The bulletproof diet : lose up to a pound a day, reclaim your energy and focus, and upgrade your life

In his mid-twenties, Dave Asprey was a successful Silicon Valley multimillionaire. He also weighed 300 pounds, despite the fact that he was doing what doctors recommended: eating 1,800 calories a day and working out 90 minutes a day, six times a week. When his excess fat started causing brain fog and food cravings sapped his energy and willpower, Asprey turned to the same hacking techniques that made his fortune to "hack" his own biology, investing more than $300,000 and 15 years to uncover what was hindering his energy, performance, appearance, and happiness. From private brain EEG facilities to remote monasteries in Tibet, through radioactive brain scans, blood chemistry work, nervous system testing, and more, he explored traditional and alternative technologies to reach his physical and mental prime. The result? The Bulletproof Diet , an anti-inflammatory program for hunger-free, rapid weight loss and peak performance. The Bulletproof Diet will challenge—and change—the way you think about weight loss and wellness. You will skip breakfast, stop counting calories, eat high levels of healthy saturated fat, work out and sleep less, and add smart supplements. In doing so, you'll gain energy, build lean muscle, and watch the pounds melt off. By ditching traditional "diet" thinking, Asprey went from being overweight and sick in his twenties to maintaining a 100-pound weight loss, increasing his IQ, and feeling better than ever in his forties. The Bulletproof Diet is your blueprint to a better life. Title Page Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction: The Bulletproof Executive Chapter 1: Biohack Your Diet to Lose Weight and Upgrade Your Life Chapter 2: What You Think is Good for you Might be Making you Fat, Sick, and Stupid Chapter 3: Stop Counting Calories, Eat More Fat, and Trust your Hunger Chapter 4: Eat Fat for Breakfast and Carbs for Dessert Chapter 5: Sleep Better and Boost your Energy Chapter 6: Work Out Less and Get More Muscle Chapter 7: Weak Multivitamins and the Bulletproof Guide to Supplements Chapter 8: Why the Bulletproof Diet Works for Men and Women Chapter 9: The Bulletproof Diet Roadmap to Swanky NeighborhoodsChapter 10: The Bulletproof Diet Roadmap to Sketchy Neighborhoods Chapter 11: The Bulletproof Diet Roadmap to Red-Light Neighborhoods Chapter 12: The Way you Cook your Food Can Make it Toxic Chapter 13: Lose a Pound a Day without Being Hungry: The 2-Week Bulletproof Protocol Chapter 14: Bulletproof for Life Conclusion: What to do With Your Upgraded Life Appendix: Bulletproof Recipes About the Author Notes Acknowledgments Copyright Page "In his midtwenties, Dave Asprey was a successful Silicon Valley multimillionaire. He also weighed 300 pounds, despite the fact that he was doing what doctors recommended: eating 1,800 calories a day and working out 90 minutes a day, six times a week. When his excess fat started causing brain fog and food cravings sapped his energy and willpower, Asprey turned to the same hacking techniques that made his fortune to "hack" his own biology, investing more than $300,000 and 15 years to uncover what was hindering his energy, performance, appearance, and happiness. From private brain EEG facilities to remote monasteries in Tibet, through radioactive brain scans, blood chemistry work, nervous system testing, and more, he explored traditional and alternative technologies to reach his physical and mental prime. The result? The Bulletproof Diet, an anti-inflammatory program for hunger-free, rapid weight loss and peak performance."-- Provided by publisher