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The sad reality is that 90% of women are affected by cellulite over their lifetime and although being slim, watching your diet and exercising help to combat cellulite, these lifestyle practices do not completely prevent cellulite from developing.
Women are the primary victims of cellulite because they secrete higher levels of estrogen than men. Estrogen drives fat into the fat cell below the skin, which in turn sets off a chain of events that produces cellulite. For this reason, women on the birth control pill and women taking estrogen replacement therapy are prone to even more rapid cellulite development.
The good news is that various chemical agents, when applied topically, have been proven to reverse cellulite either by inhibiting alpha-receptors or stimulating beta-receptors on the surface of fat cells, which in turn, triggers the release of fat from cellulite areas. The problem is that all of the synthetic chemicals (e.g., methylxanthines, isoproterenol, adrenaline, yohimbine, piperoxan, phentolamine and dihydroergotamine) can produce undesirable side effects (high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, insomnia, anxiety, etc.)
This is why, as a medical doctor with additional training in homeopathy and herbal medicine, I prefer to use natural plant extracts to reverse cellulite. Certain plant extracts are know to reverse cellulite, which are purported to affect the alpha and beta-receptors in a similar manner as synthetic chemicals, but without the side effects making them safer and more natural - and, in my opinion, they work better.
The simple truth is that women must combat the cellulite-promoting effects of estrogen from puberty onward. As such, I recommend that women use a natural plant extract cellulite cream each day to prevent cellulite and to help reverse existing cellulite, in conjunction with proper diet and exercise.
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