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Heather Cooan

I'm an Oncology Nutrition Consultant and lived experience mentor providing education, data-driven nutritional recommendations, and trauma-informed strategic environmental and lifestyle design for those living with cancer, autoimmunity, and complex chronic illness.

Hello Reader, Since it was first described by Dr. Hallopeau in 1887, Lichen Sclerosus has been considered a rare and mysterious disease. Fast forward to 2022 and we have new tools, tools that allow LS sufferers from around the world to connect, unite, and share their experiences. While the U.S. Department of Health describes LS as "estimated that between 1 in 300 to 1 in 10 00 people have lichen sclerosus" We know that it is much more prevalent than this and as such is sorely neglected by...