Comments for The Bulletproof Executive

Comment on #101 – Mark Sisson on the Primal Blueprint – Podcast by Cheesus Christ

Cheesus Christ — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:11:00 +0000

OMG! Mark Sisson!

Comment on Bulletproof Rapid Fat Loss Protocol: How to Lose Fat Way Faster Than You Should by Guest

Guest — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:31:00 +0000

i dont do it every other day, but i do intermittent fasting and mix in RFLP for 3-5 days every other week. went from 290 to 250 in 6 weeks

Comment on How I Killed Jet Lag and Got More REM Sleep Too by KMJvet

KMJvet — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:35:00 +0000

Why is the link dead? No longer believe in it?

Comment on Hack Your Brain With Light by johnrossini11@yahoo.com

johnrossini11@yahoo.com — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:02:00 +0000

Hi Steve,

On your recent podcast with Dave Asprey you briefly mentioned using a red flood light while taking a morning shower. I looked on Amazon and elsewhere for products that would attach to shower head to do this; and unfortunately everything I found that can be used in the shower changes color either by the heat of the water, or through timed rotation. Would you please be kind enough to recommend a product that would do the job of providing continued red light while one takes a shower. Thank you, John R.

Comment on Introducing Bulletproof Intermittent Fasting: How to Lose Fat, Build Muscle, Stay Focused & Feel Great by ktrosper

ktrosper — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 18:03:00 +0000

Is it really fair to call it “fasting” if we’re taking in all that fat (good as it is!) and all those calories every morning with our coffee? It’s more like a meal replacement, isn’t it? “Fasting” is more along the lines of water only right? In a keto-adapted state, I’d think water only fasting would burn more body fat than if you ingest a bunch of fat in the morning with your coffee.
I’m just trying to understand why this isn’t viewed more as a meal replacement..
Kind regards,
Kelly T

Comment on #85 In a State of Ketosis with Dominic D’Agostino – Podcast by Skilluck

Skilluck — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:02:00 +0000

Dr. Mercola is also promoting the keto diet as healthy, as are tons of other doctors that know their shit. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/10/ketogenic-diet.aspx

Comment on #85 In a State of Ketosis with Dominic D’Agostino – Podcast by Skilluck

Skilluck — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:01:00 +0000

The beans themselves aren’t really special, as long as you use high quality locally produced beans you will get the same effect

Comment on #85 In a State of Ketosis with Dominic D’Agostino – Podcast by Skilluck

Skilluck — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:00:00 +0000

Dave_C,

Any insight on why Keto helps my major depression of 10yrs+? was the carbs/glucose causing it all along?

You clearly know your stuff very well, and although you’re anti-keto, maybe can help me understand…

Thanks!

Comment on Is there such a thing as Bulletproof Resistant Starch? by Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:49:00 +0000

What am I missing? Lose lots of weight on ketosis diet, metabolic acidosis and glucose starvation. You also can lose weight on chemotherapy or fasting.
Now the “new discovered resistant starch” importance with gut health incorporated into a diet by “supplementing” tablespoons of raw flour.
Just in an attempt to get the same gut biome as all the trim Long Lived Large Population traditional cultures with Starch-Based diets around the whole world. Why fear starch based high carb diets that has produced the most centenerians. (Most eat beans also) However, I would assume 16 hour intermittent fasting windows would be common to give you your brief ketosis benefits.
Don’t forget to leisure walk 5-10 miles a day with sun for trim Long life.

Comment on Step 7: Identify & Remove Toxins That Limit You by Fusarium_Sanitarium

Fusarium_Sanitarium — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0000

Hi, I just wanted to add that (having recently found out) that immunosuppressive drugs (most of them) are made from toxic mold, which is why they lower the immune system. I had a surgery ten years ago that was a 7 hour, intensive GI procedure. I was given just such drugs to keep my body from reacting to the surgical tools being used. Recently, I found out my family is living in a house with very bad mold underneath it. I have been experiencing the effects much worse than the others. My doctor told me that I am more sensitive now to mold from using the immunosuppressive drugs with the surgery. Its good to know, but something that could have been more useful back when I was recovering from the surgery, to know going forward. It’s interesting what details get left out.

In case it has been a similar mystery for anyone else, I just wanted to share what I learned and am dealing with.

Comment on How to Fight Depression and Feel Awesome without Drugs by Jonathan Ballam

Jonathan Ballam — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:16:00 +0000

Be Happy is the first step…next it’s about searching for it and internalizing it. Perhaps something you can add to this article under the ‘be happy’ section is one should create a dream board (or vision board) for oneself.

Essentially, you grab a whole bunch of magazines and start to set your intentions (Dr Wayne Dyer, speaks better about intention setting than I do). The idea is the dream big. Say for example you live in a crappy apartment, and one of your goals is to get a better house. Don’t cut out a modest middle-class apartment. Find a mansion – you might think you’ll never own – and cut it out. You can dream big in all the areas of your life.

I’ve been on anti-depressants now for (roughly) six years. One major combatant is exercise and diet. Exercise, Diet, and (most important) consistency. I made it my goal to wake up early in the morning and run on the beach at 4:30am. I can’t say I always stick to it…but minimum of 4 days a week I’m out there. It’s just the ocean and me…it’s wonderful. Running, for me, is about the exercise and what you speak of just “getting out”. Once you start to find an exercise routine…eventually it becomes a meditation of sorts.

This year my goal is to be anti-depressant free, provided I stick to Exercise, Diet, Meditation and Happiness in a consistent manner. Thank you for this wonderful post! It can confirmed much of my thinking.

I will be back to dig into other avenues of this blog/website.

Comment on Step 2: Upgrade Your Energy Supply: Optimize Your Supplements by Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:01:00 +0000

Overwhelmed myself a bit trying to tackle all of these at once, but it turns out life extension makes a vitamin D – vitamin K – iodine (all in one) supplement in just about exactly the forms and amounts you suggest. Not sure if anyone else found it, but thought it was worth the mention! Got it on amazon.

Comment on #100 Coffee Titan Dan Cox on Caffeine, Coffee, and Mycotoxins – Podcast by JimBob

JimBob — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:02:00 +0000

Dave, so how about it, will you make green beans available for us home roasters?

Comment on New Warnings About The Bulletproof Diet by katiie_b

katiie_b — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:21:00 +0000

Do you feel fine after the chocolate, or does it leave you a little tired and foggy? Some brands seem fine, others not so much. If it tires you, bin it. Have you looked into supplements, particularly if you can’t/don’t have certain foods? http://www.bulletproofexec.com/optimize-your-supplements/ I’m far from there on this, but A, D3 and K2 am, and Magnesium pm is already making a massive difference to my mental and physical health – particularly when combined with lots of butter, MCT, various fats, and a slowly moving more and more to Bulletproof diet. Re constipation: I’m not exactly allergic, but find eggs create such an issue for me, so I try and have them less frequently – maybe look to eliminating them for a day or so and see if it helps? Good luck!

Comment on The 4 Secrets of Getting Wired on Caffeine by Anirudh Vyas

Anirudh Vyas — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:07:00 +0000

taking a break helps – best is recycling the source of caffeine – for example – if you normally rely on starbucks doubleshot, after a week for a few days – take AMP or something else like Red Bull – or any “other” preference. That’ll help make it more effective in long run.

Eventually you’d hit a point where you’d wanna refresh – at that point go cold turkey for a day (you’d need 48 hours or so to start getting severe headaches (believe me 24 hours break is fine) – next morning after good night sleep – start again – this time with a lower dosage – Then recycle and continue to up the dosage… the cycle can go on forever.

Taking cold turkey or even mild break for a week (very hard for a lot of people) can aid in milking the best out of caffeine later…