Best Cellulite – New Miracle Cure Found
by admin on November 6, 2009
Orange peel, cottage cheese, pin-cushion skin — we’ve all heard the nicknames for Cellulite. And though they may not be appealing, these names describe what Cellulite Fat looks like on the outside. It can show up just about anywhere, but is most commonly seen around the thighs, buttocks, knees and upper arms. The age when women start to notice Cellulite Fat can vary from person to person. Some see it as early as adolescence.
Though Cellulite contains fat, it’s made up of more than just fat cells. Located in the subcutaneous (subsurface) layer of our skin, it consists of fat cells and a surrounding network of connective tissue that keeps them in place, known as septa. This combination provides many benefits for the body — Mother Nature always has a reason! It furnishes insulation, cushioning, and structural support for our skin, as well as temperature regulation for our bodies. It also serves to store fat so the body has sufficient calories available for pregnancy and lactation. This is why women who’ve had children may notice more Cellulite after pregnancy. Additionally, the fat in our skin serves as an endocrine organ, helping to balance our hormones well into old age.
Cellulite forms when the septa tighten down on the fat cells or when the fat cells push up on the septa. Think of an overstuffed chair, where the cushion bursts out above the structural support. What causes a tightening down on the “tufts”?
Your lymphatic system plays an integral role in the development of Cellulite Build Up. Cellulite begins with stiffening septa caused by impaired blood and lymph circulation to and from the subcutaneous layer of skin. If you think of the subcutaneous layer of skin as a sink, the circulatory and lymphatic systems are its pipes. The “sink” needs pipes to deliver clean water and pipes to take away dirty water. When everything is running smoothly, your capillaries are delivering fresh nutrient-rich blood to the skin and the lymph is taking away waste and toxins. When things get clogged up and blood circulation decreases, this starves and weakens the surrounding tissue and causes fluid to be retained. A decrease in lymph drainage causes the fluids that normally carry away waste to be trapped.
Because of the stagnant flow of blood and lymph fluid, the septa become more fibrous and tighten down on underlying fat cells. This happens because cells starved of oxygen and nutrients become incorporated into septa, thickening and hardening them. A decrease in circulation causes veins and capillaries to become weakened and leak blood into the surrounding tissue. This increases pressure in the subcutaneous layer and restricts flow even more.
Finally, the increased pressure leads to a rerouting of blood flow around the Cellulite area. Septa fibers continue to thicken and fat continues to be deposited in the subcutaneous layer. However, because of poor circulation, the fat and toxins cannot be effectively removed. Cellulite Deposits and toxins
Toxic build-up is the overriding cause of stagnant lymph. Over the years, toxins from the environment, processed foods and foods with lots of chemical additives accumulate in our bodies. While the liver, kidneys, sweat glands and lymph system work hard to rid your body of toxins, these in-house detox systems can’t always keep up the pace. An overload of toxins means they get deposited and trapped in other places, particularly in and around fat cells, including those in the subcutaneous skin layer. This entrapment causes premature hardening of the once elastic septa, causing them to bear down on the fat cells below. Like the overstuffed chair, tight structural support leads to bulging from below.
Smoking is another toxic habit believed to play a role in Cellulite Formation. Smoking cigarettes allows free radicals to damage vein and capillary walls so that they become inflamed and leaky. Nicotine is known as a vasoconstrictor, meaning it constricts blood vessels. This narrows the “pipes” and allows less in-flow for nourishment and less out-flow for cleaning and detoxification. When microcirculation is compromised, so are the tissues that receive nutrient-rich blood from the capillaries. All of this puts the natural aging process in our skin on fast-forward.
To return to fully nourishing your skin cells, you have to begin by removing the blockage, and then allow the lymph to freely flow again. This is done by detoxifying your cells. If you think about it, you would never drive a car for 30 years without changing the oil or the air filter. Our bodies need cleansing too. And the more we do it, the better we feel. I recommend detoxing your system two to three times a year, especially as you age. Detoxing gives your body systems, like the lymph, liver and kidneys, time to catch up and clean up.