<p style="color: #555555;">About 90% of women experience a degree of cellulite. Cellulite is formed by fat attached to the skin by bands called septae. The septae run vertically in your legs and pull straight down making dimples. Gaining weight, genetics, circulation, hormonal changes from pregnancy, premenopause and bad diets can make your fat cells bigger, which can make your cellulite more prominent. The underlying structure of fat cells is what causes cellulite. This is a structural problem as well as proper circulation. Your sweat glands, kidneys, liver and lymph system play a critical role in removing toxins which contribute to cellulite. Below is a collection of ideas for getting rid of cellulite.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;">Proposed Treatments</p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="color: #555555;">Liposuction</span></li>
	<li>Subcision</li>
	<li>Injectables</li>
	<li>Endermologie</li>
	<li>Massage</li>
	<li>Thermotherapy</li>
	<li>Topical Ointments</li>
	<li>Herbals</li>
	<li>Lasers</li>
	<li>Shock Wave Therapy</li>
	<li>Diet &amp; Exercise</li>
</ul>
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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">CREAMS &amp; MASSAGE</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/creams.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-715" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/creams.png" alt="creams" width="998" height="717" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">1</span> Scientific studies have noticed that the use of both coffee, retinol and antioxidants have reduced the appearance of cellulite. Most improvements however have been minor and temporary. Retinol increases collagen production in the skin, which may thicken the skin and reduce the visible appearance of cellulite, while coffee and antioxidants improve the skin.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">2</span> There are many proponents of massage techniques. Massage is wonderful at loosening connective tissue, improving circulation and blood flow. Start with your thighs, glutes and lower abdomen which hold the most cellulite.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">CELLULITE REDUCING TECHNOLOGY</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">3</span> There are a two technological approaches, radio waves and laser technology. VelaSmooth, Venus Freeze, Thermage and Accent XL use radio waves to reduce the cellulite in your body by applying heat to breakup the septae bands. Even the best technologies typically report a 25% - 50% improvement that diminishes over time.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">4</span> SmoothShapes as seen on Oprah is a technological breakthrough for reducing cellulite that is best described as a vacuum and massage and emitting both light and laser technology. After reading about this technology on Oprah and seeing some of the before and after pictures i am pretty impressed. The full treatment costs over $2,100, but results seem to acquiesce the cost.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">NATURAL WAYS TO REDUCE CELLULITE</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/natural.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-716" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/natural.png" alt="natural" width="996" height="664" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">5</span> Dry Skin Brushing</strong> is a great technique that is worthy of trying. FInd a long handled skin brush and use firm circular strokes to brush your entire body work towards the heart which is how the lymphatic system flows, repeat daily until results improve. With all massage techniques you can expect an increase in blood flow and circulation, as well as the removal of toxins in the body. Be sure to drink plenty of water to cleanse the system. A nice berry and melon fruit infused water will be divine after a nice hot bubble bath.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">6</span> Coffee Scrubs</strong> are an invigorating way to exfoliate the skin and have been known to be a home remedy for cellulite, however there are no clinical studies that have proven the reduction of cellulite. Regardless, we know that coffee colonics greatly detoxify the system, so why not try a coffee scrub. When you are finished with your morning coffee, rather than throw out the coffee grounds, set them aside to dry for the next day. When showering, massage the coffee grounds onto your skin, afterwards you should notice a tingly sensation like Menthol or some have said like an Altoid.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">7</span> Olive and Juniper Oil</strong> is a wonderful DIY Do It Yourself at home therapy oil, just mix one drop of Juniper oil to 2 tablespoons of olive oil, massage to your delight. The phenolic antioxidants in olive oil have been known to reduce inflammation, while Juniper oil will help with dry chapped sagging skin, it is used in many skincare products.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">8</span> Detoxifying</strong> your body is an internal solution towards removing impurities in the body thus increasing blood flow. Presumably, better health may equal less cellulite. Three times a day for one day a week for the total of one month, try a cocktail of lemon juice and cayenne pepper. Use fresh squeezed lemons using your at home juicer, or if your unable to make it fresh, try Whole Foods. They have a wonderful assortment of fresh squeezed juices.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">HIDING YOUR CELLULITE</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hiding.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-718" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hiding.png" alt="hiding" width="987" height="656" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">9</span> Slimming Workout Gear,</strong> is a great solution for hiding the cellulite. As the name suggests it provides a slimming effect, tightens the body, and there are some that can be infused with retinol, vitamin E, and caffeine to hydrate and tighten the skin.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">10</span> Self Tanners</strong>, are a great option. Low cost and easy to do with quick dramatic impact. Say goodbye to cellulite with just a few simple sprays. This is of course a temporary solution.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">MINDSET FOR GETTING RID OF CELLULITE</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mindset.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-719" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mindset.png" alt="mindset" width="998" height="663" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">11</span> Its important to establish your identity of who you are, before focusing so greatly on improving your looks. If you believe you are beautiful when you don't have cellulite and not beautiful when you have cellulite, this is cause for concern. Any insecurity for that matter is a cause for concern because you will live a roller-coaster lifestyle always self aware of how you look. The trick is to place your security on a solid foundation, build your house on the rock, not on sand. Ok, lets make it simple. If you believe your beautiful because you know that God thinks your beautiful, this is life on the rock, because God is a lover and He always thinks your beautiful. So if you get cellulite your still beautiful, if your boyfriend says your ugly, your still beautiful, if a commercial says you need their product because it will get rid of cellulite and you start to feel depressed, you are still beautiful in Gods eyes. No matter what happens, your forever beautiful because God loves your beautiful body.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;">Any other mindset, is building your identity and who you are on the sand, or a roller-coaster, or the ocean, so one bad comment and your toast, down-spiraling, somebody give me the Hagan Daaz. To point you in the one and only right direction towards God and heaven, so you will always feel loved, i really really love Jesus! He is so amazingly beautiful, you will get lost in His eyes of endless perfect love! Just start talking to Him, and just be still to know Him.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">PROPER HYDRATION</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hydration.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-720" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hydration.png" alt="hydration" width="995" height="660" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">12</span> 60% of your body is made up of water. Properly hydrating your body is key to better kidneys, better bowel function, preventing muscle fatigue, and nourishing the cells of your body including your skin. Over-hydration is a health concern, but maintaining 8 glasses per day is optimal for a healthy lifestyle.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">LIFESTYLE CHANGES</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lifestyle.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-721" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lifestyle.png" alt="lifestyle" width="994" height="658" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">13</span> Reduce your exposure from external toxins and internal toxic foods. Preservatives, chemicals, additives, alcohol and caffeine negatively affect your lymphatic system which affects proper circulation. Remove sugar from your diet, sugar has toxic affects to your system. The average American consumes over 130 pounds of sugar a year, about 22 teaspoons a day. Sugar is a precursor for diabetes, fatty liver, high blood pressure, insulin spikes, energy starvation and depression.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">14</span> Cultivate a lifestyle of dieting and detoxing. Try a two week plant based Daniel diet. The high fiber in fruit and vegetables and whole grains cleanses the body and improves digestion. Expect to cleanse yourself spiritually as well. Under your skin, you are a spirit that will live forever. Tap into your spirit and the love of God by abstaining from foods that cause your emotions to go haywire.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">15</span> Consider taking a high quality multivitamin. Free radicals damage cells, creating health complications, and stopping you from aging gracefully. New research suggests that antioxidants can boost your defenses against free radicals.</p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">16</span> Breathe! Breathing helps lymphatic flow - and it helps you relax. Be mindful to breathe several times a day.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">HEALTHY ANTIOXIDANTS</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><a href="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/antioxidants.png"><img class="normal alignnone size-full wp-image-722" src="http://www.feellikeamillion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/antioxidants.png" alt="antioxidants" width="995" height="662" /></a></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">17</span> Pomegranates</strong> contain polyphenols (antioxidants) have been shown to help support antioxidant defenses in the brain. The pomegranate has anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging properties. An overwhelming body of evidence clearly indicates that Pomegranate Juice and its extract have the power to significantly support cardiovascular health, support defenses against free radicals that contribute to DNA damage, and support brain health, blood, breast and prostate cell health. Pomegranates have been known to promote and stimulate collagen production which is the powerhouse protein of various connective tissues that helps support the elasticity of the skin cells. The fibroblast is the main functioning cell that produces collagen. An increase in collagen may thicken your skin thus slightly diminishing the appearance of cellulite.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #282828;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">18</span> "In an eight-week study conducted by researchers at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, MA, pairing a healthy diet (heart-healthy grains, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, lowfat and nonfat dairy, and healthy fats) with 40-minute exercise sessions (half cardio and half strength) three times a week helped women shed an average 9.1 pounds of fat and 1.8 inches from their hips while adding 1.2 pounds of lean muscle."</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">19</span>5 great exercises for eliminating and reducing cellulite around the glutes, thighs and lower abdomen are: 1. Around the clock lunges. 2. Goblet Squats. 3. Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts 4. Burpees 5. Single Leg Supine Hip Extension.</p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">REALISTIC GUIDELINES FOR CELLULITE</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">20</span>It is important to know that cellulite is a unique and distinctive layer of subcutaneous body fat that is common to females </span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">21</span>Improving diet and exercise is an excellent way start improving cellulite appearance (Avram, 2004). It has been shown that females who lose weight have less the cellulite appearance</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">22</span>Subcutaneous fat is layered on top of muscle. Therefore if the muscles in the hips, thighs and buttocks are weak and flaccid it will contribute to the 'uneven' view of the skin surface</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">23</span>Encourage your clients NOT to invest their hopes and monies in liposuction, subcision, injectables, skin kneading and manipulation techniques, thermotherapy, topical ointments, and herbals for cellulite management.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">24</span>The new frontier in the treatment of cellulite appears to be with laser therapy (Avram, 2004) and potentially with low-energy shock wave therapy (Angehrn, Kuhn and Voss, 2007). Laser therapy is non-invasive, has little side effects, and shows great promise for appreciably reducing the appearance of cellulite.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="float: left; color: #333; font-size: 3.9em !important; line-height: 0.99em; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: -5px;">25</span>Manage your stress level. Excess stress can cause an imbalance in your system releasing hormones and chemicals into your body that, whether they may contribute to cellulite or not, stress is a leading factor in many health issues and concerns. Relax, 90% of women have cellulite.</span></p>

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<p style="color: #555555; display: inherit; max-width: 100%;">WRAP UP QUESTIONS</p>
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<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Why is it rare to see cellulite in pre-puberty stages of growth?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Rossi and Vergnanini (2000) propose that hormones play a predisposing role in the pathophysiology of cellulite after puberty. The authors note that oestrogen (female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary) may aggravate the physiological changes causing cellulite. Oestrogen also stimulates lipoprotein lipase, the main enzyme responsible for splitting lipoproteins found in chylomycrons (particles that transport dietary lipids from the intestines to other locations in the body) and very low-density lipoproteins into fatty acids for storage in fat deposits in the body.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Do slender woman also have cellulite?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, Rosenbaum and colleagues (1998) explain that cellulite is often present in slender women, however the researchers continue that it is exacerbated with weight gain.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Why does cellulite seem to get worse with age?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">The dermis reaches it maximal thickness at the age of 30 years (Nurnberger and Muller, 1978). It steadily diminishes in thickness and structural integrity thereafter (Nurnberger and Muller, 1978). Secondly, the connective tissue in the dermis starts to get looser, due to the aging process of the collagen and elastic fibers. This allows for more adipose cells to protrude into the dermis area, accentuating the cellulite appearance (Nurnberger and Muller, 1978). In addition, an increased deposition of subcutaneous body fat, due to overeating and inactivity, may contribute.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Is cellulite present in women of all races?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, Avram (2004) notes that cellulite is present in females of all races. However, he highlights that it is more prevalent in Caucasian females as compared to Asian females.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Why is cellulite more prevalent in the thighs and buttocks of females?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">It is well established that women generally have a higher percentage of body fat than men. For instance, the average percent body fat values for adult men and women (18 to 34 years) are 13% for men and 28% for women (Heyward, 2006). The thighs and buttocks of women tend to store more of this body fat. This type of fat deposition is characteristically termed gynoid, or pear shape. del Pino et al. (2006) also note that there are five times more adipocytes (fat cells) in the thighs, hips and buttocks of women then in other sites of their body.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Is there any truth to the proposition that cellulite is caused by damaged blood vessels?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">There is no supporting evidence that cellulite is caused by damaged blood vessels. In addition, no evidence exists that cellulite is a result of a weakening of capillaries or a decreased circulation in the subcutaneous area.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Is cellulite related to any lymphatic disorder?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Some non-scientific sources have suggested that cellulite is a lymphatic disease, yet there is no scientific support for this contention. However, limitations to fluid movement and drainage (as seen with inflammatory skin conditions) may contribute to the appearance of cellulite.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> When a person gains subcutaneous fat is it in the areolar layer?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">There is a second layer of fat, beneath the areolar layer, called the lamella layer. The fat cells are arranged horizontally in this second region and when a person gains subcutaneous fat this is the primary area that typically enlarges (Rawlings, 2006).</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Is cellulite hereditary?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, Rossi and Vergnanini (2000) and del Pino et al. (2006) state that there is a clear genetic predisposition for cellulite to develop. This inherent tendency will affect the fat distribution and deposition.</span></p>
<p style="color: #555555;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Will smoking worsen the appearance of cellulite?</span></strong><br style="color: #000000;" /><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, cigarette smoke has been shown to weaken the formation of collagen, the chief structural protein of connective tissue (Fink et al., 2006). Therefore, weakened connective tissue may allow for easier protrusion of fat into the dermis.</span></p>
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