How can we defend ourselves from cellulite & water retention, lets see which substances clean our lymphatic vessels.
Our lifestyle has a great effect on our health, diets rich in salt, fat & sugar cause those annoying accumulations of liquids & toxins that lead to cellulite (cellulitis), therefore it is not only necessary to eat in a healthy way but we must also learn which are the substances that can help.
Many people think that if our weight varies in a couple of kg within 24 hours without having eaten excessively, or if the dress you put on last night today fits a bit tighter than the problem is only WATER RETENTION, & this is one of the main causes of cellulite.
How can we therefore defend ourselves from cellulite?
We must reset our lifestyle & focus more on how to dispose of the accumulation of excessive liquids.
Liquid retention is formed on the areas that are already prepared for accumulations such as; thighs, hips & the gluteus (buttocks). Besides the scale & clothes an initial sign of liquid retention is with no doubt oedema, an abnormal sort of swelling in some parts of our body. Do you remember the famous “coulotte de cheval”? that is just an oedema under the gluteus due to the accumulation of fluids & toxins that our organism does not manage to dispose of. Actually it is an alteration in blood & lymph circulation, leading to a reduced provision of oxygen & nutrition to our tissue causing inflammation that is nothing else but the famous Cellulite.
At this point it is therefore necessary introducing into our diet foods rich in vitamins & minerals especially with diuretic effects. As soon as cellulite appears we must immediately start consuming:
- apples (rich in detox fibres & diuretic potassium, organic acids & vitamin C)
- lemons (source of vitamin C, improves circulation, enforces the little blood & lymphatic vessels)
- barley (draining & diuretic, take 4 times a week to increases diuresis)
- aniseed (digestive & antiswelling, improve diuresis)
- green coconut water ( this water is rich in minerals, magnesium, potassium & vitamin C, it contrasts the toxin action & dissolves the remaining liquids)
- pineapple (rich in bromelain, reactivates metabolism, draining)
- onion (one of the most diuretic foods & absolutely anti- retention)
- chickpeas (anti-retention can be consumed cooked but also in salads)
And above all we can fight cellulite & retention with Hawkweed & foods that prevent constipation & provide us useful fibres & vitamins such as:
- pumpkin (rich in minerals & vitamins)
- celery (improves diuresis & contrasts constipation)
- fennel (very rich in fibre)
- orange (ideal for breakfast freshly pressed & rich in vitamin C)
- spinach (rich in fibre & anti-oxidants that stimulate circulation & detoxify our organism)
- pomegranate (rich in vitamin C, polyphenols & anti-oxidants its ideal against retention & fat).
What is Hawkweed?
Hawkweed also known as Pilosella (hieracium Pilosella) is a member of the sunflower family. It is widely used in phytotherapy when flowered for its diuretic & anti-inflammatory properties. It also makes our bile more fluidy (liquidy) helping in purifying our liver, against cellulite, it can be taken either as a tea or infusion, but also as a dry extract or tincture, usually we can find a wide choice at the herbalist’s shop.
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