How cellulite takes over our bodies
September 15th, 2008 | by admin |
When it comes to cellulite, one thing is sure: it is much easier to prevent, than to cure! Actually, this is a principle that applies for any disorder, but we are talking now about cellulite. Cellulite progresses in close relationship with the hormonal variations.
Dermatologists define cellulite as a disorder related to the fluids exchange in the body, which leads to fat and toxins accumulations under the skin. Cellulite is mainly a women’s concern, but mostly because of aesthetic reasons rather than health reasons.
The fat deposits generally accumulate in the belly, thighs, knees, bottoms or arms areas, in form of lumps, firstly swollen, then floppy. In fact cellulite is an abnormal process of fat accumulation. Even if all women are affected in one way or another by cellulite, the truth is that those who are prone to obesity or older women are affected by stage 2 or 3 cellulite.
Few of the factors that cause cellulite are: poor blood flow, depression, bad diets, stress, constipation, accentuated fatigue, obesity, hormonal disorders. As you might probably notice, the causing factors of cellulite are 90% common to women, which is cellulite mainly is a women’s disorder. In many cases, the guilty triggering factors are hormones like estrogens (produced by the ovaries). Those hormones determine fat accumulation and water/salt retention in the skin tissues. Therefore, cellulite progresses depending on hormonal variations and it usually develops in the periods when the ovaries produce a large quantity of estrogens:
· Puberty;
· Pregnancy;
· Pre-menstrual syndrome;
· Menopause.
Dermatologists recommend walking, jogging, massage and a proper diet as part of the methods generally used for improving circulation and prevent the fast degeneration of skin cells.
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