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Evidence-based reading on lipedema diagnosis, treatment, nutrition, and the practical side of living with it — written by Dr Jonie Girouard and the Lipedema Clinic team.
Don’t Rush the Dose
If you’re on a GLP-1 medication, you’ve probably noticed the dose conversation. People compare milligrams like they’re comparing phone storage. But with GLP-1s, rushing the dose is one of the easiest
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Muscle Loss on GLP-1s: What Women With Lipedema Should Know
If you’ve spent any time researching GLP-1 medications, you’ve probably come across warnings about muscle loss. This isn’t fearmongering. It’s a real concern that deserves attention…
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Can Medications Help Lipedema?
The short answer Yes. Medications can help lipedema. But …
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Why Treating Excess Weight Matters for Lipedema
You can have lipedema and obesity at the same time, layered on top of each other. Treating one won't fix the other, but it changes everything.
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Oral GLP-1s: An Option for Women Who Prefer Not to Inject
Hate the idea of a weekly injection? There's a pill version now. But what it's actually treating may not be what you think.
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GLP-1s and Lipedema: What the Research Actually Shows
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro for lipedema? The early research shows something the scale alone would miss. Here's what we actually know.
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Layering Compression: When One Garment Isn’t Enough
One pair of leggings often can't give your whole leg what it needs. The fix most women never try is wearing two at once.
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The Bathroom Thing Nobody Warns You About
You start compression and suddenly can't leave the bathroom. Nobody warns you about this part, and it's secretly a sign it's working.
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Micromassage Compression: What it is and Why it Matters
You keep hearing “micromassage” but what is it? Those tiny ridges in the fabric are quietly doing one specific job.
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Finding Your Goldilocks Compression
If compression has felt like a battle, you’re not alone. Compression should feel like support, not punishment…
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Dr. Jonie Reviews 4 MicroMassage Compression Brands
Four micromassage compression brands, four completely different bodies in the same leggings. The one that fits you may surprise you.
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“I’m Not Crazy”: Getting Answers after 45 Years of Mysterious Leg Pain
Thin everywhere but her legs, Lisa spent 45 years being told not to worry. The name she finally got at 60 changed everything.
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