Cellulite
Diet, Exercise
Essential Oils

Cellulite is fat deposits under the skin. It is characterized by a dimpled orange-peel appearance. Cellulite is a normal occurrence resulting from uneven fatty deposits. Fat is arranged in large chambers underneath a fairly thin layer of skin. Columns of collagen fibers separate these chambers. In overweight persons, too much fat is being stuffed into these chambers, causing the pitting and bulging of the skin. In addition, as women age, the collagen fibers shrink and thicken, pulling the skin downward. This results in a quilt-like or orange peel appearance on the skin surface.

Cellulite has a variety of causes, from poor circulation and lack of oxygen to water retention, lack of exercise, poor lymph drainage, or diet. Hormonal changes also contribute to cellulite for estrogen stimulates storage of fat. Cellulite is mostly a women's problem, due to different body physiques, men tend to have lower percentages of body fat. Men also have thicker skin with smaller fat chambers that are more tightly held together. As many as 95% of all women over age 30; will develop cellulite to some degree.

Treatment to eliminate cellulite is not easy for it will return if you are predisposed to it. In other words, treating it is in itself not enough. One must also change eating and exercise habits as well as incorporate product for re-absorption of stored cellulite and fat.

Diet

Try incorporating the following into your eating habits:

Eliminate tea other than herbal, coffee and alcohol, drinking only water and fruit juices.
Increase raw vegetables, to include bean sprouts and raw cabbage, and vitamins C and B
Eliminate dairy products from cows and eat only free-range chicken, turkey and eggs.
Eat only wholegrain breads.

Current research has proven the Food Pyramid we have all been raised on is not accurate. Harvard has compiled a Food Pyramid for more healthy eating habits.

Servings should be approximately as follows:
Protein-the size of the palm of your hand
Beans, Nuts-1/2 cup
Breads-1 slice
Rice, Pasta-1/2 cup cooked
Dairy-1 cup mild, 1 cup yogurt, 2 ounces processed cheese, 1 ½ ounces natural cheese
Juice-3/4 cup
Fruit-1 medium apple, orange, banana etc.
Leafy vegetables-1 cup
Raw or Cooked vegetables-1/2 cup

Limit alcohol, moderation means one 2 oz. glass of wine or 1 oz. of liquor or one 12 oz. beer. Studies have shown that one drink a day may lower cholesterol, but more than one will create other potentially serious health problems.

Rule to thumb when judging servings is to divide your plate into 4 sections.

Exercise

Find an exercise routine that works for you. Areas that you do not exercise gather toxins like stagnant water. In other words, toxins pool in these areas allowing cellulite to build up and stick. Yoga or Tai Chi are wonderful exercise routines for anyone for they have zero impact on the joints and spine.

Stress

Lowering ones stress level is also beneficial. Stress can cause cellulite to stick; relaxation is needed to assist the body in shifting the waste and fat deposits. A nice soak in Bath Salts combined with Natural Essential Oils blended for cellulite and fat re-absorption, is a great way to achieve this. Gently massage the areas of concern while enjoying your relaxing bath. If one does not have the ingredients for Bath Salts, then simply add up to 30 drops of Natural Essential Oils blended for cellulite and fat to the bath water. Once again, Yoga and Tai chi are a wonderful way to lower ones stress.

Natural Essential Oils

Natural Essential Oils work through both mind and body, having both psychological and physiological benefits. This encompasses working through oral (stomach), topical and vapor (inhalation) pathways. Being as the Natural Essential Oils and blends on this website are for topical use, lets look at how they are delivered to the body through the topical and vapor pathways.

After viewing the Pathways Chart, one can see how the mere act of applying massage oils made from Natural Essential Oils can affect the entire body, having over all well-being benefits. Our skin is the body's largest cleansing organ, which in turn also makes it the largest delivery system. This is why applying lotions or massage oils rich in moisturizing, rejuvenating, healing Natural Essential Oils is so beneficial for our over all sense of well-being. Combining these wonderful oils with simple massage techniques offers maximum benefits. Massage opens pores, increases blood flow and circulation as well as relaxes tissue; this expedites the delivery of these healing, calming, spiritual essences from nature. With hundreds of Natural Essential Oils to choose from their use is limitless.

Body massage with anti-cellulite and fat Natural Essential Oils, provides benefits by improving blood circulation and lymphatic drainage. The blend of Natural Essential Oils used, in themselves, assist the body in breaking up and re-absorbing the cellulite in a manner that it may be processed out of your body. For maximum benefits, bath in the Natural Essential Oil blend and use as massage oil. Keep in mind that regular massage also helps maintain smoother skin.

Ridding ones self of cellulite is a combined effort of diet, exercise and use of Natural Essential Oils. By altering your eating habits you stop or slow the production of cellulite, unfortunately this and exercise do not get rid of the already stored cellulite, unless you eliminate all carbohydrates; it just keeps your body from producing more. Completely eliminating carbohydrates is not healthy, ones brain requires 500 calories a day from complex carbohydrates in order to function efficiently. This is not a suggested amount of calories, it is essential. The Natural Essential Oils help your body rid itself of the stored cellulite. It is very important that a healthy diet and exercise program are in place for these essences of nature to work effectively.