The Bulletproof Diet
Dave Asprey's high-fat, low-toxin eating plan, and the origin of the butter coffee
Dave Asprey's first book lays out a high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carbohydrate way of eating that ranks foods from Bulletproof to toxic based on his reading of anti-nutrients and mold toxins. It introduced Bulletproof Coffee and the fat-only morning fast to a wide audience and helped push the biohacking label into the mainstream. Dietitians have pushed back hard on several of its claims, and the toxin ranking is his own system rather than a consensus one.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Dave AspreyRecommends
Biohacker · Bulletproof Coffee
His first book, and the one that made his name. The plan is fat-heavy and low-toxin, and his site says it came out of 15 years and 300,000 dollars of testing on himself. Bulletproof Coffee sits at its center.
Source: Dave Asprey: Books
Aimed at the same thing
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- Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Deliberate cold exposure
Cold showers or ice baths used deliberately, usually a few minutes at a time
On record from 25 of 62 tracked people: 19 do it, 6 have discussed it - Supplement$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Caffeine
The most-used performance drug in the world, timing-sensitive
On record from 14 of 62 tracked people: 10 do it, 1 recommends it, 3 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Morning sunlight exposure
Bright outdoor light soon after waking, 5-30 minutes and no sunglasses
On record from 10 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it, 3 recommend it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Napping
Short early-afternoon naps: useful, but easy to get wrong
On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 1 recommends it, 1 has discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Pre-workout music
Headphones on, a set playlist, and a fixed cue to switch into training mode
On record from 5 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Hard thinking before lunch
Book the mentally demanding work for the morning and stop making big calls late in the day
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
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