The Complete Lymphedema Management and Nutrition Guide: Empowering Strategies, Supporting Recipes and Therapeutic Exercises

The Complete Lymphedema Management and Nutrition Guide: Empowering Strategies, Supporting Recipes and Therapeutic Exercises

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  • Create Date：2022-09-29 05:51:43
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jean Lamantia
  • ISBN：0778806278
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Summary

Empowering strategies to improve lymphedema with therapeutic exercises and supporting recipes。

Lymphedema treatment is an expanding topic on a condition that has been historically misunderstood and underdiagnosed。 The condition is characterized by fluid retention and chronic swelling that significantly impacts the daily lives of approximately 10 million North Americans。 It can be caused by infection， injury or genetic disorder and may occur as a complication of cancer treatment。

In The Complete Lymphedema Management and Nutrition Guide， physiotherapist Ann DiMenna and dietitian Jean LaMantia share their expert knowledge of the condition， explaining its link with diet and exercise。 Together they offer lifestyle adjustments and self-management strategies that may help those living with lymphedema gain control of their conditions， lessen their symptoms and improve the overall quality of their lives。

This is an essential guide for anyone experiencing symptoms of lymphedema。 The book includes expert information on underlying causes， symptoms， effective treatments and therapeutic exercises supported by both clinical and scientific research。 It offers a friendly， easy-to-understand approach with step-by-step photographs and illustrations along with supplementary videos hosted on the authors' site。 It also delivers over fifty recipes to support an anti-inflammatory diet characterized by low sodium， low fat， adequate fluid and sufficient protein。

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Reviews

Mj H ，

Not as helpful as I was hoping。

Maureen ，

offered me suggestions for neck and arm self-MLD （manual lymphatic drainage） sequences， 8 exercises for arm and shoulder， the Lymphedema Food Pyramid with the suggestion of eating all meals with 8-10 hours leaving 14-16 hours each day for "fasting"; has sample 1500 and 1800 calorie meal plans and list of suggested low pH moisturizers and cleansers commonly available in Canada。 Also has great list of online resources and detailed references。 offered me suggestions for neck and arm self-MLD （manual lymphatic drainage） sequences， 8 exercises for arm and shoulder， the Lymphedema Food Pyramid with the suggestion of eating all meals with 8-10 hours leaving 14-16 hours each day for "fasting"; has sample 1500 and 1800 calorie meal plans and list of suggested low pH moisturizers and cleansers commonly available in Canada。 Also has great list of online resources and detailed references。 。。。more

Ashley Burrows ，

Whether you have the possibility of having lymphedema， have lymphedema from cancer or primary lymphedema， this is a worth while read for you。 The authors give a thorough explain of how lymphedema effects the body， and the steps you can take to mitigate the effects it has on you， a family member， or someone you know。 These are all just recommendations based out the current studies and what has worked in the realm of lymphedema as of now。 I can see why some lymphedema practices may not have said t Whether you have the possibility of having lymphedema， have lymphedema from cancer or primary lymphedema， this is a worth while read for you。 The authors give a thorough explain of how lymphedema effects the body， and the steps you can take to mitigate the effects it has on you， a family member， or someone you know。 These are all just recommendations based out the current studies and what has worked in the realm of lymphedema as of now。 I can see why some lymphedema practices may not have said to their patients anything in relation to nutrition。 Their aren't as many studies that have been done on the area which they show you in the book。 But， they do give you quite a bit in that area still。 In addition， when you finally read that area end to end， especially the end of the nutrition section， that based on an American diet it isn't the easiest thing to tell people that "possibly adjusting what you eat and how much you eat" will help your lymphedema。 To that I say， make the modifications where you can if you intend to experiment with how nutrition effects your lymphedema。 The hardest adjust for me would be only eating eggs 1-3 times a month😐。 Eggs are a stable in breakfast for me。 I can eat them up to 5-6 times a week for breakfast。 So， for me this isn't up for negotiation I will make adjustments elsewhere to make up for my love for eggs。 Each adjustment is a self choice， where you are most comfortable， what you are welling to give up， and do。 There isn't a one size fits all path with lymphedema， you define that path and you decide what is best for you and your lymphedema which is emphasized in this book。 I highly recommend this book。 It has all the necessary steps and plenty of resources to get more information on each area they focus on。 。。。more

Janet ，

An excellent resource for lymphedema patients

Cari ，

Seems like a useful resource。 Very readable。

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