Bulletproof Blog

There’s a ton of time-wasting apps out there, but smartphone applications have brought the world of biohacking to a new level. Measuring, calculating, and analyzing your body’s data has never been easier. These applications can help you upgrade your performance...

Black coffee is so powerful that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a musical piece in 1732, titled “The Coffee Cantata,” with lines like “If I can’t drink my bowl of coffee three times daily, then in my torment, I will shrivel...

Clever but ill-informed marketers will name almost any unusual food a “superfood.” Did you know goji berries are in the nightshade family like tomatoes and can cause inflammation in some people? Give me a break. The truth of the matter...

All Bulletproof products are 25% off at CVS stores, April 7-13! Hurry in to your neighborhood CVS store to get a great deal on Bulletproof Cold Brew Coffee, Brain Octane Oil, and Unflavored Collagen Protein Powder. In-store only, so stop in...

We’ve all been there. It’s been a long, stressful, yet productive day, and you’ve worked yourself to the limit. For the last few hours of work, all you wanted was to go to bed, but you got the job done....

Do you know what type of bird you are? Most people don’t. They work the typical 9 to 5 without considering when they are most productive. As biohackers, that is not okay. We want to work smart and play hard with...

This is yet another study in support of the low fructose, and adequate omega 3 recommendations in Bulletproof Diet. Not only does excess fructose give you fatty liver disease, high triglycerides, fungal infections, diabetes, gout, and make you obese, it...

Just about any coffee can stop dry eyes in two ways: 1.  Bad coffee tastes bad and has toxins in it, which makes you sad, which makes you cry. Problem solved! 2.  The caffeine in coffee acts on certain chemical...

When you look at biochemistry, it really is amazing that people still think of wheat as a food. Besides lectins, phytic acid, digestive inhibitors, and various other antinutrients, wheat is mostly contaminated with mold toxins.  The toxins form while the...

  Statins are one of the most used drugs in the history of human existence.  In 2008, $12.4 billion dollars worth of Lipitor was sold. In 2000, almost half of all patients with dyslipidemia (bad blood results) were taking a statin...

Not all Bulletproof readers have kids – but those who do frequently ask, “What the heck should I feed my kids?” It’s hard to get kids to eat healthy food when they’re used to chocolate frosted sugar bombs for breakfast....

At the Ancestral Health Summit at Harvard University, one of the more interesting panels titled “Safe Starches: Are They Essential on an Ancestral Diet?” was moderated by Jimmy Moore, of Low-Carb Cruise fame. The panelists included Chris Kresser and Paul...

When it comes to being Bulletproof, eating is only a small part of what you can do to perform better. You won’t find many Paleo bloggers who follow neuroscientists, but I consider neuroscience and psychology to be as important for...

Caffeine is obviously a major component of coffee, but it’s not the only one by long shot that has a biological effect. If we focus on just the caffeine part of coffee as a central nervous system stimulant, there are...

It’s a common belief that intermittent fasting causes problems for women, and that can be true if you’re using traditional methods. The Bulletproof Diet incorporates intermittent fasting and has helped the women in my life feel good, look amazing, and...

Several weeks ago the New York Times gave an invitation to its readers: “Tell us why it is ethical to eat meat.” The winner, Jay Bost, a vegetarian returned to meat-eating, wrote a great essay which you can check out...