Chronic Illness
🏰Disney Legs
One Thanksgiving in Puerto Vallarta, my legs suddenly swelled to 2–4X their normal size — and within two hours of returning home, the swelling was gone. This wasn’t just a fluke. And it certainly wasn’t “Disney Legs”.
Chronic Illness
June is Lipedema Awareness Month!
Over 10% of all women worldwide have an under-diagnosed syndrome called #Lipedema (spelled #Lipoedema in England and Australia). We have a number of Special Features of Lipedema treatments happening worldwide (#WorldwideWednesdays), Fabulous Lipedema Lady Stories (#FabulousFridays), and highlights of some Superstars who are working to raise awareness (#SuperstarSundays) all planned Read more
Food Sensitivities
Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
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!
Food Sensitivities
Lipedema, an “Aha” Moment
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
Lipedema
My Self-Care Journey with Lipolymphedema
By Guest poster, Jenny Beaujean Ok, you have heard that Self-care is important to help with lipedema… but then you start looking into it, and there is so much information of what to do or try. Self care for an average person might be getting enough sleep, meditating, exercise. For Read more
Food Sensitivities
My Recent Interview with LymphaPress!
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!