Siobhan Huggins grew up with a negative self-image. At 18, she was obese and developed depression. Whenever she tried a new diet, her depression symptoms would get worse. Later on, she was diagnosed with lymphedema.Her mom encouraged her to learn more about the ketogenic diet. She decided to do keto strictly for 2 months. The changes she experienced - from losing weight to improving her mental health - made her stick with it. This gave her the drive to research more about its benefits.Siobhan knew how the ketogenic diet became instrumental to the improvement of her physical health and mental wellness. The presence of the keto community reminded her that she was not alone in this journey and that kept her going. In this episode, Siobhan shares that amidst her obesity, depression, and lymphedema, her choice to do a carnivore diet and the support system of the community contributed big time to where she is now, and she continues to give back to help others too.Quick Guide:01:06 Introduction02:23 Younger years and struggle with negativity09:42 Adapting to the ketogenic diet16:57 Her mindset on how she approached the change in diet19:33 The Cholesterol Code and David Feldman25:29 How ketogenic diet help in her depression36:01 Physical effects of the ketogenic diet37:11 Self-experiment with fasting and finding about lymphedema42:31 What happens with people who have lymphedema1:01:09 How the diet affects the experience of lymphedema1:08:44 How her day-to-day life isGet to know our guest:Siobhan Huggins is a citizen scientist. She is involved in research and learning to help increase awareness about what people are dealing with - from ketogenic diet, inflammation, and metabolic health, among others. have personally experienced the benefits of ketogenic and carnivore diet.“So, the social anxiety was, I think, like a thought pattern habit in a way that I had to undo. And I largely did that at my first few conference. So, I was practicing, like going up and talking to people. And like giving myself new information with a clear head, like, this is how people react when you talk to them and ask them questions. And they were always super happy and friendly and glad to talk to me and happy to have me in the community. And so that really, like planted the seeds for me to have a healthier mindset. ” - Siobhan HugginsConnect with her:Twitter: https://twitter.com/siobhan_huggins Email: siobhan@thelymphedemaproject.orgEpisode snippets:10:31 - 11:05 - Ketogenic diet doesn’t feel like restricting at all11:44 - 13:13 - Working through depression issues and building a healthy mindset17:55 - 18:52 - An easy-to-understand and non-restrictive diet25:29 - 27:07 - Dealing with the question, “How was your day?”28:42 - 29:42 - Depression and the ketogenic diet32:21 - 34:13 - The practice of introspection and checking her diet56:14 - 57:15 - What happens when one has lymphedema58:30 - 59:17 - Not only hormonal flux periods but also stress periods1:01:28 - 1:02:33 - Diet and hypermConnect with Dr. Ovadia:TwitteriFixHearts WebsiteStay Off My Operating Table WebsiteAmazon Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsProduced by 38atoms & Jack Heald