Cellulite or orange- peel skin is a condition where the skin develops lumps and dimples. The skin’s dimpled appearance is the result of fat cells pushing through the connective tissue under the skin causing lumpiness. Cellulite may affect both men and women and usually occurs in the buttocks, thighs or other areas. According to the statistics about 80-90% women will develop cellulite at some point in their lives.
The actual cause of cellulite is unknown. Dermatologists report that lifestyle factors, diet and hormonal changes may contribute to it. There is a wide range of more or less expensive treatments available to improve the skin’s appearance but it brings a temporary relief only. Doctors agree cellulite is incurable.
Treating symptoms not the cause
Cellulite treatment options follow the main stream medicine trend to treat the symptoms, not the cause. To understand why cellulite appears and how to treat it effectively, we need to look at our body’s detoxification mechanisms and how they function.
Toxins can enter the body through the skin by absorption, the lungs by inhalation and the intestines by ingestion. The liver is the main detoxification organ and metabolises most of the body’s toxic substances. The lungs, skin, intestines and kidneys support the liver in the metabolism of toxins and remove them from the body.
Toxins can be water soluble (e.g. nicotine, water soluble chemicals) i.e. dissolve in water and are fairly easy to excrete by the body as well as lipid soluble (pesticide, heavy metals, hormones) – these dissolve well in fat which is the main component of cell membranes. Lipid soluble toxins need to undergo complex detoxification processes before they excreted and can be stored in the body for a long time.
When the amount of toxic chemicals entering the body exceeds its detoxification capacity, they will start accumulating in different organs and parts of the body.
The human organism in its infinite wisdom will store toxins away from the most important organs if possible. The excess of water soluble toxins is usually directed to the joints, tissues, muscles and blood. The lipid soluble toxins will, on the other hand, travel to the subcutaneous tissue, brain and central nervous system, bone marrow and eventually liver itself. Hence, the whole organism becomes toxic.
Cellulite appears when the fat cells in the subcutaneous tissue become overloaded with toxins and will eventually start pushing through the connective tissue under the skin causing lumpiness. It is one of the symptoms of the body’s toxic overload not a disease in itself.
This explains why most anti-cellulite treatments have limited effectiveness and tend to bring temporary relief from symptoms. They work to make the skin look smoother and firmer but cannot eliminate the actual cause of cellulite. Reducing an inflow of new toxins into the body to a minimum and carrying out effective detoxification protocols is key to improving skin’s appearance and enhancing health and wellbeing.