Recipe: How to Make Your Coffee Bulletproof…And Your Morning Too

November 10, 2010 · 971 comments

When people hear more than half my calories come from healthy fats, one of the most common questions after “Why?” is “How?”

I start the day with a cup of Bulletproof coffee. I learned about the power of butter at 18,000 feet elevation near Mt. Kailash in Tibet when I staggered into a guest house from the -10 degree weather and was literally rejuvenated by a creamy cup of yak butter tea. The biohacker in me asked, “why?” and that was the genesis of my recipe below, which is widely heralded as a cognitive enhancing recipe.

Dave Asprey near Mt. Kailash

It was John Patrick Henry’s 2nd cousin’s boyfriend Juan Valdez who said, “Give me high-end coffee or give me death.” That’s because toxins in cheap coffee (Starbucks included) will steal your mental edge and actually make you weak, but clean coffee actually fights cancer and provides antioxidants.

So I use the lowest toxin, highest performance coffee there is (I know, because I created it and tested it!), brew it, and then I blend unsalted grass-fed butter into it. Yes, butter. All the benefits of healthy milk fat with none of the damaging denatured casein proteins found in cream. It makes for the creamiest, most satisfying cup of coffee you’ve ever had. It will keep you satisfied with level energy for 6 hours if you need it. And because I’m having it for breakfast, I’m programming my body to burn fat for energy all day long!

Bulletproof Coffee Recipe

Start with 4-500 ml (2 mugs) of black coffee brewed with my mold-free Upgraded Coffee beans. (Why this is important)
Add 2 Tbs (or more, up to 80 grams, about 2/3 of a standard stick of butter) of Kerry Gold or other UNSALTED grass-fed butter
Add 30 grams of MCT oil for max energy, weight loss and brain function (this is 6 times stronger than coconut oil, your next best choice)
Blend with a pre-heated hand blender, Magic Bullet, or (best) counter top blender until there is a creamy head of foam. (It doesn’t work well if you mix it with a spoon)

It’s really fast and easy to prepare. Realize salted coffee is a crime. Do not do this with salted butter. Bleah.

Kerrygold butter or another grass-fed brand of butter really matters because corn or soy-fed cows don’t make butter with the same fats. Those butters don’t blend well, don’t taste good, and don’t make you feel Bulletproof.

Grass-fed butter is much healthier than other butter. It doesn’t make cholesterol levels worse, it optimizes them! Starting your day with grass-fed butter will give you lots of energy and it will give your body healthy fats that it will use to make cell walls and hormones.

If you’re like most of my friends who try this, your body is so starved for healthy fats that you feel like you can’t get enough. It will take your body a week or two to fully turn on its fat digestion systems when you switch to a high healthy fat breakfast of Bulletproof coffee. If at first it is a little too rich, try using less butter at first and build up to the amount you like. Taking a betaine HCl or digestive enzyme supplement with your coffee will also help your body digest the butter.

Try this just once, with only 2 Tbs of butter, and have nothing else for breakfast. You will experience one of the best mornings of your life, with boundless energy and focus. It’s amazing.

After one drink of Bulletproof coffee, you’ll never be tempted to eat fat-free, insulin-raising, fat-storing toast and oatmeal breakfasts again!

P.S. If you benefit from this post, I’d really appreciate it if you tried my Upgraded Coffee beans. I created them for maximum mental performance and health, and they work, costing $2 more than Starbucks normal beans, and less than their “Reserve” coffee. The proceeds support the research that gets published on this site, and your brain really will notice the difference. Thank you.

P.S.S. Thanks for linking here if you write about Bulletproof Coffee! Bulletproof is a registered trademark for my small company. If you want to use it, just ask!

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walter

what about insulin resistance exacerbated by coffee (caffeine)? Great blog!
- pospos
  
  I have insulin resistance so need to avoid caffeine too – very interested in the answer to this!
  - WestEnd
    
    I am leaving a top level post. Includes @pospos
Dave Asprey

An interesting question, Walter. Dr. Reaven, who authored the seminal book about insulin resistance, “Syndrome X,” and I recently had dinner before he spoke at the Smart Life Forum, but we didn’t touch on caffeine unfortunately.This relatively technical link http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/2/399.full offers some explanations of caffeine and insulin resistance in detail. Here is a summary of what they say:-Insulin sensitivity was impacted by only 15%, not 40% as is common in obesity. -Caffeine doesn’t actually decrease insulin sensitivity – the increase in epinephrine (adrenaline) probably does, but the study didn’t test that hypothesis.-The findings would not be the same during exercise or hypoglycemia most likely and weren’t tested on type 2 diabetics.-The study didn’t take into account tolerance, which develops very quickly for caffeine.We do know that caffeine is good for weight loss and exercise. It’s a performance enhancing drug in sports and mental tasks. Tim Ferriss and countless others use it for weight loss. If it caused significant insulin resistance, it wouldn’t work for weight loss over time..
- Anonymous
  
  I think that if it has any influence over that at all it’s the way it messes with sleep patterns. There’s this whole complex interplay between hormones and neurotransmitters when you don’t get enough sleep at night in a dark enough room. To the extent that coffee messes with that, you’d want to cut it back. I try to get my coffee as early in my day as possible and I don’t drink more than two cups most days.
Leon

Hi Dave,Thanks for taking the time to blog and disseminate all of this information. Especially all of the down to earth, practical , day to day stuff. Is the butter-cino the entirety of your breakfast? no protein?
Dave Asprey

If I want to be in ketosis fastest, it’s coffee/butter/MCT oil blended. If I’m exercising or want more protein, I’ll add a smoothie with 1-3 raw eggs and collagen protein, or occasionally certain safe kinds of whey.
- http://nils.kilden-pedersen.net/ nilskp
  
  Could you elaborate on that smoothie/shake recipe? What do you use as base? Water presumably?
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Coffee!
- Jacob Haskins
  
  Why not pasteurized liquid egg product instead of raw egg and avoid salmonella?
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Salmonella is on 1 in 45,000 commercial eggs. Washing it removes the risk to effectively zero. (the ref for that is in my upcoming book). Raw eggs have enzymes in them that pasteurized don’t. Plus, my risk is from 4 eggs I inspect myself vs some company that blended 100,000 eggs…if one of them was bad, or the machinery was contaminated, I’ll get sick. Less processing = better.
    - Dale Watkins
      
      What about adding eggs directly to this coffee recipe? Has anyone ever tried it? Seems to streamline the entire process and may add some thickness to the coffee.
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
      
      I wouldn’t recommend adding the egg yolk to hot coffee as it will cook it, and cooked yolks are leaders in atherosclerotic plaques.
  - Anonymous
    
    I have more of a chance of falling down the stairs than I do getting salmonella. And check out the ingredients list on those “pasteurized egg products” sometime. Ew.
Leon

Hot tip: if you don’t have a magic bullet or other mixer you can use a protein powder shaker. I tried one of the ones with the metal wire ball and it worked great!
Zingbo

Great stuff. Since i’m naturally jittery – Is decaf ok or is that toxic somehow?
- Anonymous
  
  It depends on how it is decaffeinated. Check the label. It must be water-decaffeinated or else they probably used hexane. Which is stupid because caffeine is water-soluble, but if I totally understood the food industry mode of thinking I probably would not be able to sleep at night.
  
  Anyway. And I suspect there is a taste difference as well as a difference in toxin levels. Every time I drink decaf it grosses me out–there’s always a hint of Eau de Chemical Soup.
optionzz

I LOVE this coffee…with grass fed butter. What do you think of raw, ground cocoa beans featured at healthfood stores? I put a teaspoon of it in and blend with butter/coffee. There is not sugar at all and it creates a flavor sort of like…coffee and chocolate! It is supposed to have all sorts of antioxidents in it.
Dave Asprey

@optionzz – if you’re adding cocoa to the coffee, it doesn’t need to be raw (you’re cooking it in the coffee!) But it makes for a nice mocha flavor. As long as you have quality cocoa without mold contamination (a common problem with cocoa) you would be doing good things health-wise.
Albert

I once emailed Trader Joe’s corporate asking them if they could verify whether the KerryGold brand of butter they sell is indeed from grass fed cows. But they replied that they could not verify this. So, I’m hoping maybe you know something more about this question. How can I be sure it really is from grass fed cows? Thanks very much for your blog.
- Anonymous
  
  It’s from Ireland. I don’t think they have “progressed” to the point yet of confining their dairy cattle to barns.
walter

” That’s because toxins in cheap coffee (Starbucks included) will steal your mental edge and actually make you weak, but clean coffee actually fights cancer and provides antioxidants.”what should we look for when selecting a brand of coffee?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Walter, the algorithm for picking the very best coffee of all is at: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/what-dr-mercola-didnt-say-about-coffee-brains-and-muscle-video/
- Dave Asprey
  
  @Albert – http://www.kerrygold.com/usa/media_general_1.phpThe butter is so appealingly golden that it looks as though it has been colored, although the color is natural, coming from the beta-carotene in the intense green Irish grass consumed by the cows. Made in the style of all premium European butters, Kerrygold’s higher fat content gives its butter a distinctive richness.@Walter – toxin explanation is at http://www.bulletproofexecutive.com/yes-how-to-use-coffee-to-build-brain-and-…
  - Anonymous
    
    Any time you get grass-fed milk, cream, or butter during the summer, it’ll be yellow like that. I started buying grass-fed milk in 2008 or so (low-temp pasteurized, though), and the first time I opened a carton of cream from that dairy I wondered if something was wrong with it. I had NEVER seen cream that color. They add annatto to industrial butter now to approximate it.
walter

my research into coffee roasters in the Vancouver B.C. area indicates that coffee fitting the criteria that Dave specified may be found at:

mogianacoffee.com
49thparallelroasters.com
elysiancoffee.com
mojacoffee.com
originscoffee.com (organic)
rocanini.com
doichaancoffee.com (thailand organic)roasted in calgary alberta and can be found at a costco road show occasionally.

All of the roasters share these common factors:

wet processed
fermented washed
sun dried
single origin
high altitude

Dave what would be your opinion on sun dried beans from thailand? It is high altitude grown coffee, but would the enviroment (humidity) lead to mould growth due to the region in which it is sun dried?

What is you opinion on organic vs coventional? I understand that conventional coffee plants are heavily pesticided.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Walter, cool analysis! Did you see the latest post on 3 steps to finding coffee shops? Your list is great. I’d suggest removing the sun dried beans though – they are almost always moldier and lower quality than properly treated ones. They sometimes taste great, but I’m recommending great taste AND great mental performance. That’s hard to do when you dry the beans outside in the sun where bugs can eat them and birds can…well you know what on them.
Zak Ryan

Dave, Is there some effect of salted butter aside from defanging of the bitterness of the coffee?

I had a hard enough time finding any Kerrygold at all, I was not in a position to be choosy.

I’m also having a hard time penetrating the shield people put around the source of their coffee where I live. The only parts of the checklist i could confirm in the coffee i’m trying is that it is %100 arabica and single source.
- Dave Asprey
  
  I could handle salted butter in yak butter tea, but in coffee, it’s unsalted only. Salty make coffee taste awful.
  
  I just wrote a post on finding good coffee – try it!
http://roadbikingsucks.com/spiritualitio Tom

I go into work at about 4 PM, and for the past two days I have had bulletproof coffee. Definitely puts me in a good mood. I actually swear by drinking a super-smoothie upon waking in the morning

I used organic coffee from Trader Joes, I ground the beans myself, and I made the coffee in a french press. The butter(used about 1.5 ounces) I bought is German grass fed and hormone free, from Whole Foods. I put the coffee in a to-go mug from Starbucks, and I shook-up the concoction. I suppose I could find better coffee, and I would be willing to buy it online, if you have any links in mind.

I work at a restaurant, and I have decided to stop drinking the coffee at work. Bulletproof coffee, on the drive in, does me well enough, and if I am really craving a hot bev at work, I have green tea.

Is “Taking a betaine HCl or digestive enzyme supplement” necessary, if I don’t have any apparent trouble digesting the butter and coffee?

Any other pointers?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Hi Tom – thanks for the update! I replaced my smoothie with bulletproof coffee and found I felt better, with more energy, and more fat burning and muscle growth. A post on the reason for that is coming up! I’m interested in the brand of your German grass fed butter – don’t know of any from Germany!
  
  The enzyme isn’t necessary if you feel fine on the coffee. Some people, notably vegans or vegetarians or low fat dieters, have taught their bodies not to be able to digest fat. They benefit greatly from the enzymes, but if you’re feeling fine, they aren’t necessary, although they may still be healthy.
- Rick
  
  Is there evidence that organic coffee is less likely to be moldy than non-organic?
  - Dave Asprey
    
    There is not evidence I’ve seen, in fact the opposite may be true. High quality coffee, organic or not, is better than just average organic coffee. But the healthiest is mold-free organic coffee. Much of what I drink isn’t organic, but it’s the best you can get.
http://roadbikingsucks.com/spiritualitio Tom

P.S. I just read the post about finding the best coffee in any city. Thanks!
Clay

What kind of hand blender are you using? All the ones I’ve seen are a lot bigger. Thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  I went to Amazon and searched for “aerolatte” and bought a cheap knock off for $5. I have an Aerolatte and it’s not nearly as good as the cheaper ones. “battery operated hand blender” is another search term to try.
Ronn

Hi Dave, I’m new to your site and all the fascinating information here, so if my question has already been asked and answered elsewhere, I haven’t found it yet.

I’ve had dairy allergies since childhood. Could I substitute extra virgin coconut oil for the butter in Bulletproof Coffee? If not, any other suggestions on replacements for dairy?

I’m a 95-99 percent raw food vegetarian (a vegetarian for 35 years; raw foodie for 4 years). I eat eggs occasionally, and can tolerate small amounts of raw goat milk cheese once in a while (is raw goat milk cheese evil?). Is there a place for me in the Bulletproof Diet plan?

Thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  @Ronn, all of the anti-aging doctors I work with have told me the same thing (except one raw vegan guy): that vegetarians (and esp vegans) are harming their health vs a careful omnivorous diet. I did do a raw vegan diet for 3 months and felt great at first, but after a while I felt like something was missing. The initial “feeling great” comes from getting less toxins from poor quality, overcooked meat. The longer term sub-optimal health most people get is from a lack of healthy fats and vitamins. I continued on the raw diet for another 4 5 months or so, but included raw meat and eggs. Never felt better, but when I was going to Tibet for a trip, I drew the line at raw aged yak. Raw takes a lot of time so I don’t do it as much as I once did, but my health hasn’t suffered now that I control toxins. That said, here is what you can do and still be veg: (I’m also dairy intolerant btw)
  
  Use ghee, or clarified butter. Most people can handle grass fed butter even if milk upsets their stomach. If the trace amounts of protein in butter still bother you, clarify it. Ghee is a superfood like coconut oil, and the combination is the 2nd best you can find. The very best is MCT oil + ghee. That’s what I take when I have time to make it, both for fat loss and for brain function. Worth your time to try – I think you’ll feel a super improvement in how you feel.
  
  Use whey and lots of raw eggs, especially yolks.
  
  Substitue virgin coconut oil, and add extra MCT directly. http://www.upgradedself.com/Food-Upgrades/MCT-Oil/flypage.tpl.html
shashi

http://www.bulletproofexecutive.com/yes-how-to-use-coffee-to-build-brain-and-..
The link is not working,please fix. I am hungry for more info!
Thank you so much for this blog!
- Dave Asprey
  
  @Shashi try this link http://www.bulletproofexec.com/video-psychologist-shows-daily-butter-coconut-oil-improves-memory/
http://brent.kearneys.ca Brent

Thanks! It had never occurred to me to combine two of my favorite things: coffee and clarified butter! It’s already late in the day, but I’m tempted to make some right now .
- Dave Asprey
  
  @Brent, clarified butter (ghee) is awesome. Gives the coffee a toffee kind of taste.
  - Dustin Bopp
    
    This inspired me to clarify some butter for the first time and add it to my coffee. It’s really amazing. I’ve described it to my friends as tasting like a Werthers Original without the sugar. I try to make my own butter from raw, grass-fed milk I get from the local farmer’s market. Unfortunately, while easy, it takes a LOT of milk to get a small amount of butter. And then once clarified it’s even less so I mostly go with Kerrry Gold I get from Trader Joe’s. I have been intermittent fasting (8 hour eating window a day — basically lunch and dinner) for several months with only black coffee during the fasting hours. Since becoming fat adapted through a Primal diet its easy for me to breeze through hours without eating. About a week ago I started adding the clarified butter to my coffee since I understand the fat will not interrupt the fast. Dave, what are your thoughts about IF-ing?
http://roadbikingsucks.com/spiritualitio Tom

Dave, you mentioned some interest in the German butter I buy at Whole Foods in Reno. Well, here it is:

http://www.body-area-networks.com/grass_fed_butter.jpg

As you might infer from my domain name, I am very interested in tracking data, etc., and I would love to work with you. If you don’t have any projects in mind, I have suggestions. Thanks for you help! Tom
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Jacob Haskins

Why 1/2 tbsp of butter instead of 1 tbsp of heavy whipping cream?

They seem to have about the same nutrient profiles[1], butter is made from whipping cream[2], and the cream stays dispersed in my coffee as it cools instead of forming an oil slick on top like the butter does[3].

[1] http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/133/2 and http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/51/2 as my nutritional references. You will need to adjust the serving sizes to tablespoons and divide the butter data in half for the comparison.

[2]http://www.misshomemade.com/homemadebutterrecipe.html

[3] Personal experience: no matter how much I foam the butter in the hot coffee, as the coffee cools, the foam turns into lipid pools which then join to form an oil slick on top of my coffee. I am a slow coffee drinker because I hate burning my mouth so this is a real problem for me. It seems like this is an illustration of the old adage that “oil and water don’t mix.” When the coffee is cool, I am drinking grease and regular black, bitter, coffee instead of a creamy latte because of the separation.
- Anonymous
  
  Someone who is allergic to casein will be happy to enlighten you as to what the difference is. Although, they should therefore be using ghee, not butter, in their coffee. Gets that last little bit of milk solids out.
  
  Cream doesn’t bother me so that’s what I use. Happily, the type I use is from grass-fed cows and no gums or thickeners (or skim milk! I’m lookin at you, Kroger!!!) have been added.
  - Jacob Haskins
    
    Does the churning of cream into butter really transform casein protein into something that doesn’t trigger allergic reactions? (Cheese making OTOH actually separates the different milk proteins.)
    
    I know that cream is, by far, mostly milk fats to begin with, so that still doesn’t answer my question about why butter is better.
    
    There is no separation of food components when transitioning from cream to butter.
    
    The only argument I can think of in butter’s favor is that it comes in smaller, more convenient packaging.
    - Rick
      
      If you take a quart of cream and shake it in a jar for five minutes, you’ll see the fat separate from the “buttermilk”. This will give you a lump of butter and about a half cup buttermilk. The buttermilk contains the casein and the butter is mostly fat. Do a search on youtube for how to make butter.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Butter mostly removes casein, but cultured butter goes further because the enzymes break down the casein. Ghee is virtually casein free!
  - http://twitter.com/nthmost Naomi Most
    
    *raises hand*
    
    I’m allergic to casein, but the small amounts in butter have never been a problem for me.
    
    It takes about 2 Tbsp of cream to get enough casein to trigger my reaction. Which means, happily, I can tolerate a LOT more butter!
Mark

I now have this every morning along with a smoothie. It took a little faith to get past the thought of butter in my coffee (same with raw eggs in my smoothie) but I love both! BTW I’m not “overweight” but I’ve dropped 10lbs/2 inches (goodbye love handles) and I’m not dieting…just bulletproofing what I eat.

I need to figure out how to do this when I’m traveling.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Mark, this is awesome! It’s astounding what grassfed butter and raw egg yolks do for you.
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Vicki Dixon

I did this yesterday for the first time and I could barely sleep last night. I had very little appetite and felt great. This morning I did it again and I’m bouncing off the walls even though I haven’t eaten anything since lunch yesterday. I am hooked.
phil

Hi!

Great article!
Butter in coffee…Sound good. But how much butter are we talking about?
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Mlemley

Dave -

I notice that KerryGold unsalted butter advertises that it is grass-fed, but KerryGold’s salted butter doesn’t say anything about being grass-fed. do you know if it is?

Mark Lemley
Adam Benjamin Crafter

I’m a big fan of Ghee or coconut oil in my coffee.. Love how you wrote it out here!
Rehanastormme

I’m all up for it but…doesn’t coffee take a toll on your teeth eventually?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  Yeah. I wait for my coffee to cool a bit then drink it through a straw. My dentist actually approved of the idea.
Pete

Tried a Blender Bottle today to make Bulletproof coffee and it works great. Perfect for office or anywhere you don’t want to drag around an appliance.
- http://obsessivenotcompulsive.com Sue Kim
  
  Pete, the hot coffee was ok inside the plastic BlenderBottle?
  - cogrick2
    
    It seems that no one knows if the chemicals leaching from polypropylene, used to make Blender Bottles, are dangerous. ”
    Not enough is known about the two substances leaking from the plastic –
    quaternary ammonium biocides and oleamide – to know what hazard, if any…” http://www.ewg.org/news/researchers-raise-alarm-after-chemical-leak-found-common-plastic
    - loli
      
      Hi, chemicals in plastic do leach especially under high temperatures. Look at:
      http://www.healthandenvironment.org/resources/practice_prevention and click on the plastics document. Great resources there on environmental health… the chemicals you mentioned are not in the article, but you can take it as a stepping stone and continue research from that point.
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Tim Murphy

Dave, I am a coffee snob and only like to drink black coffee. But I finally tried BP coffee and I can’t believe it but I am hooked. I heard in one of the Podcasts you said to use a paper filter to filter out the oils in the coffee. I don’t remember why though. Many coffee snobs like myself use a French Press to make coffee which leaves the oils intact. Is there anything harmful in the oils?
- Clay
  
  According to this paper : http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/153/4/353.full , “Consumption of unfiltered, but not filtered, coffee increases serum levels of total and LDL cholesterol” in contrast to paper filtered coffee, which “[...] demonstrated very little increase in serum cholesterol.”
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Marcin-Kowal/1048936828 Marcin Kowal

Dave, thank you for this coffee! My breakfast now it’s just this coffee . I lost 29 pounds since I started drinking this coffee (from 198 pounds to 169 in 3 months).

At the beginning I was drinking this coffee for breakfast and there is always something I ate. But week later since I started drinking this coffee I did not feel hungry until the evening. Now my breakfast it’s just this coffee. For lunch I usually drink a liter of organic kefir. And I eat something more about 6-7 pm (fishes, lamb, broccoli etc). That’s it. And I didn’t do anything by force. Changes were happening spontaneously, easily .

I have a blog in Polish language about a personal and spiritual growth – przekraczajgranice.pl. I come from Poland but I live in New York. I published a post about Bulletproof coffee on my blog (coffee with butter) – http://przekraczajgranice.pl/kawa-zdrowsza-z-maslem/.

Now I love getting up in the morning because of a cup of delicious and healthy coffee with butter .
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S M

Hey Dave — I started drinking a milkshake inspired by your recommendations: Blend 1 cup pastured/grass-fed/organic milk, 2 tablespoons organic almond butter, 1 tablespoon extra virgin, organic coconut oil. Tastes amazing — any thoughts on this combination? Wanted to check before I make this a staple (or begin recommending it).
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  I would recommend switching from the cow’s milk to coconut milk. Better types of fats and tastes rather divine. You can also switch from the almond butter to the grass fed, cow’s milk butter. I’m not sure of the benefits of almond butter, but good cow’s butter is great for increasing your stomach acid (via high levels of butyric acid).
  
  If you are interested in a good smoothie, I blend frozen, organic berries with coconut milk, cocoa powder, stevia, cinnamon, why protein, and a tablespoon of MCT oil. It’s quite good and the cocoa powder has been researched and shown to raise HDL levels significantly (I know it’s raised mine).
  - http://obsessivenotcompulsive.com Sue Kim
    
    Lisa, what kind of coconut milk are you using, and where do you get it? Thanks!
    - http://www.facebook.com/saltgrrl Elizabeth Wilson
      
      I know this has been a while, but I like Golden Star coconut milk. Great tasting and no additives or preservatives. Reasonably prices as well.
    - http://obsessivenotcompulsive.com Sue Kim
      
      Thank you Elizabeth!
- http://www.facebook.com/Drewski80 Andy Garcia
  
  Did you Ever get any more information on this… I’m just starting out with BP and want to make sure I have plenty of options in the arsenal
Chris

Poured hot coffee into my blender and the blender exploded ><

How do I preheat a blender to prevent this?
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Add hot water to the blender and pour it out right before adding the coffee.
  - Chris Thomas
    
    Excellent. I’ll try that.
    - dedaal
      
      It works. I never thought of that before you asked. Thanks.
Howard

Hmmm… My wife steered me onto this site. She specifically mentioned the “bulletproof coffee.” I already do something similar to this, but probably not optimally, since I have been using decaf instant (ok, enough with the groans, already). I decided to get off the caffeine a few months back, and I spent a week enduring almost crippling headaches, so I’m not going back on that particular route unless I come across some solid, credible evidence that caffeine is actually beneficial.

I blend 6 oz of boiling water with some whey powder, olive oil, coconut oil, and butter. Most mornings.

Looks like I will just have to try Kerry Gold (and better coffee) to check to see if it really makes a difference. Guess I will need to locate some MCT oil again (don’t remember where I got it, and don’t recall any special benefit, but maybe I just wasn’t doing it right). I will probably keep the coconut oil, too. BTW, I have discovered that a small pinch of Xanthan gum will keep oil in suspension a bit longer. Glucomannan has a similar effect, but more than just a tiny bit of Glucomannan loosens the bowels. Cream, BTW, has some natural detergents in it that will also help keep oil in suspension.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  ouch. Don’t put in the whey powder! The boiling water will denature the proteins in the whey, and heating olive oil is never a good idea either as it oxidizes the cholesterol.
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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=706353932 Mackenze McAleer

Hi Dave, I’ve been drinking this coffee with butter for 3 days now. Its an amazing feeling, I’m happy to report. I feel like it gives me more non-jittery energy from one cup of this ‘bulletproof coffee’ than from 2 cups of coffee without butter. I haven’t found the MCT oil yet, though I can get organic, cold pressed coconut oil here in Panama and am going to buy some today.

Though I have to admit that I feels great about 30 minutes after drinking this combo, I’m still concerned that I’m drinking a ton of butter and wondering about any side effects, cholesterol, etc. 2 tbs of butter is a LOT to throw in your morning coffee 5 – 6 days a week and suck down. If 2 tbs = 1 oz., that’s 5 – 6 ounces of pure butter per week. Check out the nutrition info on that here http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/133/2 I have to admit that its mostly greek to me.

I tend to cook just about everything in butter, but I’m curious if you could expound a bit on exactly why this combination works this way. I’d hate to fall victim to the “I read it on the Internet, so it must be true” phenomenon I’ve chuckled at other people for sooo many times.

As the entire world drinks coffee non-stop and has for tens of thousands of years, I can typically find support and information on just about anything that common online in 100 places. It concerns me that there are so few mentions of coffee with butter anywhere else that are positive. There’s a few people saying that it happens here and there, usually in other combinations of tea, chai or with much less butter.

I’m actively involved in lifestyle design and really working to become healthier, stronger and improve my quality of life through diet and exercise. Tim Ferris’ books are incredible and I’m researching a lot more. Your site has become a destination for me, but I’d love to know more about specifically why this works. Thanks for taking the time…
- Howard
  
  Despite 4 decades of attempts to do so, there has not been any study that conclusively demonstrates that dietary saturated fat or dietary cholesterol will increase heart attack (or any other health) risk.
  
  This is the fraud committed by Ancel Keys in his cherry-picking 22-country “study”. He merely threw out the data from the 15 countries that contradicted what he already believed, and used the data from 7 countries that appeared to support what he already believed.
  - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
    
    Right on. We’re having Chris Masterjohn on the show to talk about this soon
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Rick

Hi Dave, my Emwave2 is on the way thanks to eBay. Thank you for discussing it. I will buy the separate software from you if you offer it individually.

Will your coffee be roasted in such a way as to preserve the polyphenols? I see that the Rich Rewards Breakfast Blend by Life Extension is advertising this benefit. This may be a new product.
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Yes. Bulletproof Coffee is roasted by the #1 roaster in the U.S. in such a way that preserves all of it’s polyphenol content. In fact, roasted coffee has a higher antioxidant capacity than green.
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Keeler 2.0

Dave – I have been on the Bulletproof Plan since last Monday and I feel incredible. The Bulletproof coffee is excellent….really gets me fired up in the morning. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with the rest of us.
Andrea Groves

1. I need to buy locally roasted/organic coffee
2. I need to buy grassfed cream to make butter
3. I am making this, and I will be amazed.
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AG

How many tablespoons, or liquid ounces does 30 grams of MCT oil translate to?
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Two tablespoons, or one ounce.
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Dnjclarkster

I have been doing my coffee with the butter ever since Andrew told me about it. Recently, I got a bit lazy and just used organic coconut cream in it and I want to tell everyone….. it made a difference. I started getting hungry about 10:30 – 11 AM. I have not felt that in forever. I also did not have the same get up and go as normal. I went back to my butter coffee and am feeling right back on top of my game. Needless to say, I will not be “getting lazy” any time soon again! LOL
Thanks for all of your great tips and products.
- Howard Lee Harkness
  
  Coconut cream? Try adding coconut OIL. Has roughly the same effect as butter for me. I will sometimes add a bit of MCT oil, butter, and coconut oil — the grassfed butter is expensive, and I try to stretch it.
  
  BTW, since I use stevia to sweeten my coffee, salted butter actually makes the coffee taste sweeter — and then, I use the old Navy trick for brewing coffee, namely, a pinch of salt on top of the grounds causes the bitter oils to coagulate and stick to the paper filter, which improves the taste substantially.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Howard, if your coffee has bitter oils, it’s not Bulletproof to start with! Coconut oil tastes good, but it won’t foam. A half lb of Kerry Gold is $2.69.
Lauren

Dave, just wanted to thank you for inspiring my husband and I to change from a mostly vegan diet to your modified Paleo diet, along with the Bulletproof coffee program. We use the Kerry Gold unsalted butter with Artisan Coconut cream and little bit of organic coconut milk blended in organic coffee. We’ve been doing this since October. Also, I started adding MCT oil to our protein shakes made with Designer Whey protein, fresh spinach, a few strawberries and blueberries, organic ground flax seed, and chia seeds. This is usually our lunch (sometimes I’ll eat raw oatmeal with walnuts and coconut milk for a late breakfast). Since adding the high quality EFAs to our diet, and removing all gluten (no bread, pasta, etc), and being careful with veggies / fruits that convert to sugar (corn and potatoes, bananas), I’ve not had my monthly migraine headache ever since. At 59 years of age, this is the first time I’ve not had any migraines!! These blinding headaches would force me to take Ibuprofen or some other powerful pharma drug to knock them out, or else, the headache would knock me out. Also, I have not gained any weight, maintaining my 110 lbs effortlessly. Everything else is healthy, skin, bones, cholesterol, energy levels, sleeping well, etc.
I share this for your readers to let them know that your program really works!! Thank you again!

Lauren
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Thank you so much Lauren. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to receive such praise
  - Frenzy
    
    WTF! That Rocks… To all of you coffee junkies: keep up the good work! Peace…
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Thanks Frenzy, awesome pic too BTW.
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John W

I live in a really rural area, but was in a larger city about 3 hours away earlier this week and we stopped by a whole foods store and picked up some grass fed butter (we got quite a bit so hopefully it will last for a little while). We had already ordered some coffee online that meets your criteria for a “cleaner” coffee.

I have to say, we’ve really been enjoying our bulletproof coffee the past couple of days…
Howard Lee Harkness

Just got back from a Caribbean cruise. Stuffed myself all week. All the lobster, steak, eggs, pork, chicken, prime rib, etc. I could eat. And I got some stares for putting the butter in coffee — I used at least 6-8 pats of butter every day.

Did not do much exercise, either. Mostly caught up on reading & sitting in a hot tub.

Lost one pound.
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Rock on Howard!
- Chood5
  
  awesome!
- http://www.facebook.com/TheAzz Aaron Lorch
  
  Great work, mate@!
- http://profile.yahoo.com/QQS2JN6MLSXKIXYHOA7KVV5MJU L P
  
  Where you able to find unsalted butter there? That’s usually the challenge when eating out, I think.
  - Howard Lee Harkness
    
    I did not find any unsalted butter. I just used salted butter. I don’t find it as objectionable as Dave Asprey…
  - iggi
    
    i saw unsalted kerry gold butter (in a silver foil vs the salted gold foil) at trader joes for ~$3
    - nora
      
      Trader Joe’s brand butter was grass fed last time I checked.
Heather

I don’t like coffee. I am trying to learn to like tea! Can I do this in tea also?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Heather, it’s best in Rooibos tea, or you can do it with high quality cocoa too. Chai is pretty good too.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  Yep. But make sure it’s high quality. I really like tea with coconut oil and a bit of cinnamon.
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Dillon

I’m not a fan of coffee (i’m a tea person), even the good stuff, but I have recently started doing this with my tea and its great. Kerrygold butter and coconut oil. good to go
- http://twitter.com/treyshelton Trey Shelton
  
  I’ve been making bulletproof green tea for the past few weeks. Tastes great and gets me going in the morn.
Richard Ney

I have been drinking BP coffee every morning for about 6 weeks. One cup with a tablespoon of Kerrygold unsalted butter and a tablespoon of either MCT oil or extra virgin coconut oil. It tastes great, is energizing without giving me jitters, and holds me until lunch or dinner. Great stuff!
Shauniemerletto

hi dave when i drink coffee i get really really angry so what else can i drink that has the same effects
- Dave Asprey
  
  Shaunie, that anger is the mycotoxins, not the coffee. Clean coffee is a different thing.
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Schoeneberger/754399076 Matt Schoeneberger

One of my coaching clients just pointed me to this post. I think you just ended my coffee hiatus. Thanks!
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  no problem matt – glad you liked it
Chuck

Hey Dave! When given the option, would you use ghee or butter in the bulletproof coffee? And if ghee, use the same amount, or less?
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Depends on your sensitivity to dairy, whether or not it was grass-fed, etc.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Ghee is better for you, very slightly, but you need a better blender. I use 20% less ghee.
- http://www.facebook.com/dseilhan74 Dana Seilhan
  
  To answer the question about amount, the big difference between ghee and butter is the trace protein content. I’d say use the same amount that you would use for regular butter.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  I would recommend butter unless you have a sensitivity to casein (as I do). I wouldn’t recommend ghee over clarified butter however. There seems to be a much larger amount of oxidized cholesterol in the ghee when compared to butter. Clarified butter has significantly less oxidized cholesterol than ghee as it is cooked less and isn’t browned (which is where ghee gets it’s nutty taste), but more than regular butter. Take your pick. I tend to eat goat’s milk butter (organic, grass-fed) just because it has the benefits of no oxidized cholesterol (like regular butter) but has significantly less casein than cow’s milk, meaning I’m much less sensitive to it.
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Hebarnes

what about “cold brewing” coffee? would that have an advantage?
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http://www.playeattravel.com/ Jay

Hey Dave! Stumbled across your site. Not even sure how I got hear but… I’m a coffee junky and I find this awesome. Haven’t tried it but I will. Wanted to make sure it was ok to share this on my site. Full credits of course. Thanks and can’t wait to explore your site
- Dave Asprey
  
  Jay, go for it! Thank you.
Sarahmasteller

So this coffee is sold whole bean correct?
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  yes
- Dave Asprey
  
  I like to say “Give me whole beans, or give me death.” (yes)
Tluna68

would grassed organic ghee work for this?
- Tluna68
  
  never mind! Should’ve looked at the other comments first!
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Niall

Anyone know another good brand of MCT oil that I can get (online) in Europe??

Unfortunately Dr Friedman hasn’t made it across to Ireland yet and even the health food stores are looking a me a little strange when I ask them about it!!

…..looooving my Bulletproof Coffee and intermittent fasting btw. Using some coconut oil at the moment but would like to juice it up a little more with some good MCT.
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Anonymous

What is the best way to brew the coffee? Do you recommend a certain machine?
- Laurel
  
  My new favorite is the AeroPress. It makes awesome coffee, cleans up fast, and fits in the drawer. The downside is that you have to heat the water in a kettle yourself.
Twagner1

Man, I was getting ready to flame you for being a hyperbolic, self-aggrandizing, idea stealing ass, but then I tried that there coffee recipe and , MAN! I feel …new. So now I have ordered 2 bags of your beans and downloaded the IQ3 Mindware. I hope this isn’t a honeymoon effect. BTW, You know what else jazzes me up? The look on people’s faces when I tell them I put a half a stick of butter (grass-fed, hell yeah!) in my coffee. Ha! Thanks.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Haha, thanks. I’m glad you like it, and yes, the butter phobia reactions are priceless.
  - Ryan
    
    What are your thoughts on putting your protein powder in the coffee?
    - dahlia
      
      I put cocoa in my coffee, or is it vice versa. And half and half. And spices. And vanilla. And no sweetener. Seems like a fine place for maca. Taste it and see.
      
      I put my maca in a green smoothie or if I forget in a salad.
    - Rick Pack
      
      Dave has said that using his protein powder is fine but you want to avoid high-heat and blending it for more than a very brief time to avoid denaturing and damaging the protein micro-fractions, respectively.
  - http://www.facebook.com/michelleloop Michelle Powers Loop
    
    Is it a total “no no” to add a small bit of raw sugar to the cup of coffee?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      It is a bad idea! Use erythritol, xylitol or stevia!
      
      Sent from my nobile phone. You understand….
    - http://twitter.com/TugSound TugSound
      
      Dr. Oz recently had an episode that discouraged the use of artificial sweeteners. He stated they have side effects such as weight gain, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. Pure stevia only (without additives). I use Sweet Leaf.
    - Howard
      
      Oz, Ornish, Weil, McDougall, et. al. are right less often than a stopped clock. However, in this case, Oz might have accidentally stumbled over part of a real fact. Google “your small intestine has taste buds!”
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Lol – yes, only natural sweeteners (xylitol erythritol stevia)!
      
      All those guys (Ornish et all) mean well – they’re not evil. Just not systems thinkers…
    - Nater
      
      Thinking that Xylitol and Erythritol are more natural than unprocessed cane or beet sugar is just ridiculous. Those are completely man-produced (xylitol comes from hydrogenated wood sugars) and there’s no possible way you can call them “natural.”
      
      As an additional point of discussion, I have actually built and flown a rocket using erythritol as the fuel. Erythritol was my rocket fuel. Think on that.
      
      Granted, the lower calorie density and glycemic index impact is worth mention, but calling them “natural” is fallacious.
    - doug shytle
      
      In fact, any sugar purified from its source plant by a process involving high temperatures will be “unnatural.” Moreover, if the sugar source plant was grown in mineral depleted soil (as is the case with sugar cane), the sugars within will be less natural regardless of the purification process. Why? Because when plants are grown in natural mineral rich soil, the sugars’ crystaline structures are stablized by certain minerals. These natural sugar mineral complexes are lost under high temperatures used in the sugar refining process.
      
      However, your rocket fuel analogy is irrelevant as most powdered dry sugars, including glucose, are highly combustible, even explosive under the right conditions.
      
      Yes, xylitol and erythritol are primarily used because of their lower calorie density and glycemic index, but also because they both “starve” harmful bacteria.
    - http://twitter.com/basic_Laser basiclaser
      
      The idea of ‘natural vs unnatural’ is a complete waste of time. Do any of you think coffee or butter are ‘natural’? I think it’s a false paradigm and would personally argue that everything is ‘natural’ even nuclear power, which occurs in nature (stars). Stop thinking in these terms and look for solid evidence of benefits and health risks.
    - KM
      
      Anybody tried coconut crystals?? read about them – I use them for all kinds of things — they are great.
    - KaliMa
      
      How is coffee unnatural? Because it is fermented, dried, roasted, ground and brewed? So chocolate is unnatural too? How long were the Aztec and Maya consuming a chocolate beverage?
    - Kate D
      
      I always put sugar in my coffee. Today is the first day I have tried this recipe and it was so good and creamy, it did NOT need any sweetening. I know this may sound dramatic, but I will only drink coffee like this from now on. Thank YOU!
    - Abobolico
      
      I had the same experience. I was adding stevia to my BP coffee at first but one day I forgot the stevia at my parent’s home.
      God! the butter makes the coffee so creamy… And with the sweet taste of cinnamon & vanilla, I’m don’t need any sweetener now
    - Bulletproof Dee
      
      Dave, does using organic cane sugar really take away that many benefits? I have used Xylitol in the past and had severe reaction (after using for two weeks, felt very depressed, after cutting it out of my diet, depression went away). I am afraid of non-sugar sweeteners now. Please help.
    - http://www.facebook.com/nataliempostma Natalie Postma
      
      How about organic palm sugar?
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Awitbeck

Hey Dave
I like drinking coffee but had to switch to decaf because whenever I drink regular coffee my sweat smells like ammonia. When I avoid caffeine, the smell isn’t there.
Do you think BP regular (not decaf) coffee would cut the smell because the treatment of the beans is different and it is less toxic?

Does anyone else have this problem and can you do BP coffee with organic decaf beans?
Bea

Hey Dave! We don´t have grass-fed butter in Sweden so is it a bad idea to make this coffee with butter that is not grass-fed?
- http://twitter.com/dotnetcowboy Erin Peterson
  
  I just started making this the other day. I don’t have ready access to grass-fed butter either but I’m making due with whatever I can find. Three days in and I love it!
rattybag

Am I correct in thinking this is for cold coffee? Not hot?
- rattybag
  
  OOOOPS!! I should have read more comments before I asked this question! Sorry!
  *blush*
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Froso-Marinou/223411923 Froso Marinou

Hi guys! I have just ordered my first bag of Upgraded Coffee. I usually have protein and egg white pancakes in the morning. Can I have a cup of Bulletproof with it, or does it have to be just the coffee?
Gut Real

I use salted Kerrygold with some raw honey and it is very tasty!
- Dan
  
  Heating raw honey destroys almost all of the benefits.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Yep – raw honey in coffee isn’t raw!
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http://www.catheycommunications.com/blog Robert.R.Cathey

Can flax oil substitute for MCT?
- Steve
  
  Flax is a fragile oil and heat will destroy it. Search the site for flax and you’ll see other reasons why it may be better to use other oils than flax even without the heat issue.
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Mbc-andy

Question:
I know that you are recommending high quality coffee. But what about us poor folk that can’t afford it? (I’m not talking about being cheap or frugal – but that there just isn’t enough money to spread out.) Will I get any good benefit by just using my Folgers? Oddly I have access to good quality butter – my friend milks her grass fed dairy cows
- Dave Asprey
  
  Mbc-andy, you’re better off skipping the folgers and buying good quality coffee, grinding it very very finely, and brewing it very hot. You can make a pound of coffee last a long, long time that way. Or, you can blend the powder into a smoothie and just consume the entire bean for the health effects. Folgers and other low-end robusta coffees are bad news from a Bulletproof perspective.
Marvin S

Thanks for this!! Made my own bulletproof coffee with Kerry Gold unsalted butter from TJ’s and it tastes so good and I’m feeling great! Not sure if it’s from the coffee or the benefits of the lymphatic massage I got.
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Liz

I made two batches this morning and I can’t seem the get the coffee strong enough! The first time I used about 2.5 tbs of coffee grounds for 16oz of water and the second time I used 3.5 tbs for the same amount of water. Both times I felt like the coffee tasted somewhat diluted. Does anyone else have this problem? Do the butter and coconut oil (my replacement for MCT oil) cut through the coffee? I still think it tastes pretty good, but I would like to taste a bit more of the coffee. Help!
- Dave Asprey
  
  I use 28 grams of coffee to 415ml of water, and the water is heated to 195-200 degrees. If you’re using a drip coffee maker, the water isn’t usually hot enough to brew proper coffee!
  - Gene
    
    So how do you brew your coffee? Do you use a special coffee maker?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Pour over or French press!
    - Gene
      
      Do you filter the coffee afterwards to remove terpenes?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      It depends; paper filters remove some good stuff .
Christy

Wow, this is simply amazing! And so energizing and satisfying, too! I love the taste of butter, but thought “hmm, butter in my coffee, I’m not so sure”.

I amso very happy that I tried it this morning, because I am never going back!

Thanks so much for sharing this!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ronald-S-Kragnes/507146157 Ronald S. Kragnes

Great article. Is there a special blender you prefer? Magic Bullet? Vita-Mix? Blendtec? Thanks for the info.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Thank you! I prefer the Blend-tec or Vitamix. The Magic Bullet doesn’t work that well for coffee because the hot coffee is sealed in it, and the steam pressure pushes the coffee through the seals relatively quickly. I ruined one this way. Plus, the bigger blenders make the best foam. ?
  - Apneet Jolly
    
    What about for travel blenders? Aerolatte work?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      The easiest is a thermos style travel mug; brew coffee, add butter, seal, shake, and you’re done. But I’ve traveled for years with one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Fresh-Portable-Drink-Mixer/dp/B000FNH01E/ref=pd_sim_k_2
      Actually works better than the AeroLatte, which costs a lot more.
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http://profile.yahoo.com/QHH3XDZMMFLYC53NLH4YFTZH6E Daisy

I did it with cocoa made with water…sorry my butter was salted and a spritz of stevia, the combo of sweet with salty is really gourmet. I could live on this stuff. Also, instead of a regular blender I used my immersion blender and mixed it right in the mug.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Yes, if you mix salty sweet and chocolate, it’s really good. But salty coffee? Bleah
http://profile.yahoo.com/QHH3XDZMMFLYC53NLH4YFTZH6E Daisy

I didn’t catch the foam part…I’m going to go try it in my Ninja blender. ;o)
- Dave Asprey
  
  Sadly immersion blenders don’t foam well without a whip
Welch

is there a modified recipe for an espresso? or a double espresso? boom!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Espresso works, but you need to melt the butter first. Not enough heat mass in the smaller shots to melt the butter!
http://www.facebook.com/andrew.frezza Andrew Frezza

Finally got my upgraded coffee in the mail and tried the bulletproof recipe with my girlfriend this morning. I loved it, but more importantly, she was impressed so I know it was really good.
Lisamariestein

Hey, Dave! just ordered 4 bags of BF coffee after completing the bag you gave me at Paleofx 12. very lively. today I added a bit of coconut milk and pastured butter…and cinnamon. Mmmmm. smells like my moms old cinnamon rolls without the flour. I like the antiox bennies of cinnamon and it adds a sweetness, rounding out the natural acidity of the Guatemalan bean.
http://www.facebook.com/wrightee Christopher A. Wright

Tried with a steel stovetop espresso machine, Yeo Valley unsalted organic grass fed (get it in Waitrose UK folk) and a Blendtec. Very, very nice indeed!
carnecasa

Inspired by my recent discovery of your site, I decided to try Bulletproof Coffee for 3 consecutive days last week. The mental effects were amazing. I have been off of coffee for about 5 years as well as virtually dairy free for about 3 years. I have had issues with dairy related to sinus problems for as long as I can remember. But, thinking that maybe I could tolerate some grass-fed butter and really wanting to see this work, I decided to run the experiment. I used Kerry Gold the first day and then a grass-fed ghee the next two days. On the fourth day, I woke up with my first my bout of sinusitis/allergic rhinitis (or whatever the hell it technically is) in about 3 years. I was not overtired or stressed prior to the experiment and I have been following a diet (ultra clean Paleo) that I would say is about 95% close to the Bulletproof Diet for the past 3 years. I desperately want to think something else triggered this and I wonder what your thoughts are
- Dave Asprey
  
  Well, that’s a bummer. You may be VERY dairy allergic. Or you may be undergoing a herxheimer reaction. Run experiment again with just ghee. Use Xlear nasal spray during it to keep sinuses clean and reduce chances of infection.
  I’d consider a blood test to see if you’re really allergic to casein or if something else is going on. I know dozens of people who’ve had allergy relief from acupuncture or NAET. It’s worth exploring.
  If you want similar benefits, you can do coconut oil/cream with MCT oil in the coffee, then take 6 grams of butyric acid. Not as good for you as butter, but may be the solution for you.
  - carnecasa
    
    Dave,
    Muchas gracias for the thoughtful reply. I will try your suggestions. Thanks also for such great work. Almost finished all the podcasts…
- TrueVision
  
  Carnecasa, have you looked into using a neti pot for your sinus issue? Use only the special salt they recommend, not table salt, or it will burn your tissues. You can add in hydrogen peroxide also, a tablespoon or 2. I have read people using Willard’s Water as a nasal spray in throat and nose has done wonders for numerous aliments.
  - carnecasa
    
    Thanks TrueVision. I have been using neti for years. In fact I use SinuPulse. I didn’t know about hydrogen peroxide or Willard’s Water though so thanks for that. Since my original post several months ago, I switched to grassfed ghee from Pure Indian Foods for my Bulletproof Coffee and have had not sinus issues since! I think I discovered my sensitivity is to casein for ghee is golden!
Linhares Lucio

Hi,
I used to do inttermitent fast and was going fine but now with ur bulletproof coffe it is much better, I am a professional MMA fighter and I need the energy to perform better. I have a question for u, can I use coconut butter instead of coconut oil and can I play with the ratio, doing for example 50/50?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Hi Linhares – you’re the second MMA pro fighter I know who is on the Bulletproof program! You can use coconut butter vs oil, but I find that the average coconut butter has more toxins in it (from the fermentation process that’s used often to make it) than coconut oil. The highest performance you can get is by adding the MCT I recommend, which has 6x more C8,10 than coconut oil. It’s a big difference!
  - Linhares Lucio
    
    Thank u very much:)
  - Steve
    
    Dave get these guys on the show!
Jeffrey

Major fan of the Bulletproof coffee. How long would it last in a thermos? Would the health benefits be depleted if its stored for about 4 hours? And how do I convince my wife this is healthy thing and not going to give me a heart attack since butter has a bad rap? – Jeff
- Dave Asprey
  
  It lasts fine in a thermos; I do that a lot. You can shake it up to get the butter frothy again too!
  For you wife, send her to our blog, or get her a copy of Gary Taubes’ “Why We Get Fat.” She’ll be snacking on butter in no time too! ?
  - Jeffrey
    
    Thanks Dave! Appreciate it.
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Rhys Morgan

So fucking stupid. Eat real food.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Rhys, exactly. Everything on the BP diet is real food. It’s just hard to eat 20 thousand calories a day, even of bacon…
http://bangpotential.com/ bang potential

Heard you on a Gweek episode from a bit ago and bought the coffee and MTC before it was over. I’m excited. This Ikea whipper is like $2 in the actually store and seems to work great.
http://www.amazon.com/IKEA-Produkt-Milk-Frother/dp/B002Y6FBU2/ref=pd_sim_hpc_3
http://bangpotential.com/ bang potential

Oh and my real question was: How many tablespoons of grounds do you put in for two cups? 2? 4?
- Dave Asprey
  
  It’s hard to use tbsp. because grind density matters a lot. Fine ground will weigh more than coarse ground, and brew method matters. I use 28 grams of coffee in 450ml of water. ?
danna kinsky

Dave, Thank you for your work. I recently met you at BIL and have been drinking your coffee since. I still get a bit of a stomach ache / headache and wondering if you might know why. I’m a long time vegetarian, and I drink your coffee with Lactaid milk and raw honey. I tried getting the butter, but all they had at whole foods (in Los Angeles) is lightly salted butter, and like you said, a crime. ( and yuck, i tried ).

so my questions are:

1. why still the stomach ache ?
2. is it still ok, aka not harmful to the benefits to use Lactaid full (not low fat) milk and honey ?
3. I had an idea and I was wondering your thought about it – I am still using a filter coffee machine and not an espresso machine. Can I brew one cup of coffee and several hours later, re-brew from the same beans ?
4. lastly – do you have things you can do with the leftover beans ?
I have been saving them, and wondering if you toss them / re-use them / re-purpose them. I have noticed after a week or so when left of the counter in a wooden bowl they became a bit moldy.
5. Where can one find the correct butter if not at whole foods ?

Thanks again !
JHunterW

Hey there. I just made my first ever cup of bulletproof coffee using your upgraded bulletproof coffee….and wow! I have never liked coffee, but I am truly a believer now! I mixed in creatine and anircetam and have been just amazingly focused all day (studying for tests). I recall you mentioning that after you have gotten good and used to being in ketosis you could add a small amount of sugar to your coffee along with the sweetener (I use stevia) and would have the sugar high without the crash. I have been on the BP diet fully for 4 weeks (only had 2 splurge days so far) and cut sugar entirely out, dropped 10 pounds of nothing but fat, still have all my muscle, but I was considering the advantages to having that sugar high, especially in combination with bulletproof coffee for my early classes/tests. Do you think this would be acceptable and how much sugar is too much in the case of not getting a crash? Thanks so much!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Sugar is not a good idea in the morning. You could do 2 tsp of raw honey a half hour before the coffee, but not in the coffee. Xylitol for sweet is ok though in the coffee.
  - danna kinsky
    
    How come no honey in the coffee ? Also, please reply to my questions underneath ===>
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Honey in hot coffee is not raw and it changes the metabolic effects of the meal. Anti ketogenic
    - danna kinsky
      
      I knew that honey can not be heated / boiled because it actually turns toxic, but the same people that told me that said its structure does not change when you put it in hot water / tea / coffee (and not microwave / heat it up ) — is this what you are referring to when you say anti ketogenic ?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Simply that fructose in honey can shut down ketosis.
    - http://www.facebook.com/alaskafishing Marc Theiler
      
      100% agree! Better off changing your habits away from a sugar-based intake high. It takes a while to ween yourself off of the narcotic (sugar), but it can be done.
    - Zack_Leman
      
      I thought you said if you take 3 teaspoons of raw honey at night before sleep it would not shut down ketosis.
    - Steve
      
      bump… I’m doing the honey thing too because I haven’t yet figured out why low carb makes me sleep poorly
- Dave Asprey
  
  That’s quite a stack! I’d take the creatine and aniracetam as pills/powder rather than mix in the coffee for flavor and heat stability though! ?
  - http://www.facebook.com/alaskafishing Marc Theiler
    
    I agree with Dave. I am a HUGE fan of aniracetam. It’s best to make a separate concoction.
    
    Here’s what I do as a part of my morning ritual:
    
    1. A version of BP coffee – quad shot espresso, 1-2 tablespoons of grass-fed butter, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/8 c or less of heavy whipping cream, 1/8 coconut milk.
    
    2. Brain solution: 2 tablespoons of MCT Oil (The kind on upgraded self), 750mg Aniracetam, 250mg Pramiracetam, 1-2g of Choline Bitartrate, 250mg of caffeine
    b. DHEA, Acetyl l-carnitine, Fish Oil, Vit D, Multi-Vit
    
    3. Whey Isolate – 13g (Not a drop more to ensure not to agitate insulin levels. 5-10g of Creatine
    
    This is just in the morning. I eat nothing until 1, and when I do it’s sans carbs.
    
    I am always looking to dial in my routine – yet this is a bad-ass start of one. I will never start a day off without my routine – it makes such an incredible difference that it’s hard to put into words.
    
    Marc
    TheIdealState.com
http://www.facebook.com/censky Phil Censky

I made Bulletproof Coffee for the first time this morning. I used Maui peaberry beans that I brought back from a recent trip, and a couple tablespoons of Kerrygold unsalted. It was fantastic; kept me satiated through a trail hike and about 4 hours. Great stuff.
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Marilyn Olmsted

Hello everyone,
Just got my coffee and have my first cup in hand….I added 1 tsp of sugar. Does that ruin the benefits? I usually drink my reg coffee with grass fed whole milk and 2tsp organic unprocessed cane sugar.
- Niall F
  
  Hi Marilyn! Here’s my limited understanding and long winded answer…… Cortisol is the super morning time fat burner as long as insulin levels remain low. Skipping breakfast (Intermittent Fasting) ensures that there’s no spike in morning insulin as a result of eating lots of carbs but having a Bulletproof coffee for breakfast also doesn’t result in an insulin spike and in fact speeds up the whole fat burning process (in addition to lots of other benefits).
  
  So, very simplistically, I believe that by adding sugar it will spike the insulin secretion and thus put a halt to all the good work being done by the cortisol.
  
  Then again, I could be way off the mark!! Would love to hear from someone else on this.
  
  Here’s a very good blog from a guy that comments here a lot, …http://theidealstate.com/nutrition/skip-breakfast-lose-weight/
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Niall is right!
    - http://www.facebook.com/alaskafishing Marc Theiler
      
      Yeah, I heard that guy is super intelligent and even more handsome…. Major love to my boy Dave Asprey. Dave is one of maybe three guys that continually produce incredible value-added content within my network.
      
      Bulletproof Coffee morning intake, in my opinion, is a MUST application with regards to building an overall critical kick-ass wellness strategy. It is a MUST for those professionals that wish to utilize enhanced cognition while at the same time enjoying immense amounts of energy and weight loss.
Niall F

Sorry for taking so long to show my appreciation, but thanks so much to Dave and Armi for making an exception and getting some Bulletproof Coffee Beans across to the land of unsalted Kerrygold (actually unsalted Avonmore is more popular over here!!!

Many a delicious coffee was had and very much appreciated!!
- Dave Asprey
  
  So glad u liked Niall!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6H7DK6PEJAAESP4MGUR4LQWZXU Fj

as always i approach new stuff with an open mind and a tad of healthy skepticism, this being no exception

i just tried my first cup of coffee using the bulletproof method…

all i can say is wow!

jeff in miami
- Dave Asprey
  
  FJ, you’re not alone! Most people are skeptical of this until they try it. I can’t describe my apprehension when I first threw a chunk of butter into my coffee in the blender. One taste had me convinced…but it was a hurdle to try. ?
Peter Moeller

I was kinda wondering.. Is there a specific reason that salted butter is a crime?.. in Denmark grass-fed butter is imposible to buy.. Only salted grass-fed butter with an amount of 1,2 % salt.. But I have to say.. it taste wonderful and I have all rdy lost 3 kg (6.6 lbs) in 3 weeks.. So.. Is there anything else except the taste that makes it a crime?..
And btw.. thx for a great recipe!.. It is well-used in Denmark!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Hi Peter! So glad you’re enjoying Bulletproof Coffee. The only problem with salted butter is that it doesn’t taste as good in coffee. Feel free to have all the salted butter you like!
  - Luluweezie
    
    I accidentally used salted butter today and didn’t like the taste of saltiness in my coffee, so I added a bit of maple syrup (this won’t work if you’re fasting, I guess), and it tasted like kettle corn — salty/sweet. Really yummy!!
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Wow!! Tempting for dessert!
      
      Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
Joe

I just started trying this 2 mornings ago I love the tast but no noticeable changes in energy. I am only 25 and have always been a morning person. I also before this used to have coffee and protein powder every morning. Anyways I was wondering the science for this and if adding protein in it would be fine? I know protein also triggers mTOR. Along with the science of the coffee I was wondering for studies on how it’s possible to eat so many cal. Without getting fat? Thanks
Joe
- Dave Asprey
  
  Coffee inhibits mTOR; it doesn’t trigger it. It’s the rebound of mTOR when the coffee and fast wear off together that triggers the fat loss and muscle gain!
  It’s possible to eat this many calories because calories don’t make you fat. Bad calories make you fat. Toxins make you fat. But calories in themselves are a very poor way of predicting what food will do to your weight. Ten calories of arsenic-laced snake venom may kill you even though it’s “protein”. Precision in choice of calories is key.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/VTPM3B6KXRO3PJRL6JUIAHEK5E RickP
    
    What an interesting idea: coffee inhibits mTOR but then mTOR rebounds. Do you have a study you can quickly find with this idea? I’ll try to look for one later as well.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      It’s referenced on the Upgraded Coffee page!
  - Joe
    
    Ok that makes sense I’ve always been from the cal is a cal camp. Are there any studies on the poisens in unhealthy food that contribute to more fat than calories? I guess I’m a nerd and I like to read the studies and research. Also your body isn’t really in a true fast with all the calories from butter is it wouldn’t it then be in the fed state? This is all pretty new to me I’ve been reading other books on fasting recently as well. I’m sorry for all the questions just really interested I’ve been trying to become a healthier person and so I find all of this very interesting.
    - Dave Asprey
      
      There are tons of studies. Look at the posts “It’s not the calories stupid” and the grass-fed series. In short, omega 6 and mycotoxins and xenoestrogens are all major issues.
      Fasting with only fat gives you the benefits of fasting but stronger ketosis and more resilience. You can call it fasting or not; the effect is the same. ?
Joe

Would adding whey protein to my bullet proof coffee render it useless or make it not have as great of an effect on my health?
- http://profile.yahoo.com/VTPM3B6KXRO3PJRL6JUIAHEK5E RickP
  
  I believe he addressed this in another comment by saying that he sometimes adds whey after the coffee has cooled (to avoid denaturing) and to blend the why lightly, if at all, to avoid damaging the fragile microfractions.
http://twitter.com/Clepensky Chris Lepensky

You’re advocating the ingestion of over 40 grams of saturated fat(which is above the recommend daily intake) in one sitting, which has been shown in multiple scientific studies in rats and humans to increase the rate of cognitive decline in individuals.
- http://twitter.com/GDietBlog GuestDietBlog
  
  Multiple scientific studies, eh? Cite one.
  - http://twitter.com/Clepensky Chris Lepensky
    
    http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-28444459843&origin=inward&txGid=uWe2hxg5vh1_lCLJn7H3FMp%3a2
    - http://twitter.com/GDietBlog GuestDietBlog
      
      The link goes to a site that requires registration, which I presume costs money, so I didn’t pursue it. But even without reading the ‘study’, I can guess what vendor the ‘researchers’ used for their high-fat rat chow: Purina Test Diet. Which means that the ‘researchers’ proved that Crisco negatively affects cognitive function in rats, and is known to be toxic to humans. Which I already knew.
    - http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
      
      Without having access to the full text, there is one obvious problem with this study:
      
      It’s in rats, not people. Rats metabolize fats, carbohydrates, and proteins differently than people. This is also why the rodent research on fructose is meaningless for humans.
      
      It’s also likely the rats were eating other junk with the saturated fat which could also cause mental impairment.
      
      Do you have any human studies showing saturated fat causes cognitive impairment?
    - Yaniv
      
      I would be interesting to here people’s thoughts on this study:
      http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16257476 which includes Human trials.
- Dave Asprey
  
  That’s an awfully large blanket statement. Whoever wrote those recommendations didn’t understand that different lengths of saturated fat have different effects. MCT and SCT oils – like in butter and coconut – have different effects. The “low saturated fat” recommendations are not borne out in real experiments!
- http://armilegge.com Armistead Legge
  
  Care to provide a reference?
- HomebirthMidwife
  
  Chris, I don’t believe there are any studies coming to these conclusions you state that are using the saturated fat from GRASSFED, pastured animals. Can you please post them, because all the ones I know of that vilify saturated fat and blame it for heart disease (which has since been debunked) only reference grain/corn-fed animal fats. Completely different products nutritionally. The diminishment of healthy fat intake (and the increase of transfat and sugars) by humans has actually contributed to cognitive declines, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
danna kinsky

is it still ok, aka not harmful to the benefits to use Lactaid full (not low fat) milk ?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Lactaid is still full of casein and the other problems with milk. Take probiotics instead of drinking lactaid!
  - danna kinsky
    
    The reason for lactaid milk is not for the probiotics in them, but for the milk itself. i still prefer that taste of the grass fed unsalted butter in the coffee — so even if i add butter, i prefer to also add milk. is regular milk better than lactaid milk or is any milk no good unless its raw milk ? ?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      If its not raw milk, don’t drink it!
danna kinsky

Can I brew one cup of coffee and several hours later, re-brew from the same beans: With a filter machine or a stovetop espresso maker ?
- Dave Asprey
  
  You can, but it will taste quite bad. Better to brew 2 cups, and save the hot coffee in a jar for later drinking, either iced or reheated.
  - danna kinsky
    
    i tried it, it tastes very weak in comparison, but not bad… i don’t mind weak coffee personally, i actually prefer it… (weird, i know) – am i still getting the same amount of benefits from the weak coffee as from a new fresh cup ?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      You’re getting less benefits that way too. ;(
Lucas Marina74

would a person get the same benefits by using coconut oil instead of mct oil?
- Dave Asprey
  
  If you are using the brand of MCT oil I recommend, you are getting 6 times more MCT than coconut oil.
  http://www.upgradedself.com/mct-oil-pharmaceutical-grade/
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J W

Hello,

Can I make my green tea, possibly matcha, bulletproof instead of coffee? I am not really a coffee person. Is there a reason why I should try this with coffee and not green tea?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Green tea and coffee are both good. They have different and sometimes overlapping benefits. Go for it!
Sourpusscandy

How I do it: boil water, brew coffee in a french press, stir. in a bullet cup (blender) add 1tbs coconut oil, 1-2tbs butter, 3 oz half&half, put melitta filter/cone ontop of that, filter the coffee into the bullet cup, about 6 oz, blend that, let the rest of the coffee filter into a mug or two, pour the melted blended fat & coffee into the mugs of brewed coffee. minimal heat loss. oh wow I love this stuff!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Sounds delicious! Why the half & half? The sugar and inflammatory proteins aren’t going to help you, and it’s probably not even noticeable as a flavor enhancer.
K Davis

I’ve recently begun the Bulletproof Diet combined with the Intermittent Fasting protocol. I also have a condition called Interstitial Cystitis and drinking coffee can give me bladder pain. I want to get the best results possible for fat loss. Here are my two questions:

1. Taking the supplement Prelief with coffee reduces eliminates bladder pain for me, if I take it with Bulletproof Coffee will it adversely affect the fast or fat loss? It contains Calcium glycerophosphate and magnesium stearate.
2. Would I be able to get the exact same results from green tea with butter and MCT oil, or would the effect be less dramatic? If they produce the *same* results – what kind of green tea should I be looking for? Brands?

Thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  The prelief supplement seems ok to me. If it’s anti-acid, take it an hour after the coffee. Green tea doesn’t work exactly the same way but it does work. High quality green tea from Japan is your best bet.
- CV
  
  I had Interstitial Cystitis for years before being properly diagnosed this year in Feb 2012. It was bad I couldn’t leave the house for years to hardly do anything, so much pain! My doctor told me to take a bunch of stuff and Prelief. I ignored her advice and I ate frozen wild blueberries in the mornings and drank nettle tea infusions and stopped consuming acidic foods as frequently (onions, tomatoes, pineapple, etc) for 2 months and my body was able to heal. I would NOT recommend Prelief as it messes with the hydrochloric acid in your stomach. It also is a calcium supplement too, wasn’t there a big snafoo recently about calcium supplements increasing the risk of heart attacks? The only reason you need Prelief is so you can keep eating acidic foods which irritates the bladder linings in some people with IC. If you just stop eating those acidic foods its not necessary to take. Well I got better in less than 2 months, and have not had a relapse. I cannot believe I no longer have to make plans around the bathroom!
  
  I have since learned that blueberries help repair nerve damage, no wonder I felt better when eating them! Nettle tea (dried nettle LEAVES not the root) (Buy in bulk from Mountain Rose Herbs in bulk of 1 lb increments, weigh 1 oz and steep in 1 quart of boiling water for 4+ hours, I make at night and steep while sleeping.) You then strain and drink and do this daily so you will need 4 lbs worth for 2 months. Within a few days you should feel relief and keep drinking it, nettle has amazing health benefits its a shame more health nut paleo/raw vegans/etc don’t rely on the help of herbs and instead use supplements. Nettle IS a superfood and its native to North America!
  
  I wish you the best and I hope you see this message. At first the nettle might seem like it is not helping as it has a diuretic effect as its cleaning the body but since I now drink the tea daily as it is mineral rich and delicious I have noticed a huge difference and it does not make me need to use the bathroom frequently anymore. I used to have psoriasis too and it has helped heal old scars on my skin since ingesting it for 4 months, its truly a great ally to have!
  - Dave Asprey
    
    What awesome sharing of what works!
    
    Green tea is good but not the same as coffee on MTOR. Prelief is not a good idea as its calcium, but a magnesium oxide capsule may work. Adding fat will help, as it gives the natural acid in your stomach something to emulsify. Staying low carb and eating VERY green on the BP diet could help. Self experimenting to see what works is important. Listen to your body!
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Wendy

I love my Bulletproof Coffee… but with summer coming up, have you figured out a way to make it cold? I have tried to put ice it in and the butter comes out of suspension. Then only thing I can come up with is to make it in an ice cream maker but then that doesn’t make it very quick in the morning….
- Dave Asprey
  
  Your order of mixing is off!
  
  Blend butter with a small amount of hot coffee and MCT. Add ice and more cooled coffee (or just use hot coffee with butter, then add ice). It won’t work without the MCT.
  - Wendy
    
    I pretty much dump it all in while I wait for the coffee to brew, then I put that in and let the Vitamix sort it out!! Thanks!!
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Yep, a wonder blender helps a lot ( I use a Blendtec!)
http://www.MoneyMastery.us Kamila Harkavy

Is the Bulletproof coffee contraindicated for those with adrenal issues or Hashimoto’s?

Is it better to use a paper filter or not? I have a gold filter.

Are you still offering a special for those buying an emWave?
- Dave Asprey
  
  If you have adrenal problems or Hashimotos, you should work with your doctor. I’ve definitely had adrenal burnout (see my video on hacking information overload) and have recovered from stressed adrenal states while drinking one large cup of Upgraded Coffee in the morning, Bulletproof style. The adrenal stressors in coffee largely come from the negative things in coffee. A clean cup of coffee doesn’t have the same effect on your adrenals as a bad cup of coffee. Depending on the state of your adrenals, what else you’re doing to take care of yourself, and your own response to coffee (or any other supplement or food), you should evaluate and decide. I was off coffee for several years before I figured this out.
  I completely reversed my Hashimoto’s by strictly giving up gluten, while at the same time drinking my Upgraded Coffee beans. The quality of the beans matters here. There is cross reactivity between mycotoxin and gluten; mycotoxin exposure can trigger gluten sensitivity itself. I found this in my own experience, and Dr. Shoemaker writes about it too.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/VTPM3B6KXRO3PJRL6JUIAHEK5E RickP
    
    Such an important idea that I had not imagined until The Bulletproof Executive, Dave Asprey. Reduce mycotoxins and we reduce food sensitivities along with overall stress.
  - Adlock Hungry
    
    Holy Crap!!! Light bulb moment! I’ve had a host of food intolerances/sensitivities arise since about my early to mid 30′s (I’m 40 now). It started with the primary grains (wheat, barley, rye, etc), but has spread (at least by way of sequential self-discovery) to almost anything grain-like, all legumes, all squash (and probably their relatives, cucumbers & melons), and all nuts. Plus an allergy panel that singled out avocado, casein & ginger among other more minor things. Mid-30′s is about when I started drinking coffee regularly, but I was also a grain/carb-aholic throughout youth including my twenties (endurance athlete). I always assumed that all the grain consumption took its toll, thus leading to my current state. Does the cross reactivity of mycotoxin mean it could CAUSE gluten sensitivity or only that it will also provoke the same immune response?
    
    2nd Question: I’m what you’d call a “hard gainer” who will be perpetually lean no matter what my food choices or amounts. Given my above conditions I’d like to try out the BP Coffee not for weight loss, obviously, but for the healthiest possible choice of something that I really love and would prefer not to give up (I’ve given up enough things fergoonnessake!). I would like to consume it along with my typical giant meal in the morning (eggs + sometimes sweet potato + sometimes bacon, or sometimes a hearty stew/shepherd’s pie), with the benefit of the extra calories I need since, like I said, I am a skinny mofo, and I work out a lot. Whatdya think?
    Cheers?
- Dave Asprey
  
  There are two ways to make the coffee that work.
  The gold filter method maximizes cafestrol and kawehol which have anti-inflammatory effects in the brain, but they also raise LDL cholesterol (in my mind, this is not a problem, as it doesn’t raise oxidized cholesterol, and cholesterol is useful in the body for many things as we write about extensively on the site). People with ADD or ADHD in particular may feel a noticeable difference from using a gold filter.
  The paper filter method removes these substances. Your cholesterol doesn’t rise, but you don’t get the benefits of them either.
  I prefer the taste of paper filtered pourover Hario V60 brewed coffee, but I prefer the cognitive effects of a gold filter.
  If you’re drinking normal (low) quality coffee, I recommend paper filtering all the time. If you’re drinking clean coffee like Upgraded Coffee, the gold filter is a good choice. Either is ok; we’re talking smaller differences here.
  - Mark Na
    
    Is there something special about gold or would a French press with a stainless steel filter work just as well for someone with ADHD? Thank you
http://www.MoneyMastery.us Kamila Harkavy

Dave,

Thanks so much for the speedy reply!
So, you’re saying that the gold filter will be better for ADD/ADHD?
I agree about the taste, less bitterness, when using a paper filter, but worth foregoing this for the increased cafestrol.

Thanks also for connecting the dots between gluten and Hashimoto’s- I’ve been learning about this, and the imperative to use the Upgraded coffee in this situation.

I gave up drinking coffee 26 years ago b/c it made me jittery, tense, obnoxious and completely derailed my spiritual life. I’m encouraged to hear about your experiences using very pure beans and the bulletproof recipe. I love the taste of coffee but wasn’t willing to “pay the price” for drinking it. I am a primal/paleo believer and I’m thrilled to know about Paleo 2.0!

I’m in the Bay Area too. How long does shipping take?

I have tremendous appreciation for your dedication to your upgrading yourself and sharing the results with others as it dovetails beautifully with my own dedication to upgrading myself and sharing the opportunities with others. If you’re curious, you can read about it at http://tinyurl.com/7rrnuog
http://www.MoneyMastery.us Kamila Harkavy

In the shopping cart there’s a space for a coupon code…..where would I find a coupon code?
thanks!
- Dave Asprey
  
  At live events I sometimes provide a coupon code! None are running right now.
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Dave B

Is there any other reason, apart from personal taste, not to use salted grass fed butter? I have tried it with both just out of curiosity and i actually prefer salted kerrygold in my coffee.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Yes. The unsalted Kerry Gold is cultured; the salted is not. More culture = more butyrate!
  - Dave B
    
    Thanks, unsalted it is, i have to keep my colon happy
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
      
      I put sea salt in when I’m blending because I prefer it salted too.
Vanessa Christensen

Just ordered bulletproof coffee beans and MCT oil; I can’t WAIT for it to arrive so I can start my day out with what sounds like the best cup of coffee ever!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Thank you Vanessa! ?
gwelch

you drink this every morning or only on days you are intermittent fasting?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  every morning! But if you aren’t fasting, feel free to have a meal sooner than the afternoon.
Sebastian

Hey – I live in Switzerland and as Switzerland is pretty protectionist about agriculturual products it is impossible to buy any strictly grass-fed butter here. Shoud I stick to cockonut oil/milk, olive oil and the other things on your list or is butter still an option ?
http://blog.andrewshell.org/ Andrew Shell

I know you mention xylitol is ok in the coffee, but you don’t mention stevia. I know stevia is green on the bulletproof diet, but does it ruin the ketosis? I’m having a hard time with the bitterness of the coffee without some sweetener.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Stevia is just fine if you like the taste!
http://www.facebook.com/dezi.christensen Desiree Christensen

Thanks so much for this! My late husband loved coffee, and so do I (too a lesser extent). Since I am the only one left for my kids I really want to live. And this breakfast sounds not only healthy but enjoyable! I discovered low carbing just this feb. which has made me so much more present (I gained 2 hours a day in being awake) but I feel also adds to longevity. It doesn’t seem so expensive when it replaces what used to be Kashi cereal and vanilla soy milk too me I feel like the 65% carb diet suggested by the govt. is really bad, and my family learned the hard way. However I lost 3 BMI points in 2 months from an already healthy 24.7 with no effort and food I love.

I already use (salted) butter in cooking, so I’ll stop that. And just get this good butter for coffee

I also save my bacon grease it saves $ in cooking oils. so Ill use that if I need a salted fat. (Grilling chicken, yum)

Thanks, this should help my college studies as well (I’m 26 in college) A tastier cram session methinks.
Liliankmh

Hey there! Love the taste of the upgraded coffee prepared according to this recipe, and love the energy boost from the MCT oil.

For a female wishing to drop those last 10 lbs or so, would you still recomend these amounts and ratios of oils, or perhaps go a bit easier on the butter portion of the recipe?
Thanks for any clarification and suggestions!
Lil
Phillips66sb

Bullshit
Vbstudent2000

What speed on the blender? I have a vitamix. I’ve been doing it on super high and it doesn’t get froathy.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Weird – not enough butter? I get froth on super high Blendtec.
  - Vbstudent2000
    
    Ok I will try again tomorrow. Is 30 seconds too long?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      I do about 20-30 seconds. Not too long I think. More butter maybe?
    - Vbstudent2000
      
      I was doing it too long then perhaps. Came out GREAT today. Just ordered MCT oil too. Thanks Dave.
Chris Shade

You want Ox Bile, not Betaine HCl for the butter. Ox Bile is for fats and Betaine HCl is for proteins. Awesome idea though. I will try.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Uh, no! Betaine helps emulsify too.
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Gladina

Just a quick question regarding source of coffee. For now I am not able to order online your awesome coffee, but have found a brand called Magic Volcano. It is single source and hand picked beans. They aren’t wash pressed (sun dried), but so far I haven’t had head ache, jitters or any bad GI problems….so is still OK in the meantime? Btw, it DOES taste very good with no gross aftertaste.

p.s. I tested some Nestcafe instant coffee and I wanted to ‘test’ any bad effects. Wow…after over a month of no diarrhea problem…guess what…yup! I felt so crappy for that whole day and even on into the next day…WOW!

Thanks for all your good work!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Natural process (sun dried) is usually higher toxin than washed, but if you feel good, that’s what matters most.
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Elai

Hey how many shots of espresso would you say your 500ml of coffee is? 2 shots, 4 shots? Any special advantages to having it right away or later from a thermos?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Probably 3-4
Vertun2002

Just got my “Upgraded coffee”, played around with the recipe and came up with this:
2 shots of Upgraded espresso
1/2 can of coconut milk
1/2 stick of grass fed unsalted butter

Brew, blend, drink!
OMG! it’s like coffee on steroids that tastes like heaven!
- Dave Asprey
  
  “coffee on steroids” love it!
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Cheryl

While I wait for the coffee to arrive, can you use organic coffee from Whole Foods?
- Dave Asprey
  
  I’ve never had good luck with WF organic coffee. Try a local coffee shop with a roaster or at least lots of tattoos! ?
m. bouvier

dave,

i was wondering what your take would be on tweaking the recipe by subing coconut oil for MCT oil? you’d still be getting those quick burning MCT’s right? but with the added benefit of lauric acid. i’ve been putting a tbsp of coconut oil in my coffee in he mornings for the last year but i really think kerrygold is the power packed ingrediant here, and is what really keeps the hunger at bay (making you feel bulletproof) but what’s your take on coconut oil vs. straight MCT oil?
- Dave Asprey
  
  You can use coconut oil without harm, but you need to take 6 tablespoons of coconut oil to equal one of the MCT I recommend. They are not the same thing!
  - Fred
    
    So 6 tablespoons of coconut oil == 30 g of MCT as per the recipe?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      No; to equal my Mct dose you need 6x what I use, or 180 grams of coconut oil, which is somewhere close to 6Tbs I think.
      You will probably poop on yourself if you eat that much coconut oil and butter at once.
      Sent from my nobile phone. You understand….
guest123

What about ghee instead of butter?
Bill

Dave, what coffee maker do you use? I have been searching and searching and can’t find one with a consistent high rating.
- Dave Asprey
  
  I prefer French press or Hario V60
Jcsingsalot

I just received my BP coffee and I am excited to try it! I’ve never Jenn very good at brewing my own coffee though. Do you think you could break down exactly how you would brew it with the amount of beans, water, etc. I typically use a French press without paper, how would I use it with paper and how about in a regular coffee pot? Since I’m the only coffee drinker in my house can I make 2 days worth and keep it in the fridge or will that damage it? Thanks!
- Jcsingsalot
  
  Oops, that would be “been” not “Jenn very good”.
Paleo-Pommie

Hi, I’ve just made my morning coffee as per your suggestions (without the MCT oil). I was a bit nervous drinking coffee with butter! But have to say that it was absolutely delicious and I’m going to have my morning coffee like this every morning.
gwelch3

Dave, would one drink this every morning or only on days during intermittent fasting? (i.e. IF 3-4x / week)
thanks!
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Jared

I have been making this coffee for a week exactly as you make it (your beans, French press, lots of butter, 1-2 tbsp mtc). It’s great.

It might be a coincidence, but it might have helped me play the best golf of my life. I didn’t make this connection until I was looking at your site today. I am in a golf league that plays 9 holes on Wed. In the past three years, I am usually around 50. Yesterday shot a 42 and pared 6 out of 9, and two bogeys. It was by far the best round of my life.

Also, is it cool to just eat a ton of Kerry Gold? I’ve been making 3 scrambled eggs in about 4tbsp butter, which works really well. The butter is soaked up in the eggs and they are incredible with sea salt. How much is too much though?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Welcome to being bulletproof Jared! That was your brain being turned on all the way – just your hardware finally working. Wait until we get into software upgrades! Secret butter powers do extend to golf…
  I eat as much butter or ghee as my body wants with zero concerns about it.
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http://www.facebook.com/jebemtimater Goran Novakovic

How important is the actual coffee. What if I had 200mg caffeine, 80g of cerigold, and MC oil, all separately in the morning, or with green tea or something, I cannot be 100% sure that coffee I buy will be 100% mold free, also not too crazy about coffee…
- Dave Asprey
  
  Pretty important actually. Coffee has a lot more going on than just caffeine.
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Branden

Just made this and I am hooked! The only problem is I want another. If on a Keto diet how many can I get away with in a day?
- Dave Asprey
  
  No limit as long as you can sleep!
Gen

Hi! I was just wondering what your thoughts on Philz brand coffee beans are? I’ve been a big fan ever since I’ve had my first cup and generally can’t stand the other stuff now anyway (not that I’ve tried your brand yet). Thanks!

P.S. I have just made a cup of it in the French Press and did the grass-fed butter w/ a scoop of Stevia and am really enjoying this cup right now. Looking forward to easing myself into this lifestyle!
- Dave Asprey
  
  I have had Philz and know Phil is a stand-up guy. Their coffee tastes good…but it’s all blended. Blends dramatically increase the odds that some less than stellar (and clean/mold free) beans are in your cup. Single-estate will always lower your risks. So I count Philz as “people who care about quality coffee and are good for the community” but not in the “people who produce scrupulously clean low mycotoxin coffee” bucket. I don’t drink it because it gives me a headache. Your mileage may vary. ?
Paul Hampton

Hi Dave

Bought myself an awesome bean-to-cup coffee machine and had my first Bulletproof coffee yesterday using some of your recommended coffee beans, MCT oil and some raw biodynamic grass-fed butter from my local farm shop (UK).

I actually noticed a marked improvement in my cognitive function – I wasn’t expecting such a definitive effect – certainly not after one cup!

My question – I drank the coffee at 9am, and didn’t feel hungry for about six hours afterwards. That was despite a 90 minute heavy weight training session and a run! Do you also experience such a long feeling of satiety after drinking bulletproof coffee? If so, do you just make yourself eat or actually wait until you are hungry?

Thanks for your help bud.

Paul
- Dave Asprey
  
  Welcome to being bulletproof! Instant results the first day. ? Yes, it satisfies like nothing else. I usually wait until I’m hungry, about 6-8 hours, following the BP Intermittent Fasting protocol.
  You will get used to feeling this way, and you won’t want to go back. I’m jealous of your butter – sounds awesome. Biodynamic food is always a little better in my experience.
Sheshredss

Hey there! I love this post and can’t wait to try! I’m curious to know more about the coffee as I’ve seen the Prop___ signs at Starbucks etc. Is there a brand of “good” coffee that you can recommend? Can I count on anything local as usual? Last thing- what about adding butter butter AND nut butter? Thanks!!! http://Www.sheshredss.com.
- Dave Asprey
  
  The only brand of coffee I’ve ever found that consistently is low toxin is Upgraded Coffee, here on the site. I created it because I wanted to drink it. ?
- Dave Asprey
  
  The only brand of coffee I’ve ever found that consistently is low toxin is Upgraded Coffee, here on the site. I created it because I wanted to drink it. ?
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http://www.facebook.com/cronewynd Rene Friberg

I got some Kerrygold unsalted butter, and am waiting on our coffee beans to arrive… until then, I’m using it with some good coffee we get from the co op… and, I’m surprised that this is drinkable!
Lmow

Just had my first cup of bullet-proof coffee. It was delicious, as promised, but I’m not even remotely satiated and I don’t have the amazing amounts of energy I expected. I usually drink a quad shot espresso in the morning, so I’m not sure this is enough caffeine for me. Would the Upgraded Coffee make a difference? As a person with hypoglycemia, I was really looking forward to the possibility of more sustained blood sugar.

Thoughts? What can I tweak for better results?
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lamaddalena

Dave, I have purchased and consumed several bottles of the MCT oil you recommend but wonder why your preferred brand is so much more expensive than the NOW brand. I see no difference in the labeling. Second question: I would like to make your coffee using a Moka (the tiny coffee maker than Italians use—just add water and espresso grind). Will I lose any benefits? I hate to have to buy yet another coffee maker, ala, a french press.

Many thanks for responding!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Your coffee maker is fine!
  
  The MCT we recommend is pharmaceutical grade and a different density than the cheap stuff. Some brands use a mix of the 4 lengths of MCT oils, but the one we recommend is almost 100% the C8, C10 lengths (capric and caprylic) that are most important.
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Soozahne

Hi Dave. I’ve been drinking and enjoying the bulletproof coffee for about a week now. This weekend I was able to get my hands on some raw grass fed cream. It’s thick, has the consistency of say peanutbutter or something. Heavy. I tried it in the coffee and absolutely loved it. Do u think this would be an acceptable substitute for the butter? Nutritionaly similar? Since it’s raw and grass fed would the denatured cassein proteins you speak about in the post still be an issue? Would love your input. Thanks for putting me on to this!
- Dave Asprey
  
  You’re fine if not casein sensitive, but hit coffee cooks raw milk. Butter has more butyrate too!
  - Paul Khosla
    
    Hi Dave, my first post here. Just started a on your diet. Had my Gallbladder removed 20 years ago. Should I be concerned about the high fat content in the coffee and diet?
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Carlroehrich

Dear Bulletproof Executive,

Greetings! I am the Sonic Dreamer, and one of the things I am is a musician. I noticed a *marked* improvement in my creativity as well as my ability to sightread a piece on the piano (sightreading means sitting down and playing a piece of music, which you have never seen before) after drinking my very first cup of coffee with nearly 3 tablespoons of Kerrygold unsalted butter. Thank you for making me a believer! I have ordered the MCT oil, and will begin adding that as well.
I have a few questions for you:

1. Is there a difference (benefits, etc) to how fine the coffee beans are ground? Is there a threshold where benefits begin to decrease, for example?

2. I can not find any definitive proof as to which is better overall: Paper filters or mesh filters. As for taste, paper wins handily. Would you explain the ‘hacking’ benefits of non-disposable filters?

3. I have yet to find a different brand of grass-fed, unsalted butter here in New Haven, CT. Have you tried (or even heard of) any other brands?

Thanks!
GFox

Hi Team BPE. Few questions:
1. Can I just get a definitive answer on this, please: If I am not a coffee drinker at all but a green tea drinker is the recommendation that I actually start drinking this super-duper coffee? I’m game if that is the case.
2. I take it MCT oil can be kept in the fridge and will not solidify?
3. Is Anchor butter really a reasonable second choice to Kerry Gold? It is so widely available an “commercial” I guess that would surprise me.
4. Would ghee from grass-fed butter always be preferable to just grass-fed butter?
5. Been 95% Paleo for two years.I have increased my butter intake to about a third of a stick a day in the last two weeks. I think I have gotten a bit less lean. Is it possible that some people have to be more active in order to drink butter without adverse effects on body fat %?

Many thanks,
GFox
Adlock Hungry

Tried the recipe today with Taylor Maid single origin stuff, Sierra Nevada Vat-cultured Butter, and Coconut oil. Fantastic! Can’t wait to try it “as Question:
I’m what is referred to in the fitness world as a “hard-gainer”. I am very lean and thin with or without exercise, no matter what I eat and no matter the quantity. Since I do exercise rather substantially (CrossFit) and have such a naturally lean physique I don’t avoid carbs and I don’t do intermittent fasting. Can I still presume to benefit from this tasty beverage even if I have my eggs, bacon & sweet potato in the morning?

Thanks.
- Adlock Hungry
  
  Should say “as prescribed” up there. Don’t know what happened.
- Josh
  
  depending on how many carbs you eat, your body might not be in fat-burning mode. personally i think diet is 4-6x more important for physiological optimization than exercise.
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memria

I just ordered my Uprgaded coffee, and can’t wait to get started on this BP diet plan. My sister is super skeptical about this whole thing and I hope I can prove her wrong!
Marky Mark

I’ve just received my Bullet Proof Coffee in the post and I’m looking forward to getting the best kick start possible. Bring it on!
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http://WhosChrisHughes.com Chris Hughes

I’m definitely going to try this out and grab some of the UN-salted grass fed butter… I also need to switch up the coffee I have as well.. while I don’t drink coffee often, it’s usually from Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts and I expect that it’s not the mold-free beans… thanks for the heads up!
Prav Persaud

So what were u doing at Mt. Kailash ? We’re u doing a pilgrimage ? It is one of the holiest places on earth for Hindu’s

How was ur experience ?
- Dave Asprey
  
  I walked around Mt. Kailash but did it after the pilgrimage season ended, when it was -10 degrees f. Did it after 10 days at a Buddhist monastery. It was amazing!
Laura Burks

Wondering if it still has that “coffee” taste? I like creamer to get rid of that edge :/
Brandon Branch

Just tried this a minute ago but added a teaspoon of dark cocoa powder to it like I do with all my coffee. This might be the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Wait until you try Upgraded Chocolate Powder in it!
Girl

I’m getting confused with all these comments to such a short and (with respect) un-detailed article. From some of the comments I read, there seems to be a ‘pack’ that can be purchased (the ‘right’ coffee & other ingredients to make this BulletProof Coffee).. but where is the link to buy the stuff? Also, is this a ‘weight loss’ method? There seems to also be some confusion as to what EXACTLY this BulletProof Coffee is supposed to be for?

I’m confused. Please write another article with more details about this idea. IE: Why it is ‘good’; Is it for weight loss?; What are the exact ingredients and the amount to be used daily?; Where (online or off) can I purchase the ingredients; and so on..

Thank you – I need more clarification and details on this interesting yet confusing theory. PS: I’d like to lose or maintain weigh and to build muscle tone. Is this for me or not?

Also, from what I’ve read (I’ve read this entire page) – it seems this is complicated and gets more complicated when reading all the comments.

Thanks for any help.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Nikhil-Thomas/504405706 Nikhil Thomas
  
  You can buy the coffee from his store,
  
  http://www.upgradedself.com/
  
  And Kerrygold butter may be in your local organic store.
  - JC
    
    I’ve found Kerrygold at Walmart.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny
  
  It *can* be a weight loss method depending on your body. I’ve lost a good 15 lbs on it. It does this mainly by inducing ketosis in your body by reducing the amount of carbohydrates you ingest during the day. Also, by eating a large volume of fats the glycemic load of the foods you eat (e.g. how much they spike your blood glucose and thereby your insulin which directly affects your body’s fat storage) is greatly reduced, thereby significantly helping weight loss efforts. Also, high fat diets have been shown to be muscle protectants, so you shouldn’t be losing muscle mass, especially if you are also lifting heavy.
  
  It *is* complicated, and it does get even more so with the increase in knowledge. It’s complicated because metabolism is complicated and largely unknown. It’s also complicated because not all bodies have the same metabolism. Some do incredibly well on high fat, others need more carbs, or more protein. There are allergies to contend with, and various levels of intolerance. The best thing you can do is figure out what *your* body needs, but the BP diet is a great place to start, a great platform to build off of, IMHO, as the science is sound.
Digitalrain

can granulated lecithin be added to emulsify the coffee butter mix?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Only if coffee is not too hot. Aeration and heat with omega 6 oils creates oxidation.
http://twitter.com/joshkitlas Joshua Kitlas

I got great results from using an immersion blender. Only one piece to clean, other than the cup.
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Bulshock

Just tried it and I’m pretty sure the reason(s) it didn’t taste as good as most people have been saying is because I can’t afford grass fed butter regularly and didn’t have a chance to blend it with the hand blender I have (used a fork). It still tasted alright, I also halved the butter as I only did one mug. Still, pretty sure this will help out. Ordered the MCT Oil so I’ll try it with that when it arrives.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Yes factory butter floating on coffee is not very bulletproof!
- Susan
  
  Traders Joe’s carries Kerrygold butter if you are able to shop there…
  - Joey
    
    costco has kerrygold too
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Hailybug

I’ve been adding a scoop of Whey Protein to my BP coffee…am I hurting the effects??
- Dave Asprey
  
  Don’t heat the whey!
luvmystella

I received my 5 pound bag of Upgraded coffee beans yesterday and couldn’t wait to brew some this morning. I brewed 16 ounces, added 2 Tbsp of my favorite grass-fed, unsalted butter (Kerrygold), 2 Tbsp of MCT oil, and blended it in my magic bullet. The taste is amazing! I wasn’t sure how it would be with butter, but it was the creamiest, most divine cup of coffee I have ever tasted! The recipe you provided states 30 grams of MCT oil – that’s about 3 Tablespoons, correct?
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http://www.facebook.com/dclaiborne David Claiborne

Would Live/Raw cream work the same as Kerry Gold butter? Or would it be better or worse?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Its marginally better but hell of a lot more expensive
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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FJCBYNXKTZZME75RBXLUTQHNBE SalimM

I’ve been doing something similar for a while but I’m wondering why with all this natural stuff you prefer “’MCT oil”. Why not use the natural product virgin coconut oil? MCT oil has been put through a fractionation machine which breaks apart the naturally occuring molecule and reassembles it in a different configuration. Bad idea.

Pure, natural coconut oil is much better in my book.

I think the only reason they did the fractionation in the first place was based on a mis-guided fear of saturated fats so they wanted to isolate only some components of the original coconut oil.

Coconut oil is an amazing product of nature and doesn’t need any “help”!
- Dave Asprey
  
  You need 6 times more coconut oil to get the capric and caprylic fatty acids that work best. You’d probably barf.
- Josh
  
  i think the point of MCT is that it’s a concentrated mix of the specific beneficial items contained in coconut oil. it’s like a more efficient version of coconut oil.
  
  modern technology isn’t the devil when used correctly.
  - Yaniv
    
    Dave, how about this coconut oil. It claims: “with 62% MCT’s”. Is it better than others for cooking with, etc:
    
    http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Way-EfaGold-Organic-32-Ounce/dp/B003OGKCDC/ref=sr_1_6?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1354465685&sr=1-6
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EllenMandeville

“Add 30 grams of MCT oil for max energy, weight loss and brain function (optional if you have none)”

optional if you have no MCT oil or no brain function?

Can one use Coconut oil?
EllenMandeville

oops, didn’t see your reply to SalimM.
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Jenna

Hi, I would like to source a coffee and roaster here in Australia. What bean am I looking for? Guatamala single estate bean, high altitude wet processed? but which grower and bean. I could order from you but I wonder how long it would take to get here and then how long I have to use the beans and of course the cost. Thanks I appreciate any help. I currently have been using an organic fair trade coffee with coconut oil and have since started with butter. I am hooked but seriously would like the good coffee.

thanks
http://www.facebook.com/pasturedbeef Michael Kovacs

I’ll try to get my local barista to add this to their menu board.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Send me a pic if they do!
http://www.facebook.com/twelvepercentt Tracy L. Anderson

I would love to see the MCT oil in bigger sizes like you did with the 5 lbs. of Bullet Proof Coffee. I am surprised how quickly I have gone through it. I ordered two more bottles and hope they get here before I run out!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Tracy, I hear you. Would a multi-pack of MCT at a bundled discount help?
lynn

I started Paleo last summer. About 80/20 but working on it. I am beginning to FEEL bullet proof. I have No more hot flashes. I Heal from a cut in minutes it seems. Never run out of energy. I am doing things I thought I’d never do again. Just amazing…I am 57, soon to be 58 and feel healthier than when I was 30.
- Joey
  
  Lynn I’m so excited for you. This stuff does work. I am only 40 and began having daily wicked hot flashes about every 45 minutes this past June. Just hit me like a brick. I almost cried! I’m too young for this! I’m only 40!… I immediately drew upon what I knew and went back to gluten free and sugar free. A little while later I found this site and with the confirmation of all the amazing info here started back with the paleo and going real heavy on the kerrygold and coconut oil. The hot flashes immediately started weaning down and now I just noticed yesterday that I haven’t had one in like two and a half weeks. I totally attribute it to those fats. In another funny story, I used to wait tables while finishing my degree and I waited on this couple one day who both looked about 50 years old. They had a little 2 year old with them in a highchair. I innocently ( but dumbly) asked, ” oh do you guys have your grandson for the weekend?!” To which they replied very graciously with smiles (sure they got asked that a lot) “He’s ours!” I felt sheepish and embarrassed but had to ask… She said ” We tried for years to conceive and finally just gave up, a couple years ago for unrelated reasons, I went on the Atkins diet and I turned up pregnant 6 months later! This lady swore it was all the proteins and fats, which for years she never let herself have, that balanced her hormones and enhanced her fertility. was a really cool story! Finally, just have to add, noticeable increase in spontaneous language and decreased anxiety in my autistic daughter as well. Oh yah, we’re kickin’ autism’s ass BP style LOL!
  - Ubergail
    
    Joey I would love to know how the bulletproof techniques are helping your daughter. My son is 5 and is autistic and I think this could help him, but I am trying it all on myself first.
  - bob
    
    Nice. Do you also ask overweight women if they’re pregnant?
  - ashleyroz
    
    Neat! I got pregant with my son after a year of trying with just 6 weeks on atkins. It was amazing. I had seriously just stopped trying.
Lynn

I’m off to get the unsalted Kerrygold NOW. Is Kona beans from Hawaii good enough?
http://www.garmaonhealth.com/ Joe

Dave, you’ve thrown a wrench into my belief system.

I’m a health blogger and life-long health nut.

My view is that though there are some benefits to coconut oil, and given that it’s far better than long-chain fatty acids, it, like all saturated fats should be eaten in moderation.

Moreover, I extoll the benefits of trying to get all three macronutrients into every meal, the proportions being specific to the individual, but that the proteins be lean, the carbs low glycemic and the fats primarily omega-3 fatty acids.

And now I must scratch my head over your butter-coconut-coffee for breakfast.

I get your point of view on the matter and the fat-reducing experiences of you and many of your readers. But I wonder if, at best, it’s a short-term process for fat reduction (assuming, on average, it does that), rather than a prescription for a lifelong diet.

Dr. Ornish has expressed his disfavor of your characterization of his diet, one nearly opposite of yours, in Comments elsewhere on this site. In 2008 The Lancet Oncology had his diet reviewed: http://www.ergo-log.com/epicatechin-from-cocoa-extends-life-expectancy.html

The results were all favorable re reduction of cholesterol, waistlines, fat, and increases in mental alertness and the like. More interesting, however, was that the telomerase activity in the men’s blood cells increased by almost 30 percent!

As you know, this is an indication of improved longevity outcomes.

So, yes, I realize you are a prime example that this diet works, but two questions:

1. To what extent does your supplementation (testosterone, etc.) contribute to your leanness?

2. Assuming the Bulletproof Diet does reduce fat for most that try it, should these people not switch to something more akin to the Ornish diet for long-term health?

Thanks for any input you care to present.

-Joe

P.S. I’ve been experimenting w/ the coffee/coconut but can’t bring myself to add the butter. Yes, I’m not hungry till the 1:00 or so, but haven’t been feeling as good as usual. I do add about 30 grams of no-carb protein powder to the mix, within 1/2 hr of arising, per Tim Ferriss’ recommendation.

P.P.S. The one thing I have trouble accepting re Ornish’s diet is all that soy. Soy worries me. It’s that estrogen thing.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Joe, omega 3 oils unsaturated – they oxidize. You need stable oils to make your cell membranes. Your body can only manufacture one fatty acid from scratch – palimitic (saturated) acid. We are built to run on saturated fats, with enough omega 3 to keep our membranes flexible, and very little omega 6. That’s why eating 50% of your fat as saturated fat is a good idea.
  I’ve kept my weight off for more than a decade. It’s not short term. It’s a lifestyle.
  As for the Ornish studies, where do they compare grass-fed low toxin vs Ornish junk food? It’s never done. Industrial factory meat is bad for you and I’d rather starve slowly on the Ornish diet than poison myself quickly with industrial foods…but optimal is another game entirely. There are no studies of telomere length from people who eat Bulletproof, or even Paleo, so we go on other markers (blood tests) and quality of life, and biochemical understanding. It works.
  The testo is a non-issue. I take a small replacement dose because after my multiple toxin exposures and previous obesity (on an Ornish-ish type lower fat diet I might add), I don’t make much testo. I can influence it up using diet and exercise, but not to where it should be. So I monitor my blood level, and it’s in the middle of the curve for a man my age. No unfair advantage there.
  The BP Diet is not a fat reduction diet. It is a high performance, maximum brain enhancing, low toxin, high energy, anti-aging diet meant to sustain health for very long periods of time. It just happens to make fat fall off too. ?
  Thanks for the good questions Joe!
Joey

Dave, how do you get the butter/oil into your kids? I have an autistic child that desperately need it but obviously wont do coffee and is gluten free so putting it on toast etc. is not an option. would a sweet potato loaded with butter and cinnamon for breakfast be ok? also, what do you think about all the gf breads/baked goods etc on the market? bad idea?
- Zorica
  
  Of course I’m not Dave, however I would like to give my opinions based on my exposure to other comments made by Dave and Armi on this blog.
  
  Yes, the sweet potatoe idea is AWESOME for your child. Also, don’t be afraid of the coffee (low toxin of course) for your child. Armi stated that there’s really no evidence that coffee is bad for kids. Many cultures do this already and it’s sometimes more diluted than adult version. For example, 1/3 coffee, with 2/3 cream (hopefully raw from grass fed cows). You could use coconut milk too with this beverage and extra butter and coconut oil and MCT. Also, putting good quality cocoa powder in it with some raw cane sugar (or cocnut sugar). Might add a nice sweetness, but if not use the Xylotol or erythritol that Dave uses often. (When I was a kid I always took sips from my grandfather’s coffee.) It doesn’t stunt growth (maybe bad coffee does?)
  
  The gf baked goods would not be bulletproof. I would not buy them or encourage eating them. You could make your own sweets and treats using coconut flour etc. as well as Get Some Ice Cream (don’t think it’s just for adult ‘get some’). There’s also the BP cupcakes that Dave makes with his kids too. At a friends’ b-day party if you’re stuck and they only serve crap (but at least gluten free) I guess don’t panic, but don’t use at your own house.
  
  Hope this was helpful until Dave chimes in.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Zorica, you nailed it! Thank you.
  - Joey
    
    Thank you Zorica! I wonder if the bulletproof coffee sweetened up and with a little of daves cocoa would prove to be a good safe and effective stimulant alternative to adhd meds for those kids meanwhile providing the necessary fats for proper brain function….. I’m going to give it a whirl with mine and see how she fares.
    - Luluweezie
      
      I’d love to hear how that turns out!
    - Dave Asprey
      
      I give my kids Bulletproof mochas often!!!
      
      Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
- mark
  
  i don’t know if dave would approve (but, i’d love to hear his take on it) of this but i make “hot chocolate for my son, 3 years old. consisting on about 2 tbsp of raw cacao powder, a few drops of stevia and 2 tbsp of unsalted kerrygold then pour hot water over it and blend… you may have to adjust how much stevia you use, as some brands are sweeter than others and you’ll have to find just the right mixture to overpower the bitter raw cacao but my boy loves his “hot chocolate” he calls it, “coffee” because i make it relatively the same way, with the blending and all and calling it coffee lets him feel like a big guy so, i go along with it…good luck!
  - Dave Asprey
    
    As long as the chocolate is low-toxin, not only do I approve, I give it to my kids too! ? (note: Bulletproof Upgraded Chocolate Powder is days away from shipping…)
- Dave Asprey
  
  The GF premade goods for autistic kids are usually going to cause major problems, sadly. Lots of chemicals and bizarre things. The sweet potato would work, but you need more protein in the morning, and carbs later in the day. Mine do smoked salmon, eggs, bacon, avocado, coconut, and leftover meat from dinner in the mornings. Butter is a garnish on nearly everything; they love it. You may need to use ghee though because of autism casein probs. Blending it into soups is a good idea too.
- Luluweezie
  
  For what it’s worth, I make coconut milk smoothies for my kids, and if I feel they’re not getting enough fat during the day, I add melted coconut oil or melted butter into the blender along with the coconut milk, frozen banana, and berries. Cocoa sometimes, and raw honey or maple syrup or stevia.
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Lone StephEnsen

This coffee sounds great, but I didn’t know that there was mold in coffee beans. We grind our beans for every cup we drink. Can you tell me what coffee I should buy, living in Denmark?
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natanya

Hey Dave – this coffee sounds amazing but my adrenals take a hard hit when i drink coffee. do you see any counter-benefits to adding a bit of maca to my morning cup of bulletproof coffee?
- Dave Asprey
  
  This coffee may affect your adrenals much less than you expect! Maca is fine!
natanya

weird.. i posted earlier but now my post isn’t here. Dave, do you see any counter-benefits to adding maca to my morning cup of bulletproof coffee?
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natanya

maca in the bulletproof coffee – good idea or bad?
- Lisa?
  
  GREAT idea. Any super foods or super herbs are great to add in to coffee. Coffee is a fantastic delivery system! I typically add in a host of things like medicinal mushrooms, raw cacao, coconut oil, ghee, herbal tinctures, etc.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Make sure it’s high quality maca powder; some has mold problems.
    - paul
      
      hi dave,it is not possible to get 100% grassfed unsalted butter in ireland or uk,its impossible so would it be ok to use mct oil alone without butter thanks.
    - MotherGinger
      
      Kerrygold is FROM Ireland!!!
    - spanner
      
      Outside of the US, butter is by default grass fed. We just need to look for unsalted.
    - http://twitter.com/8bitmore 8bitmore
      
      It’s not like this has been researched to the nth degree: try it and report back how it feels & tastes!
  - dedaal
    
    I keep mushrooms and protein powder separate from my hot, usually coffee beverage.. There’s room in my life for more than one beverage. This am eg am coffee /cocoa beverage and a berries/protein/beverage and an egg/veges/left over salmon. . have I know what I should have playing as tunes now, lol- if only the nexus could double time while I do this.
    
    So the additions I commonly fancy and used today: coffee cocoa, ginger, cayenne, maca, astragalus (different if ‘stir baked’ or raw and this am I used some of each, stir baked and then the veges and then the eggs, all in one), stevia and vanilla and cardamom optional, vitamin c somewhere. For reshi or agaricus blazi or changa or similar mixture, I use the Dragonherbs capsules or tincture. I get inspired by the spirit of jamu, that is the Indonesian word for this kind of “Food Medicine” that is used everyday and eaten, and can be bought from the street seller of jamu. This let’s me draw from whatever tradition.
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Stu

Dave, I’m sort of a coffee dork. I order my beans green(unroasted) from Guatemala(wet processed) and roast them myself. This lets me get a true medium roast and really fresh coffee! When I add the Kerry Gold Butter it taste fantastic. What effect if any do you think this would have on the coffee being bulletproof?
Hleva

I ordered your upgraded coffee, but made my own version of the coffee, with Kerrygold butter. I don’t usually drink my coffee black, but it was okay to drink it black.
When my upgraded coffee arrives, does it come with instructions? I have a french press coffee maker.
Loop

When is the Bulletproof Upgraded Chocolate Powder going to be available??
- Dave Asprey
  
  This week!
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VeniceBum

I was interested in buying it –BUT then they dont support my mac chrome browser or apparently any mac browsers. And they don’t know it. Their site chided me to allow cookies. Changed my entire opinion of the site and their programs. Ignorance does not exist isolated on one page.

I feel forewarned.
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Cyblood61

Well, I placed an order 3 days ago paying nearly $10 priority mail (the cheapest choice available) for one item, and haven’t received anything except for an automated order message. No product, no tracking number, no shipping estimate – nothing. As far as first impressions go for customer service, these guys are severely lacking in communication. Oh, and no response from the support group either. Guess I’m either out $85 or will to just guess when it may appear………..
- Cyblood61
  
  Dave – New Order # 100001480 if you’d like to personally get involved.
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Olav

Would a can of coconut milk with cacao powder, some vanilla, grass-fed butter and MCT oil convey the same benefits?

Can’t wait to have your chocolate powder available, curious..
Zorica

Can you put colostrum in the coffee mix? I tried it like this and it tasted amazing, however I don’t want to ruin the colostrum. The colostrum is in powder form but from grass-fed quality source. Thanks.
Rebecca Eccles

Hi I just started IF and a weekly fast and I was looking into your bulletproof coffee to supplement this and help. Will bulletproof coffee harm my weekly fast? I have about 40 lbs to lose and I was hoping that this would jumpstart that! Any ideas would be helpful! Thanks!
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Alison

Can you use this in a french press or what is the right method?
- cogrick2
  
  I use a french press and place a coffee filter around the french press filter unless I am short on time. I add the butter and MCT oil after I dispense from the French Press. The coffee filter is easy to rip so I suggest pressing the handle down slowly.
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Simon Carignan

This coffee is just so good! I now look forward to every morning to make myself a cup of this coffee. I tried it this morning with some cacao and cinnamon in the blender and it added just the right amount of flavor/spiciness!

Thanks Dave for this recipe, big fan of the blog.
http://www.facebook.com/daniel.pineda.148 Daniel Pineda

Added grass-fed butter & MCT to 2 tbsp of unsweetened cacao powder, 1 tsp of stevia and 3 drops of lime juice, for a cup of serious hot chocolate. YUM!
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Anne

Hello, a Swedish nutritionist and famous low-carber claims that drinking your coffee leads to leptine resistance (or at least affects one’s leptin negative). She claims that eating more than 70 grams of fat in one meal does that, since it’s not natural for humans (she argues).
What is your comment to this?
- cogrick2
  
  Seventy grams of fat is an an enormous amount. I doubt Bulletproof Coffee has nearly that much.
  - Anne
    
    I quote the recipe:
    “Add 2 Tbs (or more, I prefer 80 grams, about 2/3 of a standard stick of butter) of Kerry Gold or other UNSALTED grass-fed butter
    Add 30 grams of MCT oil for max energy, weight loss and brain function (optional if you have none)”80 grams + 30 grams = 110 grams
    - variable
      
      You quote correctly, but add incorrectly. Butter is only about 80% fat, so the total of Dave’s recipe would be, in fact, much closer to this phantom nutritionist’s claim
    - Dave Asprey
      
      K.G. butter is 84% fat.
      
      Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
    - geehuro
      
      @BetterBaby:disqus have you heard smjor icelandic butter? it’s at my whole foods and seems to be the only legit butter, and i believe it’s grass-fed and pure… and a review ranked it above kerrygold… thoughts?
    - Dave Asprey
      
      Definitely tried it but it is not 100% grass fed afaik. It’s lighter cored than KG too. But it tastes pretty good!
      Sent from my nobile phone. You understand….
- http://twitter.com/Leo_Godin leogodin217
  
  Surprised no-one addressed your issue. Dave recommends eating starchy carbs one or two times a week to replete Leptin and growth hormone levels. The Bulletproof diet is generally low-carb, but it’s not Atkins. It’s a cyclical ketogenic diet, where you come out of ketoses once or twice a week.
- marcio
  
  Has she ever heard of Inuit?
- Gladina Vuletic
  
  Right now I don’t care about some Swedish nutiritionist nor do I care about some Inuit.
  
  I am running into problems with my brain and I need the extra fat, but mainly from coconut oil and MCT. If it ‘ruins’ my leptin so be it. (which id doesn’t).
  
  I drink too much coffee though considering my brain needs right now…sigh. Some things are hard to give up.
  
  I take a lot of Mg though which has helped also in a tremendous way. I’ve also started taking d-ribose which I actually feel a benefit from. (Not just b/c I paid a lot and hope for good result b/c I’ve spent on other supplements and didn’t really experience the benefits they spoke of).
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miss_sarcastic

This is going to sound rather stupid, however…Although I love coffee, I’ve never loved it enough to make it at home. Church, work offices, functions, etc usually provide me with the coffee I’ve desired thus far, haha. So…

FOR this recipe…how much water should I put in the reservoir of my coffee maker, and how much coffee, per the 2tbsp/30g of butter/mct oil? Thanks!

As a Health Education major at Texas A&M, I’m excited to see how the BP coffee (and diet) personally affect me so that I can later help others!
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33rdsquare

Tried this this morning, so far so good. Makes coffee very velvety.

BTW – there is a typo – “Allow me to state…”

Cheers!
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Emma

I notice that xylitol is on the green end of the ‘sweetener and sugars’ section of The Bulletproof Diet. Does that mean that it’s ok to sweeten the Bulletproof Coffee with xylitol? I’m not sure I could face unsweetened coffee.
cccquilter

Better to use raw butter!
- Dave Asprey
  
  Not really. Coffee cooks it!
  
  Sent from my nobile phone. You understand…
  -Dave
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http://profiles.google.com/jwdavis1957 J D

You are correct about the butter optimizing cholesterol levels. My wife and I only eat real butter, and we only use coconut oil as our cooking oil. I grill pork a lot, eat fried eggs all the time, etc. We recently had complete blood work done as a routine physical, and our cholesterol was, to quote my doctor “perfect”. She showed me the levels, commenting that both types were elevated, but in “ideal balance”. You should have seen her mouth pop open when I told her about the butter and coconut oil.:)
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Katy

Hi,
I’m interested in the combination of butter and MCT oil, why the butter at all and not just twice the amount of MCT? What benefit does butter have that MCT oil doesn’t? Thanks!
Joe

Just got my upgraded coffee, ran to the local Whole Foods and picked up some Kerry Butter—- I used my french press, about 1/4 slice of butter- awesome!!!!! Tried it twice. Once with a little brown sugar, didn’t do it for me, actually tasted strange. Then tried it again, butter in cup, poured hot coffee over it, no sugar, whipped it. Perfect. The only sugar I ever really took was in my coffee. I think I am done with table sugar for good. And the coffee beans didn’t have that slightly strong scent that oily beans usually have. The beans have an subtle and almost sweet and thick aroma. Do these coffee makers spike those beans to give them strong scent?
Dave, thanks!! An awesomely simple, but effective biohack.
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Vilora

Hello, I have a lactose intolerance. What can I use instead of the grass-fed butter? I cook in coconut oil. Can I use that? Put two tablespoons of coconut oil in my coffee?

My last question is: is this your breakfast? Or do you take it with your breakfast?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Use ghee and MCT oil or coconut oil.
  - Vilora
    
    Thanks! Then I will use coconut oil instead of the grass-fed butter.
    
    And is the bulletproof coffee indeed your breakfast or do you eat something with it? Someone told me that it was enough for him as breakfast???
    - WestEnd
      
      I think you have misunderstood. I suggest thast you go back to reread Dave’s reply again. AND != OR
      
      In addition, lactose is in the whey fraction which is removed from the milk as butter is made. It is in the comments too, somewhere. Clarified butter removes any residual milk proteins and sugars (lactose) from the butter. Some clarified butter is called ghee which is a word from India.
      
      I have read that organic raw unpasturized milk is not a problem for the lactose sensitive. Somehow the processing changes the chemistry of other milk. So that’s a second way tho go.
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Joey Chang

This is fantastic. Thank you. I’m gonna repost this on my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/healclick
Joey Chang

Hey Howard, it’s interesting that you seem to focus on mold issues in your post & comments. May I ask if that’s rooted in your research findings or personal experience (or both?)
- Mel
  
  That is such a good questions, Joey. It’s always relevant to ask why the thesis or research question was asked in the first place. Too bad there is no response because I’m also interested.
Benjamin Stafford

Hey Dave! thanks for this info. So is this coffee basically a breakfast meal replacement?
- Elena Skok
  
  I’ve been using it as a meal replacement for the last 2 weeks – it keeps me so full that I have to remember to eat my lunch before it becomes dinnertime!
Tim

Can you substitute the butter with cacao butter from the upgraded website?
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http://www.facebook.com/sally.butler.5817 Sally Butler

Does this work with decaf coffee?
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http://www.genvejen.dk/ Genvejen

Is there a limit to how many cups you can drink a day? Is it for example safe to drink 3-4 or more cups of bulletproof coffee a day?

And what if it’s impossible to get grassfeed butter? Will you then recommend that I use normal butter instead – or no butter at all?

Thanks,
Mads
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Crucean/1832211254 Scott Crucean

Is everything back ordered at this time? Tried to get Cocoa Butter, MCT Oil and Coco powder …
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Debb

As a heart patient with arrhythmia, I avoid caffeine like the plague (having an Atrial Fibrillation episode is horrific!).
What are your thoughts, please?
Is decaff “bad”?
- Judy
  
  I have a. fib. Last bout, I believe, was caused by some bad coffee from a chain known for it’s bread. Now, I stick to single source coffee, one cup per day, with Kerrygold and MCT. No bouts since starting the bulletproof coffee every morning. One other thing to look into to manage the a. fib is accupuncture.
  - Young Physician
    
    Please do not attempt to manage your atrial fibrillation with acupuncture. Judy, when Debb ends up with a stroke because she threw a clot into her brain from her heart after deciding to stop taking medication and use acupuncture, the blood will be on your hands. Please don’t offer medical advice over the internet.
    - Mike
      
      I don’t see anywhere in that above post that recommended to stop taking medication in lieu of accupuncture, why the “river runs red with blood” dramatics?
    - Judy
      
      Thank you Mike. I continue to take my medication, and would not recommend anyone stop taking their’s either. I have just found that it is a helpful tool. If the Young Physician does some research, she/he might find that their was a study done in Italy that showed a significant decrease in incidence of a.fib through the use of accupuncture.
    - Judy
      
      Please see my response to Mike.
jojo

Hey all, only on my second day of bullet proof coffee and I understand why so many have become die-hard so quickly.
It really seems to be the real deal.
Any thoughts on a vegan alternative to the butter?
I was wondering about something like hemp butter?
Would that be a close second?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Vegan hemp harvesting kills more lives than grass fed ghee from small farms! There is no ethical or health reason not to use handcrafted butter in it. Coconut oil is closest (try canned coconut milk/cream) but you will miss the CLA and the SCFA in butter that make it work! Hemp oil is high omega6 and not recommended.
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Fredrick-Hahn/633467863 Fredrick Hahn

Why wouldn’t cream from grass fed cows be as good as the butter?
- Dave Asprey
  
  More casein, less butyrate.
  
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
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Stu_UK

Just had a 80g chunk of butter in my coffee. It just melted and made the coffee taste like it had cream in. Thought I would have spewed up!

In the UK its pretty easy to get the Yeo Valley Unsalted Grass Fed butter. Tastes great
- Dave UK
  
  I use Yeo Valley unsalted also, i think its better than kerrygold just because kerrygold is not organic.Berkeley farm butter is also good
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Dr Russ

Have been drinking coffee this way now for the last 4 months. For the last 30+ years my hands have been so dry that at times they crack and bleed. I have tried countless creams and lotions. I have slept with gloves on with lotions, etc. Rx medicines from medics, all to no avail. I have done multiple body detoxes and cleanses, changed my diet, etc. After only month of drinking the bullet proof coffee, my hands are no longer dry and no longer crack! I combine the Kerry Gold butter with organic coconut oil and drink 2 cups a day like this. Thanks for this nutrition tip.My skin loves it !!!
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Joe Rogan !!!
Tyi

I think this is great BUT there’s a growing number of people who can’t afford these type of items. And these are some of the most in need people of these items. People on budgets need to get help on issues like this but need knowledge of products they can use without stressing their budget.
- Dave Asprey
  
  It’s better to drink one cup of good coffee than 5 cups of bad. This is $2 per bag more than Starbucks. It’s not a high margin product (ie I don’t make a lot but it helps people)
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
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se123

just listended to you on Joe Rogans, podcast. Going to give the bullet proof coffee a shot.
Adam S.

Dave,

Starting bulletproof coffee tomorrow. I figure that per two cup serving with 2 tbsp of Kerry Gold butter and 2 tbsp of coconut oil, there are 420 calories. How much BP coffee is too much? I was thinking two cups in the morning and two at night because I won’t be eating more than 1-2 servings of meat per day and wanna be eating enough calories.
http://twitter.com/Vmabuck Azbuck

Just polished off my first batch of Bulletproof coffee. The taste is damn good. I used a lot of coconut oil for the MCT and the toasted coconut flavor is awesome. I am thinking a little cardamom might be good? How does that rate for spices on your food chart?

Also, I would love to buy your coffee beans but $18 per 1lb bag is not really in my budget. Can we say that any bean, grown in high altitude in Guatemala, that is wet processed in a clean facility will suffice for mycotoxin free beans?

Where do Kona beans fit into all of this?

Thanks for all of your work man. I am buzzing all over. This is the real deal!
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Chip

What’s a good substitute for someone who doesn’t care for hot drinks, I’m not a fan of coffee (cold or hot) and not much for tea either. Is there a good smoothie that can be made with the butter and MCT oil?
Devin Navarro

Hey Dave. Quick question. Does eating unpasteurized grass fed butter have any benefits/drawbacks over pasteurized (Kerrygold) grass fed butter? Just wondering since I have the ability to buy either. Thanks.
- Yaniv
  
  Second this question.
  - Matt
    
    Dudes, unpasteurised every time! More of the natural biologicals in it, great for GI health
    - Michael A
      
      Putting anything unpasteurized in steaming hot coffee will probably pasteurize it since boiling water/coffee is 212F and pasteurization only goes up to about 170F.
Halo

Is it normal to have a wicked gastrointestinal effect? I just tried HP for the first time, loved it, loved the clarity. And then cramps and “other issues” set in…..
Lindsey

Can you make this same recipe with a high quality tea? If so, do you have any recommendations?
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dirtymonkey22

Living off a Bridge card Its hard For me to Get the Best coffee because I have to budget Out what I send On food for the month so I haven’t got the good coffee yet, but i have started to put in the grass fed butter and Coconut oil in my crappy coffee and I still notice a difference.
- Dave Asprey
  
  If you do that, add one charcoal capsule (orally) to help.
  
  Sent from my nobile phone. You understand….
Julian

Powerful Rob Wolff!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/j.d.adamson James D. Adamson

I’m really looking forward to trying this however grass-fed butter is very hard to find where I live… can you recommend a suitable substitute?

Thanks!
http://www.facebook.com/j.d.adamson James D. Adamson

Hi there,
I am really looking forward to trying Bulletproof Coffee however grass-fed butter is very hard to find where I love. Can anyone suggest a suitable substitute?

Thanks!
James

Hi there,
I
am really looking forward to trying Bulletproof Coffee however
grass-fed butter is very hard to find where I love. Can anyone suggest a
suitable substitute?

Thanks!
- James
  
  Apparently it is illegal to sell unpasteurized dairy in Canada
  - marshal
    
    Sadly, this is the case. One way around this is to look for a local cow share — you own a portion of the cow and pay the farmer to raise, milk, and deliver to you. So technically, you are not buying the raw milk. I live in Toronto, Canada and there are several cow shares nearby.
    
    This also applies to butter; it has to be made from commercially pasteurized cream before it can be sold in Canada. Fortunately, in nearby Kensington Market, I can buy freshly made butter from grass-fed cows at Mendel’s Creamery (still pasteurized though).
Fred

Dave, what’s your thoughts about using a a tablespoon of sunflower or soy lecithin in the coffee mix?

I find that I have to shake or stir it between sips to keep the oils in suspension. With an emulsifier such as lecithin the oil and coffee should stay in suspension.

BTW, lecithin has 1g of carbs/TBSP and lecithin is in about everything we eat, pretty much like HFCS.

Thanks.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Only do this if you’re drinking lukewarm or chilled; hot coffee oxidizes it (esp blended) and is not a good practice.
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Alex

Love the blog! Any benefits to just coconut oil? Ive really been enjoying the Nutiva C. oil in my coffee (about 2 tbsp) with a bit of sweat-leef pure stevia drops…My brain fog dissapears much more than with my organic coffee alone…what specifically would adding butter change? Note (bad genetics but good insulin health and average less than 80-90g carbohydrate each day…around 10-11%bf)
- Dave Asprey
  
  Butter has butyric acid that coconut doesn’t. Coconut is 15% MCT (useful MCT’s anyway) so it’s a good thing too.
  - Alex
    
    Well, I’m beginning my “fasts” using just the C. oil for now, about 4tbsp, hoping I can see similar results to actual fasting until noon or 1 (was using a leangains style protocol) but without the brainfog I experienced occasionally with coffee alone. Thank you kindly, and I am enjoying the podcast as well sir.
Heights

Would it negate all the “bulletproof” benefits to ad a drizzle of raw, organic honey to the recipe ? (obviously after it has cooled a bit)
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K

Dear Dave,

We’ve been trying bulletproof coffee for two weeks now and cannot get enough of it!

So much in fact, that we wake up in the mornings looking forward to it in the same fashion you would wake up early on Christmas day for presents!

However my question is , sometimes later in the afternoon we start to feel sluggish and originally it was coffee that would get us through the day. The feeling after we get bulletproof is amazing and it would be great for that sluggish moment in the afternoon. So would increasing your daily intake of bulletproof coffee from 1 cup to two be too much? Or would it be best to keep such fat heavy drink only for the mornings?

And if so, any recommendations for that afternoon slump?

it was a joy to hear you on the Joe Rogan Experience! We’ve been sharing your work with all of our family and friends, and we look forward to incorporating more of your diet to our daily life!

Thank you so much!

-K
- Dave
  
  I think the most exciting part of my day is when I wake up and think, its time for Bulletproof Coffee!
  - Dalia
    
    ….so, do you recommend 2 cups in the morning??
    - http://twitter.com/8bitmore 8bitmore
      
      You are not addressing “that” Dave but one of the many others. Also, no matter what one/several Dave’s would say about this I intuitively doubt that THAT much butter daily would be very healthy / maybe make 2 cups with half as butter in each?
    - Me
      
      Definetely have another cup if you want. You may not want to in the later afternoon or evening as the caffeine might affect you sleep. The butter is not an issue though, you probably need to get in more healthy fats anyway. Dave says he goes through a stick of butter everyday, so you it in your coffee and drench your veggies in it too!
http://twitter.com/GetsomePhil PD

First attempt at the coffee and it’s damn delicious. I searched high and low and found some single origin k-cups for my Keurig….is that okay or am I getting shit coffee still?
mtvecchio

is it ok to just pour the brewed coffee onto the butter (melting it) instead of blending it all? when i get up really early in the morning all my housemates are sleeping so i dont want to wake them.
- OlavDi
  
  Blending is not necessary, but it will give you a foamy cup of coffee similar to a latte. Without blending, the butter doesn’t mix very well with the coffee. Instead, just use a whisk and beat it manually; it will give you the same result.
James Tripp

What is a good substitute for butter? I have an anaphlyactic milk protein allergy. Would coconut oil be good?
Zaid

is there a certain brand of coffee that would be good for the bulletproof concoction?
S. J.

I live in Canada and am having a hard time getting grass fed butter (no Kerry Gold in Canada).

Do you guys have any recommendations for butters that are available in Canada?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Organic meadow is closest..,or self imports are legal in certain quantities…
  Sent from my nobile phone. You understand….
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David Freeman

Dave Asprey: There is a brand of “organic butter” sold by Costco at the moment that bears the following description. Does it meet your definition of suitable butter to vouchsafe the right fats?

–”The cows live outdoors all year-round, with 24-hour access to water, and are fed a nutritionally-balanced diet of organic pasture, organic mixed forages (such as alfalfa hay,grass hay and silages), organic grain (such as soymeal, ground corn, wheat, sunflower and flax seeds) and an organic vitamin and mineral supplement.They are not given any antibiotics or hormones.”

I anticipate that your answer is going to be “no”, but it seems significant that most of the butter I see in the health-food stores (like Rainbow Grocery in SF) say only “pasture-fed”, which does not exclude substances other than grass –so I’m a bit overwhelmed by the uncertainty at every turn. Any help?
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http://www.facebook.com/mark.sroczynski Mark Sroczynski

How would you recommend making this if i only have a coffee machine at work? pre-blend the butter at home or something?
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http://profiles.google.com/jabf2006 Josh Furlong

I’d like to throw this in…this morning a made 500 ml of Just Us French Roast this morning and then blended in 80 grams of Organic Meadows butter (the only thing even remotely close to grass fed I could find in canada) and 40 grams of coconut oil.

I drank this at about 7 am. I felt great most of the morning and then at 11am I had to run to the washroom and vomited it all up.

Also, I hadn’t eaten anything all morning.

Anyone else have this experience?
gt0520

Hello Dave – heard you on the Joe Rogan podcast and I have one question regarding the grass-fed butter piece. Does it clog arteries?
Suzy

Hi, is there a non-dairy way to bullet-proof my coffee?
Thanks!
Liz H.

What kind of coffee machine do you use? What kind of machine do you recommend ?
JimmyJakes

what goes well with BPE coffee for breakfast?
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Trish

can i get bulletproof coffee in the UK?
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Jill

Can this same idea work with tea instead of coffee? (I gave up coffee a few years ago, and have reasons not to go back to it.)
Johnny

Does anyone know if “mainly grass fed butter” is still ok? and if not does anyone know a place where you can get unsalted grass fed butter in vancouver?
Matt

Any recomendations for non coffee drinkers? I want to start my day with something I can mix my mct oil and butter in. i Try to avoid caffeine.
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This is my new favorite article!! Keri, read this, and we can apply this to my nutrition choices. Please!!
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Nikki

where do I get mold free coffee??
- Dave Asprey
  
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http://www.facebook.com/intheworx Jake Kenz

Have you ever though about adding biohacking your bowel movements to the list of benifits for this coffee or as it’s own catagory? Works for me, talk about time management.
- Dave Asprey
  
  Lol if it does that, it may be too much MCT!
  
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
Dustin

Is there anyplace to get grass fed butter in canada?? Maybe online or something??
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chris

Grassfed Organic Ghee by Indian foodshttp://www.amazon.com/Grassfed-Organic-Ghee-14-oz/dp/B009P1995W/ref=sr_1_2?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1352881740&sr=1-2 or

Anchor Butter New Zealand, Unsalted
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just cant seem to find kerrygold in the stores and they are sold out of the unsalted online lol good work i guess
Tara Meldrum

As someone in Canada, no where near a place where I can buy grass fed butter (booo), what are my options for alternative ways to enjoy bulletproof coffee!? HELP!
- Jason Hampel
  
  Have you tried Organic Meadow Unsalted Butter? I believe they sell this at many organic food stores and I believe Superstore also carries this product.
- kevin
  
  Just try Purity Farms Grass fed ghee. You can buy it from Vitacost.
Eric

I was just wondering what benefits the butter has in the bulletproof coffee?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Butyric acid is antiinflammatoty
  
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
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Thank you, Bulletproof Executive! My boyfriend and I are totally addicted to bulletproof coffee for breakfast. I used to have such a hard time figuring out a quick, healthy breakfast, but no more! My boyfriend loves it so much that he often feels like one cup isn’t enough, and was wondering about having a second cup later in the day. Can there be too much bulletproof coffee, or would you tell him to go for it?
- Dave Asprey
  
  Go for it! Just make sure sleep quality stays up!
  
  Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
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Chris

Hi Dave, a quick question, is MCT powder a good optional for oil? Shipping to the UK is a bit on the hefty side otherwise I’d be getting some of your coffee/mct oil to trial. if not in terms of MCT oil, what are the main things to look for? Thanks
- Dave UK
  
  I’m also in the UK and shipping costs have put me off from buying from Dave. I also find it difficult to find unsalted KG Butter, so i use Yeo Valley unsalted and coffee from The Grump Mule Co, Cafe Equidad is probably the best quality washed coffee i can find, i also use PVLs MCT oil, all in all its MEGA, my wife and I have been on this for over a year and we haven’t died
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Rait

I drank one cup and already felt full. Just amazing what butter can do!
Kim

I would like to try this, but before I do, I’d like to know if I can eat anything else in the morning in addition to the cup of coffee. When I go long periods without eating, I have the tendency to pass out, so I never skip breakfast. Will I still get health benefits from the butter/coffee if I also eat something else in the morning?
Also, I am not a coffee-drinker. I have the occasional cup of tea, but other than that, I don’t consume much caffeine. Will this be a major shock to my system? Thanks.
Red Tide

Hello Dave

Just made my first batch of BP coffee and I was pleasantly surprised. I feel great, I am full and have a ton of mental clarity. I do have one question though. I am in Canada so grass fed butter is impossible to find, so I have purchased some ghee to use. Is the ratio used the same? I ask because I thought the coffee was quite oily and separated constantly, I was stirring it like mad otherwise the ghee just floated to the top, which made for some hard to drink sips! I also used Nutiva coconut Oil as I am waiting for the MCT oil to ship.

On another note for Canadians, I contacted Nanak foods in BC and due to overwhelming demand they will have, as of the end of November, a purely grass-fed ghee. The company told me in recent months they had received a incredible amount of requests for the product. I can only assume it has to do with the growing popularity of BP coffee. Nanak products are available at Superstore as well as local Indian grocers.
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lalib

i am wondering if this process of bullet proofing coffee would work as well with ghee that’s made from the butter of grass-fed cows? since the milk-fat portion is not contained in ghee would that inhibit or negatively affect the final product?
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marshal

Can someone tell me how to convert 30 grams of MCT oil to teaspoons/tablespoons? I’ve started with 1 tsp as recommended on the MCT oil label.

PS. Tried it this afternoon with a square of Lindt 90% chocolate blended in — amazing!
J

I really really want to do bulletproof coffee and have tried several times but gosh darn if it doesnt make me nauseous every time I know its the fats..particularly the coconut oil. any suggestions for a reason and solution so I can hack this bump in the road? thx
Todd

Waiting for my coffee and MCT oil to be shipped, (not complaining) and I have a couple questions. Can I grind the beans and use a Mr. Coffee as I normally would for other coffee or is there some other way I should be brewing the coffee? Also, do I need to drink it all in one sitting or can I save some for later? I work away from home and would want a second cup after lunchtime. Thanks.
- Dave Asprey
  
  It’s ok to save some for later. Use a gold filter for your Mr. Coffee. ?
Brian Edward Croner

I’m gonna try it.
Helen

I always sprinkle in cinnamon into my french press when I make Bulletproof coffee.
mule2500

I love BP coffee but it seems to stop bowel movements SO I stop BP after 3 days any ideas?
- Zorica
  
  Until Dave responds (I hope he does):
  
  First, determine if plain coffee causes the same problem for you. Then if it does not and it’s only the BP style, then it might indicate you need some help with digestion, either stomach acids or further enzymes in the gall bladder for fats digestion. Either or, you can then further test to see the effects with digestive enzymes and/or betaine hcl.
  
  Hope this helps.
  - Dave Asprey
    
    Zorica is right! Lipase and betaine HCL would be good. So would magnesium. I suspect you are still teaching your body to digest fats.
    Sent from an iphone. That means it’s spelled wrong…and I’m probably lost. You understand… -Dave
    - mule2500
      
      Ok I will get some to help. Thanks again! I have turned many on to your site and wisdom! And many thanks for the transcripts of your podcasts
  - mule2500
    
    Plain coffee does not cause same prob. I have my gall bladder removed btw. And thanks for quick response!
Paul Walden

Hoy Dave!

What’s your take on slow carbs such as oatmeal and pasta when used for endurance and strength training?

I love the idea of drinking my breakfast, but I do a fair bit of long-distance running and strength training and wonder if I’ll be alright on this. Presently eat a massive bowl of oatmeal porridge and a couple of eggs (together with some really disgusting coffee that I will soon give the boot in favour of the BP calibre).

Absolutely LOVE your site! Dynamite.

Paul
bruce

dave
do you make decaf bullett proof coffee
I have issues w/caffeine
thanks
bruce
- Mo
  
  Test out White, Green, Black, and Yerba Mate Tea blended with butter
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Jumalio

I don’t get it… here Dave you state that salted coffee is a crime but…here you talk about using salt in your coffee:
http://www.bulletproofexec.com/video-biohacking-with-butter-salt-and-coffee/

Am I missing something?
David

Hey Dave, would it be okay to drop 10-15 grams of Green & Blacks organic dark chocolate to the bulletproof coffee? I add this into the coffee and it tastes delicious!
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Justin

I’m loving this recipe! I recently wrote up an article about how much I liked it. I add some virgin coconut oil as well, which makes for a great wake up call in the morning. It also makes me less hungry which is a definite bonus. Thanks for sharing this with the world!
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http://www.facebook.com/JuanderBoy Juan Urbina

Hi Dave, I ran out of my Upgraded Coffee and been trying to find something good in town while I wait for the next shipment of your brand.

Looks like ALL the wet processed coffee I’ve found goes through a small fermenting process after it’s been washed to get rid of the remaining pulp on the bean, is this normal or will that grow toxins in the bean?

I need some bulletproof while I wait.
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daffie

Psst… we don’t have cell walls. Just wanted to let you know.
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jared

Does anyone know of a specific brand of coffee that I can buy from Trader Joes or Whole Foods? I have been living off Dave’s coffee for months and I am out. I ordered a few weeks ago and they are back ordered. I can’t last the week without coffee and Dunkin Donuts messes with me. I think that Dave is 100% correct with the mold issue.

I really need to buy some today. Thanks!
- WestEnd
  
  I read about Intelligencia coffee and that it fills the bill of mold free and single source. Your mileage of course may vary.
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Mike

I heard that MCT oil reacted to heat the same way as omega 3, which would mean that putting it in hot coffee wouldn’t be a good idea… does anyone know if this is true or not?
matthiasak

So I haven’t ordered Upgraded Bulletproof Coffee yet, but I have had the opportunity to use Kerry Gold butter and some Coconut oil that is 65% MCTs. It’s wonderful!

And I have gotten some very awkward looks and conversations started when I make it. HAHA XD

From the autophagy and such last week, I’ve already dropped a few pounds, and my abs have tightened up without any exercise, my skin has cleared up, I’m sleeping heavily at night, and have been getting away with 6 hours of sleep a night!

I’ve also read Body by Science (great book!) and looked into CSAs in my area that provide 100% grass fed beef for cheaper alternatives to shopping at the grocery store / Whole Foods.

There is one question I have, regarding the quality of my coffee. I have been using an organic Guatemalan single-sourced whole bean from Central Market, however I read that the oils themselves still get released when the bean is brewed and may contain mold toxins attached. Well, what about cold brewing overnight? By brewing in cold water we keep more of the oils in the ground bean and I can then warm up the iced-toddy if I want to have a better ability to absorb the butter and coconut oil into the coffee. Theoretically this should make some badass bulletproof coffee.

Is this a good process?
- matthiasak
  
  As a side note, I have been taking COLD showers before bed, and I have been able to fall asleep much faster than normal. Having some fat before bed (30ish minutes before) also seems to really help.
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marlon

Dave

It all sounds so interesting. One problem, I live in China and can not find that kind of butter let alone grass feed protein. Is there anything else that might work in the coffee?
marlon
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Chris Armiger

I’m sure I’m missing it or just way overthinking it perhaps. Does it make a difference how fine or course you grind the coffee? And do you mix it right after making the coffee?
Chris Armiger

Perhaps you can make a short video detailing the step by step of how to make the perfect “bulletproof” morning joe for us visual learners….PLEASE!
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As a lupus patient I am always looking for ways to be more productive and have more energy. This recipe sounds like heaven but unfortunately, I am allergic to wheat and dairy. Is there an alternative to butter?
T Pompa

Just created a major life-style productivity rough draft for the next 4 months of my life. I will be starting every day with BulletProof Coffee. In addition, I’ll be implementing Dave’s diet. I’m 100% committed, and hoping to share my experience of the products in relation to those who want to experiment optimizing their life-style.
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Tried this after I got my Rok Expresso Maker for Xmas. Didn’t realise I blended salted butter. I can confirm it is a crime! Yuck!
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SkepticalGenius

Does this stuff actually work
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Robert Rivera

Hello, I just want to tell you that the upgraded coffee has changed my life! I am a crossfit and jiu jitsu athlete at Undisputed Fitness in Santa Fe New Mexico. The results have been explosive! I have more energy and some guys cannot keep up with my energy levels and I feel I owe it all to the coffee. I drink about six to eight cups a day and I recommend it to anybody that wants to feel Powerful throughout the day. I would like to try a few other of your products with my coffee. I am curious about your cacao and vanilla? Again just thought I would drop by and let you know how I feel. I always tell people about your website and so far my feedback has been GREAT! Thanks for all the great info on your site!

Robert Rivera
- Joey
  
  Yikers! 6-8 cups a day?! no wonder you’re flyin’ high! I think dave only recommends 1-2 cups a day?
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Shawn J

Hey Dave. Is it ok to have a minuscule amount of carbs in the coffee? I use erythritol, but I also add about 4g of coconut sugar for its great taste. The coconut sugar is low glycemic. Thanks!
- Zorica Vuletic
  
  Just want to remind everyone (which Dave probably does elsewhere). Make sure to have good Mg status (in cells and not blood test with only 1% of Mg showing in blood/serum). I discovered that drinking a lot of caffeine can deplete of Mg. Don’t bother give up the delicious coffee though (well you might want to for a short time while you replete your stores) but instead focus on getting good Mg either from loads of green veggies and/or supplementation. This is my strategy…we’ll see how it turns out. After two days of mg supplementation I am already noticing benefits. Hope it keeps up. I’m also switching to high green tea consumption for now too. Don’t worry I am not giving up coffee—HELL NO way that is happening (too delicious) but for now I need to help my mitochondria atm….store it with Mg.
  
  Also for every 1 molecule of sugar (organic or not) it uses up 54 molecules of Mg. At least from what I read: wow! I was drinking too much coffee and using too much honey. I ran into trouble. So fixing that now…wish me luck.
Rich H

Hey i’m just getting on the bulletproof diet (starting step 6 of the 14 step process). I was wondering if bulletproof tea is ok. I quit drinking coffee 2 years ago, and I don’t really like the taste anymore. So any thoughts on bulletproof tea would be great!
http://twitter.com/pnutty_ Paulie

I use a magic bullet to blend my bulletproof coffee/butter and coconut oil, which usually leaves a large head of foam which i scrape off and throw out… am I missing out on the good fats?
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chrisinmiami

What if you are already a little overweight? Do you still recommend this?
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Took me a couple of hours to work through just the comments on this blog post. Lots of great information if you’re willing to dig.

Quick question: Any recommendations on how much Lipase and Betaine to consume if experiencing heartburn and or constipation?
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Kate

Hey Dave, I’m a 34 year old woman. I want to eat a Bulletproof Diet now so that when I’m ready to start a family, I can conceive quickly. I know caffeine consumption is not recommended during pregnancy, but can I drink coffee in the meantime, until I start trying to get pregnant (or even until I AM pregnant)? I love the taste and convenience of BP coffee.
Otrora

How much coffee do you grind at once? How much is needed for your 500 ml each morning?

I, of course, would prefer it as freshly grind as possible and would hate to grind too much and losing the taste by the next day.
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http://www.facebook.com/haybeezy Hayla Ruhl

How much BP coffee grounds do you use for the 500ML of water it states to use above? First time I made it it was ridiculously strong and bitter. Wanting it to tastes as amazing as everyone says it does! I’m a “coffee with my creamer” kinda chick so no sugar should be interesting but wanting to give this a try along with my crazy diet I just started! Please let me know (:
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Lisa

What if you have an allergy to coffee, can tea be used instead? And if so what kind?
- Rich H
  
  I have been using bulletproof tea for three weeks. I tried several brands in that time, but recommend Celestial Seasons. They have a wide variety of flavors and they seem to work the best for me (probably very low in Mycotoxins). Celestial Seasons is a common brand and cheaper than coffee by a longshot. However, I recommend you try out a couple of different brands and see which one or ones work best for you.
Matt Gibbins

Uh I just had my first bullet proof coffee but used 500ml of pure coffee brewed in a stove top coffee maker before I realized you suggested black coffee…Should I have diluted the coffee down to approximately 1oz of espresso to 220ml of water or did I do the right thing? Wow I’m rushing so hard I think I already know the answer but confirmation would be appreciated
PoorGuy

How can a poor guy do “bulletproof”? Is there some way?
- Rich H
  
  grain fed unsalted butter (no where near as good as grass fed), mct oil (optional), and tea. Find a brand that works for you. It should not make you sick or tired even if you dial up the dose and add an extra bag or two. you could blow 20$ have 6 brands of tea to try out, and still have just as many servings as 3/4 lb bag of upgraded coffee. Once you find out which one is best for you, you’ll actually save money over cheap coffee!
WestEnd

(@pospos asked about his situation in which the advice was to avoid caffeine because of insulin sensitivity.) I think the oil helps with stomach reactions, acidity, and with hypoglycemic reaction. I use my internal feelings as a guide. The oil makes a difference.
Test and trust your internal sensors but know that context, what foods are eaten near the same time, and time of day c
affectsthat. Also exercise does too.

In relation to the insulin reaction, i have read that fiber mitigates sugar, eaten together. I read it in Michel Montignac’s books re diet.
Confession: I am only inspired by the Bulletproof recipe and moderate it. . I use a teaspoon of coconut oil in a cup of coffee, plus cinnamon, other spices, think Mexican chocolate spices. Occasionally cocoa.

Interestingly I have read that MCT oils, which is 2/3 of coconut oil, is literally a food for the brain. I had thought that only sugar was a a source of brain food.
I tried to find a local source of mold-free coffee and tried Intelligencia,at one of their stores, $$ too but no delivery. It was terrible. It gave me that over-hyped feeling I get from the wrong -usually I’d say cheap coffee. Not for me.

Disclaimer: Since I am female, and over 65, my body reactions might be different from yours. Someday I will get the nerve to ingest that much fat at once. Just to test.
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Armin

Hey guys,
I am a bit confused.
Do you need to grind the Bulletproof Coffee beans first or do you make the coffee with the whole beans?
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http://www.facebook.com/patrick.donofrio Patrick D’Onofrio

Is 30 Grams of MCT = to about 2 Tablespoons?
http://twitter.com/LaffItUpFzbl Tiffini Satterlee

Does this work with tea of any kind? I’m a black tea drinker – hate coffee. Seriously.
Jason Hampel

Looks like Organic Meadows is about the closest you can get to grass fed butter in Canada (Superstore seems to stock it as well as most organic food stores). KerryGold is not allowed to export to Canada at this time.

Here’s the reply I got from Organic Meadows when I enquired about the butter…

“Being certified organic, they all must abide by the organic rules which include that the cows must eat primarily grass. Throughout the warm months this is more obvious since they are all out to pasture between approx. April and November eating what they graze. However, because we live in Canada and the grass is covered during the snowy winter months, eating only grass is not possible. What they are also given is alfalfa, peas, oats, soybeans, corn etc. During the summer months, in general, the cows are fed 95-100% grass because its readily available. Our farmers also collect the hay for storage to feed the cows during the winter months. During the winter months the amount of grass would be about 70-85% depending on the farm and the quality of the hay that they were able to bring in from their fields. All of their feed must be 100% certified organic, non GMO and must not contain any animal byproducts.”
Personally, if that’s the closest I can get to grass fed, then, I’ll take it.
- Gladina Vuletic
  
  When I’m not hemming and hawing about my tolerance for casein, I am very happy with Oganic Meadows. No it’s not 100% grass fed but I’ve compared with regular butters (since I was hoping to save $$ with regular butter) and you can taste (and feel) the difference.
  
  Go ahead with the Organic Meadows if our country is going to be stupid with food laws. :insertranthere:
- CT
  
  Thanks for looking into this. I’ve been looking around for butter with grass fed on the label with no luck. I’ve seen Organic Meadow though. I had no idea that Canada doesn’t allow Kerrygold exports. What’s the reasoning behind that?
  - Zorica Vuletic
    
    Reasoning: Although Canada is a great country, our import laws are just ridiculous. That’s the ‘reason’. haha There are many things which we cannot get even from online shopping. Organic Meadows does seem fine though and I am satisfied enough with this brand.
Bean

Is it okay to use cultured butter that is grassfed and unsalted? It’s the only grassfed I can find.
Jason Hampel

If you’re looking for good coffee beans in Calgary, check out Phil & Sebastian in Chinook Mall. Great Single Origin beans, wet processed from Guatemala. They were recommended to me by DrumRoasters out of BC.
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http://www.facebook.com/david.schimelpfenig David Schimelpfenig

I made my first cup tonight with the unsalted butter, cacao butter, and chocolate powder. It’s pretty good. I’m curious though why it says 2 tbs of butter as 2/3 of a stick? There are 8 tbs in a stick. Himalayan salt is an excellent addition if you have a sore throat, it’s like gargling salt water plus it tastes great. Most coffee in the Navy has a pinch of salt added.

Will the coffee with that much fat interfere with intermittent fasting or paleo type eating?
MustBeSaid

Just buy some organic white tea silver needles and brew that. You get FAR more antioxidants than this coffee (twice as much as green tea and four times as much as black tea), much less caffeine (which is what makes people jittery, not “toxins”) and it doesn’t stain your teeth like this coffee will over time.

PLUS, you don’t get all the cholesterol that you do in coffee. Filtering your coffee will remove most of it but if you’re drinking espresso or drinks based on espresso, you’re getting quite a bit of artery clogging crap.

AND because of the much lower caffeine content, you can drink more of it throughout the day to get a low but steady amount of caffeine to give you energy without the spike and crash of higher caffeine drinks. It also means you can drink more of the potent antioxidants without worrying about being jittery.
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Sfredendall

First time I’ve ever had coffee that taste as good as it smells. Awesome, truly! I’m using a kuerig k-cup and it’s still the best coffee I’ve had. I use a burr mill grinder on medium, is that fine enough for this method.

Thanks for the badass coffee
KP

Dave, is this safe if I don’t have a gallbladder ?
Candra

What kind of coffee brewer do you use with this bulletproof coffee?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Helen-Levashoff/1028132809 Helen Levashoff
  
  We use a French Press when making coffee.
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http://twitter.com/TeachtoRun Mark E

This stuff is beyond amazing.
Razi

Hi Dave, With your lifestyle and all the travelling you do I am wondering if you have mobile BPC kit that you carry around.

If so can we see what it looks like?
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asdfiction

Be bulletproof my friends (joe rogan brought me here)
James

Hi Dave, my wife and I live in Denmark near Copenhagen. We have the chance to be able to buy coffee in our local supermarket from the place in Guatemala that you are referring to. I am not sure whether it is exactly the same but it sounds very much like it from the label on the coffee bag. When I told my wife we should give it a try, she was like “yaaak! so much butter, that will be awful!” But I just said “wait and see …”. She is now a fan

Damn that’s really good and filling! I like coffee, and I love butter but I never thought of blending the 2 together. I knew about the Tibetan tea but my mind never made any link with my daily life and habits. Now that we have embraced the primal blueprint principles, things have clicked in so many ways lately and this coffee is just one of those clicks

Thanks for putting the recipe online!

James
Lisa

Hi My husband and I have been on the bulletproof diet for about five weeks now – going great and we have managed to help other family members get on track to becoming bullet proof. We have managed to source some really good grain free butter, MCT etc, but we just to make sure we are using the right coffee beans.We live in Sydney and would love to know where to get mould free beans thanks very much
Lis

Hi, I am cows, goat and sheep milk intolerant plus intolerant to casein – any alternative to the butter?
- Gladina Vuletic
  
  Ghee. No lactose, and no casein or whey. All milk fat.
Gladina Vuletic

I have an off topic question. Regarding allergies (as I see about people posting here for butter). Is it possible to ‘get rid’ of allergies if one uses magnesium and especially zinc? Zinc has to do with immune strength and growth. I wonder if it could be possible.

For example I think in my life time depending on health (and stress) I might be ‘allergic’ to something or not. I am not sure and I just have to test things as I go. But I would like to know if anyone ‘got over’ their allergies (also think of GAPS and how Dr. Campbell-McBride believes that with GAPS one’s gut can be restored and many allergies (and behaviours) can be restored.
Brad53590

Having the hardest time finding the butter? Any suggestions? Online is always sold out and can’t find it locally.
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JuiceDaddy

Dave,
I live in British Columbia Canada and I don’t have access to grass fed butter so what do you recommend I substitute with if I can at all? Please help me :’(
- Steve
  
  They have cows creamery unsalted butter at whole foods in vancouver, which is a grass fed butter from PEI. Hope this helps…
Kas Mason

What about using Ghee?
Healthnut on Wheels

Whats up Dave. This is Miguel in Miami. Man, i’ve been reading about you and listening to podcasts in which you have been the guest speaker. I’ve just ordered 5lbs of coffee and your MCT oil. Cant wait to get it man. I freakin LOVE coffee but have thought about giving it up. Same as you talked about in some interviews. I just dont feel right. alot of times i get bloated and it feels as if it gets in the way of my digestion etc…Anyway, I own & operate The Healthnut on WHeels here in Miami. We’re a foodtruck and now, cause of the success of the foodtruck, we have a meal delivery service which is kicking booty! Check us out at http://www.healthnutonwheels.com and check us out on IM. I post pictures everyday of what we’re cooking for everyone. My clients range from ladies wanting to fit back into their “skinny jeans” to elite athletes getting ready for the Crossfit Games. I love what i do and improving the quality of peoples lives through nutrition is my passion. I spend all my driving hours listening to podcasts and to be honest with you ran out of podcasts to listen to from my go to guys such as: (CHris Kresser, Robb Wolfe, Everyday Paleo, That Paleo show, Underground wellness, This week in Paleo etc, etc…) so i was searching for some new stuff and i finally heard someone interview you today and well, the rest is history. I loved what i had to hear and havent been able to get enough all day. I have experimented with coconut oil in my coffee in the AM while skipping breakfast and honestly, I do feel great and have mental clarity. I’m sure theres better though and I’m convinced i wil love your product. Looking forward to it. here’s my email in case you want to reach out. Take care.
[email protected]
- jbug
  
  so great!
Joyce

Really, really…I have been drinking my morning coffee for over 60 years and believe me it hasn’t killed me yet. Grandparents drank what coffee they could get during the war..lived to be in their 90s and 100. Besides who in the world takes that much time to make a cup of coffee. Butter..BUTTER!???? In my coffee.yuk.
- god++
  
  I don’t even like coffee, but my grandparents love it (they grow coffee themselves), and they are healthy and strong. But I agree with you, if drinking this would make you live an extra year, don’t you lose more time by making such an elaborate drink every single morning?
  What matters in the end: genes.
  The longest living person in the world used to smoke and ate a crapload of chocolate every day…
- CT
  
  I thought it would taste gross myself initially; however, I actually stayed open minded and TRIED it before knocking it.
  
  With butter or coconut oil blended in, it actually tastes like a really amazing latte. It’s quite surprising.
  
  Additionally, the time commitment to make a cup of this coffee is around 5 minutes. So I don’t know why you think it takes a long time, unless 5 minutes is a long time to you.
  
  Cup of Coffee = 2 minutes to make (using an Aeropress)
  
  Throw coffee into a blender, throw in tbsp of coconut oil, and blend = 1-2 minutes
  
  Total time = ~3-4 minutes
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http://www.facebook.com/david.friesen.1232 David Friesen

Hello Dave,

-10 degrees? Is that F or C?

And more importantly, should 4-500 mL be interpreted as 4 times 2 mugs, each 500 mL, or one mug, between 400 and 500 mL?

Where I live, a ‘cup’ of coffee, is served in the French tradition, about 6 fluid ounces or 180 mL, whereas a mug is about 12 fluid ounces, or 360 mL – neither of which is the half-pint ‘cup’ used for measurement.

Sorry if I’m being too semantic, I’ve got adegree in Engineering, I suspect a hint of Aspergers, and worst of all, I haven’t had my coffee yet today

(going to attempt quantity 1 @ 500 mL serving of coffee, with 2 tbs unsalted butter. If successful, I’ll add coconut oil next time.)
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god++

You can’t upgrade your IQ by 20 points, You can’t upgrade your IQ at all…

Also, tea > coffee
Julia

Dave,

I love bulletproof coffee. I love coffee in general.
However, I’m concerned about how the caffeine will affect my adrenals over
time.

I understand why you advocate the coconut oil and butter for
the brain. But can you more specifically address the coffee and caffeine
aspects? Yeah, coffee/caffeine makes me feel like superwoman. But is regular
consumption going to result in adrenal burnout?

I read the Better Baby Book. And I understand that caffeine
is to be avoided during pregnancy. So if it is not good for fetuses, explain
how caffeine might be good otherwise. I would love to hear you say that my
adrenals will be fine, but I really want to know the truth.
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Dan

Dave,
This is the best thing I discovered in years. I got your 1 month supply 2x now. I make 6 cups of the bulletproof coffee, 3 tablespoons of Kerry Gold, and 3 table spoons of MCT. Best breakfast ever. Anyway, do you think that is to much on a daily basis? I usually drink it from bfast until lunch time. I’m never hungry and have tons of energy. Thanks so much!
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http://www.facebook.com/people/Scott-Crucean/1832211254 Scott Crucean

My first cup o’ Bulletproof Coffee

Shipping on my coffee and MCT Oil was lightning quick, thanks! My Hario V60 Pourover from Amazon arrived in the same shipment so that was a good sign. I was off on an adventure now. Hmm. How much coffee is 20 grams? Sent me to the internet … Oh wait, the handy instruction sheet says to just fill the included scoop to the ‘tippity top. Nice. Though the unbleached number 4 filters I bought looked right in the store, that no longer appears to be the case. I need pointier ones. The Hario calls for something called “mountain fold” … arrrrrgh? Just need to get this coffee in me, so I make it work … pre-moistening the filter like in the Vimeo demo. Now it’s time to pour, only I
have way less coffee than in the pouring tutorial, so this ain’t taking no three minutes. That’s for people making several cups that can afford the luxury of pouring quicker and a little sloppier. When you only have enough grounds for a single cup you have to pour a bit, let it seep through, pour again … let it seep. 10 minutes and counting. No coffee on my lips yet. By the time I’m done, most of the coffee is now room temperature and way too lukey to melt the Kerry Gold unsalted butter. I heap it in anyway plus a teaspoon of MCT for good measure. We’re doing this first cup up right! I don’t have a hand blender on me … don’t even know what one is. Neither did Bed Bath and Beyond. I resort to
just pouring the preparation into my blender. This appears to work great as the coffee starts to get nice and brown and actually looks good enough to drink. Only problem is, it’s more a frappacino at this point. So I pour it all into a saucepan to warm it up because we no speaka’ the microwave around here. Now …
twenty five minutes after I first embarked on this crazy journey, I am about to get my first taste of Bulletproof Coffee …. All I gotta say is … this better be a John Travolta at Jack Rabbit Slim’s like epiphany here, or I may wind up disappointed …

Alright … owwwwee … it’s still a little hot … I blow .. here we go … first taste goes down the throat …

BEST CUP OF COFFEE I EVER HAD IN MY LIFE! Oh my god … so creamy … so tasty … exactly what I like. THANKS DAVE!

Now if I could just get this prep time down to under fifteen
minutes …
Staci C

This has been bugging me, you say “30 grams” of MCT oil, but the bottle measures dosage in “1Tbsp (15ml)” so how much is 30 grams?!
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JM

Recently being diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) and finding energy levels, alongside, times of complete fatigue general day to day life can be a massive problem, followed by steroid treatment which causes for some people insomnia, its been recommended to me by my brother and best friend to give your Bulletproof coffee© a try! so here goes….if you guys are interested I will post the results 2 weeks from now :0) if I may, in finding the results positive would like your permission to post links and results on my MS society blog page. kindest regards
Soren

Dave,

I love Bulletproof Coffee! I have a couple questions…. If I drink BPC and then run and lift can I drink protein after? should I wait until later when I’m hungry? I just don’t want my body to start burning muscle. Am I way off base? Not too knowledgable about this stuff so be nice! I really appreciate your input.

Soren
Jackie Thomson

Hi Dave, can I get your Upgraded Coffee Beans in Ireland?
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http://www.facebook.com/bob.hagan.5036 Bob Hagan

iF YOU CANT GET GRASS FED BUTTER (LIVING IN JAPAN) IS ORGANIC UNSALTED OK?
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G

What if your diet already includes grass fed butter and coconut oil – -would adding even more to the coffee be overkill? I was more interested in the quality of the beans….
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Pamela Rose

Is there a way to properly store the stuff? I’m a first time drinker, and I stupidly made 700 ml all for myself, and now I think I’m feeling the richness get to my head. :/
Bob

Great bulletproof butter in NZ – Organic Times unsalted butter, grass fed, beautiful flavour, no hints of rancidity (guts me sourcing great butter then discovering the taste is not all there) http://www.urbanharvest.co.nz/producer/biofarm-products, also available through HuckleberryFarms Retail.
NZ equiv of Kerry Gold would be Mainland butter. Pesticides, hormones used etc
http://www.facebook.com/latinangell Angell Raka Love

I just started this concoction this morning although I used instant coffee. I was unaware as I heard about this from a podcast by the “Superhuman Coach” I have to say I was scared to try it but it was delicious and satisfying! On the road to weightloss!
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Rathnam

Dear Dave,

Can you describe for me how butter is supplementing the ratio of healthy fats that are exquisitely important for your theory to actually work? I ask because I was always under the impression that the nature of animal-derived fats promotes inflammation and the biochemical processes linked to heart disease and cancer.

Thanks
Ben Abecassis

Apologizes if this has been asked before, but where I live I can’t find grass-fed butter. Would I benefit at all from normal butter or should I just skip it and use good coffee and coconut oil?
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ben

So how butter and oil is needed for a single cup of coffee?

Also can a french press style coffee maker work with this method?
ben

Oh, and can homemade ghee (from kerrygold i suppose) be used instead of butter, just to make the blending a bit easier?
twiggz

Can you blend protein powder with it? To kind of make a high protein bulletproof mocha?
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http://www.facebook.com/deborah.dunkerton.5 Deborah Dunkerton

ok, i really love the bullet proof coffee except i feel i must post a warning…if you decide to mix it with a hand blender, even if your jug is a foot tall, you will end up with a bulletproof coffee coated kitchen, ask me how i know
http://www.facebook.com/tijl.willemsens Tijl Willemsens

There are no references to scientific literature in this article, causing me to doubt the validity of the statements made. You need to link to relevant studies if you’re making strong claims.
Meedia

Tried my first one this morning. I am worried about my heart with two tablespoons of organic grass fed butter and MCT oil floating around my veins! Psychologically we’re programmed to avoid that much fat from a young age aren’t we? But I will say that 2.5hrs later I do feel alert and zoned in. Can’t help feeling I might be a little hungry before lunch, but I look forward to sticking with it for a week or two to see if it makes a difference to weight and or energy levels.
Bulletproof Dee

Hi Dave and Armi!

Thank you so much for doing what you do. I discovered Bulletproof coffee just a month or so ago and I LOVE it. I have shared it with anyone who is interested and when I have the chance to make it for them, they love it. Even got my mom to try it and she loves it. I love being Bulletproof, my life rocks so much more now. Since starting the intermittent fasting, I’ve been losing “fat” effortlessly. I have been feeling for satiated and not hungry all the time. I’ve been listening to your podcasts and your guests and have learned so much. You have truly influenced my life and the lives of so many others. I am reading “Wheat Belly” and look forward to ditching wheat for good, (I never knew!). I look forward to more content! Thank you DAVE!!

Donna
pwnstar

I recommend making your own butter, Kerrigold might be decent in the states, being a european style cultured butter, get some jersey milk/cream and churn your own, much nicer.
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http://boostventilator.com/ Iain K. MacLeod

This part is confusing me. How much coffee is 4-500 ml (2 mugs)? Do you mean between 4 and 5 hundred millilitres = 1/2 litre? Or 2 mugs that are 500 millilitres each = 1 litre? Or is it 4 x 500ml = 2 litres?
Roxy

I’ve been wanting to give this a go but have had no luck finding grassfed butter within toronto… Boo!
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http://www.facebook.com/CherylLovesCats Cheryl Epp Colgan

I wish I could find unsalted pastured butter, but the only Kerrygold or other brands around where I live are salted! I did find Organic Valley Cultured Butter that is unsalted though. Would this work??
Tara Davis

Oops! I used salted Kerrygold. Now I know why I thought it was disgusting. Take two approaches. Thank you!
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http://www.facebook.com/schurger Frederick T Schurger Dc

Hi Dave!

You’ve brought me out of coffee drinking retirement with this concept of bulletproof coffee. My biggest problem is I don’t seem to respond well to caffeine…or at least I think that’s what’s happening. I’m not at full on shakes, but there was some nausea today. Also, you mentioned you suffered from adrenal fatigue, and I have been repeatedly taught that step one in repairing the adrenals: cut the caffeine. How did you approach it? Are the mycotoxins et al largely contributors to the adrenal fatigue perhaps? And yes, adrenal fatigue is an issue.

Thanks!!
Frederick
- Gladina Vuletic
  
  Good news!! Dave has BP decaf coffee now! Woo hoo!! It’s Swiss water process, so it still ensures the same non-chemical and non-mycotoxin beans as his regular caffeinated coffee.
  
  I start to learn slowly that yes, maybe caffeine is not the best for adrenals if one is compromised. Oooo well.
  
  Good luck Frederick!
  - http://www.facebook.com/schurger Frederick T Schurger Dc
    
    I just saw that too! I’m going to try the caffeinated version first actually (should show up tomorrow). I’m wondering if the bulk of my problems with coffee over the years hasn’t been simply the mycotoxins in the first place. I’ve been using some organic coffee that I’ve had, and it’s seemed pretty good. I was travelling this weekend, and had the hotel do the blending of the butter and coconut oil. It was OK, but the coffee definitely didn’t make the grade.
  - http://www.facebook.com/schurger Frederick T Schurger Dc
    
    I’ve been drinking the caffeinated Upgrade coffee with the MCT oils this week, and I’m finding I’m getting an upset stomach about an hour after finishing. I’m not getting the nausea that I used to have with standard coffee, but general discomfort that I have not experienced before with pretty much the same ingredients (hotel coffee all last week too). I’m thinking it’s the MCT oil or the upgraded Anti-aging supplement. Anyone else experience something similar to this? I’m figuring its most likely my body getting used to something different, but still disconcerting.
    
    Thanks in advance for your thots/replies!
    Frederick
Roger

Wow. I’m a fan of Provigil/Nuvigil and coffee. And I’m aware of the benefits of grinding your own coffee shortly after it’s been roasted. But you’ve made me rethink the optimal coffee bean. I’m definitely giving Bulletproof Coffee a try.

BTW, your last comment was “P.S.S.”, but you really meant “P.P.S.” for “post postscript”
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Bamagrl

I tried this coffee for the first time it was amazing but I it was lacking a little sweetness that I like. Since I don’t like stevia I added a teaspoon of blue agave and it was perfect. Is this a no no or is it ok?
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akpesca

The coffee tastes great! Unfortunately,
it made me throw up…
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bob

Why not just drink the grease straight? What’s the need for the coffee?
Pat

I don’t like coffee. Could this work with green tea?
http://www.facebook.com/sammysamkiani Sam Kiani

Wow – Dave honestly I thought this was gonna taste bleeeurg but amazing….it tastes really nice! Like creamy milky coffee. Here’s hoping for ‘limitless’ in a mug Thanks mate
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Guest

I am such a newbie to this that I am still waiting for my first shipment of bulletproof coffee and mct oil. But in the mean time, I’ve been using good matcha green tea powder and nutiva coconut oil in place of the mct oil to make it. I was able to find some grassfed cultured butter. I am in Portugal so this was not easy. It is French and says it is medium salted. Tastes ok. I have to say, the flavor and energy of this drink is amazing! I am completely full until lunch or mid afternoon depending on when I drink it. It taste like a buttery matcha green tea latte. Oh and I add a bit of vanilla. I absolutely cannot wait to try the coffee. Thanks!
HL

Dear Dave,

I am such a newbie to the bulletproof diet that I am still waiting for my first shipment of bulletproof coffee and mct oil. I just wanted to share that I have been using your recipe with matcha green tea powder instead of coffee while I wait. I have to say that the taste is amazing and I am full for hours! Luckily I have some nutiva coconut oil and was able to find some grassfed butter. Thanks!
- HL
  
  Sorry, I didn’t mean to comment twice. I thought my first comment didn’t post. LOL.
David

Read “That’s because toxins in cheap coffee (Starbucks included) will steal your mental edge and actually make you weak, but clean coffee actually fights cancer and provides antioxidants.” and raised an eyebrow, then got to “Grass-fed butter is much healthier than other butter.” and stopped reading.

Pure comedy gold! Well written!
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Jasond

Hi Dave,

Just listened to your call with Mark Divine, both you hosting and him hosting today on the 18th.

I started mixing your formula for the coffee and I ordered all your ingredients but just couldn’t wait to get started. So I started with Pete’s coffee, grassfed Ghee, and straight coconut oil. Day 1 was amazing, I could tell my body was craving it but I stuck to 1 dose per day. I am now on day 4 while I wait for all the bulletproof ingredients to arrive and I am noticing some changes.
500ml of coffee per day

1) I feel like after dosing with this for 4 days straight, 1x per day that my tank is full and I am not quite craving it as much. Is that a function of using “nonbulletproof coffee” or regular coconut oil as opposed to MCT oil?
2) My girlfriend and I have both noticed appetite suppression, we are both very active lifters / crossfitters and I work very long hours at my job as well so my thought is that I am worried that I am getting sick if I am not hungry, but after your statement about physiology I am thinking that it is the fat intake. Your thoughts?
3) Is there any negative reaction if we add cinnamon or other things to the coffee? My initial thought was that the cinnamon was acting as an appetite suppressor?

I can’t wait for the REAL STUFF to show up so I can be mycotoxin free in my coffee! I work in agriculture so I can appreciate the threat of such toxins in our own food supply. My goal is to change the food we eat (in a positive way).

Thanks for your response!
Ecoterrian

Thank you, for this wonderful Ideal, I myself can not drink coffee but my wife does and loves at least two cups a day. I worry about her not getting enough proper foods and vitamins for her heath as she is a survivour of a brain tumor removed 3 years ago. She will enjoy something that can be healthy if added to something she truly enjoy’s. thanks again
lwbarbara

Hi Dave,
Dave, I received my order of your Upgraded Coffee and was so excited to start my new morning routine. I went out and bought a grinder and french press. I made it this morning for the first time, while it tasted good I have been nausea since then. I suspected it might be too much butter for my stomach so I took anti-refux meds and a couple Tums but that hasn’t help. I’m thinking of reducing the amount of grass-fed butter. How much do you recommend for a starting point.
Thanks
- Gladina Vuletic
  
  Here’s some things to consider. 1 DON’T use ant-acids. Your stomach acid is probably too low instead of too high, therefore it tries to give acid but instead is misplaced into acid reflux. 2. To handle fat digestion you can try things like ox bile to help digest fat. 3. Just double check you do not have any dairy allergies and see if you get the same problem with just ghee. I find for me I need to be careful with the amount of butter I have otherwise it will be inflammatory for me. Hope this helps, and please stop using ant-acids unless you actually have evidence of a peptic ulcer that was actually caused by too much stomach acid.
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Patty g

Can I please ask for the nutritional content?
Valina

I use Ghee instead of grass-fed butter. Is that okay? If not, where can I buy grass fed butter. Also at supermarkets or only at natural food stores?
John

hi fit
http://www.facebook.com/munoz.bonnie Bonnie Munoz

Is BPC just for mornings? And how many cups in the morning? And should you drink it everyday?
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Judy

Will this work with ghee or goat butter? I’m not allowed cow butter and want to try it.
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http://twitter.com/leavingtips Sean Garvey

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the recipe its changed my life and part of my daily ritual. I cant wait to start out my morning with bulletproof coffee.

On my blog I posted an article entitled: Leaving Tips 006: How to Feel Invincible in 10 minutes. The equation is bulletproof coffee + green juice = invincible. My post can be found @ leavingtips.com

Thanks for sharing your knowledge in hacking the human biology.

Sean
B

Dave, I just want to say THANK YOU.

I had a friend who used to drink what he called “Ming Tea” (which makes sense to me now since the Ming dynasty was the Mongol ruled dynasty, and they are from the steps near Tibet) it was essentially what you described having found in Tibet. At the time I thought he was crazy for drinking so much butter, and I just assumed the reason he was thin and perky was genetic. After finding this post and being reminded of the Ming Tea claims my friend had made I decided to try your coffee recipe. All I can say is WHOAH! I feel like I could go ten rounds with Mike Tyson, or run a marathon, or just make it to work with a spring in my step. I am two weeks in and I don’t think I will ever stop.

Got some of your coffee on the way, and I can’t wait to see the difference between that and the stuff I am drinking.

Anyway, if you stumbled onto this blog post, and are reading this comment unsure about whether or not BulletProof Coffee is legit, it is. Too legit even, maybe even too legit 2 quit, we will see.
- j
  
  great comment! I love it too!
iamdaedotcom_edmproducer

Hi Dave – Just curious what sources you used to determine the amount of mycotoxins in coffee?
Keri

What is the best way to store the coffee beans to keep them at their best?
Midnitemoon222

I followed the exact instructions above and made the bulletproof coffee and it made me sick for the whole day. I even threw up. What did I do wrong?
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ChadB

Have you ever considered/tested the health value or chemical constituents in lightly roasted coffee versus dark roasted?

If non-roasted nuts are better for you then it seems like something similar should be true for coffee.

Love the products and knowledge here!
Aileen

If one cannot stand drinking coffee, would it be ok to use green tea or some other drink?
james

been doing this since the beginning of the year, notice some difference but not the huget hat a lot of people say and i am often hungry within 3 hours. My wufe finds it works perfectly for her.

Let me say one thing, the coffee is not wonderful as it tastes like coffee with butter! I did drink my coffee black and with one
james

sorry hit emter to soon, here is the rest

Let me say one thing, the coffee is not wonderful as it tastes like coffee with butter! I used to drink my coffee black and with one spoon of sugar so switching to no sugar and dairy in coffee is a big change for me, but even my wife says for taste the coffe with mile is better.
I know people this has worked rally well for, i would say worked 50% for me but enough that i still do it but i think more our of habit than anything else
Hunter

So instead of mct oil, half to one table spoon of coconut oil? How much differance between the two oils is there?
kreppertmom

I don’t like coffee, can’t stand the smell. Do I have to start drinking coffee to do BP diet?
Alex

Anyone in the UK on here trying this out, what butter brand do you use?
- Ryan
  
  Yeo Valley Organic
Alex

Also are there any non dairy butter alternatives that can be used with this recipe?
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http://www.facebook.com/john.gorton.39 John Gorton

Love it! Thanks so much for this..
Ronin_84

I first saw coffee with butter on the Korean show Iris. I thought it would be disgusting, but I became more interested. Normally I can’t stand regular coffee because it’s bitterness and only drink lattes with extra whole milk. Is this something I would enjoy?
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fjwolski

Hey Dave,

Thanks for all your work. I have just tried your coffee, and like it a lot. I used to drink tons of coffee few years back – way beyond healthy limits I guess – I’ve quit for few years now I’m back but drink significantly less. There’s something about BP coffee that makes it taste great, just as a plain black french-press coffee.

BUT, I have also tried few times your recipe with MCT oil & butter, and I cannot do it. Simply can’t. To me, it’s disgusting. I tried both Kerrygold and Smjor butters, different amounts of it, … The effect is there (lots of energy and no hunger for many hours after the morning buttery coffee) but it’s an absolute pain to drink it. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
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http://www.facebook.com/aaron.b.schneider Aaron Primo Primo Schneider

Dave, I have a question about the Kerrygold butter. Does it matter that it is pasteurized? I have tried raw grass-fed butter but the Kerrygold simply tastes better. Is it a big deal to eat pasteurized butter or should I stick with the raw stuff?

A
Rizzo

I found an amazing unsalted grass-fed butter that is better then Kerry Gold I was using. Anchor Butter link attached http://anchorbutter.com/ I have found it in a few grocery stores that carry it in Chicago, I hope you can find it and try it out. It is so worth the hunt.
Kb910

Dave, I have been looking for the Kerry Gold all day long and have only found it salted. Do you know where I can go online to purchase it?
Frank Harris

Coffee fans say light roasts retain more caffeine and original flavor of the bean. Is this true? Is so, I’m totally in favor of a light roast option with more natural caffeine.
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Lori Randall

Can you do the same with black tea? I’m not a coffee drinker.
mumrah

my son recommended this to me, as i get very tired and have difficulty in focusing, so here goes and i will get back to you with the results. Jacqs
http://twitter.com/BigFatFurnace BigFatFurnace

Can ground flaxseed be added?
Kylie

what is the diff between you MCT oil you “extracted” and coconut oil… you say your “extraction” process makes it 6x stronger than coconut oil- which, as we know is a MCT. why would i not just add a tablespoon or so of the MCT containing Coconut oil?
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http://www.facebook.com/djfxlive Felipe Aspillaga

I stirred the butter into my first cup of coffee.
Blended the second cup…I was amazed at the difference blending made to the look, consistency and taste of the coffee. Definitely make sure to blend it!
So far, so good.
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http://www.facebook.com/jahnwarnerlaster Jahn Warner Laster

What are your thoughts about adding some Organic Cocoa or cinnamon to flavor it up??
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1554137105 John Helms

I am 38 and a total coffee rookie (when I go to a coffee shop I literally ask them for whatever they have that tastes closest to a choc shake, lol). Have never cared for typical coffee taste but decided to order the upgraded coffee, MCT, and anchor grass fed unsalted butter (found it on amazon) to do the recipe right.

BUT… how much of the actual coffee am I supposed to put into the coffee maker? I did take the beans and get them ground up, but I just have a standard 4 cup paper filter style coffee maker.

This morning I tried 1 tbsp coffee grinds, 4 cups water, 1 tsp mct, 2 tbsp butter and I thought it tasted pretty ‘weak’, but again I’m definitely not a coffee snob.

After lunch I tried 1 more tbsp coffee grinds, just 2 cups of water, 1 tsp mct, 2 tbsp butter and then blended in some ice in a ninja along with 1 tbsp choc powder (but want to try some choc whey powder – would that be ok?).

It was definitely stronger, but what is the typical coffee grind to water ratio?
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Sonia

Hi Dave- I love the bulletproof and have been drinking it for about 6 months now. I’ve been meaning to ask though- I’m not ‘full’ til 3pm or anything like that. I’m up at 6am. I’ll often have just one bulletproof but occasionally two if I’ve got the time to make-drink-make-drink etc. I’m hungry by midday usually. Would you say your weight loss is due to the lower caloric intake? I know you ate some massive amount of calories and still lost weight but I’m confused if that is what we should be able to achieve with bulletproof fasting…. I eat 100% bulletproof and I’ve just cut dairy (except the butter)- any other suggestions?? Cheers. Love your work. Come to australia! ????
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Alex

I think I must be in the minority here, but I didn’t like butter in my coffee. Has anyone got any alternatives?
SeanHoskin

So I had been reading and listening to the podcasts after my former trainer introduced the material to me at a dinner one evening. This morning I took the plunge and made the coffee. Instantaneously, my body felt like it was on fire. I was alert, sweating and ready for my 4:00 am workout. At the gym I hit the workout with such intensity that my 3 hour plus usual efforts were accomplished in just under 2 hours. And I was innervated beyond belief still afterwards and not hungry! Amazing!
Jane

I just finished my first week and a half of bulletproof coffee.

I started with the full recipe, with the butter and the coconut oil. Then tried it with the vanilla and chocolate powders, and cinnamon. I also tried adding the cocoa butter on some days. I used Truvia as a sweetener.

Then, my partner wanted to try it too. So, he went for the full mix, and then also just for the coffee with half and half (gasp!). With just the half and half, no sweetener

I’m 50 and he’s 53. We use a Vitamix. We each have 2-3 cups a morning.

So far here are my(our) results:

On its own, plain black, the Upgraded Bulletproof coffee we ordered is great tasting. I will continue to buy it. With just half and half it is also really tasty. No bitterness, no/low acid taste. Totally worth the money.

As for the recipe with all the added butter and oil, and/or with the powders, the coffee concoction definitely needs sweetener. I’m still trying to find/adjust the correct amounts of all the additives for taste. I think I added too much of the chocolate, didn’t like the cinnamon at all, and I can’t bring myself to add more than 3 tablespoons of the butter (for two cups).

After gamely trying what I prepared for him in the mornings, my partner prefers his coffee the old fashioned way, plain with half and half. I have to say, I prefer that taste as well, but, I will continue with the recipe provided with the butter. Why?

Well, my skin is SO much happier. All my life I’ve had extremely dry, and often itchy, skin. In the week and a half that I’ve been consuming the different variations of the coffee plus butter, my skin feels transformed. Can’t speak to the memory enhancement though.

I also tried Nuvigil for a week. I do suffer from excessive sleepiness, particularly in the car or at a desk, but this stuff didn’t help me. Didn’t help with concentration either. It did completely erase all appetite, which was very strange for me because I’m a hearty eater. I have stopped taking it because I don’t like the way it made me feel: it was like I was physically anxious, but not emotionally anxious, if that makes any sense at all.
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Ryan

Just tried making the coffee for the first time. I found the best beans I could in the area. Organic, fairtrade beans made by Cafè direct, from Peru.

I ground them myself, made the coffee, added 1 tablespoon of organic Yeo Valley butter, and one tablespoon of Biona coconut oil.

It wasn’t the best tasting thing in the world. So much so I couldn’t stomach a whole cup of it. Any recommendations on improving the taste? Does MCT oil have a taste? The coconut oil was overpowering, so that might have been the problem for me.
Eileen

So, in trying to adapt the recipe, I’m confused as to how much brewed coffee to use – 500 ml = 16.9 oz or close to 2 cup of coffee..
.. and does the whole recipe equal one or two servings of the bulletproof coffee? Thanks
Melissa Bishop

Coffee is not paleo approved. It’s a BEAN, yo. Beans are not part of the paleo diet. Even, ‘clean’ coffee beans (no such thing) contain toxins naturally as part of their defence against their natural predators; birds, bugs. If you are on the paleo diet because of health reasons and you find you are still having symptoms, ditch the coffee!
- Zorica Vuletic
  
  I don’t think Dave claims to be paleo. He might say ‘upgraded paleo’ or something like that, only to reference and to attract paleo audience. But by saying ‘upgraded’ that there implies it’s not paleo, but ‘upgraded’ which means to include ‘clean coffee’. LOL I find the whole paleo thing quite ridiculous. Dave might eat a certain way which he finds works for him and if it happens to share attributes to paleo, then so be it. I find it ridiculous to see what our ancestors ate and apply that to modern times: we are so damaged from generations of pollution and transgenerational epi-genetic effects that sometimes what works for cave man doesn’t necessarily work and/or is simply not enough for the people we are today.
  
  I also point out again that by looking at the traditional societies left today; you still see such variation in diet. And even these people are influenced by overall changes in environment and what is available.. For example, some cultures eat loads of beans (and thrive) but these same people did not eat them when they first started out. Soy (it’s garbage for me and I don’t eat soy with a 10 ft pole) is eaten by many people without ill effect etc. But these same people eating soy did not eat it thoursands of years ago, but only discovered eating it out of starvation circumstances. And so on and so forth. in other words, I do like to look at the corner cases and theorize how things would and would not be for past and present peoples etc.
  
  But please, don’t go on about coffee not being paleo. There’s plenty of other, better arguments to avoid coffee (for some people).
  
  LOL