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\"img_3540\"Bulletproof coffee has gained popularity in recent times especially among physically active people. Particularly runners appreciated its advantages, for them it’s a great source of energy without carbohydrates being provided for the body. However, not only runners drink Bulletproof coffee but also other active people do. Especially when they want to work out early in the morning and they haven’t got time for breakfast.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Bulletproof coffee isn’t a new thing, but until today I hadn’t had opportunity to try it. <\/span>Coffee with butter? Also with spoonful of oil?<\/b><\/span> It doesn’t sound tasty. Besides, in the morning I like to provide to my body nutritious breakfast rich in vitamins. So today I dared to do this. Saturday was going to be spent actively, so I added Bulletproof coffee (which was prepared in… blender \ud83d\ude42 to my breakfast. I made this kind of coffee for the first time, that’s why I added a little less butter than in the original recipe \u2013 I didn’t want to be discouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was positively surprised. I didn’t expect that coffee would appeal to me so much. I expected that coffee won’t be tasty, but it’s a nice creamy alternative to regular coffee. I usually drink black coffee without sugar or milk. I think that Bulletproof coffee could be a nice option for people who can’t do without milk in their coffee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bulletproof coffee is the invention of Dave Asprey. He got the idea for that kind of coffee on a trip to Tibet in 2011. He noticed that native Tibetans drink yak butter tea. It helps them to keep their energy up in the cold mountain altitudes. Dave decided to replace tea with coffee and that’s how he created his version of Bulletproof coffee. What are the advantages of this kind of coffee? First, <\/span>it decreases appetite and gives you a big energy boost<\/b><\/span>. Research shows that we can reduce appetite when we limit the intake of carbohydrates and increase the supply of fat. If we drink this coffee in the morning instead of breakfast, we decrease the amount of calories per day. You should remember about it when you compose your other meals \u2013 they should be lower in fat.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I don’t think that Bulletproof coffee is a golden mean. Although the coffee is tasty and lifts your energy level up I don’t suppose it’s a good idea for every day diet. As we know everything is harmful in excess. So we shouldn’t use this coffee as long-term component of our morning meal. As I wrote at the start, in healthy lifestyle it is very important to supply your body with valuable nutrients, and Bulletproof coffee instead of breakfast doesn’t provide them. <\/span>This could generate plenty of energy by elevating ketone levels in the blood, which then turn into fuel for the brain<\/b><\/span>. Grass-fed butter contains some fat-soluble vitamins (A and K2), but MCT oil is 100% empty calories. Bulletproof coffee supplies about 440 calories which are low in essential nutrients, so highly nutritious breakfast is a far better option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another thing is saturated fats. It seems to be perfectly safe in „normal” amounts, but the doses contained in Bulletproof coffee are much higher. Humans didn’t evolve eating such massive amounts of saturated fat. They should be eaten with a meal, not as the meal itself. But there’s no research if such massive doses of saturated fat are perfectly safe or not, so this topic is still open for discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The last disadvantage of Bulletproof coffee is the fact that in some people there was a massive increase in cholesterol levels when they were drinking this kind of coffee. When you decide to include this coffee into your diet you should remember about this and monitor your health condition. Bulletproof coffee is a new health trend so we haven’t got any reliable research of this drink\u2019s properties. Each person must decide what is good for them, consider the advantages and disadvantages of Bulletproof coffee and, first of all, remember about moderation.<\/p>\n

Here’s a recipe for Bulletproof coffee:<\/span><\/p>\n