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Especially in the cooler months, you crave the occasional sweet and comforting dessert. These Bulletproof-approved gluten-free doughnuts hit the spot without messing with your mojo. Here’s why: These gluten-free doughnuts gets much of their flavor from cinnamon, a spice that helps keep blood sugar levels in check. How? Cinnamon extracts...

It’s fall–get ready for gourds! Winter squash – summer squash’s more colorful cousins – are packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants, which are great for your mitochondrial and overall health. They’re also filled with fiber and low in carbs, making them an excellent alternative to high-starch vegetables like potatoes or yucca....

The Bulletproof Diet is all about healthy fats, high-quality protein from animals, wild fish, and pastured eggs, and plenty of polyphenol-rich vegetables. But meat at every meal isn’t mandatory. In fact, Bulletproof Protein Fasting is a tenant of the Bulletproof Diet that can help reduce inflammation and kick start fat loss....

Coconut cream, egg yolks, cacao butter, and collagelatin form the base for these rich and creamy pops. And unlike more traditional ice cream pops, they won’t give you a sugar hangover. Eat them straight out of the freezer for a low-carb, keto treat, or garnish with your favorite berries, seeds,...

Bulletproof Coffee is perfect for powering your day. The caffeine and high-quality fats from grass-fed butter and Brain Octane Oil turn your brain on for hours and smash cravings, so you’re not distracted by hunger and brain fog. This is great news for your productivity, not so much for your sleep....

The Bulletproof Diet works because it’s flexible. It’s designed so that foods exist on a spectrum of nutrient-dense all the way to kryptonite foods that you should probably avoid. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get dessert. Especially when they involve chocolate. These decadent, grain-free cupcakes are packed with high-quality...

Herbalists have used peppermint for hundreds of years knowing it instantly soothes an upset stomach and takes the edge off of a headache. Now we have the science to prove it. The minty aroma comes from 1,8 cineole, a well-researched compound found in menthol-containing plants like mint and eucalyptus. Studies...

Are smoothies Bulletproof? The problem with most traditional smoothie recipes is the sugar content. Fruits are considered more of a treat or a dessert on the Bulletproof Diet and should be limited. Smoothies packed with fruit or kryptonite ingredients like peanut butter or soy milk may give you brain fog and...

Some flavors are just meant to go together. Chocolate and strawberries, avocado and lime, bacon and more bacon – the list goes on. Add one more to that list: lemon and coconut. It all started as a happy accident, after throwing a Lemon Cookie Collagen Bar into a gym bag and...

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...

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...

Happy Independence Day! As far as holidays go, the Fourth of July is pretty great. In addition to celebrating American independence, tradition dictates that you spend a good portion of the day out in the sun, soaking up vitamin D and eating delicious burgers, hot dogs, and steaks – grass-fed...

Wondering how to get more fat into your salad? Brain Octane MCT oil, of course! You might already know that Brain Octane is a brain-powering, fat-burning part of Bulletproof Coffee, but it’s also excellent in MCT oil salad dressing. Here’s why. MCT oil brings out the fat-soluble flavors in foods. It’s flavorless, so...