Author: Bulletproof Staff

Improve your sleep, your energy, your digestion, your mood and your brain function with these five easy biohacks. 1. Sleep and see better with F.lux F.lux is a free plugin for your computer, iPad and iPhone that removes melatonin-suppressing blue light from your screen. You need melatonin for deep sleep,...

Controlling your biology doesn’t have to be complicated or scientific. Sometimes it’s just about finding new ways to eat something delicious that will give you lasting energy and leave you feeling great. Dark chocolate (85% cocoa minimum) is a powerhouse of nutrients that may support your athletic performance, help you...

Capsaicin is the molecule that gives jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne, and other spicy peppers their heat. It’s also a culinary oddity – capsaicin is one of the few cooking ingredients that goes beyond the five tastes humans experience (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory). Capsaicin is an irritant, not a flavor –...

Do you know what’s in your oil bottle? Not all oil products are created equal. When you buy something that says “MCT” on it, it’s not always just from coconuts. Palm oil is often in there too, which nutritionally isn’t a huge deal… except that the palm oil industry has...

Egg rolls taste delicious. But the crispy outside layer of the average egg roll, wheat flour cooked in peanut or canola oil, can rob you of your energy and leave you craving more kryptonite foods. Not very Bulletproof. Luckily, we have cool friends. Nick Kowalski of Nicksfit.com formulated and tested this amazing...

The Bulletproof Diet is the place to start if you want to feel amazing and kick more ass. But this approach to nutrition is an abrupt departure from the Standard American Diet (SAD). So, if you’re having a tough time wrapping your head around the diet or just need some...

Bulletproof Coffee has already changed hundreds of thousands of people’s lives. You owe it to yourself to see how good you’ll look and feel after drinking it for a couple weeks. It’s powerful stuff. It also goes against almost every mainstream dietary recommendation out there. Dosing your coffee with butter and...

You may have heard about a study condemning a Paleo-style, high-fat, low-carb (HFLC) diet. Reports like of the diet have the same takeaway message: HFLC diets don’t actually work. A study has shown that they cause obesity and other health problems. The consensus seems to be that celebrities and charlatans...

Let’s talk about cauliflower. This versatile vegetable’s nutrient profile and easy-to-cook nature make it a staple of the Bulletproof Diet. You can make cauliflower into a dozen different dishes, from cauliflower steaks to cauliflower rice to creamy cauliflower bacon mash (you’ll find all three of those recipes in Bulletproof: The...

When you use the Bulletproof Diet Roadmap (hopefully printed for free here and on your fridge!), you can see that grass-fed beef knocks grain-fed beef out of the park. Organic grass-fed beef has a prime nutritional profile, and it’s free of pesticides, GMOs, synthetic growth hormones, toxins from moldy feed, carbon monoxide, and all the...

A major part of the Bulletproof Diet (if you’re new to it, welcome) is high-quality meat. Grass-fed meat and wild-caught seafood are supreme sources of fat, cholesterol, protein, vitamins, and minerals that are tough to find elsewhere. Meat is a simple way to get a lot of nutrition, fast. It’s...

More than 2 billion people enjoy a cup of coffee every morning, including 85% of the U.S. population [1,2]. I also want to answer a few common questions about coffee. This article will touch on caffeine tolerance and coffee-related cortisol release. Enjoy!   Will you build a tolerance to caffeine...

We’re wrapping up another stellar month here at Bulletproof. America’s northern neighbors can rejoice: we just launched Bulletproof’s Canadian online store! If you live in Canada it just got a whole lot easier (and faster!) to order Bulletproof products. Pretty great, eh? There’s a lot going on elsewhere in the...

If you want to make a meal more satisfying, a surefire way is to add fat. Bulletproof fats are nutrient-dense, great for you, and – perhaps most importantly – tasty. That said, not all Bulletproof fats are suitable for all types of cooking. For example, Brain Octane and MCT Oil are...

I wrote this article with the help of a Bulletproof team member who’s a recent college graduate. He started Bulletproof his first year of college and got his degree a few months ago. He picked up some pretty useful habits along the way, and not just ones for college students. These...

Can you believe September is right around the corner? Neither can we. It’s been a big month for us here at Bulletproof and we have a lot of gratitude to dish out. We launched our Bulletproof Coach Training Program to an unbelievable reception, selling out within 24 hours. It was...