The Truth About Cellulite
If
you're seeing bumps on your thighs or backside, you're not alone.
About 90 percent of women — and virtually no men — have
cellulite, fat cells found underneath the top layer of the skin that
have squeezed between bands of connective tissue, or collagen,
attaching your muscle to your skin.
While
the structure of women's connective tissue is vertical (like mattress
springs), men's collagen is angled, which means that fat cells don't
push through and pucker as much.
Dermatologists
believe that poor circulation, which is primarily genetic, can
exacerbate the look of lumps.
"When blood flow slows, collagen
separates, allowing fat to come up to the surface of the skin,
creating an orange-peel effect," says Howard Murad, MD, a
FITNESS advisory board member and author of The Cellulite
Solution.
This
puckering can mess with your confidence: In a FITNESS survey, readers
ranked cellulite as their number-one beauty bummer (above acne,
frizzy hair, and wrinkles).
Fifty-seven percent of women have worn
clothing over their bathing suits to camouflage it.
While there is no
fast instant cure, you can still fight it with various methods that
can banish those bumps and get you an reclaim a smooth even skin.
Ineffective Cellulite Treatments
Before
I talk about what works in the treatment of cellulite, I want to save
you the money and frustration of wasting your time with snake oils
and other scams.
The following “cures” for cellulite don’t work:
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Cellulite shoes. These ridiculous looking sneakers will make walking a chore, causing you to wobble around like a drunk.What they won’t do, however, is help treat cellulite.
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Cellulite creams. These products contain various substances that are supposed to inhibit fat storage in the areas where cellulite is worst. Well, it’s BS–if we could only rub a cream on our body and inhibit fat storage. Instead, these creams usually just induce temporary swelling, which reduces the appearance of cellulite…until the effect wears off.
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Cellulite massage contraptions. These are supposed to “break up the fat cells” and while they may temporarily improve the appearance of the areas, they don’t deliver long-term results.
So, what does work for reducing the appearance of cellulite?
1.Lift weights
This
is more important than many women realize. The
more frequently you move blood and lymph around in the affected
areas, the more you can reduce the visibility of cellulite.
Well,
guess what is an incredibly effective way to stimulate blood flow and
lymph movement and drainage? So there is another reason to do squats
besides having an awesome round butt.
When
your muscles grow, every area of your body naturally tightens, giving
you a smoother, fuller look ,and avoiding the dreaded “skinny fat”
physique. Here is the best workout for your thighs and butt than can give you quick results.
2. Dry Brushing
This
is one remedy that there may not be any scientific evidence that it
works but that there is a lot of anecdotal support for.
Either way,
it feels great and helps stimulate blood and lymph flow in the body.
In
addition to sloughing away dry skin on areas like knees,
elbows and ankles, body brushing promotes tighter skin, cell
renewal and blood flow.
This also helps the lymphatic system release
toxins and aids in digestion and kidney function.
You’ll also
notice a glowy, smooth complexion. I's the easiest, cheapest and most
effective things we can do for promoting healthy skin.
3. Hydrate Your Body
Water is essential to life and it is also essential to reducing and
preventing further cellulite.
Just
think about the effects/look of dehydration: shriveled, lumpy, aged.
This doesn’t make a cellulite free body with smooth, supple skin.
Drink
pure water every day as the first thing you consume. If you don’t
like your water straight up, here is a list of some awesome juicing recipes.
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