This is both a brand name and a recipe - in brief, big cup of strong coffee with 1 to 2 tbsp of grass fed butter and 1 to 2 tbsp of coconut oil. Melt into the coffee then froth up in a blender. Before frothing looks like an oil slick on top of the coffee, after frothing looks like it has creamer added plus a nice expresso-like foam on top. Add nothing else.
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https://www.bulletproofexec.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-bulletproof-and-your-morning-too/
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When people hear more than half my calories come from healthy fats, one of the most common questions after “Why?” is “How?”
I start the day with a cup of Bulletproof® Coffee: a blended drink made of Upgraded Coffee blended together with grass-fed unsalted butter and Brain Octane Oil (see recipe below).
I first learned about the power of butter at 18,000 above sea level, near Mt. Kailash in Tibet.
I staggered into a guest house from the -10 degree weather and was literally rejuvenated by a creamy cup of yak butter tea. The biohacker in me asked, “why?” and after a couple years of careful research, that was the genesis of the recipe below, which is today, used by Billboard recording artists before they go on stage, world champion athletes, and some of the world’s top executives, because it has a massive impact on cognitive function.
It was John Patrick Henry’s 2nd cousin’s boyfriend Juan Valdez who said, “Give me high-end coffee or give me death.” That’s because clean coffee helps protect your mental edge and performance.
So, I use the lowest toxin, highest performance coffee there is (I know, because I created it and tested it!) I brew it, and then I blend unsalted, grass-fed butter into it, along with an extract of coconut oil that improves brain energy. Yes, butter. All the benefits of healthy milk fat with none of the damaging denatured casein proteins found in cream. It makes for the creamiest, most satisfying cup of coffee you’ve ever had. It will keep you satisfied with level energy for 6 hours if you need it, and because I’m having it for breakfast, I’m programming my body to burn fat for energy all day long!
The Science Behind Bulletproof Coffee
When I first tried that yak butter tea in Tibet I felt like a million bucks. I had to know why. When I got back home, I began researching butter, tea, types of fat, how fat affects your brain, etc., etc. I began experimenting in my kitchen, looking to recreate that mental and physical boost I felt after the mug of yak butter tea. I eventually moved away from tea in favor of coffee (not that I’m hating on tea; green tea in particular is great for you. If you don’t like coffee, try swapping in green tea in the recipe below. But you really owe it to yourself to try the coffee!).
Anyway, during my research and kitchen experiments I discovered a lot of powerful science around coffee, butter, and Brain Octane Oil. I’ll break it all down for you here:
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More at the link.
The founder of this recipe, and seller of high end refined coconut oil (plain ol' coconut oil works well and is cheaper - I get mine at Trader Joe's, ditto for grassfed butter, Kerrygold brand, about $3.25 per half pound) and equally high end coffee is a colleague of Dr. Mark Hyman, the nutrition researcher and author.
I've been drinking the stuff for a month and the high quality fats really satisfy the hunger bug. I've had virtually no urge to go back to my bad habits during this time and have lost about 12 lbs (?!).
There is some good science behind this. Hyman's book "Eat Fat, Get Thin" lays it out.