Hello everyone
Ladies, did you know that the best way to help keep cellulite to a minimum is through a good healthy diet, as this keeps your liver working at its full potential, reducing the storage of HDL, the bad cholesterol?
As I have mentioned many times before, ‘we are what we eat’, our motto ‘good food for good health’ should be everyone’s.
I think as we get older we take this “on board”, but we need to encourage the younger generations to instill this as a way of life now, and not something they can correct later, like cellulite can. they begin to form at puberty, although it is usually later.
French doctors coined the term ‘cellulite’, every woman’s toilet, believing it to be a certain form of fat that accumulates under the skin, leaving the affected area lumpy and dimpled, like orange peel.
As with any health problem, there is generally no single cause, but different life situations combined with cofactors and causative agents that interact and promote an effect or symptom, and cellulite is no different.
Today, most doctors do not believe that cellulite is a special form of fat, but rather that it is just ordinary fat being pulled down by gravity.
I raise my hand to the fact that over the years I’ve looked in the mirror for telltale signs, and yes I do have some, I first noticed it when I was in the middle of my first pregnancy and almost had a attack, only being 28
Before this, I had always thought that cellulite was something ‘older’ that happened to us when we were a certain age, unlike today when paparazzi show photos of stick insect models sporting cellulite.
Cellulite can affect any woman of any size at any time. I really wish when I was younger I knew what I know now about eating “good food for good health” as this has a huge influence on who we are and how this actually affects our health and its effect on our body.
Many studies have been done on cellulite and its causes, and it was found that weak liver function is common in women prone to it.
Therefore, it cannot be stressed enough, ladies, that we really do need to eat a varied diet of good food, in order for the liver to function effectively. When we eat a poor diet that is high in saturated fat, our liver becomes sluggish and clogged.
Fatty degeneration of the liver is caused by excessive accumulation of fat and affects the ability to function and manage fat properly, allowing fat to be stored around the body, often accumulating around the waistline or deposited as cellulite under the skin.
When the liver is affected by fatty degeneration, cholesterol levels are hampered, allowing ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol to build up instead of producing ‘good’ cholesterol – HDL.
It also revealed that a poor lymphatic system, poor circulation, and constipation were thought to aid cellulite formation. Hormonal imbalances could also be a determining factor.
Therefore, poor dietary choices and nutritional deficiencies, where diets are rich in processed foods, fats, alcohol, and toxins such as additives and dyes, affect our biochemical processes and digestion, hindering and preventing natural detoxification.
Due to today’s fast food lifestyle, obesity is increasing alarmingly and is an underlying cause of various diseases as dietary factors with fast food are causing congestion of vessels and ducts. of circulation and elimination systems, including bile. ducts of the liver and digestive tract.
Unfortunately for us, female hormones and fat are closely related, and after reaching puberty we carry twice as much fat as the body prepares for the event of pregnancy. This stored fat is very resistant to the effort of losing weight.
Fat or fat cells are formed from fatty acids in food, lipoproteins in the liver, chylomicrons in the intestine, and insulin-dependent triglycerides that come from amino acids and glucose.
The volume of fat cells in certain areas of the body increases with higher levels of estrogen and progesterone, while testosterone does the opposite.
So ladies, we’re all bound to have some cellulite, but eating a healthy diet and eating slowly can help, as this allows food-breaking enzymes to work efficiently, allowing for proper absorption of nutrients and the digestion of food.
As we age, the pancreas that produces enzymes to metabolize food begins to slow down, so this can also lead to fat gain. Aging is not the only factor for the pancreas to produce fewer enzymes, our diet can be a cause when it is high in processed foods and trans fatty acids.
When your liver is healthy, it produces bile that breaks down fat. If your body lacks certain nutrients, bile can’t do its job properly, or if your liver is clogged with toxins, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.
So drinking plenty of fluids and eating a varied diet of good food will give you many of the different nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants needed to keep your liver functioning at its full potential.
Fruits and vegetables are great, and you can always make them into a smoothie if you prefer to ‘drink’ them rather than eat them.
Beetroot juice is said to help the liver break down stored fats, you can make it fresh with a juicer or buy it at your local health food store and drink a small glass every day.
Seaweed is rich in minerals, protein, iodine, and vitamins and is said to promote smooth skin and get fat moving in the body. Seaweed – Seaweed tablets are available at most health food stores, and there are many seaweed-based products that are great for your skin.
Skin brushing is claimed to remove toxic waste by stimulating the lymphatic system, directly through the skin. Brush your entire body once a day, I often do this in the shower, start gently then gradually increase the pressure to a firm stroke as you get used to it.
Begin brushing with the soles of your feet, working your way up your legs in firm sweeping motions. I always stop a little longer at the thighs, then brush the arms, shoulders, and back up to the buttocks, another area I stop at. , then gently across the tummy and chest in light circular motions towards the neck
I think massage is the best way to make cellulite look less obvious, it doesn’t go away but the surface becomes less dimpled with regular massage.
There are many products today that claim to reduce cellulite, whether or not these are effective is a matter of opinion, but if they make you feel better about your cellulite then they are worth it.
Skin firming lotions are great for massaging the entire body and especially the areas where cellulite is prone.
Almost twenty years after seeing my first signs of cellulite, I am very lucky as it has not increased much, and my friends and family have noticed it too.
I’ve never been a big fan of exercise, but yoga and walking are my passion and my dog appreciates walks. This combined with a healthy diet most of the time, like everyone eating a little bit of whatever they feel like, doesn’t hurt, but continuing on a regular basis can cause problems, that’s all I do.
I haven’t bought any expensive creams and lotions yet but I do brush my body a couple of times a week and massage in a regular body lotion every day, I feel this keeps my skin in great condition and really helps with circulation by improving flow of blood.
It may take you a few more minutes each day to do this, but it has the advantage that you really know your body and notice when there are small changes, which all women should take care of, especially the breast area.
Let us know how your cellulite has improved.
So remember that good nutrition is good health.
sandra and ted