Tag: Fat

Fats are essential to your diet, but not all fats are the same. Understanding healthy and unhealthy dietary fats can help you make better food choices. The Bulletproof lifestyle emphasizes the importance of healthy fats for energy and brain function. Learn about saturated vs unsaturated fats and how to include...

Trimming body fat isn’t a goal exclusive to bodybuilders and fitness pros. From stay-at-home moms to dedicated gym goers, many of us strive to burn fat and improve our body composition. However, just because you commit to a fat-burning practice doesn’t mean you’re putting your body in the best position....

If you follow a keto diet, you’ve likely heard that MCT oil and keto are a perfect match. But what is MCT oil, and how does it help someone stay in ketosis? Don’t worry—we have you covered in this guide to MCT oil and the ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet...

Whether or not you’ve heard of cacao butter, you’ve probably tasted it (or rubbed it on your skin). This keto-friendly butter rarely plays a starring role in recipes, but works in the background to add creamy mouthfeel, fragrance and smoothness to your favorite food and body products. But what makes...

The traditional view of cholesterol and heart disease is backwards. New research shows that cholesterol seems to be a symptom of heart disease, not a cause. Inflammation is what damages arterial walls and contributes to cardiovascular problems. Cholesterol is the repair molecule that comes in and tries to fix the...

Since the 1960s, saturated fat has had a reputation for causing heart disease and obesity. It turns out, that’s not true. Saturated fat’s reputation is thanks to incomplete research and premature conclusions from government policymakers. There was even a bit of corporate deception from the sugar industry to make saturated...

Historically, saturated fat has gotten a bad rap. In the 1960s, a campaign from the sugar industry paid scientists to blame saturated fat—not sugar—as a significant cause of heart disease, which spooked people. But here’s the skinny on fat: It’s necessary for the body to function correctly. It’s one of...

It’s the news you’ve been waiting for: everything’s better with butter, even your health. There’s a reason it’s in Bulletproof Coffee. Grass-fed butter and ghee are staples in the Bulletproof Diet, and packed with powerful nutrients and rich fats. But not all butter is created equal: just like grass-fed beef,...

If you’ve been following the Bulletproof Diet, or looking for a way to burn more fat on a healthy, whole food diet, you may have come across CLA, or conjugated linoleic acid. It’s one of the magic ingredients that make grass-fed butter and meat so incredible for boosting your physical...

While cancer may feel like a disease that strikes completely at random, research suggests that 30 to 40 percent of cancers are linked to diet and other modifiable lifestyle factors, like weight and exercise. In a recent special issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, nutritionists explored the...

Not many people know this, but I spent years experimenting with different ways of eating before creating the Bulletproof Diet. One of these was a raw vegan diet. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work for me. In fact, it was harmful and it took a long time for my body to...

Egg rolls taste delicious. But the crispy outside layer of the average egg roll, wheat flour cooked in peanut or canola oil, can rob you of your energy and leave you craving more kryptonite foods. Not very Bulletproof. Luckily, we have cool friends. Nick Kowalski of Nicksfit.com formulated and tested this amazing...

You may have heard about a study condemning a Paleo-style, high-fat, low-carb (HFLC) diet. Reports like of the diet have the same takeaway message: HFLC diets don’t actually work. A study has shown that they cause obesity and other health problems. The consensus seems to be that celebrities and charlatans...

If you want to make a meal more satisfying, a surefire way is to add fat. Bulletproof fats are nutrient-dense, great for you, and – perhaps most importantly – tasty. That said, not all Bulletproof fats are suitable for all types of cooking. For example, Brain Octane and MCT Oil are...

The type of fat you eat is key to your performance — that’s why the Bulletproof Diet suggests eating 50-70% of your calories from fat every day. With that in mind, here’s a quick primer on different types of fat, with a particular focus on Omega 3s, Omega 6s, and...

  Statins are one of the most used drugs in the history of human existence.  In 2008, $12.4 billion dollars worth of Lipitor was sold. In 2000, almost half of all patients with dyslipidemia (bad blood results) were taking a statin (this is despite a lack of clinical trials showing they...