How to Avoid 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 nothing more than a tear in the dermis that occurs when you loose or gain weight rapidly. They occur along with changes in the elastic support tissues under the skin. Many women and teenagers are prone to getting stretch marks on their breasts, arms and thighs even when they're not pregnant. Any type of weight gain or loss can lead to stretch marks, making pregnancy stretch marks on the abdomens symptomatic of the later stages of pregnancies, when the skin expands more quickly.
The first rule of thumb is following a healthy diet. This will benefit both your skin and insides. Eat in small portions in order to avoid gaining weight fast, which is a common cause of stretch mark occurrences.
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 are essential to increasing your skin's hydration and flexibility; we recommend a daily multi-vitamin. And remember that the more healthy you are, the more healthy your baby will be.
Following through with a regular exercise routine will also help you to avoid gaining weight too fast. You should run any exercise routine by your doctor or nurse practitioner - and don't over do it!
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.
You also can treat your skin to frequent massages in the areas where you want to avoid stretch marks, the sides, hips, upper legs, buttocks and breasts are good areas to start. 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. We recommend that you moisturize your expanding belly on a daily basis in order to stop stretch marks before they start.
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
