supercharge your morning coffee with butter coffee shouldn t be a short term caffeine boost followed by a headache and a crash . it can jump start your body with the right fats right when your body is craving them . bulletproof coffee is made with upgraded coffee beans grass fed butter and brain octane oil blended to give you an unfair advantage after your morning routine . this exact recipe works every day not just for me but for chart topping musicians professional poker players mma fights olympic athletes entrepreneurs and fortune 500 ceos . read more download the recipe card great coffee articles why bad coffee makes you weak mastering the mid day recharge in 15 minutes the 4 secrets of getting wired on caffeine live the bulletproof life discover how to upgrade your body and your mind using the proven bulletproof blueprint to enter your state of high performance every single day . and it s easier than it sounds . simple tricks like upgrading your cup of coffee sleeping smarter all the way to consciously controlling your brainwaves are possible with the right information . you can think faster have limitless focus laugh at food cravings and read the full story great posts to get you started the new bulletproof diet infographic how to hack your sleep podcast learn to enter the state of flow why getting your nutrition only from food is a bad idea 14 steps to eating the bulletproof diet store about blog podcast forum training institute support start here blog podcast coffee diet how to recipe how to make bulletproof coffee and make your morning bulletproof share when people hear more than half my calories come from healthy fats one of the most common questions after why is how enter bulletproof coffee . what is bulletproof coffee i start every day with a cup of bulletproof coffee upgraded coffee blended with grass fed unsalted butter and brain octane oil see recipe below . i first learned about the power of butter at 18 000 above sea level near mt. kailash in tibet . i staggered into a guest house from the negative 10 degree weather and was literally rejuvenated by a creamy cup of yak butter tea . the biohacker in me asked why and after a couple years of careful research and recipe testing bulletproof coffee was born . today this powerful brew is used by billboard topping recording artists world champion athletes and some of the world s top executives because of its massive impact on energy and cognitive function . it all starts with the beans . clean coffee beans give you the mental edge and energy you need to perform . that s why i use the lowest toxin highest performance coffee there is i know because i created it and test it constantly . bulletproof coffee uses the highest quality beans unsalted grass fed butter and brain octane oil an extract of coconut oil that improves brain function and supports ketosis . you read that right . i said butter . butter has all the benefits of healthy milk fat with none of the damaging denatured casein proteins found in cream . this mixture also makes for the creamiest most delicious cup of coffee you ve ever had . you ll feel satisfied and have sustained energy for hours . the science behind bulletproof coffee when i first tried that yak butter tea in tibet i felt like a million bucks . i had to know why . when i got back home i began researching butter tea types of fat how fat affects your brain etc. . i began experimenting in my kitchen looking to recreate that mental and physical boost i felt back on that mountain . i eventually moved away from tea in favor of coffee not that i m hating on tea ; green tea in particular is great for you . if you don t like coffee try swapping in green tea or matcha in the recipe below . but you really owe it to yourself to try the coffee . anyway during my research and kitchen experiments i discovered a lot of powerful science around coffee butter and brain octane oil . i ll break it all down for you here upgraded coffee beans are free of performance robbing mold toxins my biggest concern when designing upgraded coffee beans was minimizing contamination from mycotoxins mold toxins . one study that tested 60 coffee bean varieties found that 91 % of green coffee beans were contaminated with mycotoxins . another study found only 52 % contamination in green coffee beans but also found that 50 % of brewed coffee contained mycotoxins . levels of mycotoxin contamination vary . in the two studies above they were relatively low but contamination can be much higher especially in lower quality beans that are not processed with care . the european union has set relatively high standards for mycotoxin contamination in coffee but in the u.s. standards are much more lax . in fact many companies try to sell coffee to europe first then take the coffee that europe rejects turn around and sell it to the u.s. upgraded coffee is from a high elevation single origin coffee estate in guatemala . it contains high quality arabica beans which are less likely to grow mold and it s produced using a special method unique to bulletproof that minimizes mycotoxin contamination . upgraded coffee beans are also tested for mold contamination and held to stringent quality standards . high quality coffee is great for you . if you re curious here s a whole post on the benefits of coffee . grass fed butter is full of high quality fats and nutrients cows evolved to eat grass not factory farm lot feed . grass fed cows are healthier than factory farmed or grain fed cows and the butter they produce reflects their good health . check out this infographic for all the information that follows as well as the scientific sources backing them . if you d rather read a recap on this page though here it is grass fed butter is higher than grain fed butter in omega 3 fatty acids cla beta carotene vitamin a vitamin k vitamin d vitamin e and antioxidants . you can actually see the difference in the butter grass fed butter is a sunny yellow color while grain fed factory farmed butter is almost white . the lack of color is a sign that the butter is coming from sick nutrient depleted cows . grass fed butter is high in butyrate a short chain fatty acid . studies show that butyrate can both prevent and decrease inflammation in humans . in rodents studies have shown butyrate to protect against mental illness improve body composition increase metabolism and improve gut health . butter is nutrient dense . a single tablespoon of butter contains 500 iu vitamin a more carotenes than carrots high amounts of vitamin k2 vitamin d and vitamin e grass fed butter is a superfood . it s also much easier to come by than yak butter is . kerrygold is an excellent grass fed butter brand and it s stocked in most supermarkets . brain octane oil provides fast energy with no crash brain octane oil is a purified form of medium chain triglyceride mct oil . mcts have carbon tails that come in various lengths from c 6 to c 12 . the shorter the tail the faster your body can absorb the mct and convert it to ketones little molecules that can fuel your brain instead of glucose . brain octane is pure c 8 mct it has 18 times the c 8 of coconut oil . why not c 6 if your body processes it faster c 6 tastes and smells terrible ; c 8 is nearly tasteless and odorless and you can still convert it to energy quickly speeding up your metabolism and giving you a cognitive boost . it takes just 3 steps to convert brain octane to atp cellular fuel for both your body and brain . for context it takes sugar 25 steps . brain octane and other mcts bypass liver processing entirely making them rapidly available . the same is not true for long chain fatty acids . it s also not true for lauric acid c 12 the main mct in coconut oil . that s why you won t get the same rapid energy boost from imitations of bulletproof coffee that use coconut oil instead of brain octane . don t get me wrong coconut oil is very good for you and it s a superb addition to the bulletproof diet . it s just not ideal for mixing into your coffee . brain octane is a key part of bulletproof intermittent fasting a protocol that boosts metabolism burns fat improves cognition builds muscle the list goes on . check it out in the link above for more information and a full list of references . for a comprehensive look at mcts check out this definitive guide . now let s talk about how to make bulletproof coffee . bulletproof coffee recipe download the bulletproof coffee recipe card here . brew 1 cup 8 12 oz . of coffee using filtered water just off the boil with 2 1 2 heaping tablespoons freshly ground bulletproof coffee beans . french press is easiest . add in 1 2 tablespoons of brain octane to the hot coffee it s strong start with 1 tsp . and work up over several days . add 1 2 tablespoons grass fed unsalted butter or grass fed ghee mix it all in a blender for 20 30 seconds until it is frothy like a foamy latte it s really fast and easy to prepare . realize salted coffee is a crime . do not do this with salted butter . horrible . 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 initially then 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 at least 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. 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 share by dave asprey 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 .