Preventing Stretch Marks

Although a person’s genetic makeup often plays a large part in whether a person is prone to getting stretch marks, there are some things one can do to help avoid them.You know what they say – prevention is the best cure! I whole heartedly agree, and hope that you apply this principle to everything concerning your health, not just stretch marks.

So, first thing is first. Let’s use our common sense here. Keeping a constant weight level is the most effective method of avoiding stretch marks, since it is weight gain and growth that often causes the stretching of the skin and the subsequent scars. Maintaining a steady and healthy weight comes naturally to some people and is a life long struggle for other people. The key is to change your habits. Making healthy foods and choices a habit is the surest way to maintain your weight. Make it a habit to eat a variety of foods. Make it a habit to exercise for half and hour each morning. Make it a habit to refuse to let packaged snack foods into your house (or at least into your belly if you can’t control the whole house). Maintain your weight – it’s your responsibility.

But what happens if you really need to gain or lose weight? Losing weight causes stretch marks for some people. Gaining weight causes stretch marks for a lot of people. In cases like pregnancy, body building, starting to eat normally after an eating disorder or losing weight to become healthier, you need to take precautions with your skin.

Using moisturizers, vitamins, natural extracts and massage techniques are also commonly used to help the skin stay supple, which can help prevent the tearing of the skin’s fibers if your use a moisturizer that effectively reaches down to the layer of your skin where stretch marks form. This layer is called the dermis and it’s the middle layer of the skin. However, although these methods often help, they cannot be counted on to prevent stretch marks entirely. Just ask any of the women in your family if the lotions they used during pregnancy really did work. Many times you’ll hear a resounding NO!

Instead of shopping for stretch mark prevention lotions, I urge you to take a better approach. Prevent your stretch marks by addressing nutrition also. Your skin needs to have enough moisture and nutrients like collagen to stretch or shrink without causing tears in the dermis to form. Give your skin what it needs starting at the inside. A more thorough explanation is provided in the Reverse Stretch Marks system bonus guide about preventing stretch marks. The main things you need to be aware of though, is to ensure adequate hydration, eat a wide variety of foods and don’t skimp on any kind of food because it could mean that you’re lacking a vital nutrient that your skin needs for preventing stretch marks