Our pick for January’s cellulite BOTM is not your typical anti-cellulite text.
A few cellulite gurus mention the importance of eating healthy fats from fish and nuts, but most recommend restricting fat intake as much as possible –especially saturated fat. If you find yourself craving this “forbidden fruit,” so to speak, then you are going to love Eat Fat, Lose Fat
Mary Enig, Ph.D. is an expert in the field of lipid biochemistry. Sally Fallon is President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research, and activism.
Since their book is about cellulite’s cousin (a.k.a. fat) the authors don’t offer a direct take on cellulite. But I was excited to find a mention of the dreaded blight right off the bat in Chapter One.
Eat Fat, Lose Fat is peppered with real-life stories of readers who wrote in with their personal dieting experiences. Margaret’s story is the second such side-bar in the book, and it’s titled, get this…
Margaret’s Story: Cellulite Disappeared
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The story goes on to explain how Margaret, a thin and active young mother, was upset when she developed cellulite on her thighs. Regular exercise did not help and she was too thin to lose weight. “Then she started using coconut oil along with other traditional fats, while eliminating all commercial vegetable oils and trans fats from her diet. Within a year, her cellulite disappeared.”
I’ve heard from other women who have seen the same results when switching to a traditional diet. This hot lead definitely deserves further investigation, don’t you think?
In next week’s cellulite BOTM post, we’ll learn more about the Eat Fat, Lose Fat “dieting” philosophy.
*This post is part of Fight Back Friday hosted at FoodRenegade and Works For Me Wednesday hosted at Rocks in My Dryer.
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I see you are reading one of my favorite books this month.
Coconut oil is such a cleansing, healing food. The fatty acids in coconut oil fight candida and other fungal infections, it's antiviral and antimicrobial too. I think everyone could use a few tablespoons of coconut oil per day.
I know a lot of people insist you must use unrefined coconut oil, and I think unrefined is better if you like it. But unrefined (virgin) coconut oil has a distinct coconut smell/flavor that is off-putting to some and also makes it more difficult to use widely in the kitchen. We use mostly refined coconut oil in our home because then I can use it in everything. I even stir it into soups or oatmeal, and it tastes amazing on popcorn!
I was wondering about the refined/unrefined issue. I love the coconut flavor on things like potatoes and flounder. And of course, popcorn!
Coconut oil is usually liquid form in my house since I live in south Florida where it's above the melting point, but it's been cold the last couple months so it's now solid at room temperature. I now have to use a spoon to scoop it out of the jar, instead of pouring it out like I used to do. This makes it harder for me to measure (since I'm too lazy to use a measuring cup). Last time I made popcorn, I accidentally used twice as much coconut oil as I usually do. It was delicious! 'Twice as much' is now my new usual amount.
One of my former co-workers (she also was a yoga instructor) swore by coconut oil. She had a fantastic body, but then again, she did practice yoga every day too! If nothing else, coconut oil smells sooo good when it is warmed up. It will make you feel like you are in the tropics!
Good point, Karen. I also love it as a body oil. I like not having to worry about all the chemicals they put in most moisturizers.
You know I love the stuff.
When I first started using more of it, the boys grumbled a little about the smell sometimes, especially when I rubbed in on them after swim lessons to help their dry skin. Now, they rub it on themselves, because it feels so good! I'm not seeing any more dramatic weight changes. (Down a couple more pounds, but my scale isn't always consistent. I hate to buy a new one because I figure it's close enough) I am pretty sure my legs are getting firmer and my pants are looser. I haven't tried a scoby on my cellulite yet, but I did put one on my sore hip…still waiting to see if it helps.
The pants are probably a better indicator anyway. Personally, I hate even the idea of scales. Do we really need to monitor our weight that closely? Can't wait to hear how the scoby experiment goes. I think we should call it "Operation Scoby-Do"