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Can You Identify With Any of These Body Shapes?
Does this describe you?
- Have you been gaining weight, particularly in the hips and thighs?
- Is the weight evenly dispersed between the right and left side of your hips and thighs?
- Have you noticed diets and exercise do not affect the extra weight on your hips and thighs?
- Did the weight gain change after puberty, childbirth or menopause?
- Do your legs swell during the day but are relieved by elevation?
- Can you identify with the shape and size of the hips and legs in this picture?
If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions, you may have a fat disorder called Lipedema. This disease affects over 11% of adult women worldwide.
Many women have been misdiagnosed with general obesity and may not know they actually have a real fat order disease.
It is vital to your ongoing health and treatment to know whether your weight gain originates from Lipedema, another condition that causes weight gain, or general obesity.
The earlier you can be diagnosed the faster you can begin treatment to halt the progression of this painful disease!
In The Spotlight…
June is National Lipedema Awareness Month
Lipedema (or Lipoedema as it is spelled in the European community) is a progressive chronic disease of fat tissue that affects more than 11% woman and less than 1% of men worldwide. This adipose tissue disorder is characterized by bilateral symmetrical swelling of the legs, thighs and hips. While the upper torso usually remains the […]
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13 Strategies for Improved Health and Weight Loss [Lipedema]
There are no miracle diets, pills or strategies for making unwanted weight disappear, nor to cure your chronic illnesses, such as Lipedema or Lipo-Lymphedema. Having said that, there are ways to dramatically improve your health in the areas of pain management, weight loss, and positive self-care. In my article I will outline 13 Strategies for […]
Exercising with Lipedema
Exercising with Lipedema is a topic that makes those of us with Lipedema cringe. It’s not because we hate to exercise. It’s the associated pain, swelling and bruising that accompanies most attempts of traditional exercise routines that deters us from trying to exercise. What we need to know and understand is that our bodies are […]
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Thank you so much for stopping by! Hopefully you were able to find some great information to help you in your battle with Lipedema or Lipo-Lymphedema.
