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Natural Help for Cellulite
For women, cellulite (the dimpled fat beneath your skin) is the body’s way of storing fat for pregnancy, but how much you have depends on various factors such as genetic predisposition, age, rapid weight gain or loss, and the thickness of your skin.
Prevention:
According to the National Institutes of Health, simply eating a healthy diet with fruits and veggies so you don’t consume excess calories and fat, avoiding rapid weight gain and loss, exercising, and staying hydrated to prevent excess cellulite from forming, are the best ways to prevent it.
Treatment:
Heather Smith, owner of the Bella Fiore Day Spa in Denver, recommends a six-week holistic program combining exercise and a diet rich with fruits and veggies, plus massage and herbal creams. No controlled studies have proven the long-term effectiveness of anticellulite creams, but they can temporarily mask the appearance of cellulite by stimulating blood flow to the problem area.
For more information about cellulite, see Lymphomania: Eliminate Pain, Cellulite, Fat, and More and Coffee: Kitchen Cupboard Beauty Tips.
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add your comment »Hey I didn't know cellulite had to do with bad odor.. I better take early precautions!!
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the only thing I've ever found to reduce cellulite once you have it is one of those nubby rubber things (currently misplaced). They're about $10-15 at beauty shops and you put some lubricant on it (ie soap in the shower or oil after bathing) on it and rub in circular motions on the cellulite firmly; results in a few days to a few weeks depending on how fit you are and how much cellulite you have. This is the only thing that works once you have cellulite.
I'm no doctor or practician, but this has worked for me when I've either had cellulite or was determined enough to get rid of it.
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"sniping?" c'mon, really? I'm with Roxanne. There was little to no information posted. I feel like I wasted my time reading this. And the comment section is here so the writers will know what does and doesn't interest their readers. It's not "sniping" to give feedback on an article that was disappointing.
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Pamela C, the whole purpose of having a place to post comments is to be able to discuss the article that is posted. I don't see anyone "sniping at others" in any way, shape and form. People are expressing their disappointment in this article, which was featured in the newsletter, and clicked onto it hoping to see a real informative article. Which this is not.
"If you guys want to delve into the subject in a comprehensive manner or submit an article yourselves, then do it..." Uh, what is that supposed to mean? People come here to read articles that are supposedly written by those with expertise in the subject, or at least who have done some research on the subject, and hope to learn something. So are you saying that we shouldn't expect anything informative to be posted on Care2 or that we should write an article ourselves if we don't like what's posted? In other words, we can't offer negative comments or suggestion to Care2 on what we don't want to see on this website?
Oh, and I don't really consider it a "shortcoming" to offer legitimate criticism to a posted article, especially one like this--which promises information but offers the reader nothing. I would say that your post is the only one exhibiting personal shortcomings.
If we can't legitimately discuss an article, for better or worse, than what's the point in having a comment section?
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It's just an ad. How disapointing.
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I wasn't going to comment until I read the ones below. If you guys want to delve into the subject in a comprehensive manner or submit an article yourselves, then do it. Otherwise, sniping at others is just rude and useless. Don't blame Care2 for your own shortcomings.
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This article is about as basic and non-specific as it gets. It might have been an informative article if it actually discussed the six week holistic program mentioned under treatment, but as it stands now, this article is just a useless little piece of nonsense. And I'm annoyed because I wasted my time clicking on it, thinking that it might have useful information.
Care2, I sure I speak for others when I say that we can do without this time of silly article. I'm sure that you just stuck this headline into the newsletter, hoping to pull people in. Well, next time, don't put headlines into the newsletter unless they connect to real articles. Have some respect for your readers.
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Heidi, I agree. The headline is just an attention grabber to get you to click further into the newsletter. It's pretty well known that not a lot so far has been discovered as a good treatment for cellulite...but when care2.com puts out a such a headline, well we figure there might be some useful info there because they are supposed to be an ethical organization.
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This article is about as broad and general as one could get. How about some specific exercises or other useful info. I already eat veggies and fruits frequently.
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