Video: Lisa’s Bulletproof Experiment presented at Stanford’s School of Medicine Quantified Self Meetup

July 3, 2012 · 18 comments

Last week I posted my first talk about biohacking vs. self-quantifying at the Silicon Valley Quantified Self Meet-Up (QS) at the Stanford School of Medicine.

Unbeknownst to me, QS organizers Lisa Betts-LaCroix & Karen Herzog also invited Lisa F. to give a talk on her self-experiment and dramatic success using the Bulletproof diet to solve problems that  8 years of working with physicians had failed to fix.  Check out the short video below to see one person’s story – and a whole lot of data – of success with the Bulletproof Diet. I did not ask Lisa to do this talk and had no idea she was giving it!

Unless your doctor is Bulletproof, or at least anti-aging, it’s unlikely she’ll be able to support you in all types of optimizations.

Silicon Valley Quantified Self Meetup: Lisa talks about her Bulletproof Experiment from Bulletproof Executive on Vimeo.

Lisa’s has been willing to self-experiment and quantify changes to find what works for her, which is exactly the kind of personal experimenting that will lead you to the best health for yourself.

If you’ve done a self-experiment as Bulletproof comprehensive as this, we want to hear from you. What experiments are you running this week?

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  • Ed B

    Great video…I have been paleo for the last 6 months and read the BPE blog regularly…glad u brought up Tim Ferriss and his SCD…I tried it for a couple weeks, but didn’t do the beans like he suggest and did a cheat meal, not day…like u said, once you feel good and clean, that other stuff makes u feel toxic and horrible…I have given up on his SCD ideas w/the excetpion of eating 30+grams protein w/ a half hour of waking up…but now, I am doing bullet proof coffee 3 days of the week and love it….Kerry Gold and Coconut oil in coffee is really satisfying and gives me tons of energy in the morning…

  • Howard

    About 12 years ago, I discovered that my primary care physician knew less than nothing about nutrition. In 1999, I had low-fat-dieted myself past 350 lbs (I don’t know just how much over, because the scale at the local rec center only went to 350). That’s when I discovered how much less painful (and more effective) carb-restriction was. I also started doing a lot of reading of the so-called “research” in nutrition, and discovered that most of it had nothing to do with science, but with who funded the “study.”

    I remember having lengthy discussions on nutrition with people who insisted that my experience was “unusual” and that low-carb diets didn’t work in the long run, and that they were dangerous. And my results were nothing more than an N=1 anecdote.

    I consider my N=1 testing on myself to have *more* validity than most of what passes for science in the field of nutrition, since my motivation is not figuring out how to get grant money, but finding out what actually works for me. And when I started comparing notes, I found that a lot of people where getting similar results with similar self-experimentation, so it isn’t really N=1 anymore.

    I have lost more than 120 lbs so far, without counting calories (I agree with Dr. Eenfeldt, who stated that “Calorie counting is an eating disorder”), bunches of exercise, or going hungry. That last point is the most important. Going hungry just doesn’t work for me, and it doesn’t work for anybody else that I’ve met, either.

    As for the N=1, well, I named my blog nEquals1Health.com. I discuss the various things I’m trying, and how well they fit into my life. I’m not quite as deep into biohacking as Dave Asprey, mostly because I’m not rich, but I’m making really good progress anyway.

    BTW, I am deeply skeptical about a lot of what Dave claims, but I’m certainly willing to look into anything I think makes sense — or, for that matter, anything that doesn’t look like it will hurt me.

    • Dave Asprey

      Howard, I appreciate your skepticism and believe you should continue with your n equals 1 testing. If you test the things on my site, your results will tell you everything you need to know. ;-0

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny

        I’ve discovered that my own N=1 experiments have boded the best for me. People have been asking me for a lot of general health advice and I have to keep telling them: I am *not* a health expert, I *am* an expert about my body’s health. In my opinion, larger studies just give you ideas to test on yourself, give you a starting point. But everyone, IMHO, should become an expert on their own bodies. Good luck!

        • Dave Asprey

          Lisa, you rock. Exactly right.

  • Zorica

    How often should one do a re-feed day…and how many carbs?

    • Dave Asprey

      At least 1x/week, maybe 2 if your body tells you. As many carbs as you like, as long as they’re bulletproof.

      • cavemanendurance

        what would be a typical sign of leptin below recommended levels? also, what would indicate that you need a carb re-feed?

        • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny

          I had my leptin tested, as I hypothesized that I was low due to 1) an extreme difficulty in dropping weight, 2) a complete lack of hunger, 3) a lower than normal body temp. (about 96.8), and 4) years of severe calorie restriction which studies say lower your leptin precipitously.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny

      I do twice a week because I had my leptin tested and was significantly below recommended levels. That being said, there is a paper that I read that suggested at least 200g. of carbs (irrespective of glycemic load) will reset your leptin for 3-4 days.

  • http://twitter.com/DailySuicide Jscott

    What tool did she use to track with? (calories/food/etc)

    • cavemanendurance

      yeah, i’d like to know as well? tried replaying a few times and couldn’t understand what she said…

      • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny

        Sorry about that…when I’m nervous I tend to talk quite fast. I use cronometer.com to track my food intake.

        • cavemanendurance

          thank you. thanks for posting the presentation, glad to hear your feeling better!

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  • http://profiles.google.com/gnovakov Goran Novakovic

    Lisa Betts-LaCroix says she is Mostly slovenian and a bit german? Whats with the Double Barrel French last name?

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=53401532 Lisa Fabiny

      I said *I* was mostly slovenian and a tad german. Not Lisa Betts-LaCroix.. :)

  • Bryan

    Just thought I would type out the “awesome shake” she mentioned. it was kind of hard to hear.

    Coconut Milk
    Frozen Berries
    Dash of Cinnamon
    Dash of Stevia
    Little bit of MCT Oil (curious on how much)
    And sometimes Flaxseed

    Lisa, Great talk, thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try the shake out. Hope I can find some decent coconut milk around here.
    -bryan

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