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How a Ketogenic Way of Eating Can Help With Lymphedema and Support Brain Health

At first glance, you may not think that lymphedema or lipedema have anything in common with Alzheimer’s. But in fact, there are a few commonalities, namely the lymphatic-glymphatic system (which is the brain’s system of waste removal), inflammation and nutritional approach. Here we’ll touch on inflammation, as it relates to nutrition and lifestyle, but will focus on a nutritional approach that will provide marked benefits for all of these conditions:… Read More »How a Ketogenic Way of Eating Can Help With Lymphedema and Support Brain Health

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How Alcohol Affects Your Lymphedema

Drinking alcohol may be part of a social experience, on special occasions or celebrations with friends, as part of your meal or it may even help you relax after a tough day, but even a few drinks can affect your lymphedema.  What alcohol does to your body Alcohol is a diuretic, so when you’re drinking, you’re losing more liquid than you consume. Your kidneys also excrete more fluid as a… Read More »How Alcohol Affects Your Lymphedema

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Managing Your Nutrition to Improve Lymphedema

Listen to your belly. Is your body communicating with you? Are you constipated, bloated, have diarrhea, cramps or food sensitivities? This is our body telling us that something is wrong. You could be hindering your lymphatic system from doing its job properly. Managing these four areas of your diet and nutrition will help improve your lymphedema. Recognizing inflammation One important job of the lymphatic system is to remove products of… Read More »Managing Your Nutrition to Improve Lymphedema