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Cellulite - What the beauty industry doesn't want you to know...
Cellulite is not a medical or scientific term but it is a commonly used term to describe the pitting, bulging and deformation of the skin usually affecting the thighs, buttocks, hips, breasts and the abdomen of women.
Over the years there has been a lot of debate about what actually constitutes cellulite and whether it differs from other fat cells in the body. Chemical analysis has shown that cellulite is the same as ordinary fat cells and that it is not a unique substance.
Fat cells are held together by a network of fibers that are nourished and cleansed by body fluids such as blood and lymph. Poor circulation can result in a slowing down of this cleansing process and an accumulation of waste materials that thicken and harden into immovable pockets of fat causing the dimple affect. 
The symptoms of cellulite include feelings of tightness and heaviness in the legs. The skin can be tender when pinched, pressed or when massaged vigorously and it can also feel hard and cold compared to other areas of skin. However, it can also feel spongy and doughy.
On the positive side cellulite is not an illness and it is unlikely to have any ill effects on your health, rather it is a sign that there is something in your lifestyle that is not as healthy as it could be.
Several factors influence whether a person has cellulite and how much they have. Your gender, the amount of fat on your body, your age and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of cellulite you have or how visible it is.
Whatever the cause of cellulite, it's important to know that there aren't any miracle products, treatments, or medicines that can make it go away. For example, some expensive salon treatments that promise to get rid of cellulite simply cause your skin to puff up through deep massaging, temporarily reducing the dimpled appearance.
Treatments like liposuction (surgery to remove fat) and mesotherapy (injection of drugs into cellulite) are either expensive or may produce only temporary improvement. Many doctors warn that liposuction is not an effective treatment for this condition because liposuction is designed to remove deep fat instead of cellulite, which is close to the skin.
If you decide that you want to try to reduce the amount of cellulite you have, the best thing to do is to decrease excess body fat and eat small regular nutritiously balanced meals. Eating infrequently can be as detrimental as eating too much where cellulite is concerned, because the body slows the metabolic rate accordingly. When it comes to biscuits, cakes and sweets, a little does count and will prevent you from losing cellulite.
Athletes with a healthy diet will rarely have any visible cellulite therefore experts agree that eating a well balanced diet, (taking a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement, as a safety net to what may be lacking in the diet) drinking adequate clean distilled water and the right exercise is the key to prevention.
An exercise routine that combines aerobic exercise with strength training is the best weapon against cellulite as the deep tissue muscle movements massage and move blood and lymph into and out of this cellular area like no other product can.
"It is courage you need to change, not infallibility...courage and persistence is always the surest wisdom."
