Boost Your Circulation To Help Cellulite
A sluggish circulation and a poorly performing lymphatic system can both add to cellulite troubles. According to research carried out, areas of cellulite suffer from both of these problems. The job of the circulatory system in the body is to carry oxygen and nutrients to all cells, while the lymphatic system carries away toxic by-products.
Both systems are often stagnated in our hips and thighs. In these areas, both systems have to flow upwards, which is often hard work at the best of times. Add to this the fact that many of us have sedentary jobs, which mean the hips and thighs are squashed into chairs all day and on the sofa all night. There are also the fashion foibles that many of us live with that mean we spend all day squashed into tight jeans, nipped-in waistbands or even control-top underwear. It is easy to see that the circulation and lymph systems have a difficult job.
And this can compound the cellulite problem. When they are deprived of oxygen (as they are if circulation slows), cells in the skin called fibroblasts (which normally create healthy tissue) start to clump together. When they are called on to repair the damaged collagen in the septa, instead of creating thin, healthy fibres they create thick, stringy fibres.
If lymph circulation is poor, the lymph fluid also solidifies and creates thickened fibres of its own that bind with the septa beneath the skin. These two processes in turn create thick strands that push harder on to the fat, making it bulge even further upwards. What’s more, poor circulation and lymph flow also result in fluids staying in the area longer than normal. As explained earlier, the higher levels of water-attracting cells within cellulite mean that it acts rather like a sponge and collects excess fluid.