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Vitamin E And Stretch Marks

December 30, 2008 by admin  
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Vitamin E and stretch marks? Can they really help in their prevention.  We have become a society obsessed with skin care and the latest topical lotions and oils that include the latest breakthroughs in attaining healthy skin.  But few realize that healthy skin starts from within.

Vitamins have long been known for the health benefits that they provide for your skin.  They can help to rejuvenate the skin as well as aid in its healing.  There are a host of topical creams and lotions on the market that contain vitamin E that many women are applying to their skin everyday.

Many people don’t realize that the most important way to get this vitamin into your body is through the food you consume everyday.  Eating nutritious foods can help in the development of youthful healthy skin.

There are certain foods that contain the essential vitamins for your skin that you should consume on a daily basis.  The important vitamins for your skin are vitamin E, C, A and zinc in particular.  Zinc is used to protect you from the sun so it is important to consume this vitamin through diet as well.  There are specific foods that can help provide these important nutrients that you should consider eating on a regular basis.

Foods That Contain Vitamin E

  • Wheat germ
  • Polyunsaturated oils and seed
  • Peanut butter
  • Sunflower
  • Safflower
  • Fortified cereals like sunflower seeds
  • Canola
  • Corn
  • Almonds
  • Tomato puree
  • Avocados
  • Peaches
  • Oat bran

Foods That Contain Vitamin A include:

  • Carrots     
  • Liver
  • Pumpkin
  • Sweet potato
  • Apricots
  • Mango
  • Green leafy vegetables
  • Tuna
  • Cantaloupe

Foods That Contain Vitamin C include:

  • Oranges
  • Papaya
  • Guava
  • Kiwi
  • Broccoli
  • Cantaloupe
  • Chili peppers
  • Strawberries

Food That Contain Zinc enriched foods include:

  • Bananas
  • Legumes
  • Raisins

When it comes to trying to eliminate or prevent stretch marks these foods are excellent sources for providing you with essential vitamins for your skin.  Be sure to include these nutritious foods daily in your diet to help provide you with vibrant, youthful healthy skin.

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Vitamin E Stretch Marks Cure - Does It Really Work?

December 27, 2008 by admin  
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Vitamin E stretch marks cure?  Vitamin E can be found in many over the counter skin care productthat include lotions and soap.  It is best known to help in the aging process as well as aid in the healing of cuts and scars.  There are a number of individuals who have claimed that Vitamin E can not only help prevent stretch marks, but are also effective in treating stretch marks that have already been formed.
 
Free radicals are responsible for the breaking down of elastin and collagen within your skin, which can result in pre-mature aging as well as wrinkles.  Vitamin E is known as a powerful antioxidant that can aid in the prevention of free radical skin damage. 
 
By applying Vitamin E oil directly to the surface of the skin you can raise Vitamin E levels within the skin by a large amount.  This provides the skin with a reserve of Vitamin E that it can use to aid in the prevention of stretch marks.  Depending on the skin type, various individuals stretch marks may respond more favorably to Vitamin E treatments than other skin types.  To obtain any success, it is important to apply the oil to the stretch marks area at least twice per day. 
 
It has also been found that Vitamin C and Vitamin E together can be more successful at treating photo aging of the skin, than by just using one Vitamin alone.  Applying Vitamin E oil topically is one way to apply this into your skin, but it is important to obtain Vitamin E through ones diet as well.  Rich sources of this Vitamin can be found within the following foods:
 
Sunflower seeds
Leafy green vegetables such as Spinach
Broccoli
Peanut Butter
Nuts such as almonds
 
The daily U.S. recommended Vitamin E intake is 8 mg for women and 10 mg for men.  This is easily obtainable through a balanced diet.  In fact you will get more than enough and there may not necessarily be and need to take a Vitamin E supplement.
 
There is no guarantee that Vitamin E will completely eliminate stretch marks at all, but they may aid in fading stretch marks considerably.  The upside of this treatment is that it is relatively safe and very much cheaper than the laser treatments that are out there today.

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