The Cookbook for women with lipedema
Why an anti-inflammatory diet is key to feeling lighter and more confident
For women with Lipedema, food truly matters. Lipedema tissue is often linked to chronic, low-grade inflammation and doesn’t respond to diet and exercise in the same way as normal fat. That’s why choosing food that calms inflammation and supports your overall health is so important. This cookbook is built around exactly that: an anti-inflammatory way of eating. The recipes focus on reducing unhealthy fats, easing inflammation, and giving you steady energy, so your body has what it needs to recover and feel its best.
Why the right nutrition is essential for women with lipedema:
Less inflammation, so less pain
By choosing healthy and plant-based food, you prevent the unnecessary inflammation that the body can get from food of animal origin. After all, a body with lipedema deals with enough inflammation as it is.
Better recovery
The choice for fresh vegetables and fruit - preferably organic - provides the body with the optimal nutrition for recovery. Lipedema asks a lot from our body, which makes it very important to take good care of it.
Store less fat
Women with lipedema are struggling with fat burning. Therefore, the recipes in the cookbook are all low in fat. How we get our energy instead? From the carbs (glucose) that we, for example, find in delicious fresh fruit.
More energy and vitality
An eating pattern with an abundance of fruit does not only provide enough energy to physically deal with this condition, but also to give you optimal mental support.
When you’re living with Lipedema, your body needs extra care and compassion.
Choosing food that calms inflammation and limits unhealthy fats helps reduce strain on your body, for better balance and a real boost in energy.
Why I Created This Cookbook for Women with Lipedema
As someone living with Lipedema myself, it’s my mission to support other women facing this challenging condition.
Through my work as the founder of Lipedema Coach, I’ve developed a holistic approach to Lipedema, and nutrition plays a key role in that.
Every body benefits from healthy, nourishing food, but especially a body living with Lipedema. The recipes in this cookbook are based on whole, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory foods – think colorful vegetables, fruits, and natural ingredients rich in vitamins and minerals that truly support your health.
Eating this way can boost your energy, calm inflammation, support your body’s balance, and even lift your mood.
Why Healthy Food Matters for a Body with Lipedema
In women with Lipedema, the immune system is often in a constant state of alert, trying – without success – to break down fat deposits. This ongoing struggle contributes to chronic low-grade inflammation, which can be both painful and exhausting. That’s why eating habits that help calm this response are so important.
That’s where an anti-inflammatory way of eating comes in. It’s about reducing foods that can fuel inflammation (like processed products or high amounts of animal fats) and focusing instead on nourishing foods that help your body function better.
Fruit, for example, is a powerful ally. It’s rich in healthy carbohydrates – the fuel every cell in your body runs on – and naturally low in fat, which can be easier for women with Lipedema to process.
By choosing whole, anti-inflammatory foods, you’re giving your body the kind of nourishment it needs to feel better, move easier, and restore more balance day by day.
The Right Energy starts with the Right Nutrition
An anti-inflammatory way of eating is one of the most powerful tools you have to support your body and feel your best with Lipedema.
My first cookbook for women with Lipedema includes 21 delicious, easy-to-make recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Every recipe is based on whole, nutrient-rich foods that help reduce inflammation and give your body the fuel it needs.
These meals are designed to boost your energy, support your body’s balance, and help you feel more comfortable in your own skin, because that’s exactly what you deserve.
Rachel is the radiant face behind Lipedema Coach
Rachel is the radiant face behind Lipedema Coach, where she works alongside her team as a Specialised Lipedema Therapist. Focusessing on women with Lipedema; a condition that affects over 11% of all women, including Rachel herself. As both a therapist and an expert by experience, she is passionately committed to helping women suffering from this debilitating disease achieve a pain-free and happy life.
Through the experience Rachel has gained over the years as both a Lipedema patient and Specialised Lipedema Therapist, she has developed her own unique approach to managing Lipedema. This approach is encapsulated in the Holistic Lipedema Method. Everything that contributes to optimal health, both physical and mental, is utilised in her treatment paths.
Silvana
I’ve lost fifteen kilos. I’m working out again. I can do all the exercises. People around me are even saying, ‘Wow, you’re looking fit!’
Louisa
4 months into this way of eating now and I feel great. My energy level is high and have had no infections in my body. My skin is clear, soft and last but not least have lost 10 kg!
Doortje
Over 6 weeks on an eating plan from Rachel and my dietician sees my diabetes-2 improve significantly, which I am very happy with!
When you’re living with Lipedema, your body needs extra care and compassion.
Choosing food that calms inflammation and limits unhealthy fats helps reduce strain on your body, for better balance and a real boost in energy.