Do you know the history of Mother’s Day? The majority of us celebrate it to express our love and gratitude for mothers and grandmothers, yet don’t know why there’s a…
Category: Health Matters
Cape Town – Defective HIV tests – showing incorrect positive results – have been recalled countrywide. The defective tests have come from two batches of HIV rapid-test kits and show…
This question is really difficult to answer. With time stretch marks can gradually become really light, almost invisible. And according to the University of Maryland Medical Center, stretch marks may…
One of the most dreaded effects of pregnancy is stretch marks. From belly to bottom, stretch marks hit over half of pregnant women. Stretch marks happen because your skin is…
About 90 percent of women develop stretch marks (aka striae) during pregnancy. Stretch marks are actually tiny tears in the skin that usually appear on the tummy, breasts, hips and thighs. Luckily,…
Drink plenty of water. Water is the quickest and most efficient way to minimize the appearance of stretch marks. Properly hydrated skin is softer and more supple, causing your skin to…
Will Stretch Marks Remain After Weight Loss? The good news is that stretch marks may simply disappear on their own after weight loss or childbirth. If the stretch marks don’t go away,…