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Cellulite Facts: Cellulite Questions and Answers
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What is cellulite?
Cellulite is a disturbance of the fatty tissue that lies just beneath the skin on
the lower part of the body. We all have a layer of fatty tissue underneath the skin that
cushions us from knocks and bumps, keeps us warm and confers on us the softness and
roundness associated with femininity.
A good supply of nutrients and oxygen in the blood supply keeps the fatty tissue well
nourished, and a good drainage system by the veins and the lymph vessels constantly
removes waste products. Normal fatty tissue is smooth, well-nourished and free from toxins
and excess fluid.
Certain factors can influence the blood supply to and drainage from the fatty tissues,
starving them of oxygen and nutrients and allowing the build-up of toxins and fluid. What
develops is cellulite areas of fatty tissue interspersed with tethering fibers and thick
fluid, familiar to most of us as the lumpy, bumpy areas on the legs and bottom.
For two reasons women develop cellulite:
1 - Women tend to store fat on their lower halves; legs, tummies and bottoms.
2 - women are more prone to poor circulation and fluid retention.
Both of these are hormone-dependent features and this explains why cellulite is frequently
associated with puberty, pregnancy and the oral contraceptive pill.
Although men can and do suffer poor circulation and fluid retention, in general they
dont have fat legs, so are not predisposed to cellulite. As cellulite develops in
fatty tissue, the more fatty tissue we have, then the more cellulite we may develop.
What Causes Cellulite
A) Weight gain due to complex factors and metabolic functions:
1. overeating
2. under-exercising
3. under-active thyroid hormone
4. allergy/intolerance to common foods
B) Weight gain on the lower half of the body because of poor circulation:
Poor circulation seems to be common in women. Cold hands and cold feet are the most
frequent symptoms. The causes are:
1. smoking
2. inherited problem
3. stress and anxiety
4. excess caffeine
C) Poor Drainage from the veins and lymph system:
The most common causes of poor drainage either by the veins or the lymph vessels, causes
what we know as fluid retention. Swollen feet and swollen ankles especially in the heat
and after standing are the most common symptoms of fluid retention. The most common causes
of poor drainage either by the veins or the lymph system are:
1. broken, weak, varicose veins
2. inherited weakness of the veins
3. poor lymph system damage or disease to the delicate lymph vessels
4. poor lymph system inherited weakness
5. stress
Treatment of cellulite?
Because cellulite develops as the end results of many factors, then each and every one of
these must be treated.
1. Weight problems
2. Poor circulation
3. Poor drainage by the veins and/or the lymph system.
What you can do at home:
1. Education and information about the problem
2. Exercise and especially aerobic exercise.
3. Proper Diet according to your lifestyle, your desired body weight, and your general
health.
4. Support tights, so-called anti-cellulite or anti-fatigue tights.
5. Creams, Oils and specific natural Anti-Cellulite formulas
6. Specific nutrients that fight cellulite by stimulating fat release, circulation and
lymph drainage.
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Cellulite Questions and Answers
Q. Where did the term Cellulite come from?
A. It is a term coined by European health spas to describe unsightly deposits just below
the skin. You can see cellulite in the form of unattractive bulges, wrinkles, and creases.
They can be found on thighs, buttocks, upper arms, shoulders, throat, the face, etc.
Cellulite is composed of lumpy deposits that make your skin resemble a puckered orange
skin. For that reason it is sometimes called the "orange rind" problem.
Q. What causes cellulite?
A. Cells just below the skin have the capacity to store huge amounts of fat. In fact,
about half of your body's total fat is deposited in these cells. Our ancient ancestors
needed this fat to keep them from freezing in cold weather - long before today's thermal
clothing and indoor heating.
Just below the skin, these round fat-cell chambers are found. They are separated into
compartments by strands of fibrous tissues that connect the skin to deeper tissue layers.
When the fat cells increase in size, this causes the compartments to bulge and that is
what produces a "waffled" appearance to your skin.
Waste accumulation is the primary reason for the problem. In addition to this in-cell
sludge, wastes gather in the connecting tissues that hold these fat cells together.
These connective tissues can harden and combine with fat and water to form pockets of a
gel-like substance - cellulite. Cellulite - made up of accumulated wastes that cling
together - occurs because your liver and circulatory system are too sluggish to adequately
filter toxins out of the cells.
Q. Why is cellulite so resistant to removal?
A. Cellulite defies and strongly resists ordinary waste removal efforts. You already found
that out.
One of the reasons that cellulite is hard to remove is because there is very poor
circulation in this part of the body. When it comes to inner cleansing, this is one of the
last locations to release its trash. Most other fat cells will reduce in size long before
cellulite disappears.
Q. Explain again what is CELLULITE?
A. CELLULITE is that lumpy, rippled skin appearance common to men and women of all sizes
and ages, that one can not seem to get rid of! It covers parts of the body like a cocoon
whether one has a weight problem or not. Often referred to as that "cottage
cheese" look.
Q. How is CELLULITE formed?
A. All the muscles of the body are wrapped in a padding of fatty connective tissue. The
fatty cells of the padding, bathed in a liquid medium, are held in place by a network of
fibers, nourished and cleansed by body fluids. These fluids cleanse the fatty tissue, when
this process is slowed down, the tissue is flooded with waste materials that thicken into
gelatin-like substance and hardens to form immovable pockets.
Q. What causes CELLULITE?
A. Water retention problems, lack of proper circulation and dietary factors which include
food additives, chemical preservatives and hormones.
Q. How can CELLULITE be helped?
A. Answers:
By increasing circulation in areas where CELLULITE is predominant.(creams,lotions)
By decreasing excessive water retention.(tea or coffee)
By adding certain ingredients in your nutrition that we call "internal
helpers".(pills)
By following certain diet restrictions: restricting salt, chemical additives and spicy
foods.
Science, nature and technology have combined to develop the most effective creams, lotions
and pills available to combat the cellulite problem. Click
Here to review the best options available
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