One Big Health Nut

June 27, 2008

5 ways to fight cellulite

Filed under: Cellulite,Exercise,Skin — Vicki @ 12:24 pm

Combating cellulite is an exasperating task, especially in the summer months. Since cellulite appears most often around the thighs and buttocks it is difficult to disguise and can cause great despair. What you need are some options that help reduce the appearance of cellulite so it is not so noticeable.

1. Make your own cream. Cellulite creams are expensive. In the current economy, every penny counts. Combine ground coffee and your favorite lotion. Rub the mixture on the cellulite repeatedly throughout your day. Caffeine is the number one ingredient found in almost every cellulite cream.

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June 20, 2008

Do Anti-Cellulite creams really work?

Filed under: Cellulite,Skin — Vicki @ 12:26 pm

Cellulite is said to plague the majority of women, statistics sometimes indicating a percentage as high as 90%. Cellulite is not just an overweight woman’s affliction. If we believe the recent pictures in a popular celebrity magazine, even the skinny and beautiful celebrities like Mischa Barton fight the cellulite battle. The most commonly asked question concerning cellulite is how to get rid of it.

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June 13, 2008

What causes cellulite?

Filed under: Cellulite,Diet,Exercise,Food — Vicki @ 2:02 pm

Cellulite is a condition that plagues women of many sizes. You do not have to be overweight to have cellulite. Cellulite is most commonly present on the thighs, buttocks, and pelvic regions, giving the skin a cottage cheese like appearance. The causes of cellulite and the conditions contributing to cellulite are numerous. Genetics do play a role. And though we have no control over genetics, there are other contributing factors that cause cellulite you can control.

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March 6, 2008

Get rid of cellulite without cosmetic surgery!

Filed under: Cellulite,Exercise,Fat,Health Tips — Vicki @ 3:52 pm

You cannot get rid of cellulite. You can hide it. You can try to minimize the appearance of it. But you will not be able to eliminate the cellulite plaguing your thighs, hips, butt, and everywhere else you don’t want it. So what are you supposed to do, just accept it? Wear one of those bathing suits with a little skirt that your grandmother loves so much? Or maybe just comfort yourself by looking at the pictures on the cover of the gossip magazines highlighting the cellulite on skinny stars?

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June 13, 2007

Getting Rid of Cellulite

Filed under: Cellulite,Exercise,Food,Skin,Weight Loss — Vicki @ 6:26 pm

Cellulite is caused by clumps of fat cells that push up against the surrounding fibrous connective tissue, resulting in dimpling of the skin usually around your butt and thighs. In lay terminology, it is fat that pushes through cell walls into the middle layer of skin and shows through to the surface. Cellulite is not caused by excess weight. That is a myth. Researchers have found that due to genetics, even skinny people are cursed with cellulite. The big question is, how do we get rid of it?

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