It is said that bulletproof coffee is popular in Silicon Valley and Hollywood. What the hell

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The New York Times once wrote: it seems that everyone is particularly keen to recommend coffee to others, but the recommendation of "bulletproof coffee" (Bulletproof Coffee) is really enthusiastic.

Bulletproof coffee is highly recommended in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including well-known fans. Brandon Routh, who plays Superman in Superman returns, is a big fan of bulletproof coffee: compared with the past, my spirit is so good that my lines seem to be engraved in my head.

British singer Ed Sheeran praised it on the Grammy red carpet, and in sports, the Los Angeles Lakers loved it. The stars won a lot of fans for bulletproof coffee.

Bulletproof coffee also has a lot of fans in the San Francisco Bay area, New York and Seattle, while bulletproof coffee is also popular in Milwaukee, where integrated combat is popular.

So, what exactly is bulletproof coffee?

To put it simply, it is made of black coffee + salt-free grass feeding butter + MCT, stirred by a blender.

Salt-free grass feeding butter:

Grass-fed cattle grow more slowly than feed-fed cattle and are closer to the eating habits of cattle. The butter produced by grass-fed cattle is called grass-fed butter, which contains balanced fatty acids omega 3 and omega 6, which can not be produced by the human body and can only be replenished by diet. However, there must be a balanced intake to correct health problems such as high cholesterol.

CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) is also a unique product of grass-fed butter, which can reduce the synthesis of endogenous fat, accelerate fat metabolism and change the ratio of human fat to muscle tissue. To put it simply, adding fuel to the fire burns faster, and this thing burns fat.

MCT:

MCT is a kind of digestible fat, full name is medium chain triglyceride oil, extracted from natural coconut oil, colorless and tasteless. MCT can produce a large number of ketone bodies in the process of human metabolism. Ketones are substances secreted by humans when they are short of sugars and carbohydrates-that is, when they are hungry-to boost brain cognition (use their brains to find food) and consume fat.

Suppose you have eight hours of sleep, and when you wake up, your body goes through eight hours of fasting, when your blood sugar is low. After a cup of bulletproof coffee, no sugar, no protein, blood sugar slightly increased. Before lunch, the body consumes glycogen and produces large amounts of ketones from the intake of MCT, which is supplied to the brain and body.

As the amount of ketone used by the brain increases, it is energetic and focused, as if the brain had been rigidly restarted. I may feel hungry at this time, but I feel refreshed all the time.

It is said that the refreshing effect of bulletproof coffee is more stable and lasting. Some analysts believe that due to the slow digestion of fat by the human body, caffeine fuses with fat in the process of stirring, thus prolonging the time effect of caffeine on the human body.

Dave Asprey, the founder of bulletproof coffee, claims to have lost 100lbs on bulletproof coffee, and IQ has gained 20 points. My energy has changed, my brain has changed, I can concentrate more and think faster, he said.

Where did you get the inspiration for bulletproof coffee? Dave Asprey drank buttered tea during a trip to Xizang and suddenly felt energetic and energetic. Inspired by buttered tea, he developed bulletproof coffee after returning home.

So why is bulletproof coffee popular in Silicon Valley? To do this, we need to know two things:

I. Dietetic atmosphere in Silicon Valley

2. Biological hacker Biohacker

Dave Asprey, founder of bulletproof coffee, published a book about bulletproof diet.

In Silicon Valley, transforming food is a trend.

The entry of technology companies into the food industry has become a new trend in Silicon Valley in the past two years. Every aspect of eating is being hit by technology entrepreneurship-cooking methods, distribution services, and even food forms. There is a meat company in Silicon Valley that allows human beings to eat "meat" without killing animals; there are nutritious meal substitute companies that prepare nutritious powder for people to replace three meals a day.

Many Silicon Valley giants are obsessed with the business of health and longevity, convinced that technology can improve everything. Behind the startups that reshape food are the founders of PayPal, Twitter, Bill Gates and others.

On the other hand, in the Silicon Valley tech world, programmers, engineers and venture capitalists need to work dedicated and long hours to make liquid food that is easy to produce and can meet the nutritional needs of the human body. In this way, they can get back to the computer as soon as possible and work to change the world, instead of wasting time looking for something to eat.

Therefore, the important thing about bulletproof coffee entering the Silicon Valley market is that it is not a breakfast drink, but breakfast itself, that is, a substitute meal. Substitute meals, which help improve brain efficiency, cognition and weight loss, are hardly unpopular in the rhythmic Silicon Valley.

What is biohacker Biohacker?

Biohacking has been popular in Silicon Valley's health industry for a while. Biohacking refers to the control of human physiology in the same way that hackers control computer systems. By taking specific measures on the body, you can achieve a measurable and quantifiable physiological response-just like giving instructions to a computer system, the system will follow the instructions. The practitioner of Biohacking is called Biohacker, or biohacker.

Biohackers are generally non-medical professionals, but many are programmers. They teach themselves life science and dare to do human experiments on themselves. Dave Asprey, a computer engineer, is a typical biohacker.

Biohackers hope to improve the quality of life through cognition and attempt based on life science, including improving sleep quality, reducing sleep time, increasing efficient working time, improving memory, sharpening cognition and so on.

Due to the lack of academic background, some theories and attempts of biohackers are often questioned by academics. Some doctors and nutritionists disagree that bulletproof coffee can raise awareness and continue to reduce fat. But there is no shortage of general physicians who recommend bulletproof coffee to visitors, including actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who believes that bulletproof can "clear the mind and boost energy".

It is normal for anything new to be questioned, but it is even more normal for new things to be enthusiastically sought after in Silicon Valley, which is famous for its innovation and everyone wants to change the world.

No matter how bulletproof it is, at least it tastes great and is a coffee with a strong buttery flavor. Some people say: it's like rye bread with thick butter mixed with hot coffee.

Some people will adjust the formula of bulletproof coffee according to their own needs. Some people use coconut oil instead of MCT because coconut oil is more readily available; some people appropriately reduce the amount of butter; others suggest that you can eat some vegetables for breakfast in addition to bulletproof coffee.