Announcing my new book: The Upgraded Chef!

September 18, 2012 · 75 comments

Upgraded Chef for $9.95

This cookbook has been a decade in the making. As a biohacker, I look at cooking as one of the variables that leads to better personal performance. It’s not just the quality of your food, it’s how you prepare it. Awesome taste is a side effect of creating high-performance foods. Bulletproof meals take minutes to prepare so you can have the most free time available to spend doing whatever it is you love.

Upgraded Chef is not merely a recipe book. It is a guide to helping you become a Bulletproof Chef using the basics of Bulletproof nutrition, teaching you 3 core optimal cooking methods with 12 core recipes that have literally hundreds of variations. You won’t get bored with these recipes. We show you how to use this book and the Bulletproof Diet to tap into your own creative power to design customized delicious and healthy Bulletproof meals in small amounts of time.

Comes With the Bulletproof Diet v. 3.0

Upgraded Chef is the only place you can get the complete new infographic for the Bulletproof Diet v 3.0 today, although I will release it on the blog over the next months. There’s tons of new research behind some of the upgrades!

My wife Lana and I use the principles in the book daily to optimize our health and energy levels and keep our hormones healthy. Our kids eat these recipes. They are core to my own quest to be even more Bulletproof.

Co-authored by a Professional Chef

I met my co-author, therapeutic chef Joni Sare, at the anti-aging education non-profit I run called Silicon Valley Health Institute. Joni upgraded her already healthy diet to Bulletproof with higher quality fats and lower toxins.  As an expert therapeutic chef who teaches people how to build in healthy kitchen habits, she was the perfect person to collaborate with.  Together we cooked up a way to help more people get healthy through upgrading their approach to cooking.  This is not just a “recipe book” it is an upgrade to how you approach meal time.

Foreword by Luminary Biochemist and Smart Drug Expert Steve Fowkes

The foreward for this book is written by Steve Fowkes, whose knowledge of bio- chemistry and smart drugs literally saved my health many years ago, and I’m thankful to call him both a friend and advisor.  Here is what Steve has to say about the book:

  • Learn how to cultivate your fat-burning systems.
  • Prepare 12 recipes with hundreds of variations that promote fat-burning metabolism.
  • Understand comparative ratings of dietary food ingredients regarding their good-and-bad effects on energy systems and risks of energy sabotage from contaminants, molds and agrichemicals.
  • Learn how to cook foods in the safest ways, to preserve nutrients and maximize energy gains.
  • Adapt recipes to create variety, and to avoid problematic “allergic” foods.
  • Discover how to structure your daily eating schedule to facilitate energy, strength, stamina and productivity.
  • Create complex flavors and intriguing aromas, a healthy diet is a pleasure and not a chore.

If you are new to the Bulletproof lifestyle, this book is also the most complete instruction manual for getting started on the Bulletproof diet that you will ever find.  While information on getting started is available in various blog posts for free, it is all in one place in this book, with easy step-by-step methods.  Not only are you getting a concise, easy to use starting guide – but you’re getting detailed how-to information on becoming an Upgraded Bulletproof Chef, meal timing for optimizing your metabolism, and recipes to supercharge your body and upgrade your brain.  This is also a perfect “just because” gift for family and friends.

Available on Kindle, iPad, Nook, or PDF.

 

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  • Phil

    Dave,

    First of all, congratulations for publishing this book. The cover artwork looks beautiful and I am beyond excited to read it and put it to practive to become more bulletproof.

    One quick question though, if I purchase the book via Amazon (for my Kindle at Amazon Germany) and I forward you some proof of purchase, do you think it would be possible to send me the pdf version free of additional charge?

    Thank you for putting together this great ressource.

    Phil

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=644673658 Fiona Shearer-Hann

      I was able to download a .mobi version for the Kindle as well as a PDF file when I purchased the book.

  • http://twitter.com/revoswine Maarten

    Interesting, might purchase it on Kindle. BTW there is a small error in this announcement that I hope is not repeated in the book: Forward vs. foreword (after the correct subtitle). It’s foreword,
    http://www.ehow.com/how_2106077_use-foreword-forward-correctly.html

    • ABright

      Yes!

  • adeonis

    is an iPad version in the works? please :) or a pdf?

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=644673658 Fiona Shearer-Hann

      Yes, you can download it for Kindle, iPad or as a PDF

    • ABright

      There is a PDF version available on the HyperInk link above.

  • Kati

    Awesome! When is it coming out in print (for non-tech family members ;) )

    • ABright

      There are no current plans to roll out the book in print. Thank you for your interest.

  • abmorse1

    Awesome! Just picked it up on Kindle and skimmed it during lunch. One question, I might be missing something, but there are a lot of references to the “Terms, Tips, and Tricks” section, but I can’t find that section?
    Thanks!

    • James

      Thank you I was going to ask the same thing

    • Annette

      me, too

    • Jeremy

      Yeah, same issue here. There are actually a LOT of references to that section, so hopefully there is a fix coming very soon.

    • ABright

      Yes, there was a problem. We alerted the publisher, and they let us know that it was a formatting glitch with mobi/e-pub files (that are also used with Kindle & Nook). The corrected content files (for epub and mobi) are currently live on Hyperink. Customers who have purchased on Hyperink can redownload from their shelves to get the updated epubs/mobis.
      Customers for Nook and Kindle should be able to delete and redownload the book to get the corrected version once it’s been approved and pushed live by Amazon and Barnes & Noble (each usually has a lag time of at least 6-12 hours for their review process).

  • Elai

    So do the majority of your meals while your at home consist of soups, fillets and loafs? What do you eat while out and about? Cold lunches for those who don’t want to reheat food with microwaves, typically the only heating device available in most offices.

    • Bill Schuller

      Try either heating water in the microwave, or taking it from the coffee pot/spigot. Set your glass dish of food inside a larger dish (lid on) and pour the hot water into the larger dish creating a hot water bath/double boiler type thing.

      I usually just eat it cold or room temp. I am interested in how this affects nutrient absorption and satiety, but I haven’t done much digging.

  • Tom Lauerman

    Just got it at the Kindle store and I have the same observation as abmorse1 – “Terms, Tips and Tricks” is missing, which is a major defect.

    • Brock in HK

      Ditto. Please correct as soon as you can. The implementation of the recipes rests on those tips and tricks. I bought on kindle, viewing on iPad.

      In other news, this looks like it will be an outstanding resource for all who aspire for bulletproofness!

      • ABright

        will be fixed soon! see other replies above for details!

    • Kyle

      Same deal here. Purchased right off of Amazon and the tips and tricks section is MIA. What’s the deal?

      • ABright

        an unfortunate glitch with the file . . . you should be able to delete and then re-download to your Kindle within the next 6-12 hours if not sooner.

  • Rob

    Got the book Dave. One thing: the cooking methods lack clear definitions… do they correlate to time/resources involved?

  • http://www.facebook.com/brady.patterson.549 Brady Patterson

    I went to purchase and started reading the comments below and wanted to ask a question. Dave, if there are several errors in the book that will be corrected and I buy it now will you be able to release an updated copy to us free of charge with the fixes? Thanks.

    • Abright

      Yes, there was a problem. We alerted the publisher, and they let us know that it was a formatting glitch with mobi/e-pub files (that are also used with Kindle & Nook). The corrected content files (for epub and mobi) are currently live on Hyperink. Customers who have purchased on Hyperink can redownload from their shelves to get the updated epubs/mobis.

      Customers for Nook and Kindle should be able to delete and redownload the book to get the corrected version once it’s been approved and pushed live by Amazon and Barnes & Noble (each usually has a lag time of at least 6-12 hours for their review process).

  • Jae

    Looks like the Nook is missing the “Terms, Tips & Tricks” section too. I’m new to this blog and have learned quite a bit, but that “TTT” section is mentioned through the book and I can’t wait to learn more. Hope you’re able to get it to us soon.

    • Kyle

      Agreed. We need that section.

    • Kyle

      Agreed. We need that section.

  • Pedro

    When is bulletproof beer & whisky coming out Dave?

  • Jaicididf

    Dave, are you just riding the coat tails of Tim Ferriss? You seem to be following in his shadow with everything you do.

    • 695DayMonk

      They do seem to be interested in many of the same things, but honestly Dave’s information is on a different level than that of Ferriss. 4-Hour Body was, frankly, a mess. Spending some time reading this (free) blog and listening to the (also free) podcast will do you far more good than anything Ferriss has written. And I say this as a pretty hardcore Tim Ferriss fan.

      • louis

        I agree that Dave is in a class of his own. Though he didn’t do himself any favors by picking a graphic so similar to Tim’s.

        • Dave Asprey

          Thank you for your kind words! Tim and I are interested in many of the same things; he tends to focus on athletics (hacking the combine is not interesting to me!) and I’m more into longevity and cognitive stuff it seems. But he does cool stuff and I read his books too!
          As for the logo, neither of us has a monopoly on the Buddhist lotus pose statue; it’s commonly used. I added heart centric stuff that could either be HRV or a target (bulletproof!); he added beakers. It’s all good. My logo was designed by o e of the people who designed labels for Starbucks; I think he did a great job without a lot of guidance to go on. ;)

    • http://www.facebook.com/asprey.net Dave Asprey

      Lol, I like Tim’s work, but I’m not interested in hacking the combine or running a 50k. I’m older than Tim – he was 16 when I started biohacking. For the last decade – way before even 4 Hour Workweek – I’ve been running an anti-aging nonprofit at SVHI.com and my first anti-aging version of this site went live in 1998 (on asprey.net).

      Tim’s not into coffee or the role of food toxins like I am. He actually thinks wine is a health food! Tim’s also never even done neurofeedback or the other electrical and biofeedback stuff I have done for a decade. He wants to be an ultimate athlete and is largely focused on the physical; I only care about the physical as it supports the mental, emotional, and spiritual.

      So no, not riding his coat tails. Kindred spirits, yes. Respect, yes.

  • Charles

    Click the pdf version link above

    Available on Kindle, iPad, Nook, or PDF.

    You will find the free link to the Terms, Tips & Tricks in the bottom right hand side.

    • http://www.facebook.com/hattersleylisa Lisa Marie

      Brilliant, thank you

  • http://www.facebook.com/asprey.net Dave Asprey

    Hi everyone,

    Please accept my apologies for the missing section. It was in the version I submitted to HyperInk but they must have inadvertently deleted it in the ebook format.

    I’ve personally communicated with HyperInk’s CEO Kevin Gao to let him know that my readers deserve better that this and to get an updated version posted as soon as possible. I am seriously annoyed that this happened.

    If you’ve already bought a copy, we will make it right.

    • Jaws Man

      Already bought and read my copy.

    • Jaws Man

      Dave,
      I enjoyed the cookbook but I hope you will elaborate on the shifts certain foods on Bulletproof Diet 3.0. One of the facets that I didn’t like about the book is it didn’t explain the changes of place of onions and cooked leafy greens as opposed to raw leafy greens. It simply changed them on the chart without explaining why we should change our cooking habits and grocery lists. Why the distinction between certain types of onion?
      Jaws Man

  • Paul Kittson

    Dave your a legend but we dont care about soups, we need to know how to eat bullet proof everyday at our office jobs when the only pieces of cooking equipment is a microwaves and a kettle.

    • Chris

      Soup. Duh.

  • Bill Schuller

    Love the book Dave and Joni! Among the teasers there is mention of Coconut Butter and Egg custard. I can now speak from personal experience, you can’t just throw these ingredients together and get anything like custard. ;-) Even bulletproof vanilla didn’t help! ;-) Any hints for the culinarily untrained?

  • Jae

    Just came from Barnes & Nobel , and wanted to say that if you have a Nook, don’t delete the file. Just archive it and when you un-archive it, it will download the new file. The file is not yet corrected as they say it may take a couple days. (I had them make some phone calls.) Anyway, patience is a virtue.

  • Suzgaray

    Hi I just bought your book and things are not working like the click to get a surprise or tips, tricks, etc… the ebook on the ipad will not even let you enlarge the print. You cannot read or see the info chart clearly?? I am not happy about this.

    • http://www.facebook.com/brady.patterson.549 Brady Patterson

      Which copy do you have? My epub and pdf versions both work fine. Both of which I checked on my iPad.

    • Brock in HK

      Kindle version also still not updated to include tips and tricks. Keep deleting off my ipad and downloading again and still no tips and tricks. Can I get a PDF instead? – happy to send my kindle receipt as proof of purchase.

      • http://www.facebook.com/tim.grant.169 Tim Grant

        I would also like a PDF. Got the Kindle version for PC and am not happy. There is no scroll function. Worst you cannot zoom on diagrams, which renders the abbreviated recipes impossible to read and the diet charts way to small. So Kindle version just doent seem to have been proof read prior to publishing. Layout and following recipes seems to be sort of awkward. And the recipes are not written by Dave but by some woman who has Miropoixs in every reciepe, whatever that is.

        • Chris

          Mirepoix are in every recipe that ever existed. You just haven’t heard them referred to that way. Have a little patience and wait for the fix to the book. Then you’ll know what it means (seeing as you’re obviously averse to doing a basic google search…). Gosh, some of you people are outstandingly precious and impatient – it’s only the most important cookbook in my home.

        • Brock in HK

          Chris, we all paid $10 for the book including the tips and tricks. I am averse to doing a google search to find stuff I paid to have delivered to my kindle. As you should be too!

          FYI: Update still not coming through kindle.

        • abright

          Apologies that it has still not come through, try this link for instructions, as we have confirmation that Amazon has updated their version: If you are still having problems, for detailed instructions please see this page: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/updating-your-upgraded-chef/

  • Kyle Gillen

    Hi, I re-downloaded the book after 48 hours on Amazon.co.uk, and there’s still no amend. Has the push happened? Did it apply to international store versions also?

    What’s the deal? If you guys can’t figure this out can I get a PDF with that section, or a refund?

  • Bill Schuller

    Dave – When will the updated Kindel version be available? I’ve tried downloading the book again, but the missing section is still missing.

  • Mia

    CONGRATULATIONS on the book! Will it be out on paper too?

    • ABright

      There are no plans currently for the book to come out in paper form.

  • http://www.facebook.com/wesley.pennock.9 Wesley Pennock

    Can you explain exactly how you reached Advanced Zen state?

  • William

    Hey Dave!

    Just bought your new book man it’s awesome :)

    I notice that you mention ground beef very often in the recipes and I remember hearing that ground beef can contain unhealthy/unwanted things because of the grounding process or just the nature of it being ground. Is this not the case for OG grass fed ground beef from a site like U.S. Wellness Meats or do you actually grind up other cuts of beef yourself to make “ground” beef to use in the recipes?

  • Stu_UK

    Purchased :)

  • FM

    I bought the Kindle version but I also want the PDF version (to print out). Do I have to buy a new one for PDF? Or is there a way I can use my Kindle version purchase to get a free PDF copy?

  • Pat

    where can i get the recipe for the coconut custard

  • Sophia

    Hi Dave,

    2 months have gone by, are the kinks worked out regarding the Upgraded Chef download? I would prefer it in PDF form. Thanks.

  • Liz h

    Is baking soda bullet proof? I found a brownie reciepe with sweet rice flour but it calls for baking soda.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Crucean/1832211254 Scott Crucean

    Can anyone tell me how to get just the Upgraded Chef PDF? I have an iPhone and a laptop. No kindle or iPad.

  • Pacman

    Is this and the Betterbobybook available in audiobooks?

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