Spring is nigh...and for many it’s not the few extra pounds accrued over winter... it’s having to reveal and look at their ugly stretch marks when wearing a swimsuit.

Which works better for reducing the appearance of stretch marks, topical creams or laser resurfacing?

What are stretch marks? How do they form? And how do you get rid of them?

Parabens are safe according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Contrary to all the negative information no study has been done to show that paragons cause cancer.

Exfoliating can help your body absorb your products better by allowing the products to penetrate deeper into skin. Dead skin cells sit on top of skin acting as a barrier when we apply our products. Scrubbing the skin cells off removes that barrier.

Protect your skin from the harsh effects of winter by taking warm, nt hot showers, using SPF, oatmeal or baking soda baths and getting facials.

Researchers at Yale University in New Haven, CT, found that pregnant women who ate more than five servings of chocolate weekly were 40 percent less likely to develop preeclampsia than women who ate chocolate less than once a week. What's more, when the researchers tested cord blood, they found that women with the highest levels of theobromine, a byproduct of chocolate consumption, were nearly 70 percent less likely to develop preeclampsia compared to women with the lowest levels.