Episode 57 - Aimee Bucanan - Empowering Women With Lipedema Through Nutrition

MEET THE GUEST

Aimme Bucanan, known as The Lippy Nutritionist, is a nutrition and lifestyle coach dedicated to helping women with lipoedema feel empowered in their bodies. Through a realistic, no-BS approach, she challenges the belief that lipoedema is unchangeable and provides tools to support real progress. Her work combines nutrition, mindset, and self-acceptance to help women feel their best, inside and out. With a strong focus on education and community, she offers guidance that is both practical and compassionate.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT

- Aimee’s powerful journey with stage 1 lipedema and how her personal struggles with body image, pain, and lack of answers led her to become The Lipi Nutritionist.

- Why mainstream weight loss advice often worsens lipedema symptoms and how over-exercising, calorie restriction, and diet culture contribute to long-term harm.

- The link between misdiagnosis, shame, and disordered eating in women with lipedema, and why rebuilding a safe, nourishing relationship with food is foundational to healing.

- Why lipedema doesn’t respond to willpower, diet, or exercise alone, and the science behind what truly drives symptom relief and body regulation.

- How inflammatory foods like sugar, gluten, and dairy impact pain and swelling, and how to create sustainable dietary habits that don’t rely on rigid restriction.

- The dangers of chronic under-eating and survival mode, and how it disrupts hormones, worsens inflammation, and undermines the healing process.

- How nervous system dysregulation caused by trauma, stress, and cortisol imbalance contributes to flares, weight gain, and emotional burnout.

- What a whole-body healing protocol actually looks like, from gut testing and blood work to nervous system support, mineral balance, and anti-inflammatory nutrition.

- Why liposuction is not a standalone cure and the reality of post-op maintenance, lifestyle changes, and emotional support for lasting results.

- How Aimee’s Bali retreat offers a revolutionary space for women with lipedema to reconnect with their bodies, release shame, and build empowered community through rest and education.

EPISODE RESOURCES

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CONNECT WITH THE GUEST

Website:

https://www.thelippynutritionist.com/

Instagram:

instagram.com/the_lippy_nutritionist

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