The Keto Brain Health Conference – Zoë Harcombe
Introduction
In July 2024, I was invited by Heather Foley (Ref 1) to speak at a conference that she was organising on October 19th, 2024. The theme was ketogenic diets for brain health. I was introduced to Heather by Dr Georgia Ede, who is one of the superstars in the fields of keto diets for brain health.
Heather planned to do a one day conference at a fabulous venue – the Monastery in Manchester (Ref 2). I knew a couple of the speakers and was keen to meet the others, so I said yes. I don’t do many conferences anymore because it takes so long to prepare a presentation. People think the commitment is on the day – it’s not – it’s the weeks beforehand.
The agenda was as follows:
- 09.00 – Dr. Zoë Harcombe / “Separating Fat from Fiction”
- 10.15 – Richard Smith / “The Power of Ketosis”
- 11.30 – Panel / “Fat Heals… Real Success Stories”
- 12.30 – LUNCH
- 13.30 – Dr. Rachel Brown / “Mental Health Doesn’t Come From a Pill”
- 14.45 – Ivor Cummins / “Statins and Neurological Damage: Myth or Reality?”
- 16.00 – Dr. Anthony Chaffee / “What Actually is Brain Health?”
- 17.15 – Panel / “Q&A with the Speakers”
The presentations were not live streamed and Heather said up front that she didn’t plan to put them on line. I was pleased with this, as it means I can use the work done again. Andy recorded my presentation – just for you lovely subscribers. We’ve just driven back from Manchester and Andy has managed to drop my slides into the recording, so that you can watch it below. The rest of this note will share what I hoped people would take away from my presentation. I’ll close with some of my and Andy’s takeaways from the long and lovely weekend.
