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When to Start Using Stretch Mark Cream During Pregnancy

Stretch marks are a worry for many women during pregnancy. Unfortunately, genetics plays a big role in whether you’ll get these unsightly tiger stripes on your belly and breasts. Stretch mark creams can help to keep your skin moisturized and soft throughout your pregnancy, improving its elasticity. They may also reduce the tenderness and discomfort that accompanies stretch marks some of the time. How soon you start stretch mark cream is up to you, but starting it earlier rather than later can help. Additional treatments are an option postpartum.

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Starting Exercise During Pregnancy

According to William Sears, M.D., and Martha Sears, R.N., authors of “The Pregnancy Book,” a woman’s heart rate increases during pregnancy by 20 percent. Even without planned exercise, she is already performing a low level of aerobic exercise daily. Whether you are a seasoned expert or just beginning an exercise program, exercising during pregnancy is beneficial for both mother and baby.

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Does Gray Hair Start at the Roots or the Tips?

Your first few strands of gray hair can seem to grow out overnight. Hair rich and uniform in color is suddenly peppered with a few rogue white strands, which are soon joined by more of their kind. Understanding how gray hair starts, as well the actual process by which hair loses its color, helps you better understand your options once you do start to go gray. Gray hair starts deep inside the hair root with special cells called melanocytes, which your hair relies on for color.

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Body Cleanse Rapid Weight Loss

Some companies claim that the real reason that you are not losing weight is that you have so many toxins built up in your body. While it’s true that we are bombarded with toxins every day–in the air we breathe and on the foods we eat–you are probably not losing weight because your calories in/calories out ratio is unbalanced.

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Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here, and so is the joy (and sometimes the stress!) of finding the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. At Modern Mom, we’ve curated the Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide to make your shopping easier and more fun.