I originally published this article in September of 2020. I thought it would be worth revisiting for Lipedema Awareness month, and to share why this topic is so dear to my heart.
“Use your Head” as some experts say when referring to identifying food sensitivities, is condescending to those with multiple food sensitivities or Lipedema. In my experience, sensitivities are not “That simple”.
One of the worst feelings when you have a rare or chronic disease is to see your doctor shrug. I feel for them. I do. With rare and chronic diseases, it’s often difficult to understand what to try next…. But is the shrug out of apathy, or out of ideas?
When Debby Pellitier of Vibration Guide had the opportunity to hook up my FaceBook Lipedema & Food Sensitivities: Take Control of Your Lipedema group with Fitness Brands Testing for a 250 massage gun giveaway, I continued to be skeptical. “Just another gimmick and fad for Lipedema”, I thought, rolling my eyes. And just another thing to spend money on. As if this condition weren’t expensive enough! I WAS intrigued, however, that a fitness expert like Deb was supportive of the device. Since the gun was free in exchange for an honest opinion of the gun, I decided to try it.
In preparation for my disability exam, I started paying attention to where my pain was. I think being someone who is chronically ill, and with pain being a major factor, the pain signals going to our brain overwhelms our thought process. I’ve read a number of jokes and memes about Read more…
After having researched and then dealt with Food Sensitivities for as long as I have, I have to wonder if what I did yesterday was just plain stupid, or “calculated”. Calculated seems a platitude at this point!
The title of this post is to be said by YOU in your most snarky, sarcastic voice. Now, I haven’t heard you say it, but maybe you should say it outloud. Especially in preparation to read this post.
by Guest Blogger, Kelly Maynard, Certified Health Coach, Lipedema Stage 2. This will start sort of in the middle of my journey, because looking back I can tell that this wasn’t the beginning, but this is where my health changes were serious enough that something had to be done. I Read more…
My recent interview with LymphaPress has just gone live! We cover information regarding Food Intolerances, their impact on Lipedema, and how I reduced pain, increased mobility and lost over 7 dress sizes even though I was diagnosed with Lipedema!
I have two chronic diseases – Lipedema and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). Lipedema (spelled Lipoedema in Europe and Australia) is thought to effect over 11% of all women world-wide! And I bet you’ve never heard of it, right? Lipedema is rarely diagnosed, so the awareness of this disease needs to be Read more…