The Truth About Cellulite & How To Treat It
By Johnny Lavot, Thu Dec 8th

Have you been cursed with those lumpy, cottage cheese like areasof fat on your thighs, hips, buttocks, and other parts of yourbody? There's a good chance; 85% of women are already afflictedwith these same cellulite woes. The term "cellulite" is not acommon term around the medical community - it was actually firstcreated in European spas. Then, in the early 1970's a man by thename of Nicole Ronsard published the book Cellulite: ThoseLumps, Bumps, and Bulges You Couldn't Lose Before. The term"cellulite" then spread throughout America.

If you're like most women, you are probably wondering whatcauses cellulite and how you can get rid of it. Well, there areseveral factors that contribute to the cause of cellulite. Someof these factors are age, genetics, your body fat percentage,your level of hydration, and possibly whether or not you smokeor ingest caffeine.

One of the most prominent and widely accepted causes ofcellulite has to due with how the skin is constructed and howthe fat around it is situated. In the skin, there are toughstrands of fibrous tissue that connect the skin to the rest ofthe body called the "septa". The septa anchors at certain points- similar to a net. This net of fibrous - the septa - tissueexists above the layer of fat in your body. However, sometimesfat makes its way through the holes in this net of fibroustissue and therefore plumps the fat outward. This plumping offat causes the "cottage cheese" resemblance of cellulite. Manytimes, even if a woman has a very low body fat percentage, ifthe skin around that area is pinched, then some cellulite canstill remain visible; however, most women probably only careabout cellulite when it is only visible without pinching.

Other reasons/theories exist as to the cause of cellulite, butthe actual cause is probably a combination of more than onething. Carole Walderman, aesthetician and president of Von LeeInternational School of Aesthetics, in Baltimore, states,"Cellulite is a combination of fat globules, waste matter, andwater imprisoned in connective tissue." Another theory is thatthe makeup of the strands of fibrous tissue in men and women aredifferent - for instance, a man's net of fibrous tissue forms anet that is perpendicular, where as a woman's net of fibroustissue is formed by X's. Also, the fibrous tissue may be tighterin women, which would cause a much more pronounced plumpingeffect in women in comparison to men.

Treatments for Cellulite

Just Lose the Fat

Since an excessive body fat percentage is probably the mostprominent reason for the cause of cellulite, the best, mostpermanent, and most effective course of action is to simply losefat. Obviously, there are many options in this area due to thefact that there are hundreds of diet programs, pills,supplements, etc. A very effective program can be found byclicking this link about weight loss.

Mechanical Massage

Another popular, and somewhat pricey, treatment for cellulite iscalled endermology,

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