Dear Carrie: Cellulite
Hi again, everyone. Thanks for the comments and emails in response to my last post on menopause and hot flashes. I’m working on getting through your questions and hope to do several posts throughout the summer that speak specifically to issues that matter to women. Now that summer is here for most of the country, it seems like a good time to share a frequent reader issue this time of year. Dear Carrie, I’m 35 and have been Primal for almost two years now. I’ve always been fairly thin, but going Primal in my eating and exercise has helped me get in better shape and build muscle. Unfortunately, I’m still plagued with some cellulite on the backs of thighs and hips. (Can I mention that I hate swimsuit season?) Why is cellulite so stubborn? Every “miracle cure” I’ve ever tried did next to nothing. Tell it to me straight – will this ever go away? Is there anything I can do? Thanks to you and Mark for everything you do with the Primal community. Janet Janet, you’re in good company – including in the Primal community. Cellulite is as stubborn as it is common. As you say, all kinds of products and procedures promise the moon but rarely deliver. The actual physiology of cellulite makes it hard to actually eliminate. Nonetheless, there are some Primal style approaches for both minimizing the look and addressing the causes of it. As Mark likes to say, let’s first break it down. Cellulite describes the sometimes pitted appearance of fat deposits in the body. It’s most often seen on the thighs and derrière, but it can show up the hips, stomach, and upper arms as well. In milder cases, the tell-tale texture only shows up if you pinch the area or if the area is compressed (like when you bend down or cross your legs). In other cases, it’s visible regardless of Continue reading >>
Shattering The Myth Of Fasting For Women: A Review Of Female-specific Responses To Fasting In The Literature
One of the more esoteric but much beloved tools in the paleo dieter’s tool-kit is intermittent fasting. What is intermittent fasting? I.F. is the practice of maintaining overall caloric intake while consuming those calories in fewer meals or in reduced time windows throughout the day. The goal is to create conditions of fasting in the body, but not for extreme lengths of time. Some examples of intermittent fast strategies include 10, 8, or 5 hour eating windows throughout the day, or perhaps eating just two meals each day: one in the morning, and one at night. The evolutionary premise — the argument that proponents of intermittent fasting make — is that humans evolved to optimize their health under less-than-optimal conditions. Intermittent fasting, they say, is a natural and perhaps even necessary part of being human. The modern-day scientific correlate appears promising, too: Most people are nowadays aware that a calorie-restricted diet has the ability not just to decrease body weight but also to lengthen a human life. Emerging research is beginning to show, however, that intermittent fasting is just as effective as calorie restriction in ensuring these health benefits! Amazingly enough, this happens without any of the psychological crippling side effects of cravings and food obsession that practictioners of calorie-restriction often experience. Intermittent fasting, proponents say, also may benefit the fight against cancer, diabetes, and autoimmunity. Here is an excellent, up-to-date review of the “benefits” of fasting. It is wholly understandable that fasting is all the rage these days. Sort of. Intermittent fasting women is a specific interest of mine because of what I have witnessed both in myself and in working with literally thousands of women in the P Continue reading >>
How To Finally Get Rid Of Cellulite (4 Proven Methods)
This past week I was at the beach sippin’ on some good ol Shakeology when I couldn’t help but notice that cellulite was EVERYWHERE. From the “thin” to the overweight, cellulite was peeking it’s ugly head all over the place. And let’s face it, it is ugly. Speaking as a former obese guy I can tell you it’s not just a problem for women! It’s no wonder that the most common question I get from clients is “How do I get rid of this damn cellulite!?”. Before you shove out hundreds, or thousands of dollars in a desperate attempt to get rid of your cellulite, often called ‘cottage cheese’ or ‘dimples of the thigh’, let’s try something simple and MORE effective. Oh wait, did you already spend several dollars? It’s okay, you’ll know better next time. This article contains 4 methods for significantly improving, or even eliminating, your cellulite once and for all. Backed by the latest in cutting edge science, follow these methods and it will be like someone “photoshopped” the cottage cheese right off, only it’s legit. In order to figure out how to treat cellulite, it helps to know what causes it. Cellulite is created by enlarged fat cells pushing up against the connective tissue (made partially of collagen) just below your skin.[1] Since these tissues aren’t very flexible, when the fat cells beneath them expand, they push out on your skin and cause dimples and irregular bumps. And the more fluid and toxins you retain, the larger the cells get, so the worse your cellulite looks. I talk a lot about the importance of reducing inflammatory foods in your diet, and as you do so, you will notice an improvement in your skin quality and appearance. TOP INFLAMMATORY CAUSING FOODS THAT PRODUCE CELLULITE: Sweetened Drinks, Soda, Soy, Trans-Fats, Margari Continue reading >>
Fascia, Fat Shaming And Cellulite – Are You Saying Yes To Self Abuse, Or Self Love?
Would you feel concerned if your teenage daughter, or any young woman you know, started showing up with bruises covering her body? What if she told you she was doing this to herself to get rid of her cellulite by breaking up her fascia? I would sit that girl down immediately and have a heart to heart about body acceptance and self love! I’d share my own struggles and triumphs with self loathing and love, and I’d share my wisdom as a fascia expert. It may not be my 13 year old niece showing up like this (yet), but my instincts are the same. There is a hot new product on the market right now, and… I have to speak out. It’s gaining rapid popularity because it’s supposed to eliminate cellulite, which the maker claims doesn’t even exist and is nothing more than tight or adhesed fascia. A lot of you have written me privately to ask my opinion, so I knew I had to look into it. I spent a lot of time doing so and I’ve been feeling angry, sad and concerned. I feel protective of the human body, the female psyche, and fascia – and I want to take a stand for self love. What I saw and read researching this product was concerning to me for reasons both professional (as a fascia and pain relief expert) and personal (as a woman who once had severe body image issues). This is NOT a product review. I haven’t used it and have no intention of doing so. I’m not in any way suggesting you shouldn’t purchase something if it speaks to you. I always advocate doing your own research, thinking for yourself and doing what feels right for YOU and your body. I am a fascia expert and I want to speak out! I’ve been working with people in pain using compression and active based fascial release since 2008 (click here if you want to know what I do in my private practice). I’ve wor Continue reading >>
Update On Fascia Blaster – Part 3
So it has been almost 3 months since I have had the fascia blaster. Sorry to disappoint…. I wish I could say that I have seen amazing results with my cellulite, but I have not. While my skin initially seemed tighter, it has since taken on a crepey appearance on my legs and arms that I am not fond of. My belly has shrunk, but I attribute that to losing a few pounds with intermittent fasting, which has helped me to lose over 50 lbs so far. The owner of www.myfreshnewlife.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. I may earn a small commission for my link to any products or services from this website. Your purchase helps support my work in maintaining this website. Thank you for your support! A couple of things I have discovered, however: Thinner women appear to get faster, better results (based on my perception of publicly available before and after photos). Then again, some women’s cellulite, even that of a skinny woman, just seems stubborn, and won’t go away. I still have at least 30 pounds of fat to lose. It may be that the cellulite will not budge until some of that fat is gone. The fascia blaster has other uses. I use it on my face to lessen the appearance of deep lines, it helps to move edema that is stuck in my legs, it helped lessen pain for my formerly painful-to-the-touch legs, used on my belly it helped reduce my appetite and I am slightly embarrassed to admit that using the fascia blaster somehow helped to increase my libido (this alone is worth it). Not only have I experienced all of the aforementioned benefits, but have heard of other (but not all) ladies who have also experienced these b Continue reading >>
3 Reasons You Might Want To Ditch That Ketogenic Eating Plan
Ketogenic eating might just be the most popular idea in the unconventional health and fitness movement right now. I get dozens of emails a week from people asking for Keto tips and tricks. I’m not convinced that most of these people should be Keto though. It’s been billed as a great way to lose weight, which has attracted a lot of attention, but it’s not all roses, unicorns, and fairy dust. Here’s three reasons why you might want to reconsider your plan to go Keto… 1. Ketogenic eating is obsessive. When I interviewed Jimmy Moore, author of Keto Clarity, this is one of the issues I brought up. Ketosis is notoriously difficult to get into, verify, and sustain without bringing back some of the old, obsessive Dieting strategies that we’ve been working hard to get away from. Tracking macros, monitoring blood glucose, and testing ketone levels are all required steps in the process for most people. This kind of protocol attracts people with disordered eating habits. It’s the perfect blend of effective, obsessive, and new. If you’re trying to get into ketosis for medical reasons, then you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do. If you want to get into ketosis because you heard it’s great for weight loss or for some other non-medical reason, it’s too obsessive for my taste. 2. Ketogenic eating probably doesn’t fit your lifestyle. You know me—I’m not a huge fan of cardio or long workouts. I’m bearish on exercise as a modern concept, but I’m bullish on functional fitness and DWYLT. In other words, I want people to do active things they love with a little sprinting and short functional strength workouts thrown in. In order to actually enjoy those things and feel strong and healthy when doing them, you’ll need adequate glycogen. That’s something that Continue reading >>
Loss Weight
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Beat Dimpled Skin With Our 14-day Anti-cellulite Diet
If ugly, dimpled thighs are putting a dampener on your appearance, our 14-day anti-cellulite plan could solve all your 'orange-peel' problems. Helen Foster, renowned diet expert, reveals how to get smooth legs and lose up to 7lb! 'No matter what beauty therapists might tell you, cellulite isn't a build-up of toxins, it's actually fat held in stacked lipid boxes – pure and simple. If you gain weight or the collagen fibres holding those boxes together start to thicken, the fat is squished upwards, creating a dimpled look.' And as this fat has high numbers of water-attracting cells, fluid is drawn into those boxes, leading to more lumps. So the severity of your cellulite depends on: how much fat and fluid your lipid boxes contain; how thick the collagen fibres become and how firm your skin is. All of these factors are influenced by genetics, age and the number of free radicals in your system – but they can be radically improved by the foods you eat. 'Your diet alone can determine whether you have cellulite,' says nutritional therapist and homotoxicologist Karen Devine. So follow our four rules and banish the bumps. Four rules for beating cellulite 1. Reduce fluid retention This is the most important rule, as eliminating excess fluid from your fat cells will dramatically reduce the amount bulging from those stacked lipid boxes. So you need to cut out salt, drink more water and eat more naturally diuretic foods, including cranberries, celery, fennel and asparagus. 2. Burn fat While slim women do get cellulite, excess fat makes the condition far worse, so this diet plan gives around 1,400 calories a day, on which you should lose about 2lb of fat a week. 'To maximise fat burning, it's vital to increase your intake of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which triggers fat relea Continue reading >>
The Keto Bundle
DISCOVER HOW TO GET A LEAN, HEALTHY, HEALED BODY THAT LOVES YOU BACK… FROM EATING FAT! STOP WASTING TIME, ENERGY, AND MONEY ON DIETS THAT LEAVE YOU FEELING LESS-THAN-YOUR-BEST. Start making keto work for you today! If you’re like me, you’ve… Spent hours each week planning and cooking foods for restrictive diets that didn’t improve your health in the ways that you wanted. Felt hungry all day even while eating multiple meals that were supposed to be “filling.” Experienced massive energy fluctuations throughout the day that made you less productive. Found that you were very sensitive to certain foods and got sick if you ate too much dairy or grains. Felt guilt and shame after eating a meal because it exceeded your calorie count for the day. Craved sugar so often that it was almost impossible to improve your health. Struggled with blood sugar irregularities that made it impossible to predict how you’d feel from hour to hour. Felt mental fog that challenged your ability to think clearly and remember important details. Struggled to fall asleep and even experienced severe insomnia at times. Experienced health issues such as thyroid imbalances, weight gain, and adrenal fatigue while dieting to improve your health. Encountered issues such as hormone irregularities, candida, and infertility. Tried to lose weight by counting calories and carefully planning your meals but saw unsatisfactory results. Worked out to the point of exhaustion trying to lose weight and feel healthy. Had severe mood fluctuations because your diet wasn’t geared towards your body’s needs. Experienced side effects with both high carb and low carb diets and couldn’t decide which one was better. And I wish that was all! But at the end of the day… you still don’t see the results you’d Continue reading >>
Butter Makes Your Pants Fall Off
This is the script for my “Butter Makes Your Pants Fall Off” video. Did you know Butter can make your pants fall off? Neither did I, until I started eating butter and cream and bacon and eggs and fatty cuts of chicken cooked in good old fashioned lard. I lost 145 pounds in 14 months, eating Butter made my size 54 pants fall off Hello, my name is Bob, I’m fifty years old, I’m not a diet guru, I’m just an average working class guy and I know my story sounds crazy, but I hope you’ll hear me out if you’re fat, sick and hurting, I hope you’ll give me a few minutes of your time, because I believe my story could really change your life. Instead of calling this video “Butter Makes Your Pants Fall Off”, I almost called it: “Sugar made me so fat I couldn’t sit in a folding chair.” The truth is – this is me on May 8th, 2013 I couldn’t sit in these fold down chairs. You know, the type with arm rests, that are nightmares for fat people. Me and my family had gone to my son’s college graduation. The ceremony was held on the floor of a huge gymnasium, in Nashville but we had to sit way up high in the nose bleed section on one of those long hard uncomfortable wooden benches, because I was too fat to sit in these chairs close to the ceremony. I want to tell you about how I went from that guy, to this: I’m about to tell you something you might not believe at first, but fat does not make you fat. The more fat you eat, the less fat you’ll have hanging over your belt. Butter is diet food for people who tend to get fat. And if saying “butter is diet food” shocks you, I’ll take it a step further, and shock you more. I know Butter and cream and bacon and lard are fantastic health restoring miracle foods. I lost 100 pounds in 7 months and another 45 poun Continue reading >>
Exactly How Ketosis Helps Weight Loss
Are you tired of going from one weight loss plan to another? Most of my patients and AWS clients who want to lose weight are not at their “first rodeo.” A weight loss plan that will work is a plan you can either stay on or segue to on and off through life. Have you wondered “does ketosis work for weight loss or is it just a fad?” Have you read the naysayer articles from dieticians who argue you will be deprived of nutrients and fiber? Do you almost believe the stories of successful and lasting weight loss but wonder exactly how ketosis helps weight loss? If you follow the right type of ketotic diet (eating healthfully; not a processed-food-laden Atkin’s diet), you’ll lose weight. Current data shows you are more likely to keep it off if you can “keto-adapt” during nutritional ketosis throughout life. A nutritional ketosis diet (standard ketogenic diet) will not only help you achieve an ideal weight (1), but it might even be somewhat anabolic; enhancing athletic performance. Let’s begin with food. What Do I Have to Eat? I’m laughing to myself as I write this, remembering the way my husband phrased it to me: “So, what are you taking away from me now?” This is, I’ve come to realize, how most people view any sort of diet plan. People think of a “diet” as a punitively restrictive way they must force themselves to eat so they can lose weight. It further implies they can go back to eating “the same old way” when they have lost the weight. What I’d like to propose to you about a “keto lifestyle” is that you can lose your weight easily by becoming what is called “keto-adapted.” This simply means you have re-trained your metabolism to use fat for fuel and to do it readily or on demand. You can then follow a healthy (meaning good for your Continue reading >>
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9 Ways To Get Rid Of Cellulite On Thighs And Legs Fast
Cellulite is one of those nightmares you don’t really see coming. Just when you think you’re the one who’s going to walk away cellulite free, they hit those thighs and legs like they’ve been there for years. It’s more than just a little unflattering, especially when the cellulite targets your thighs and legs, and the worst part has to be fighting them off. Is there anything that actually works? There are so many specialists saying that there’s no “cure” for cellulite, so is there any point in fighting it in the first place? The answer is yes, there are things you can do to make them less visible, and at the very least, stop them from multiplying and searching for other nesting ground. If you’re lucky, you can even get them to go away. If you’re struggling with cellulite, you’re in the right place. This article is going to look at how to get rid of cellulite on thighs and legs. Hopefully, you’ll find something that works for you. Tip No. 1: Know Your Enemy Before you can start fighting cellulite, you need to understand it better. If you can understand how it builds up in the first place, it’ll be easier to choose effective methods for fighting it. First of all, cellulite is a genetic problem. In other words, you can thank your mother for the cellulite around your legs and thighs, and she can thank hers. Secondly, cellulite is the result of fat pressing up against vertical connective tissue, which you’ll find around fat cells. This is the case for cellulite in the thighs, and it’s the reason why cellulite looks the way it does from your point of view. Some research suggests that about 93% of women will struggle with some type of cellulite problem, but does this number really make you feel better? Sure, you’re not alone, but won’t it be ni Continue reading >>
Get Rid Of Cellulite, Nutritionally
Women, do you suffer from cellulite? Cellulite affects women who are young, old, fat or skinny. Cellulite has no prejudice! Most women want to know how to remove cellulite. Getting rid of cellulite is not that hard. You get rid of cellulite nutritionally, and with proper exercise… Let’s Talk a Little About What Causes It, And Then How To Get Rid of It… You can’t lose fat without eating fat? No, I’m not saying you need to go out and have a greasy hamburger. The answer lies in eating healthy fats and healthy oils. Watch my Private Video and discover the secrets to losing weight and keeping it off, FOREVER, and more importantly, discover how this process may improve the symptoms of or even reverse disease… Man-made fats known as hydrogenated or trans-fats are found in everything from processed foods to fast foods and everything in between. They consist of putting cheap oils, that were not good for you to begin with, and then they combine high heat and pressure for several hours, add hydrogen atoms, and what is left is a semi-solid unhealthy mess. This process creates low quality oils and fake butter substitutes, such as margarine. Because the food manufacturers now have a product that stores easier, hydrogenated oils are now used in all sorts of foods. These oils and fats have zero nutritional value because they cannot be assimilated by the human body. What happens is that these foreign substances start clogging arteries, cause cancer, diabetes, reproductive problems, including obesity, and clings it to your thighs. Always look at the labels and if it says, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, even poly-unsaturated oils, then don’t buy it! The body needs fat, but not this kind of fat. It needs fats from natural unadulterated sources, like fat from an Continue reading >>
Cellulite
Cellulite is a cosmetic condition that makes your skin appear bumpy and dimpled. It is very common and affects up to 98% of women (1). While cellulite is not a threat to your physical health, it's often seen as unsightly and undesirable. This can make it a source of stress and anxiety for those who have it. This article explores the causes of cellulite, whether your diet plays a role and what you can do to get rid of it. Cellulite, or gynoid lipodystrophy, is a condition in which the skin appears dimpled, bumpy and "orange peel-like." It's caused by changes in the structure of the fat cells and connective tissues that lie underneath your skin's surface (2, 3). These changes can cause your fat cells to become very large and push outwards into the connective tissue under your skin. Additionally, changes in the blood supply to cellulite-affected areas may result in extra fluid collecting in the tissue. This gives your skin the bumpy appearance that is associated with cellulite. Interestingly, cellulite is seen almost exclusively in women and most commonly develops in the thighs, belly and buttocks. It's often categorized based on its severity: Grade 0: No cellulite. Grade 1: Smooth skin when standing, but orange-peel appearance when sitting. Grade 2: Skin has orange-peel appearance when standing and sitting. Grade 3: Skin has orange-peel appearance when standing with deep raised and depressed areas. However, there is currently no standard method for evaluating and categorizing this condition. Cellulite is a condition in which your skin becomes dimpled and bumpy. It most commonly affects women, especially around the tummy, thighs and butt. The reason people develop cellulite is still not fully understood, but it's most likely triggered by a combination of factors. The most Continue reading >>
Whole 30 Wrap-up
So my Whole 30 is over, and I promised you guys a wrap-up post of how it went. There were pros and cons to my experience, as I’m sure there were with you. I’d love to hear your experiences, thoughts and feelings about it too, so feel free to leave them in the comments! First off, let me say that I think the Whole 30 is an amazing program that really teaches you mindful eating – especially if you are eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) of over-processed, un-foods that make you sick rather than nourish you, as food should. The following thoughts are strictly my opinion, and I’m not about sugar coating it, so I’m going to give it to you straight. If you have a different opinion, I invite you to start that conversation in the comments – I’d love to hear it! I’ll start with what I loved about it. It can’t be said enough that the Whole 30 is awesome in the fact that I ate wholesome foods, and avoided additives and ingredients that could be harming my body. There is something so satisfying in knowing that, not to mention the health benefits that come with it. However, I really hated being accountable to the dogma of the program. Holly over at Holly Would If She Could (great blog, you should check it out!) made a statement in one of her posts during her Whole 30 that really resonated with me. “You’re not the boss of me Whole 30!!!!” That statement says everything I feel about the Whole 30. I hated that the Whole 30 didn’t celebrate food and how delicious it can be, even while being healthy for you. It felt like punishment to me in many ways. “You better not even TRY to make something delicious out of these ingredients or you are weak and a loser and BAD, BAD, BAD!!!!” Ok, what they actually say is this “…Do not try to shove your old, unheal Continue reading >>
