Almost everyone has some cellulite, including thin people. Cellulite is hard fat that gathers mainly on the thighs, hips, abdominal area, the back of the arms and on the buttocks. It's easy to gain and difficult to lose. Cellulite can be removed through liposuction or surgery; however both methods are expensive and carry some medical risks. Unless you work to keep off cellulite with diet and exercise, it will only come back again. If you can't afford expensive surgeries or liposuction or simply don't want to have the surgeries, there are natural, inexpensive and simple methods for removing cellulite.
No matter what you do to get rid of cellulite, you're not going to get very far without diet and exercise. A low calorie, low fat diet consisting of complex carbohydrates, lean meats, poultry, fish and unsaturated fats, plus sufficient aerobic and strengthening exercises are what you need to get you started on the track to losing cellulite. Patience and consistency will see you through. Although you may think that you don't need to lose weight, the fact is that cellulite is fat and you can't remove fat from your body without losing some weight. Since cellulite is hardened fat, it's more difficult to take off than regular fat and must be broken up before your body can expel it.
Fitness and skin experts agree that the certain home remedies are actually effective for removing cellulite. For instance, mix warm, used coffee grounds with a bit of olive oil. Smear the mixture over the areas of cellulite, and loosely wrap it in plastic wrap. Leave it on for twenty minutes, and showers it off. You can do this two - four times a week. A variation on using coffee grounds is to finely grind dry coffee grounds and mix it with lotion, massage it into your skin for about five minutes and then rinse it off. This can be done daily.
Your body needs help in getting rid of cellulite. Drinking 6 - 8 large glasses of water per day flushes the toxins from your body. Drinking a glass of cranberry juice per day helps this along. Avoid eating salt. It causes your body to retain fluids. Coffee and cigarettes both constrict your blood vessels and may make your cellulite more prominent. Dry-brushing your skin helps improve blood circulation. Just use a soft-bristled brush and gently press against your skin, rotating it in a circular motion, from head to toe or just in the areas that have cellulite.
Using herbs and aromatherapy oils have long been a popular home remedy. You can add sage, cypress for juniper ordeals to your bath water for a relaxing, skin refreshing soak. Add two cups of sea salt to your bath water and soak for at least 30 minutes. Massage actually does help get rid of cellulite. It increases blood flow and lymphatic drainage, which prevents cellulite from forming. Part of the effectiveness of massage is that it may break up cellulite and make it easier for the body to lose it. Oils that are known to stimulate the skin, include bay, lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, sesame, hazelnut, cypress, and grape seed oils. You can add these to your bath water or gently massage them into your skin.
None of these home remedies will be successful if used alone, but combined with diet and sufficient exercise you really can melt off that cellulite!
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