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When Laura Kerr’s legs gained 40 pounds in two months during perimenopause, making stairs nearly impossible to climb, her doctor’s advice was familiar: lose weight. But Kerr’s problem wasn’t overeating—it was a chronic fat disorder that conventional dieting can’t touch.
“For years, doctors told me to lose weight, but the pain and swelling in my legs only grew worse,” Kerr, a yoga instructor who had struggled with unexplained leg heaviness, told The Epoch Times. She remembers times when her legs felt impossibly heavy. Bruises appeared overnight without explanation, and no amount of dieting or exercise could change their shape.
Kerr later discovered she had lipedema, a condition that affects an estimated 11 to 18 percent of women, many of whom remain undiagnosed. The diagnosis finally gave a name to her daily struggles and revealed why conventional weight-loss had failed her.
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