057: Megan Pfeffer – I Choose Health

Megan Pfeffer

 Megan Pfeffer is a Clinical Nutritionist and the founder of ‘I Choose Health’, providing international education & support via online webinars, workshops, one-on-one consults and group online courses. Megan also researches and presents at international conferences to raise awareness of the loose connective tissue disease lipoedema and also for breast cancer. Megan co-authored the 2020 research paper titled ‘Ketogenic diet as a potential solution for lipedema’, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal ‘Medical Hypotheses’.

In 2019 Megan discovered she had lipoedema while researching the condition for one of her patients. In 2020 she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer and underwent a life-saving bilateral mastectomy, and is now cancer-free. Megan lives a keto lifestyle to manage her own health and loves helping women around the world to take back control of their health.

Megan Pfeffer didn’t know she had lipoedema until she had a client who needed help with her condition. Lipoedema is often misdiagnosed or confused with lymphoedema. Lipoedema is a loose connective condition, that is resistive to standard diets, so can be very frustrating. It also presents with pain which is also not believed by health and medical professionals. 

In this episode, we talk about her journey and navigating cancer as well as how she helps others regain health. 

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Megan's Books

I Choose Health

https://ichoosehealth.com.au/

Megan's Top Tips

1. Eat food that loves you back - such as food intolerances
2. Explore bio-individuality
3. Self-advocate and look power differentials

Resources Mentioned

Keith, L., Seo, C. A., Rowsemitt, C., Pfeffer, M., Wahi, M., Staggs, M., ... & Carmody, M. (2021). Ketogenic diet as a potential intervention for lipedema. Medical Hypotheses, 146, 110435.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987720333260 

Sweet Poison: Learn how to break your addiction with sugar for life - David Gillespie

https://amzn.to/3F5on8d

Chef Pete Evans 

https://peteevans.com/ 

Gary and Belinda Fettke I Support Gary 

https://isupportgary.com/ 

The Obesity Code - Dr Jason Fung

https://amzn.to/3aCYUWK

Virta Health 

https://www.virtahealth.com/

Megan studied at Endeavour College 

https://www.endeavour.edu.au/courses/bachelor-health-science-nutritional-and-dietetic-medicine/ 

Hacking Chemo: Using Ketogenic Diet, Therapeutic Fasting and a Kickass Attitude to Power through Cancer - Martha Tettenborn

https://amzn.to/3B2Kny2 

These are some not for profit organisations for Lipoedema