The thought of sharing your Cellulite Story on the Internet might be intimidating to some and unthinkable to others. So for our first edition of Cellulite Stories, I thought I’d share my own sordid cellulite history so you can see how easy it is.
Instructions for submitting your own Cellulite Story are included at the end of the post. Thanks in advance to all those who are brave enough to contribute!
1. When did you first notice your cellulite and how would you describe it?
I’ve had cellulite my entire adult life. I don’t remember when it first appeared, but I definitely had it as a teenager. I would describe it as small, wavy ripples with a few dimples for added emphasis.
2. How has your cellulite fluctuated over the years?
When I turned 30 two years ago, my cellulite was at its worst. It was much lumpier than it is now and it was physically painful. I would lay in bed at night and it felt as if my legs were being strangled from within. That’s when I got serious about finding a real cure for cellulite.
I started off with dry brushing, and my body had a strong reaction to it. I also discovered Real Food
3. What do you suspect is your kryptonite?
Several months after I started treating my cellulite with dry brushing and Real Food, I moved back to the United States from Scotland. The transition was not easy on my body. I was hopeful that my cellulite would continue to improve, but it seemed to hit a plateau.
What’s worse, I developed a painful form of cystic acne within days of the move. It took awhile to figure it out, but I was eventually diagnosed with fluoroderma (acne caused by fluoride ingestion). The fluoride added to the public water supply in the U.S. was wreaking havoc on my lymphatic system. I suspect fluoride is a major contributor to my lifelong battle with cellulite, as well.
4. What has been your experience with cellulite treatments?
I tried different creams in the past but never saw any noticeable results. I didn’t notice a difference during my jogging phase, either. The first treatment that really worked for me was dry brushing, which I mentioned earlier. Since then, I’ve been tackling my cellulite from a variety of angles.
Massaging my legs with essential oil blends helped with the tenderness. Now when I massage, I can feel that only one sore spot remains (the outside portion above my right knee). Eliminating fluoride and sticking to a traditional, Real Food diet has dramatically improved my digestive function and hopefully lightened the strain on my lymphatic system, as well.
5. What cellulite treatments are you planning to try next?
I recently moved out of Fluoride World and am finally recovering from fluoroderma. I am excited to see if my cellulite will resume the healing process now that my body isn’t under the constant strain of trying to process all that toxic fluoride. I wonder if treating cellulite might be an onion-peeling process. Eliminate a cause, see a reduction in cellulite, repeat. (Okay, that’s the shampoo process, but you get the point).
I’m working on a few different areas to target my cellulite. I am continually refining my diet to include more nutrient dense foods and to improve my digestion of those foods. I’ve got a longtime project going where I’m trying to get my hormones back in balance (more on that in a later post). Also, since we started reading Bottoms Up! in the Cellulite Book-of-the-Month (BOTM) Research Group, I’m interested to see if weight training will have a visible effect on my remaining cellulite. Rest assured, dear CI reader, you’ll be the first one to hear all about it!
**To participate as a Source in the Cellulite Investigation, please email your responses to the above questions to Analyst (at) CelluliteInvestigation (dot) com. Your Cellulite Story will be featured here at CI (let me know if you want me to link back to your blog or website in the post). If you don’t think your Cellulite Story is significant enough to add value to our investigation, please read this post and reconsider. The more Cellulite Stories we can document, the better!
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