Interview with The Cellulite Analyst, Part One

Recently I had a chance to talk with the Cellulite Analyst who runs the Cellulite Investigation Blog.  She is interested in determining the errors in conventional thinking about cellulite, coming to a better understanding of cellulite, and learning how to get rid of cellulite.  Her work and training as an intelligence analyst are helping her to sort through the ambiguous, ambivalent, and incomplete data on cellulite.

The conventional view of cellulite can be summed up by a discussion between Dr. Oz and Oprah.  Most physicians believe that cellulite is an inevitable part of aging and although it is not that much fun, it doesn’t really matter.  Guys don’t care about it or notice it, etc…  They urge you to move quietly along and not challenge the conventional view put forward by your “betters.”

This viewpoint was disheartening to the Analyst.  Although there didn’t seem to be anything that could be done about it.  After this time she heard about dry brushing, and which she tried and noticed changes to her cellulite during her first couple of weeks.   This is very interesting because this is the same amount of time that it took Richard Morris to notice improvements in his health after shifting to a Weston Price inspired diet.  The Analyst first experienced a rash forming which she knew to expect from researching the dry brushing method. The rash disappeared in about a week.  She also got a very large canker sore, which made her think her body was undergoing some sort of detoxification process as a result of the dry brushing.  She was amazed that after just a few weeks of dry brushing, she saw what she estimated as a 50 percent decrease in her cellulite.  This improvement led her to launch her online investigation to gather similar reports from other women who have had success treating cellulite and to determine if there is a way to get rid of it completely.  The analyst also had formative experiences while spending time abroad in Scotland and Senegal.  While overseas she was not exposed to the drawbacks of the American lifestyle such as fluoridation and had remissions of her acne and cellulite.

Cellulite is a symptom of the lymphatic congestion.  The lymph system serves as a second circulatory system.  Blood carries nutrients to the cells while the lymph system removes waste from the cells.  Science has not arrived at a good understanding of the lymph system, so many of its workings are still confusing.  I found that this is true about the circulatory system as well.  In Fourfold Path to Healing, Dr. Thomas Cowan details how our understanding of the circulatory system is incorrect because the heart does not actually pump the blood out to the body:  it serves as a hydraulic ram.  When the lymph system becomes congested, it cannot get rid of all the waste.  Since the body releases of a lot of waste through the skin, it makes sense that the cellulite and other skin conditions could be caused from a buildup of waste matter.

To be continued…