<div><strong>Help Us Fund Clinical Research for Lipedema</strong>
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<div>More Research. More Options. More Hope.
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<div>I am a woman living with Stage 2 lipedema—and I am also a researcher determined to help change the future of lipedema care.**
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<div>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.
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<div>There isn't enough research.
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<div>There aren't enough evidence-based options.
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<div>And too many people with lipedema are left wondering what they can do to feel better, move better, and live better.
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<div><strong>I want to help change that.</strong>
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<div>From citizen science to clinical research.
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<div>My research team previously conducted a six-week Mind-Body Quality of Life Yoga Program for Individuals with Lipedema &amp; Lymphedema, involving 43 participants.
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<div>The program combined gentle chair yoga, breathing practices, and meditation.
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<div>We saw encouraging improvements in pain and functional mobility, and participants shared meaningful experiences about changes in their quality of life and well-being.
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<div>Those results raised an important question:
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<div>Could a gentle, accessible mind-body program actually help people with lipedema improve their functional mobility and quality of life?
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<div>We believe that question deserves to be studied scientifically.
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<div>That's why we are taking the next step.
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<div><strong>Our clinical research study</strong>
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<div>We are preparing a formal clinical research study examining a remote, gentle mind-body chair yoga intervention for people living with lipedema.
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<div>The primary focus of the study is functional mobility.
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<div>We will also examine important quality-of-life outcomes, including:
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<div>* Pain
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<div>* Sleep
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<div>* Mental well-being
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<div>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.
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<div>This isn't about claiming that yoga cures lipedema.
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<div>It's about asking a scientifically important question:
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<div>Can an accessible mind-body intervention help people with lipedema move better and improve important aspects of their quality of life?
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<div>We need research to find out.
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<div><strong>Why I am doing this?</strong>
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<div>This project is deeply personal to me.
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<div>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.
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<div>But I also understand what it means to live with lipedema.
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<div>I know how important it is to have answers.
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<div>And I don't want the next woman diagnosed with lipedema to hear:
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<div>We just don't know.
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<div>I want us to begin building the evidence that can eventually help change that answer.
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<div><strong>We need your help</strong>
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<div>Research requires funding, and right now, we don't have the funding needed to launch this study.
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<div>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.
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<div>You do not have to make a large donation to make a difference.
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<div>A $25 donation matters.
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<div>A $50 donation matters.
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<div>A $100 donation matters.
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<div><strong>EVERY DONATION MATTERS!</strong>
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<div>And if you are able to make a larger contribution, we would be incredibly grateful.
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<div>If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser may be just as valuable.
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<div>You may know a physician, healthcare organization, foundation, company, philanthropist, or individual who believes in advancing research for lipedema.
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<div>One introduction could make a tremendous difference.
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<div><strong>Help us move lipedema research forward.</strong>
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<div>Every contribution brings us one step closer to answering questions that matter to millions of people living with lipedema.
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<div>More research.
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<div>More evidence.
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<div>More options.
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<div>More hope.
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<div>I believe people with lipedema deserve better.
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<div>And I'm willing to do my part.
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<div><strong>Will you help us take the next step?</strong>
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<div>❤️ Donate if you can.
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<div>❤️ Share if you can't.
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<div>❤️ Introduce us to someone who may be able to help.
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<div>Together, we can turn promising early findings into clinical research—and begin turning “we don't know” into evidence.
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<div>Thank you for believing in this work and for helping us give people with lipedema something they desperately need:
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<div>Hope backed by research.
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<div>— Cindy Beers, MS, E-RYT500
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