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BPA, microplastics, forever chemicals and cellulite

BPA, microplastics, forever chemicals and cellulite

Do you want smooth, cellulite-free legs? Detoxify your life from endocrine disrupting chemicals, xenoestrogens, phthalates and BPA, found in plastics…

Cellulite vs stretch marks: differences and similarities

Cellulite vs stretch marks: differences and similarities

Cellulite and stretch marks: differences and similarities. As many women instinctively know, cellulite and stretch marks are intimately connected. There are similarities, described below, and there are differences, the main one being that cellulite also involves adipose tissue, which complicates things further…

The contraceptive pill and cellulite

The contraceptive pill and cellulite

Estrogen is the most important cause of cellulite. In fact it is the basis of cellulite. Without estrogen you may get weight gain and/or skin looseness, but you won’t cellulite - and that’s why men* don’t get cellulite. Yes, in addition to estrogen you do need to consume excess calories / eat unhealthily etc, but you need estrogen to turn those excess calories into…

Do men get cellulite? Why do women get cellulite?

Do men get cellulite? Why do women get cellulite?

It is a common question I am asked at the clinic: “Do men have cellulite?'“ or “Why do men not get cellulite?”. And my answer has always been that women develop cellulite because they have weaker connective tissue and larger fat cells, due to the effect of female hormones…

Estrogen and cellulite: the reason why women get cellulite and men don’t

Estrogen and cellulite: the reason why women get cellulite and men don’t

This is a very common question at the clinic: “It’s so unfair, why do women need to get cellulite and men not”? Well, there is an answer to that and in short it’s called estrogen…