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Cellulite is a combination of excess fat, water and extra-cellular waste which gets lodged in the connective tissues of our body. Once the cellulite is trapped, it pushes up against the network of skin’s restraining fibres. It appears as the unsightly unevenly distributed lumps and pads of fat on our body.

Cellulite is different from the ordinary layer of fat which lies beneath our skin. Unlike cellulite, the evenly distributed fat layer provides insulation and cushioning to the internal organs and is a source of energy, our body ordinarily calls upon.

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Cellulite is not a medical term. It is a word coined by the Europeans to describe a common physical condition characterised by the uneven bulges that appear visibly prominent on our body.

The tendency to develop cellulite is largely hereditary. It afflicts young and old, men and women alike.

A nutritious diet is essential for our growth, well-being and long life. The same is true for the hair. Since hair is the least important of all the human organs, it gets the minimum nutrition from the blood that which is left over after the needs of the vital organs-the heart, lungs and liver. Therefore hair displays the first signs of nutritional deficiency of the body when it occurs.

Hair is an extension of your skin and is composed of cells that have risen from generative cells deeper within the body-cells which are formed, some four to six weeks earlier.

Since hair is made up of protein called keratin hair needs protein for its growth and well-being. Now here are some super protein food items apart from meat, that are good for your hair. Scientists have come up with a way of assessing which protein foods are better than others. Their frame of reference is termed “biological value” and the basic is the amount of food required to meet human needs.

Eggs : Have the largest amino acid methionine than any other complete protein. In addition, eggs contain large quantities of Vitamins A, B, D and E and many minerals including sulphur. One egg a,day can give a real boost to your hair.

Milk : Milk is not just tor kids, it’s for everyone. It is a complete protein with built-in extra vitamins and minerals. that spell lovely hair. Alladults should have one glass of milk a day-plus one serving of paneer(cottage cheese), ice cream or Dahi.

Yoghurt (Dahi) is the oldest health food. It contains lactic acid and possesses all the nutrients and proteins in a form which can be easily assimilated by most people. Dahi has large amounts of Vitamin B Complex along with bacteria which aids digestion and elmination.

It is suggested that’ those on antibiotics should have a cup of Dahi every day as antibiotics kill the useful bacteria which our hair and skin need.

Sunflower Seeds is low in calories and a good source of complete protein, high in poly-unsaturated fatty acids and rich in vitamins and minerals.

Vitamins : If you are eating well, it should not be. necessary to take vitamin or mineral supplements. Vitamins A, D, E and K can cause liver damage if taken in excess. The B group of vitamins, however, are water-soluble and the body will take up only what it requires. Vitamin B is essential for healthy skin and hair and has been considered “food for the nerves” as well as being used to relieve some forms of pre-menstrual tension. So a daily dose of yeast tablets is useful.

A diet high in snack foods, potato chips, cakes, pastries, white bread, foods with high level carbohydrates, sugar-laden soft drinks containing refined sugar or artificial sweeteners or preservative, flavouring and colour, fizzy drinks and fake orange and lemon juice. Factory farmed meats and vegetables can also be high in toxins although these are often difficult to avoid when shopping at the local super-market.

The skin has the inbuilt capacity to protect itself from environmental stimuli. That is why most animals do not need to take care of their skin. Human beings even, in the prehistoric period, did not take any special care of their skin. But as civilisation progressed, new developments and need for skin care items began to acquire importance. There are, however, many misconceptions even among the most educated and intelligent people, which lead people to all kinds of wrong means for skin care. Further, with the advent ofbeauticians and the manufacturers of cosmetics, wrong concepts are being passed on to the public through television advertisements, apparently to promote their services and sales of their products respectively. This situation is further worsened by the pseudo-experts who ostensibly appear to be imparting information and advice to the public, but, in fact, are misguiding them.

Some people fear that soaps harm the skin, and thus avoid the use of soap during bathing or apply the soap on their body but not on their face. There is no scientific justification for such an attitude. People who do not use soap, may still remain normal because plain water has the ability to clean the skin even though not so efficiently,and the skin has the inbuilt capacity to deal with environmental onslaughts. Nevertheless, such people are at a greater risk of developing a disease as compared to those who clean their skin more efficiently with soap.

 The correct procedure for bathing, therefore, is to wet the skin with water, apply an adequate quantity of soap, rub the skin with fingers to produce adequate lather ensuring that all the areas have been rubbed with soap and as the lather persists, wash it off with sufficient quantity of water.

To prevent this dryness, soap manufacturers use excess of fat or other moisturising agents in the manufacture of soaps and claim that their soaps do not produce dryness. This, however, is absurd. The action of soap is to remove the fat from the skin and not leave the fat on the skin. If a soap does not remove all the fat from the skin, it means that the cleaning process is incomplete and the skin is dirty. If it is at all necessary to counteract the dryness of the skin, then the fat or the moisturising agent should be applied after the washing, and not during the washing.

Similarly,the practice of applying an oil before bathing is equally absurd. If there is more oil on the skin, it will require more soap to remove it and if all the oil is not removed, the cleaning is going to be incomplete.