How much do you know about cellulite?
True or False? – Cellulite is caused by too much fat in the diet.
True or False? – Cellulite can be treated by lots of exercise.
In both cases the answer is false.
Cellulite affects up to 95% of the female population in the US. Cellulite does not come from too much fat in the diet, lack of exercise or from being overweight. In fact, cellulite may be a matter of too little water and not the right minerals and vitamins in the diet.
Cellulite is not harmful
Cellulite is natural; there's actually no harm being caused by the presence of cellulite. Fighting the dimply, cottage cheese appearing thighs, buttocks back of neck, stomach and triceps is a fact of life. And the reason we fight is because we think, or our culture thinks, that cellulite is ugly. Having it bruises our ego and self-esteem, especially when being out-and-about in your swim suit.
Cellulite does tend to worsen with age, so many women's antiaging regime includes finding ways to get rid of cellulite.
Two common ways to get rid of cellulite are by cosmetic treatment or diet and lifestyle change.
Losing Cellulite by a Cosmetic Treatment
If the above methods don’t seem to be helping in your fight against cellulite there are other options. Here are a few helpful links:
VelaSmooth cellulite treatment reviews
Endermologie cellulite treatment reviews
Be sure to educate yourself on all of your choices when deciding between these forms of therapies.
One place to get informed is to read what others are saying about cellulite treatments in the RealSelf skin care forum. Go ahead and discover anti-cellulite tips from real people.
Losing Cellulite the Natural Way
First, dietary changes that may help to reduce the appearance and quantity of cellulite include:
1. Add at least 64 ounces of clear, clean water to your diet spread throughout the day.
2. Incorporate plenty of antioxidants into your diet by eating a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis – at each meal, in fact. Be sure that you are eating “a rainbow of colors”. The brightest colored produce tends to have the highest levels of antioxidants.
3. Supplement your diet with glucosamine. Glucosamine is the precursor to hyaluronic acid, a natural substance the body requires to establish smooth, elastic, healthy looking skin and tissue.
4. Other daily supplements to consider are a complete B vitamin, a dose of essential fatty acids, a good source of vegetable and legume protein and plenty of lecithin from dietary sources (such as eggs and peanut butter).