Weekend at Keto Symposium '22

When we learned that New York City was going to host its first Keto Symposium we were super excited! Natalie and I grew up in Queens; Manhattan was a short ride away to which we frequently visited for work and fun. Having a keto centered event in our "backyard" was an experience we could not pass up! We weren't only excited to spend some time in NYC, but because we believe in the importance of this community, particularly here in New York.

NYC is an epicenter of plant-based initiatives. It was one of the first cities to adopt Meatless Mondays, and is now pushing its plant-based agenda even further. NYC mandated vegan meals every Friday for all children in public schools. After the untimely death of Bob Atkins, MD in the early 2000s, the NYC keto & metabolic health scene has been fairly quiet, so we were excited to connect with a like-minded Community, in-person, and to learn more about this healthy lifestyle.

Speakers also included big names like Nina Teicholz, who talked about the various influences and agendas that have found themselves intertwined in our nutritional policy. She emphasized the lack of scientific rigor when it came to incorporating the hundreds of studies on low carb nutrition into the policies of our dietary guidelines. Cynthia Thurlow,  talked about the benefits of fasting and other lifestyle interventions. 

Temple Stewart, better known as @The.Ketogenic.Nutritionist spoke about reversing PCOS with a low carb and ketogenic diet. She was motivated to help women after successfully reversing her own PCOS and losing 40 pounds.

Dr. Tro Kalayjian gave a powerful speech on Food Addiction highlighting the needs to recognize binge-eating and food addiction prior to starting a nutrition program.

Dorian Greenow, also known as Mister Mojo, gave a riveting talk about the various ways to measure ketones, including the pros, cons, and costs. He spoke about the future of metabolic treatments and the need for multi-disciplinary approaches in healthcare. 

You can learn more about the complete lineup of speakers by clicking their names or visiting the Keto Symposium website.

In between speaker sessions, we shared our low-carb baking mixes with the attendees and speakers! It was nice for our business to be a part of such an amazing event, in our home-town, with keto-famous professionals! We were proud to be able to introduce our low-carb baking mixes to a new audience and in turn hope they will take it back to their communities. 

Our mission at ROSETTE’S is to empower people to sustain a low-carb, ketogenic lifestyle with versatile baking mixes that can (re)create all the foods people crave.