Cellulite is a common term used to describe overfilled fat pockets right under your skin. These are fat cells that have become enlarged causing these cells to take up more space between the skin's connective tissues than normal. The fat then expands these spaces resulting in the overlying skin dimpling, often called the orange peel effect.
It appears in ninety percent of post-adolescent women and is rarely seen in men. Common areas where cellulite is found, are the thighs, buttocks, and the abdomen. Contrary to popular belief, cellulite is not related to obesity, since it occurs in overweight, normal, and thin women. Cellulite causes many image problems and many women avoid wearing short skirts or shorts because of it.
Some of the contributing factors for developing cellulite are:
Heredity. However, you can still do a lot to fight cellulite.
Not drinking enough water. Water helps flush toxins and waste from your body. Drink seven to eight glasses of water a day.
Diet. Poor eating habits (alcohol, caffeine, spicy or fatty foods) contribute to the formation of cellulite because the toxins they produce get trapped in the fatty tissue. Saturated fats block the arteries and get trapped in the tissue as well, preventing sufficient waste and toxin elimination.
Smoking is not only bad for the skin and lungs, but it weakens the skin by causing constriction of capillaries. It also damages the connective tissue and can increase the dimpling effect of cellulite.
Tension and stress can cause a muscle to seize up in pain; they can also cause the connective tissue that covers that muscle to seize up. Tension can also block the tissue, preventing proper waste elimination and purification.
Medication can disturb the body's natural processes, disturbing the purification system that is naturally in place. Diet pills, sleeping pills and diuretics can all lead to cellulite; oral contraceptives, which increase the body's oestrogen, cause fat cells to enlarge, leading to water retention. Retaining water inhibits the body from flushing the system of toxins, leading to the formation of cellulite.
Lack of exercise contributes to the formation of cellulite. Exercise decreases many health risks and also helps fight cellulite. It improves muscle tone, circulation and overall well-being, helping to break blocked tissue and purify the body.
Cellulite Treatments
There are three main treatments for cellulite; namely, endermologie, cosmetic surgery, and topical creams or lotions.
Endermologie
The Endermologie machine, developed in France over a decade ago, has been found to have an effect in fighting cellulite. It uses rollers and gentle suctioning to deeply massage the affected areas, increasing circulation. Toxins and abnormal water buildup are expelled as connective fibres are stretched. Endermologie also exfoliates the skin, leaving it soft and silky. The increased circulation may give you a natural energy boost. Many sessions are normally needed. This can add up to several hundred dollars.
Cosmetic Surgery
Treatments like liposuction (surgery to remove fat) and mesotherapy (injection of drugs into cellulite) are either expensive or may produce only temporary improvement. Many doctors advise against liposuction to reduce cellulite because it is designed to remove deep fat instead of cellulite, which is close to the skin. This is performed by a plastic surgeon and can be expensive compared to other methods. Consult with your doctor if you want to explore this further.
Cellulite Creams or Lotions
This is the safest and most popular way to reduce the problem. Because cellulite is actually little pockets of fat under your skin, your blood circulation does not easily reach these areas. Specially formulated creams can help.
Some of the ingredients used in these products include :
Algae extract - which can help break down fat and increase your metabolism.
Green tea extracts - will back up the algae extract and increase the rate at which your fat is broken down to form smooth tissue.
Retinol A - a compound that is a derivative of Vitamin A and targets your skin and connective tissues directly to condition and strengthen. Retinol A has a rejuvenating effect on your skin, and will decrease your cellulite while preventing it from becoming worse over time. It can improve your skin's texture, so your skin will become smoother and firmer and this helps your cellulite vanish even faster.
Creams or lotions are the most economical of the three treatments, however like the others, it may take a couple of months to see measurable results.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7 Little Known Facts About Cellulite
Cellulite is a condition for which cures are commonly sought. The lumpy, rippled skin which typically appears in the thighs and buttocks area known as cellulite is typically associated with a weight problem; however an individual need not be overweight to have cellulite. The condition is caused by water retention and circulatory problems that may resulted from a variety of factors including hormones.
A weakening of the connective tissue located just beneath the skin can also result in cellulite. Although cellulite has been known to occur in men, it is much more typical in women.
Millions of dollars are spent each year on cellulite treatment creams and other types of products to eradicate cellulite, a condition that is considered to be unattractive and believed by many women to be a rare condition. In truth, most women have cellulite and it actually begins to form just after puberty hits. The degree of cellulite varies, but more than 90 percent of all women have it to some degree.
So, if all women have it, is there anything you can do about it? Many people fail to do anything about their cellulite because they believe there is either nothing they can do about it or that it's simply fat. The truth is that it isn't fat that there are actually number of steps that women can take to prevent and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
The most important step women who are concerned about cellulite can take to reduce and prevent its appearance, is to eat a healthy, well balanced diet that is low in fat. Women who do this from an early age, and maintain such a diet, are shown to have far less problems with cellulite than women who do not. Exercise helps to keep the body toned and promotes good circulation, another key step in fighting cellulite.
Finally, the benefits of drinking plenty of water have been touted for many health conditions and cellulite is no different. The main purpose of cellulite is to wash away toxins within your body which can help to increase circulation, thus preventing and reducing cellulite.
It has been suggested the genetics as well as the surge of hormones that many women face, may also be among the causes for cellulite development. While there is nothing you can do about your genetics, and little you can do about your hormones, fighting cellulite by living a healthy lifestyle has been shown to produce amazing results.
Studies also indicate that cutting down or quitting smoking altogether can also provide an improvement in the appearance of cellulite. This is mainly due to the fact that smoking causes damage to small blood vessels, which increases the risk for cellulite.
It's important to keep in mind that while many of the cellulite products on the market today are effective, they can only provide optimal results when combined with a healthy diet and exercise regimen. A gentle skin massage in the areas affected by cellulite can also be beneficial in restoring circulation and reducing the appearance of cellulite.
The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.
A weakening of the connective tissue located just beneath the skin can also result in cellulite. Although cellulite has been known to occur in men, it is much more typical in women.
Millions of dollars are spent each year on cellulite treatment creams and other types of products to eradicate cellulite, a condition that is considered to be unattractive and believed by many women to be a rare condition. In truth, most women have cellulite and it actually begins to form just after puberty hits. The degree of cellulite varies, but more than 90 percent of all women have it to some degree.
So, if all women have it, is there anything you can do about it? Many people fail to do anything about their cellulite because they believe there is either nothing they can do about it or that it's simply fat. The truth is that it isn't fat that there are actually number of steps that women can take to prevent and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
The most important step women who are concerned about cellulite can take to reduce and prevent its appearance, is to eat a healthy, well balanced diet that is low in fat. Women who do this from an early age, and maintain such a diet, are shown to have far less problems with cellulite than women who do not. Exercise helps to keep the body toned and promotes good circulation, another key step in fighting cellulite.
Finally, the benefits of drinking plenty of water have been touted for many health conditions and cellulite is no different. The main purpose of cellulite is to wash away toxins within your body which can help to increase circulation, thus preventing and reducing cellulite.
It has been suggested the genetics as well as the surge of hormones that many women face, may also be among the causes for cellulite development. While there is nothing you can do about your genetics, and little you can do about your hormones, fighting cellulite by living a healthy lifestyle has been shown to produce amazing results.
Studies also indicate that cutting down or quitting smoking altogether can also provide an improvement in the appearance of cellulite. This is mainly due to the fact that smoking causes damage to small blood vessels, which increases the risk for cellulite.
It's important to keep in mind that while many of the cellulite products on the market today are effective, they can only provide optimal results when combined with a healthy diet and exercise regimen. A gentle skin massage in the areas affected by cellulite can also be beneficial in restoring circulation and reducing the appearance of cellulite.
The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Some Facts That You Should Know About Cellulite
Many women think that the main reason of cellulite is unnecessary liquid, which accumulates in hypodermic fat layer. In fact, it's true, so if you want to get rid of cellulite, you should take a look on your daily ration and follow some rules.
Mistake Nr 1. Try to eliminate unnecessary liquid by using diuretic and depletive remedies and teas.
Initially liquid will "flow", but after that successfully begin to accumulate. In that time organism will not be able to banish liquid out, so without remedies you will begin to swell out and your cellulite will increase.
Unnecessary liquid will be eliminated from organism by using green tea, soda-free water, fruits and vegetables, flakes.
Mistake Nr. 2. Salt-free diet
The liquid "flows out", but unnecessary fat is still at his place. Salt is not the reason of cellulite, but its excess is. 5-10 g per day is normal and you don't have to refuse salt consumption, but refuse smoke-dried and canned products - they are full of salt!
What you can not do
Anti-cellulite diet is one of the most dangerous low-calorie types of diet. The result depends on your usual ration. Firstly, drop from the plate everything that is not necessary. We've already spoke about salt - 5-10 g per day is enough. This amount has a salt fish.
Sausages, pate, smoked and salted foodstuff - all these products have wonderful taste, but also big amount of salt and fat. So, we have to choose: sausages, ham + cellulite or natural meat, fish, milk products and no cellulite.
What you have to do
As you know there are plenty of methods that are believed to bring desirable result - reduce cellulite easy and fast. We have already spoken about some mistakes, which many women make and decided what we'll eat and drink. Now it's time to take a look on brand-new cellulite reduction method - vacuum massage with rubber glass.
Rubber glass is a massager which is used for vacuum massage . The medical effect of the rubber glass procedure is realized by means of the vacuum, which causes the local rush of blood and lymph to skin from deep lying tissues, which exerts the reflex influence on vessels of internal organs. In simple phrase, this massage will gradually smooth hypodermic fat layer and will help to get rid of cellulite.
Why do you have to try it?
All we know how expensive could be many cellulite reduction methods. What will you choose - to spend a great amount of money and expect good results or to spend considerably less money and get the same (or maybe better) result? Vacuum therapy with rubber glass offers you inexpensive, painless cellulite treatment that is recommended by professional masseuses. It's very easy to use (you don't need a professional help) and needs only 8 minutes per day.
If we can fight with cellulite easy and inexpensively, why do we have to waste our money for expensive and sometimes ineffective methods?! Follow these recommendations and soon you'll be so proud of your new looking!
Mistake Nr 1. Try to eliminate unnecessary liquid by using diuretic and depletive remedies and teas.
Initially liquid will "flow", but after that successfully begin to accumulate. In that time organism will not be able to banish liquid out, so without remedies you will begin to swell out and your cellulite will increase.
Unnecessary liquid will be eliminated from organism by using green tea, soda-free water, fruits and vegetables, flakes.
Mistake Nr. 2. Salt-free diet
The liquid "flows out", but unnecessary fat is still at his place. Salt is not the reason of cellulite, but its excess is. 5-10 g per day is normal and you don't have to refuse salt consumption, but refuse smoke-dried and canned products - they are full of salt!
What you can not do
Anti-cellulite diet is one of the most dangerous low-calorie types of diet. The result depends on your usual ration. Firstly, drop from the plate everything that is not necessary. We've already spoke about salt - 5-10 g per day is enough. This amount has a salt fish.
Sausages, pate, smoked and salted foodstuff - all these products have wonderful taste, but also big amount of salt and fat. So, we have to choose: sausages, ham + cellulite or natural meat, fish, milk products and no cellulite.
What you have to do
As you know there are plenty of methods that are believed to bring desirable result - reduce cellulite easy and fast. We have already spoken about some mistakes, which many women make and decided what we'll eat and drink. Now it's time to take a look on brand-new cellulite reduction method - vacuum massage with rubber glass.
Rubber glass is a massager which is used for vacuum massage . The medical effect of the rubber glass procedure is realized by means of the vacuum, which causes the local rush of blood and lymph to skin from deep lying tissues, which exerts the reflex influence on vessels of internal organs. In simple phrase, this massage will gradually smooth hypodermic fat layer and will help to get rid of cellulite.
Why do you have to try it?
All we know how expensive could be many cellulite reduction methods. What will you choose - to spend a great amount of money and expect good results or to spend considerably less money and get the same (or maybe better) result? Vacuum therapy with rubber glass offers you inexpensive, painless cellulite treatment that is recommended by professional masseuses. It's very easy to use (you don't need a professional help) and needs only 8 minutes per day.
If we can fight with cellulite easy and inexpensively, why do we have to waste our money for expensive and sometimes ineffective methods?! Follow these recommendations and soon you'll be so proud of your new looking!
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