Bulletproof coffee

Yes, I definitely think some people are genetically blessed and can handle a hard lifestyle while living to a ripe old age. I don't think that is many people, though. And how many people live to an old age, yet still suffer from bad health in their later years? Not just bad physical health, but mental health as well. Dementia is skyrocketing, and I definitely think the food people are eating has something to do with that. It's not the only factor, of course, but it's a big one.

 

I just get the sativa blends for daytime, it's actually energizing at least once you get used to smoking. Heavy indicas will make you not want to move, so those are good for insomnia or stress/anxiety.

 

Fair enough.

I just prefer the latter...

 

The general public in the U.S. got scared and duped into buying margarine as a supposedly healthy substitute, not realizing most of it in the U.S. market at the time contained unhealthy trans-fats. It was a marketing campaign done on the public in the 70s to scare them away from butter and toward a profitable, man-made substance made of low-cost, readily-available oils that are partially hydrogenated in an industrial setting.

The trans-fats in margarine account for only about 5% of the trans-fats that people in the U.S. consume. They are in many packaged processed foods, especially snack foods. The problem with margarine is only a small part of a bigger problem with trans-fats.

The trend now in margarine in the U.S. market is to use palm oil in place of the trans-fats.

A similar marketing campaign was done in the 70s to scare people away from dairy and to buy non-dairy coffee creamers and other non-dairy man-made products, many of which contained trans-fats from partially hydrogenated oils.

 

There are probably subtle factors at work that cause heart and liver problems that aren't fully understood. It may be a result of the overall lifestyle of people in a particular culture and not easily attributable to one or two factors, such as saturated fat or cholesterol. The single-factor explanation is mentally easy and also a way for marketers to start a trend that states that a particular thing is responsible for bad health and that one should buy an alternative.

I posted the French Paradox some time ago. It's still a puzzle why the culture of France has a relatively high consumption of saturated fat like the U.S. yet appears to not have suffered the health problems like those in the U.S. Some say it's a problem with interpreting epidemiological data while others think there are various biological factors at play that aren't understood at this time.

http://www.salon.com/2000/02/04/paradox/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradox

 

Well said, Cynthy!

Perhaps I oversimplified what I said. I am sure the reasons are numerous, though I simply stated what I felt was one of the most obvious.

 

Dave...he's a good marketer...but that's the best way you could describe him...worst being a scam artist

 

I am not a fan of his, and call bullshit on a lot of the things he says. Frankly, I think he is a bit of a douche. That doesn't mean everything he says/promotes is necessarily bad, though. I feel the same way about Dr. Mercola. I don't agree with his practices, but feel he puts forth some good information.

 

How so? (he says innocently)...

 

Such as?

 

Good interview with some great info.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EeYailJAMs"]Footnotes1: Joe Rogan & Dave Asprey Part 1 - YouTube

 

no but how about a 10% off coupon for your next angioplasty ?

 

he has a lack of understanding the scientific literature. he uses abstracts to studies that don't really have the conclusions he says they make in his articles/podcasts. and on top of that, this research is used to sell overpriced and over-hyped products.

Obese people under report how much they consume (calories) by up to 50% - as well as under reporting their activity levels. This is why many of the studies he uses where participants self-report are useless. So when they're on a rigid and structured diet, that is built around getting protein and quality fat and green veggies...it's not magic that they start losing weight. It's not the expensive products...and it's not some sort of "bio-hack"...it's that the person is finally being held accountable to a diet that allows them to lose weight - and not under report the amount they've eaten.

sure, he puts out some good info...but that's not information you can make money on. People aren't going to buy products from you if all you have to say is "eat quality protein, quality fats, add green veggies, and sleep more" - but that's really all people need to start doing.

saying that, people can spend their money on whatever they want lol

 

Why would a person need angioplasty from drinking bulletproof coffee?

I have been eating butter and coconut oil straight for the past two years, and when I recently had my blood checked, I was told by the doctor that he has never seen such good HDL and LDL numbers.

Then he lectured me for taking 5,000 IU of vitamin D each day. Needless to say, I have no use for this doctor and am not going back.

 

Well, first, I think his information on the benefits of eating a high-fat diet are spot on. However, he's just a messenger. It's becoming increasingly common knowledge that saturated fats are healthy for you and that they don't lead to obesity and high cholesterol. They do the opposite. However, the whole biohacking thing is a bit hokey, and Asprey has made some pretty fantastic claims, such as that he increased his IQ by 20 points, and that a person only needs 5 hours of sleep a night. Asprey also takes smart drugs like Provigil to improve cognitive function, which I am in disagreement with if one's goal is to truly promote natural health. Asprey isn't about natural health as much as he is using nutrition and the latest technology, including biofeedback, to "hack" his biology and increase his longevity and cognitive abilities. Seems like he's trying to appeal to a lot of these Silicon Valley types. Like I said, it seems a bit hokey, but that doesn't mean a lot of his information isn't good, and I for one think that Bulletproof coffee is an excellent idea for a way to incorporate an optimal amount of saturated fats into one's diet while improving energy and cognitive function, as well as burning fat.

 

That's what a few of the fad diets say too. They just give themselves sassy names like South Beach.

Weight loss is almost completely calories in versus calories out though. The actual healthiness of the food isn't very relevant to the weight loss.

Conversely, I could eat a ton of super healthy food and become really fat. Which is what I plan to do for Thanksgiving. :biggrin:

 

If guys sucking down Provigil, he probably does only need 5 hours of sleep a night. I doubt that's good for you though.

 

Pretty sure two tablespoons of butter a day isn't gonna put you on the surgery table. Especially considering the massive amounts of other crap going into your body on any given day.

 

I disagree with that wholeheartedly. It has little to do with the number of calories, and everything to do with the quality of calories. Anyone who claims eating 300 calories of grass-fed beef is the same as eating 300 calories of sugar or starchy carbs is simply misinformed. The body utilizes different types of calories differently. When you eat sugar, most of those calories are stored as FAT. That doesn't hold true with saturated fats, which are directly burned off for energy WITHOUT spiking the blood sugar, where a person holds on to fat because their insulin levels are out of whack.

The calories in, calories out approach is becoming more and more outdated by the day. I am not saying you won't lose weight that way, but depriving yourself of nutrition isn't exactly healthy.

 

Exactly.

And like I said before, not all fat is the same. There is a big difference between the fat found in a bag of chips or a fast food burger, and the fat found in coconut oil, avocados, and butter. Pretty much any fat that comes from unprocessed, whole food sources is healthy fat your body needs to be in optimal health.