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The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey

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Key Takeaways
  1. BP Coffee for breakfast
    • 1-2 cups organic, single source coffee
    • 2 TBS organic, grass-fed butter
    • 2 TBS MCT oil
    • Blend for 20-30 seconds
    • Can add cinnamon, cayenne pepper, stevia, pumpkin spice to add some variety
  2. 50-70% of calories come from very high quality fats (grass-fed butter, MCT oil, cacao butter, pastured egg yolks, grass-fed beef or lamb)
  3. ~20% of calories from high quality proteins (grass-fed beef or lamb, wild caught fish, pastured eggs)
  4. ~20% of calories from vegetables even this will compose the vast majority of the food you eat (avocados, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy)
  5. ~5% from carbs from fruits (raspberries, limes, lemons, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries)
  6. Lays out a list of supplements and other lifestyle changes in order to feel better, have more energy/focus, sleep better, etc.
  7. Cook foods as little as possible
  8. Follow the 2-week BP diet protocol and slowly incorporate suspect foods to realize how certain foods make you feel
What I got out of it
  1. I have been following the BP diet for the past year and a half with incredible results. The most important thing I have learned is which foods don't make me feel good the consequences of eating these foods. I sometimes ignore this and drink some of my favorite beers or enjoy an amazing dessert but I do this consciously and on rare occasions knowing how I will feel later and even the next day or days!
  2. This diet gives you incredible energy and focus and the roadmap provides a spectrum for what foods will make you feel the best. This is by no means an all-or-nothing diet which are often frustrating and depressing
  3. Creates a system to follow so what foods to eat, buy and how to prepare them becomes automatic while still allowing for enough flexibility for you to experiment and try new, delicious recipes
  4. Limited exercise and still look and feel great