I was on the treadmill last Thursday, body aching with first day period cramps but still trying to work out, when I came across Dave Asprey's podcast where he talked about the Bulletproof diet. Dave is a hacker by definition who started out as an overweight, unhealthy, IT genius, whose vision transcends further than computers and technology. He is the pioneer of biohack, a term he coined and explained simplistically as hacking the body to optimize its functions and capacities.
I started reading the materials on the Bulletproof website and naturally was overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of it all (so much information!). For beginners, Dave offers a chart that helps simplify the Bulletproof methodology in a single page. They have a table that lists the types of food that are good, suspect and toxic. I'm having trouble because so many of the food listed as suspect and toxic for you are things I like, for example carrots, onions, tomatoes (in the suspect list), and also all animal protein must be from the best source (grass fed beef and lamb for example). *Hiperventilate*
I know I have to take it easy, all beginnings are hard until it is not. So for this month, I'm going to start with consuming organic green leafy vegetables (highly bulletproof according to the chart), get the Bulletproof Diet book, and maybe find out if I can get the bulletproof coffee locally. I need to understand the science and philosophy of this way of living first, but honestly, he had me at biohack. I'm a sucker for efficiency, optimization, getting the best out of life. Why do we want to live okay when we can live great, right?
Consuming the bulletproof coffee (need a separate post for the coffee alone) is going to be my next step, if I can find grass fed butter.
The last 2 months of 2016 saw me trying to find the best food source at the lowest price, now I feel like I have to start over and change my philosophy because great food, is not cheap my friends.
Here's the link to the chart if anyone is interested:
http://blog.bulletproof.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/BulletproofRoadmap_Rebrand_outlined.pdf
I started reading the materials on the Bulletproof website and naturally was overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of it all (so much information!). For beginners, Dave offers a chart that helps simplify the Bulletproof methodology in a single page. They have a table that lists the types of food that are good, suspect and toxic. I'm having trouble because so many of the food listed as suspect and toxic for you are things I like, for example carrots, onions, tomatoes (in the suspect list), and also all animal protein must be from the best source (grass fed beef and lamb for example). *Hiperventilate*
I know I have to take it easy, all beginnings are hard until it is not. So for this month, I'm going to start with consuming organic green leafy vegetables (highly bulletproof according to the chart), get the Bulletproof Diet book, and maybe find out if I can get the bulletproof coffee locally. I need to understand the science and philosophy of this way of living first, but honestly, he had me at biohack. I'm a sucker for efficiency, optimization, getting the best out of life. Why do we want to live okay when we can live great, right?
Consuming the bulletproof coffee (need a separate post for the coffee alone) is going to be my next step, if I can find grass fed butter.
The last 2 months of 2016 saw me trying to find the best food source at the lowest price, now I feel like I have to start over and change my philosophy because great food, is not cheap my friends.
Here's the link to the chart if anyone is interested:
http://blog.bulletproof.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/BulletproofRoadmap_Rebrand_outlined.pdf
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