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When it comes to nutrition and mainstream magazines with lots of ads from junk food companies, journalists sometimes seem to be oblivious to the research they write about. Take Time Magazine in particular.  In 1985 they tried to convince you...

I’ve spent more than 10 years figuring out how to make great tasting foods that are low in toxins and high in healthy nutrients. Almost all Bulletproof Recipes are pretty easy to make and taste far better than what you’ll...

Good coffee is magic. It can promote brain function, memory, and energy levels. It can serve as a massive source of antioxidants and is associated with all sorts of positive health outcomes.  Coffee can even affect your body and mind like...

How much sleep do you need? Most people think 8 hours of sleep per night is the magic number. But it’s not that simple. Not only do you have to consider the number of hours depending on your needs, but...

Your liver works hard for you. Even if you follow a sober lifestyle, the toxins you inadvertently breathe, eat, drink and even slather on your skin are a burden on your liver. This can start to take its toll on...

Insomnia is a major problem for many high-performing type-A entrepreneurs. Some insomniacs can’t fall asleep, and some can’t stay asleep. Neither of those is a problem for me anymore (at least that I’m aware of; my Sleep Cycle app will...

Every so often, we make small upgrades to the recommendations in the Bulletproof® Diet based on new research and suggestions from followers of this blog.  Click here for access to the latest infographic.  The goal is that you can have a single...

I’ve been hacking my sleep since I was a child (before I even knew what hacking was) – always trying to get the most out of my time.  But many times when I cut back on sleep, I was tired,...

This is the third article in a series about how to hack your sleep so that you can fall sleep more easily, and recuperate more in less time while staying healthy based on my years of self-experimenting and research. Sleep...

Wow… In 1997, Weight Watchers made up the “points system” which helped people to count calories.  This effectively created a weight loss company that profited from teaching people ineffective ways to lose weight, driving them to spend more money losing...

This article is the first in a series I’ll write about how to safely(ish) hack your sleep. I’m a biohacker, not a physician (although I’m married to one of those), and even my die-hard 80 year old antiaging friends who...

The Bulletproof Diet Roadmap is the best place to start if you’re new to the Bulletproof lifestyle or if you’re looking for an easy reference to find the best foods for your body. This download will help you: Easily navigate...

If you’ve adopted a low-fat diet with the hope of preventing a heart attack, a new study says you’ve been wasting your time. A meta study (a study of other studies) published in the January 2010 American Journal of Clinical...

Cast your mind forward for a second, say 40 years into the future. How do you hope to feel, to move, and to think? I’ll bet a lot of money that you want to be as mentally and physically with...