Which foods reduce cellulite and which foods make cellulite worse?

Whatever other sites and magazines may claim, there aren’t specific foods that either cause cellulite or get rid of cellulite. But what we eat does make a difference. Eating a diet that is high in fats, sugars and processed foods is low in vitamins and minerals and it tends to make us pile on the pounds. Our bodies are starved of essential nutrients while swamped with empty calories.

Being overweight and not having vital vitamins and minerals to help the body deal with toxins and free radicals makes cellulite much worse and more obvious. Drinking a lot of coffee is also bad news. Coffee is a stimulant to the brain but doesn’t do much for the circulation, which can get sluggish in the fatty areas of the buttocks and thighs. Poor circulation leads to worse cellulite.

Alcohol and smoking are bad news for health in many ways but both also make cellulite more of a problem. You only have to look at some of the young celebrities who smoke, drink and generally have a ‘party ‘ lifestyle. Some have obvious cellulite even now, in their 20s.

So, if you want to avoid cellulite or reduce cellulite, how can diet help? Dieting is generally good as losing weight promotes fat loss, particularly if a healthy weight reducing diet is combined with exercise. This gets the circulation going in the skin and tones up the muscles underneath the cellulite, so the appearance of the bum, tum and thighs improves. Of course, crash diets and fad diets aren’t the way to go. What you really need is a sustainable lifestyle change. You need to re-educate your mind and your body to eat foods that provide nutrients and the energy you need – but forget the empty calories packaged as treats. They’re not treats – they’re just bad news.

See you soon,

Jen x