in general.
A healthy diet should be complemented by a daily vitamin supplement; your doctor will most likely recommend or prescribe you one, as vitamins help you maintain your body healthy and functioning at its full potential. Certain vitamins like the B's, vitamin A and vitamin D can also help you to increase your skin's hydration and flexibility, preventing any extensive stretching from occurring. And remember that the more healthy you are, the more healthy your baby will be.
Exercising can also help you maintain a balanced body weight, avoiding the sudden gains that lead to stretch marks. Check with you doctor about the routine you want to implement before hand.
Regular skin moisturizing using a good quality natural skin care treatment is also of critical importance. Having good skin flexibility is rule number one in avoiding stretch marks.
Try massaging the high-risk parts of your body, like the stomach, sides, hips, upper legs, buttocks and breast. The massaging actions flexes the skin naturally, helping it to prepare for future changes.
While there are many advertisements out there claiming the effectiveness of certain moisturizing creams in curing pregnancy stretch marks, unfortunately there are no real guarantees. Stretch marks are hard to diminish once they've occurred; it is therefore particularly important to try and prevent stretch marks by moisturizing your belly on a daily basis during pregnancy.
Out of all the bio skin care products on the market today, BIOSKINEXOL is one of the few clinically tested stretch marks treatment and prevention programs that has been scientifically proven to work as a fast and effective stretch mark remover solution.
Published May 25th, 2009
Filed in Women
