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 had tried numerous exercises without physical change, and then used Lymphatic Yoga practice to significantly improve several aspects of her legs over the course ofContinue reading “Could Simple Lymphatic Yoga Actually Change your Lippy Legs for the Better?”
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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 as advertised. The leggings are so compressing that I feel my heart beat in my face, so that’s not good. Also, going back. This week,Continue reading “I’m on the Hunt for Comfortable Compression Once Again!”
It 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 time on fertility hormones, then using progesterone during pregnancy, my legs had developed into tree trunks. With the birth of my second child, they grewContinue reading “It Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have Lipedema”
Relax 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 a cause of rapid growth of our painful fat tissue, according to a published paper by Donald W. Buck, and the famous lipedema Doctor, Dr.Continue reading “Relax Ladies! Controlling Stress Can Slow Lipedema Growth”
There are Specialists Learning and Teaching about Diets to Help us with Lipedema
This morning I am reviewing a video called, “Eating to Starve #Lymphedema & #Lipedema“ by Chuck Ehrlich, MS, MBA via YouTube, as I prepare for the new year. The recommendations that he makes align with the outcomes of a food sensitivity test I did through checkmybodyhealth.com last month as well. Looks like for me, I need toContinue reading “There are Specialists Learning and Teaching about Diets to Help us with Lipedema”
Hypermobility and Lipedema Go Hand in Hand
Hot off the presses! There’s a new book about #EDS called, “Disjointed” out. It’s kind of expensive, and I’m encouraging my library to put it on the shelves for the broadest awareness. I plan to grab it today to see what it’s all about. Grab your own copy by clicking the image below. And if you’reContinue reading “Hypermobility and Lipedema Go Hand in Hand”
Who is LegsLikeMine and Why Are We Here?
Who owns LegsLikeMine? Susan O’Hara, from Yukon, Oklahoma in the USA owns and runs LegsLikeMine. Susan has had lipedema for years, starting with the birth of her first child in 2001 and the condition has progressed through various hormonal changes, stress. Unfortunately, as many women who have this condition also experience, Susan did not knowContinue reading “Who is LegsLikeMine and Why Are We Here?”
Hello! Do you have Legs Like Mine?
Are you a woman with legs that you may describe as “Tree Trunks?” Have you hidden your large legs for a long time, tried all kinds of diets and even bariatric surgery but just can’t lose weight in your legs? Are you bigger on the bottom than on the top? You may be like 11%Continue reading “Hello! Do you have Legs Like Mine?”
