The word cellulite is enough to make anyone cringe. What exactly is cellulite and how can you make it disappear? We know what it looks like: dimples in the skin, cottage cheese thighs, wobbly skin hanging off your arms. so how do we go about reducing cellulite?
Before trying to get rid of cellulite it is important to know what it is and how it gets onto our bodies. Cellulite is the fatty deposits and fibrous tissue that causes a dimple effect on your skin. This dimple-skin usually appears on the thighs, hips, and buttocks and women are more likely to have it than men. These fat deposits are made up of fat and toxins that accumulate in your body. Reducing cellulite isn’t as easy as you may think. Over the years, our eating habits and lifestyle, having children, stress, and lack of exercise add cellulite onto our bodies. Hormonal changes in women can also contribute to the build-up of cellulite.
Who Can Get Cellulite?
Cellulite affects both men and women of any size or body weight. Approximately 85% to 98% of all adult women have some cellulite somewhere on their body and is seen more often in Caucasian females. Women who are heavier are more susceptible to getting cellulite. There are also a handful of thinner women that also have cellulite build-up. Even though there are few cases documented, men can also have cellulite as well as they get older. Diet plays a large role in the build-up of cellulite although managing your weight doesn’t appear to be as much of a contributing factor as the foods you actually consume. Knowing this can help you start taking the right steps in reducing cellulite. Changing your diet up to eating healthier foods can help combat the appearance of cellulite on the skin.
Aside from diet, there are several other factors that contribute to this build-up of cellulite. Your hereditary make-up plays a large role in whether or not you will get cellulite. If your parents have it, chances are you will develop it at some point post-puberty. If you aren’t drinking enough water you are more prone to getting cellulite. Drinking water flushes waste and toxins out of your body and you should drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water per day to help in reducing cellulite. Poor eating habits will add cellulite onto your body. Drinking alcohol, caffeine, and eating fatty foods are produce toxins that collect inside fat deposits. Changing your diet will help in reducing cellulite build-up. Smoking slows down blood circulation in your body which affects blood saturation to your skin ultimately reducing its elasticity. Certain medications will disturb natural processes of your body and can disturb the purification system in your body. Quitting smoking and reducing how much medication you take can both help in reducing cellulite.
Cellulite has both physical and mental effects on a person. Visually cellulite is unappealing and can often contribute to low self-esteem and poor social skills. People begin to feel embarrassed or awkward when engaging in social interactions depending on the social situation. The question remains though: how can you begin reducing cellulite? While skin tissue problems can’t be prevented, there are many ways to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Your skin tone and elasticity can be improved by using lotions and creams. Using a daily moisturizer to protect your skin against the sun will improve its ability to stay firm and act against this dimpling effect that cellulite creates. Exercising and staying fit helps in reducing cellulite appearance. Keeping the muscles toned around those problem areas will condone healthy blood flow to your skin hence reducing the visual effects of cellulite. Eating a healthy, balanced diet is extremely important for many areas of your life. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies and pay close attention to the ingredients and fat content in the foods you are eating. Changing your diet will also help in reducing cellulite as well as keeping your body healthy and functioning properly.
Other ways that help in reducing cellulite can be more extreme than those mentioned above. Going for a detoxification diet can help your body dispose of toxins and speed up your metabolism. By speeding up your metabolism you are also speeding up the digestive system as well. Most of these diets require you to only eat fresh food and to eliminate any refined or processed food from your diet. Body wraps are another way to help in reducing cellulite appearance. You can get a body wrap at many beauty salons and day spas. Body wraps have a mixture of seaweed and algae which is used with skin hydrating lotions; this helps to improve blood circulation to your skin. It is only a temporary solution to the problem and should only be considered and a supplemental treatment method that is used in addition to making other positive changes.
There are also several medical procedures that can be done to help in reducing cellulite. You can get injections that have minimal amounts of caffeine. This helps to reduce the size of cellulite pockets. Liposuction is one of the most common medical procedures to get rid of extra fat. This is an expensive type of cosmetic surgery and is not typically recommended by doctors to get rid of cellulite. This procedure should only be used for treatment problems associated with deep fat. Massage therapy has become the most popular way to help in reducing cellulite. Endermology is a type of massage technique that uses a vacuum and rollers to manipulate the skin. Ultimately it helps promote blood circulation and smoothes out the appearance of cellulite.
Unfortunately, cellulite doesn’t go away if it is not treated. It becomes more of a problem as you get older. It may seem that finding solutions for reducing cellulite seem like an endless battle. There is no cure for the condition but there are ways to help reduce its appearance. Making some of these changes will help to get rid of cellulite although it is not a permanent solution.
