Day: January 17, 2021

Yoga for lymphatic health: a relaxing and easy tool to help manage your lipedema

Could Simple Lymphatic Yoga Actually Change your Lippy Legs for the Better?Could Simple Lymphatic Yoga Actually Change your Lippy Legs for the Better?

I recently watched a video from the Fat Disorders Resource Society, in which a highly certified therapist, Edely Wallace, shares a story from one of her lipedema patients.  The patient

If your compression hurts it's not the right compressoin.

I’m on the Hunt for Comfortable Compression Once Again!I’m on the Hunt for Comfortable Compression Once Again!

Last week, I purchased two new pieces of compression suggested by my certified therapist.  Both are going back because the knee high socks are just, well, painful and not sized

I literally thought I had cancer. It was lipedema.

It Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have LipedemaIt Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have Lipedema

I’m guessing so many of you have similar stories.  For me, I left the hospital after delivering my first child, with legs that would never be the same.  After some

Relax, already! Stress causes rapid lipedema growth.

Relax Ladies! Controlling Stress Can Slow Lipedema GrowthRelax Ladies! Controlling Stress Can Slow Lipedema Growth

Hi Friends! Here’s a bit of news for all of us to take to heart:  Chronic stress is terrible for all humans. But for women with lipedema, stress can be