Anti-cellulite Plan
If anyone needs to describe cellulite to you, then you probably don't need this plan! If, however, you're personally familiar with this lumpy, bumpy, bulging type of skin, then read on. It is possible to detox your cellulite through a combination of diet, exercise and certain external treatments.
About cellulite and toxins
In the past few years, a common theory on cellulite has been that it is caused by toxins collecting under the skin. This is not true. No one has even found debris of caffeine in cellulite when they've measured it; nor have they found nicotine, alcohol or the remnants of the cheeseburger eaten ten years ago. While toxins may play a role in the formation of cellulite, they are not the problem. The truth is that cellulite is just fat, much the same as what's on your the rest of your body. What's different about cellulite, and the reason why it has that lumpy, bumpy, orange-peel appearance, however, is how that fat is held in place. All around the exterior of the body, there is a layer of fat under the skin called the subcutis. It keeps us warm, it cushions us when we sit down and it protects our bones. Through this layer run fibres of collagen that collect the fat into pockets. Normally, these fibres are thin and the pockets remain smooth; however, changes can occur to this. The fat becomes damaged and lumpy, and instead of being thin and smooth the collagen fibres start to thicken, pressing into the fat and creating bulging. It is this unsightly bulging, which we all hate, that is cellulite.
Why does this happen?
As yet, no one really knows why, but it's increasingly looking as if two factors play a big role. The first is free-radical attack. Free radicals attack the healthy cells of the body, and this is also true of fat cells. As well as this, free radicals have a particular affinity for collagen and elastin fibres that make up the top layers of the skin. When these tissues degrade, the skin thins and this reduces the covering over the subcutis, making the (now bumpy) fat layer underneath more noticeable. The second factor is sluggish blood circulation and lymph flow. The job of the circulation is to carry nutrients to the cells of the body, while the lymph carries away toxic byproducts. If these things aren't working correctly, they can compound the problem. According to leading cellulite researcher Elisabeth Dancey, author of The Cellulite Solution (Hodder and Stoughton, 1996), when skin cells called fibroblasts are deprived of oxygen they start to clump together. So, during repair of the damaged collagen, these cells create thick, stringy fibres instead of thin, healthy ones. Furthermore, she says that if lymph flow is slow, the fluid solidifies and creates thick fibres of its own. These two processes then create thick strands that make fat bulge.
The solution
Beating cellulite is a three-step process. First you need to reduce fat in the cellulite area (and disguise what doesn't get reduced); second, reduce and repair free-radical damage and finally boost blood circulation and lymph flow. By combining diet, exercise and external treatments for six to eight weeks, you can dramatically reduce the look of any cellulite.
Anti Cellulite Diet
One Day Diet
Exercise Programme
External Treatments
Living the Detox Life