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Stretch Mark Treatment – Zinc To Prevent Stretch Marks
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In any stretch mark treatment, zinc is an essential supplement that should be taken to prevent stretch marks. Zinc is very important in the production of collagen, which aid in maintaining vibrant skin tone.
Dealing with Stretch Marks
The dermatologists call these striae; actually, they’re silvery-white scars. They happen when the middle layer of skin is torn. They may diminish over time but rarely disappear completely. They are caused by rapid growth, which is not uncommon in puberty, and by weight gain, most specifically in pregnancy. At first, they look like red or purple lines; however, they soon lighten in color. You won't get stretch marks if this middle layer of skin is firm enough. They can occur anywhere, but are most likely to occur where there are larger amounts of stored fat. They appear most often on the abdomen, breasts, upper arms, underarms, thighs, hips, and buttocks. No health risk is involved–the body retains its ability to function as usual and repair itself. The sustained hormone levels typical of pregnancy usually cause these red and purple lines to appear at about the 6th or 7th month. As many as 90% of women develop stretch marks during pregnancy.
Preventing Stretch Marks
Women just naturally have more fat in the middle layer of the skin; for that reason, they tend to get stretch marks more than men do. It's OK to eat fats during pregnancy as long as they are the good ones. Also, vitamin C helps preserve the integrity of your skin. Actually, vitamin C is the most important nutrient in connective tissue repair, and skin is the organ in our bodies with the largest and thinnest connective tissue. You can eat (or drink) vitamin C until it begins to cause loose stools. At that point, you’re just wasting them; cut back until your stools normalize. The quality of your skin depends to a large extent on genetics; for that reason, some women are more prone to stretch marks than others. If that applies to you, prevention efforts are even more important. Good food–organic, preferably–is vital. Regular exercise is also important. You don't want to overdo it, of course, especially if you’re pregnant. Also, get plenty of sleep. American's tend to skimp on sleep, and some of our most serious diseases can be blamed on that tendency.
Nutrition for Healthy Skin
- Calcium: dark leafy greens and broccoli
- Choline: broccoli or cauliflower
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): hemp seed, flax seed, salba seed
- Folic Acid: lentils, spinach, rice, broccoli, orange juice
- Iron: spinach, spirulina, selba seed
- Potassium: white beans, winter squash, spinach, lentils, sweet potato, orange juice, broccoli, raisins
- Riboflavin: raisins, mushrooms
- Vitamin B6: garbanzo beans, potato
- Vitamin B12: wheat grass
- Vitamin C: sweet red pepper, oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, broccoli, tomatoes
- Vitamin D: mung beans
- Zinc: white beans, nama shoyu, miso, nato, salba seed
- Protein: beans, nuts, & legumes
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Stretch Marks
HOW TO AVOID STRETCH MARKS DURING PREGNANCY by: James Brann, MD More than half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks during their pregnancy. Otherwise known as striae gravidarum, stretch marks look like streaks on the surface of the skin, and may be vary in color depending on your natural skin color. Most lighter skinned women develop pinkish stretch marks, whereas darker skinned women tend to have stretch marksthat are lighter than the surrounding skin.
Most women develop stretch marks on their abdomen during pregnancy, however it is also common to get stretch marks on the buttocks, hips, breasts and thighs. In some cases up to 90 percent of women have stretch marks on some part of their body as a result of pregnancy.
What Causes Stretch Marks? Stretch marks form when your skin is stretched rapidly as happens during pregnancy. Most women develop stretch marks during the later trimesters of pregnancy though some women start to develop them as soon as their bellies start growing.
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Stretch Marks: Prevention and Treatment During Pregnancy
More than half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks during their pregnancy. Otherwise known as striae gravidarum, stretch marks look like streaks on the surface of the skin, and may be vary in color depending on your natural skin color. Most lighter skinned women develop pinkish stretch marks, whereas darker skinned women tend to have stretch marks that are lighter than the surrounding skin.
Most women develop stretch marks on their abdomen during pregnancy, however it is also common to get stretch marks on the buttocks, hips, breasts and thighs. In some cases up to 90 percent of women have stretch marks on some part of their body as a result of pregnancy.
What Causes Stretch Marks? Stretch marks form when your skin is stretched rapidly as happens during pregnancy. Most women develop stretch marks during the later trimesters of pregnancy though some women start to develop them as soon as their bellies start growing.
Pregnancy Stretch Marks
Giving birth to a life is a wonderful experience, but it can be nothing less than a nightmare too. Pregnancy brings along with itself backaches, fatigue, morning sickness and worst of all stretch marks. Stretch marks are the worst side-effects of pregnancy because they are hard to get rid of even after the pregnancy. The ugly stretch marks remain even after you have delivered a baby. Therefore, stretch marks and pregnancy are inseparable.
Stretch marks can appear anywhere, abdomen, arms, legs, breast, hips, thighs etc. Any woman can get stretch marks on her body during her pregnancy. It has been seen that 60-90% women develop this problem in their pregnancy. In your pregnancy, you are bound to gain weight, this causes the skin to stretch beyond its natural elasticity. This is how stretch marks appear. After pregnancy, the skin reverts back to its original shape and stretch marks take the shape of flattened scars.
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Stretch Marks: Prevention and Treatment During Pregnancy James Brann, MD
Stretch Marks: Prevention and Treatment During Pregnancy
More than half of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks during their pregnancy. Otherwise known as striae gravidarum, stretch marks look like streaks on the surface of the skin, and may be vary in color depending on your natural skin color. Most lighter skinned women develop pinkish stretch marks, whereas darker skinned women tend to have stretch marks that are lighter than the surrounding skin.
What Causes Stretch Marks?
A popular myth is none other than the one that says you must be pregnant in order to get stretch marks. While pregnancy is certainly a reason for getting them, there are many other reasons that will cause them as well. Lets review some of those reasons and causes. Stretch marks are very common but many people arent comfortable talking about it.
There are several different reasons for stretch marks including pregnancy, adolescents experiencing natural growth, and rapid weight gain or loss. Another interesting fact is that people who experience depression could also be more likely to develop stretch marks. Stretch marks can be the result of an improper amount of required nutrients. They can also e the result to environmental changes or even physical conditions. You might be surprised to learn that certain medications can cause stretch marks as well. So now you see that pregnancy isnt the only reason for developing stretch marks.
Pregnancy will usually create stretch marks on the stomach and the around or on the breasts and this is because of the dramatic increase in weight gain. The breasts swell while youre pregnant which rapidly stretches the skin and it cannot develop correctly. Usually the stretch marks develop on the areas where there is a lot of fatty tissue like the upper arms, stomach, thighs, and yes, breasts.
Discovery Health “How to Minimize Stretch Marks After Pregnancy”
Introduction to How to Minimize Stretch Marks After Pregnancy
There are women who glow when they're with child. Their skin is clear, their hair is lustrous and they generally become more beautiful with each passing trimester.
And then there's the other 90 percent of the female population.
Your Skin and Stretch Marks
Your Skin and Stretch Marks
Skin doesn't always bounce back if it's been stretched by pregnancy, weight gain, or extreme weight loss. Instead, it becomes decorated by a form of scarring called stretch marks, or striae. Stretch marks often start off as reddish or purplish in color and then become glossy skin that appears streaked in silver or white.
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What are Stretch Marks? Stretch Marks, also known in the dermatological world as striae, are, simply put, lines that appear on your body – usually purple or red in color when they first appear, and which gradually turn to a more silvery-white color over time.
They occur in the dermis, which is the middle layer of our skin – it's the elastic part of our skin that allows it to retain its shape even though we move and stretch and grow.
Why do stretch marks occur? Stretch marks occur when the dermis, that stretcy layer of skin, is stretched rapidly or overstretched, and the resulting effect is these scar lines.