Help Us Fund Clinical Research for Lipedema

More Research. More Options. More Hope.

I am a woman living with Stage 2 lipedema—and I am also a researcher determined to help change the future of lipedema care.**

Lipedema is a chronic, often misunderstood condition that primarily affects women. Despite how profoundly it can affect mobility and quality of life, there is still so much we don't know.

There isn't enough research.

There aren't enough evidence-based options.

And too many people with lipedema are left wondering what they can do to feel better, move better, and live better.

I want to help change that.

From citizen science to clinical research.

My research team previously conducted a six-week Mind-Body Quality of Life Yoga Program for Individuals with Lipedema & Lymphedema, involving 43 participants.

The program combined gentle chair yoga, breathing practices, and meditation.

We saw encouraging improvements in pain and functional mobility, and participants shared meaningful experiences about changes in their quality of life and well-being.

Those results raised an important question:

Could a gentle, accessible mind-body program actually help people with lipedema improve their functional mobility and quality of life?

We believe that question deserves to be studied scientifically.

That's why we are taking the next step.

Our clinical research study

We are preparing a formal clinical research study examining a remote, gentle mind-body chair yoga intervention for people living with lipedema.

The primary focus of the study is functional mobility.

We will also examine important quality-of-life outcomes, including:

* Pain

* Sleep

* Mental well-being

The program is designed to be gentle and accessible and can be delivered remotely, making participation possible for people who may have difficulty traveling to an in-person program.

This isn't about claiming that yoga cures lipedema.

It's about asking a scientifically important question:

Can an accessible mind-body intervention help people with lipedema move better and improve important aspects of their quality of life?

We need research to find out.

Why I am doing this?

This project is deeply personal to me.

I have spent more than 20 years teaching yoga and have dedicated much of my career to helping people use accessible mind-body practices to improve their quality of life.

But I also understand what it means to live with lipedema.

I know how important it is to have answers.

And I don't want the next woman diagnosed with lipedema to hear:

We just don't know.

I want us to begin building the evidence that can eventually help change that answer.

We need your help

Research requires funding, and right now, we don't have the funding needed to launch this study.

We are seeking donations and sponsorship support to help cover essential research expenses, including technology, research administration, participant communication, data management, and other costs associated with conducting the study.

You do not have to make a large donation to make a difference.

A $25 donation matters.

A $50 donation matters.

A $100 donation matters.

EVERY DONATION MATTERS!

And if you are able to make a larger contribution, we would be incredibly grateful.

If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser may be just as valuable.

You may know a physician, healthcare organization, foundation, company, philanthropist, or individual who believes in advancing research for lipedema.

One introduction could make a tremendous difference.

Help us move lipedema research forward.

Every contribution brings us one step closer to answering questions that matter to millions of people living with lipedema.

More research.

More evidence.

More options.

More hope.

I believe people with lipedema deserve better.

And I'm willing to do my part.

Will you help us take the next step?

❤️ Donate if you can.

❤️ Share if you can't.

❤️ Introduce us to someone who may be able to help.

Together, we can turn promising early findings into clinical research—and begin turning “we don't know” into evidence.

Thank you for believing in this work and for helping us give people with lipedema something they desperately need:

Hope backed by research.

— Cindy Beers, MS, E-RYT500

For More on the Research Study

https://www.cindybeers.com