Hi Donda
Welcome

, you did post to the group
I have read all the studies on the laser and even had a chance to chat with company reps at the NLN convention last Fall. I agree that this looks like a very promising tool that will be able to help.
That is one reason we have this lengthy discussion thread on it. I encouraged reps to participate here and am glad they have.
As for the dietary recommendations on Poppy Lane. I have read through all their recommendations extensively. Since I was an organic gardener at one time, my diet was loaded with all those foods they recommend.
While I agree that they are healthy foods overall, far too much research needs to be done (independent clinical studies) for me to say, yes, this is helpful for lymphedema.
My diet was saturated with good ebzopyrones, etc etc and frankly, it didn't stop my right leg going from transcient swelling to permenent swelling, nor did it stop my left leg from become a cement stump.
It also didn't prevent me from getting two b-cell lymphomas.
Their product Lympaction has done had any clinical studies either that backsup the claims for it.
I am reminded of a product that came out a number of years ago called coumarin. Highly endorsed in Australia it did show great promise in helping the swelling. It was quickly adopted and used all over the world for lymphedema. Then, suddenly people who had been using it started experiencing liver damage and failure. So much so that it is not used anymore. So here was a product, brought out for public use without proper clinical data as regards the safety factor. Too many people are paying a terrible price for this mistake.
So, a healthy diet is critical for over-all health, but none has been clinically shown to help lymphedema.
I also disagree with the Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy, again show me the double-blind independent clinical studies to back up the claims.
Donda, we simply must do all we can to help ourselves, but at the same time we need to use discretion in the products and things we try. The world is awash with products claiming to do all kinds of things and the only way to be safe is to demand these studies as proof of what people claim.
Again, welcome to our forums! Look forward to getting to know you.
Pat O