Sarah Whitlow || Founder: Lipedema Movement & Fitness LLC on Instagram: "When you’re dealing with Lipedema or Lymphedema, your stage determines how your body can safely move fluid. That’s why I built this Train & Drain Lymphatic Routine with two distinct circuits, one for later stages, when your legs feel heavy and congested, and one for early stages, when you can tolerate more standing work. 💙 Later Stage: When you’re in a later stage, lymphatic flow is slowed, the tissue is dense, and gravity

Sarah Whitlow || Founder: Lipedema Movement & Fitness LLC on Instagram: "I grabbed two light dumbbells from Five Below and stepped onto the vibration plate, and this is exactly why that combo works so well! 🙌 Vibration changes how your muscles respond. Even light weight suddenly requires deeper stabilization, which increases muscle activation without needing heavy load. That matters when joints, connective tissue, or lymphatic flow are already under stress. The static hold, the shallow squat, t

Things I will never agree with after living with Lipedema… • That my body failed me. • That trying harder would’ve fixed it. • That crying from pain is normal. • That I shouldn’t talk about this publicly. • That healing means shrinking myself. 💬 If this hit, comment “ME.” | Laura Kerr Yoga

Pycnogenol® Trial Findings in Lipedema Patients (2025) Study Design •Type: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. •Participants: 100 women aged 18–40 years with clinically diagnosed lipedema. •Intervention: Pycnogenol® 50 mg three times daily (total ~150 mg/day) vs placebo. •Duration: 60 days (about 2 months). •Outcomes Measured: Lipedema symptoms, quality of life (QuASiL questionnaire), body composition (bioimpedance), and patient-reported changes. 📊 Key Results Symptom R

4 Reasons why trying harder can hurt Lipedema! 1. Lipedema Is Not a Willpower Problem Lipedema fat does not respond to punishment: * Extreme dieting * Over-exercising * Shaming your body When women try to “fight” Lipedema, the body interprets that as threat → cortisol rises → inflammation increases → insulin resistance worsens → symptoms escalate. Hate creates the exact internal environment Lipedema thrives in. 2. Your Nervous System Is Listening Your body doesn’t understand criticism — it under